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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,874 head

▲ 918 vs last sale 956▲ 744 vs year ago 1,130 · +65.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

375 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 295▲ 135 vs year ago 240 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.42/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$125.42

249 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	128.18	589	154
Medium and Large 2	419	122.26	513	69
Medium and Large 3	366	117.48	430	26

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $159 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 sale249 hd

125.42

—

FL average10 barns · 911 hd

121.57

+3.86

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	—	Low	1,514	71.29	1,079	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	49.91	754	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	49.43	622	102

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	174.92/cwt	172.00–178.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	159.30/cwt	154.00–163.00	511	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	149.24/cwt	146.00–152.00	482	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	157.68/cwt	154.00–162.00	587	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	137.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	511	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	145.73/cwt	142.00–151.00	552	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	143.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	132.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	133.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	623	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	141.61/cwt	137.00–147.00	671	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	136.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	123.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	130.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	807	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	331	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	153.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	412	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	138.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	373	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	135.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	436	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	123.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	408	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	133.63/cwt	128.00–138.00	497	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	122.60/cwt	118.00–127.00	461	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	122.34/cwt	118.00–126.00	517	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	111.08/cwt	108.00–116.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	130.41/cwt	127.00–137.00	562	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.59/cwt	121.00–130.00	594	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	115.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	122.13/cwt	119.00–128.00	647	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	101.40/cwt	98.00–105.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	109.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	120.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	686	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	209	184.96/cwt	182.00–187.00	387	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	180.29/cwt	172.00–187.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	277	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	168.20/cwt	164.00–174.00	552	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	138.13/cwt	136.00–140.00	510	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	157.04/cwt	152.00–162.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	146.77/cwt	144.00–150.00	552	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	140.71/cwt	136.00–146.00	599	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	113.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	133.82/cwt	132.00–139.00	637	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	127.76/cwt	126.00–132.00	667	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	74.88/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,128	9
Bulls	—	—	1,520	65.46/cwt	65.00–67.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,522	69.50/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,058	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	43.10/cwt	41.00–44.00	436	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	47.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	590	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	51.44/cwt	50.00–54.00	671	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	47.34/cwt	46.00–48.00	687	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	50.85/cwt	49.00–53.00	779	11

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,874Last week 956Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 295Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	65.00–67.00	65.46
5	—	1,522	68.00–71.00	69.50
9	—	1,506	73.00–77.00	74.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	46.00–48.00	47.34
11	—	1,532	49.00–53.00	50.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,012	41.00–44.00	43.10
37	—	1,238	45.00–49.00	47.69
57	—	1,305	50.00–54.00	51.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	209	182.00–187.00	184.96
5	—	272	172.00–187.00	180.29
5	—	328	164.00–174.00	168.20
11	—	426	136.00–146.00	140.71
5	—	522	126.00–132.00	127.76
7	—	375	152.00–162.00	157.04
8	—	476	132.00–139.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
3	—	277	162.00–166.00	163.95
6	—	376	144.00–150.00	146.77
2	—	215	165.00–170.00	167.44
2	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	425	128.00–134.00	130.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
2	—	475	110.00–117.00	113.39
6	—	369	136.00–140.00	138.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	125.00–135.00	129.60
15	—	372	154.00–162.00	157.68
27	—	424	150.00–160.00	155.19
35	—	474	137.00–147.00	141.61
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
2	—	288	172.00–178.00	174.92
5	—	617	125.00–134.00	130.72
43	—	512	128.00–138.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
3	—	612	120.00–123.00	121.65
7	—	522	120.00–126.00	123.54
9	—	379	142.00–151.00	145.73
12	—	468	128.00–136.00	133.16
1	—	295	157.00	157.00
9	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.26
11	—	321	154.00–163.00	159.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	543	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	588	106.00–108.00	107.00
3	—	323	146.00–152.00	149.24
3	—	472	118.00–126.00	122.23
4	—	435	130.00–138.00	132.39
5	—	373	132.00–140.00	137.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	121.00–130.00	125.59
49	—	431	127.00–137.00	130.41
21	—	530	119.00–128.00	122.13
24	—	372	128.00–138.00	133.63
4	—	268	148.00–160.00	153.81
5	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.58
6	—	614	114.00–119.00	116.32
20	—	571	114.00–124.00	120.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00–107.00	103.42
3	—	570	108.00–111.00	109.98
6	—	322	130.00–139.00	135.38
9	—	534	108.00–114.00	111.08
10	—	269	130.00–144.00	138.65
10	—	376	118.00–127.00	122.60
10	—	474	110.00–118.00	115.05
19	—	423	118.00–126.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
2	—	385	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	530	98.00–105.00	101.40
5	—	265	120.00–128.00	124.86
6	—	429	108.00–116.00	111.08
10	—	330	120.00–128.00	123.70

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.