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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 22

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,207 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 1,228▼ 139 vs year ago 1,346 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 175▲ 94 vs year ago 136 · +69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower except above 500 lbs. steers remaining steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.61/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$132.61

167 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	136.64	650	72
Medium and Large 2	419	134.19	562	49
Medium and Large 3	424	124.61	528	46

One grade step is worth $12.04/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

132.61

—

FL average10 barns · 650 hd

135.59

−2.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,648	70.67	1,164	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	46.46	648	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	43.65	541	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	883	24.00	212	32

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	156.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	135.84/cwt	134.00–136.00	450	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	148.48/cwt	144.00–154.00	560	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	138.36/cwt	134.00–142.00	522	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	129.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	533	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.08/cwt	143.00–152.00	625	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	583	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	127.28/cwt	125.00–131.00	602	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	136.27/cwt	132.00–142.00	651	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	113.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	128.53/cwt	122.00–131.00	661	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	116.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	576	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	120.49/cwt	116.00–125.00	692	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	123.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	238	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	306	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	134.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	133.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	427	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	122.20/cwt	118.00–126.00	393	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	366	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	123.06/cwt	119.00–128.00	460	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	112.18/cwt	108.00–117.00	424	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	100.53/cwt	99.00–103.00	387	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	118.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	501	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	108.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	458	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	105.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	113.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	93.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	450	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	106.22/cwt	102.00–110.00	552	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	92.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	105.06/cwt	99.00–108.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	81.97/cwt	80.00–84.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	565	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	373	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	163.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	470	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	158.17/cwt	154.00–162.00	506	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	137.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	524	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	145.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	134.47/cwt	128.00–138.00	562	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	125.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	113.83/cwt	109.00–119.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	66.37/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,068	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	74.86/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,264	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	821	19.38/cwt	17.00–21.00	159	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	24.17/cwt	22.00–26.00	217	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	28.89/cwt	27.00–31.00	271	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	38.28/cwt	36.00–40.00	397	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	43.26/cwt	41.00–45.00	541	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	44.54/cwt	43.00–46.00	559	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	47.12/cwt	46.00–50.00	627	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	554	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	50.23/cwt	49.00–52.00	794	4

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Oct 22, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,207Last week 1,228Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 175Year ago 136

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower except above 500 lbs. steers remaining steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	108.00–117.00	112.18
8	—	424	104.00–112.00	108.00
6	—	322	118.00–126.00	122.20
5	—	535	90.00–97.00	92.34
5	—	472	100.00–109.00	105.30
3	—	565	94.00–96.00	94.99
3	—	272	120.00–126.00	123.58
3	—	238	128.00–130.00	128.66
2	—	618	90.00–93.00	91.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	84.00	84.00
2	—	615	80.00–84.00	81.97
3	—	408	100.00–102.00	101.32
5	—	333	108.00–112.00	109.96
14	—	482	90.00–99.00	93.46
18	—	385	99.00–103.00	100.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	114.00–123.00	118.38
11	—	520	102.00–110.00	106.22
10	—	480	110.00–120.00	113.56
8	—	566	99.00–108.00	105.06
6	—	374	119.00–128.00	123.06
6	—	321	127.00–137.00	133.01
3	—	282	130.00–138.00	134.88
2	—	608	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	215	147.00–155.00	150.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
2	—	325	154.00–160.00	156.86
6	—	617	119.00–126.00	123.47
7	—	574	116.00–125.00	120.49
10	—	425	143.00–152.00	147.08
11	—	377	144.00–154.00	148.48
14	—	514	122.00–131.00	128.53
21	—	478	132.00–142.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	147.00	147.00
2	—	523	114.00–119.00	116.44
3	—	570	110.00–112.00	110.99
6	—	473	125.00–131.00	127.28
14	—	428	132.00–140.00	136.29
22	—	377	134.00–142.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
2	—	368	129.00–132.00	130.47
3	—	488	112.00–117.00	113.62
3	—	523	102.00–110.00	105.91
6	—	567	100.00–103.00	101.66
13	—	331	134.00–136.00	135.84
18	—	411	126.00–131.00	129.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	124.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	288	132.00–135.00	133.49
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	96.00	96.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	134.00–140.00	137.23
2	—	623	90.00–95.00	92.45
2	—	583	100.00–104.00	101.97
2	—	428	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	128.00–138.00	134.47
7	—	320	154.00–162.00	158.17
6	—	288	160.00–167.00	163.10
5	—	464	120.00–128.00	125.52
4	—	388	144.00–150.00	145.94
2	—	575	109.00–119.00	113.83
2	—	510	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	205	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	70.00–72.00	70.97
5	—	1,688	73.00–77.00	74.86
5	—	1,609	65.00–67.00	66.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,037	36.00–40.00	38.28
34	—	1,330	46.00–50.00	47.12
55	—	1,250	41.00–45.00	43.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	41.00	41.00
4	—	1,580	49.00–52.00	50.23
5	—	1,255	43.00–46.00	44.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	937	27.00–31.00	28.89
11	—	821	17.00–21.00	19.38
11	—	897	22.00–26.00	24.17

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.