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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 6

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 765▲ 202 vs year ago 448 · +45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 156▲ 63 vs year ago 106 · +59.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $131.93/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$131.93

119 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	140.20	584	34
Medium and Large 2	397	131.90	523	46
Medium and Large 3	378	124.77	471	39

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $113 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 sale119 hd

131.93

—

FL average10 barns · 719 hd

139.43

−7.50

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	—	High	1,697	85.11	1,444	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	57.52	772	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	57.43	651	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	34.91	314	7thin

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	162.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	447	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	172.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	156.89/cwt	154.00–160.00	522	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	169.08/cwt	166.00–172.00	632	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	160.35/cwt	156.00–166.00	686	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	148.64/cwt	146.00–150.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	152.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	727	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	141.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.81/cwt	137.00–147.00	744	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	129.31/cwt	127.00–131.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	145.49/cwt	144.00–147.00	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	808	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	160.45/cwt	154.00–168.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	227	143.11/cwt	138.00–147.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	157.17/cwt	148.00–162.00	423	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	140.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	169.77/cwt	164.00–178.00	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	138.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	438	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	156.69/cwt	152.00–162.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	143.58/cwt	142.00–146.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	125.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	463	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	133.10/cwt	130.00–139.00	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	137.93/cwt	134.00–142.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	116.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	496	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	130.79/cwt	128.00–134.00	612	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	567	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	100.14/cwt	94.00–103.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	118.90/cwt	114.00–124.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	117.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	105.94/cwt	103.00–109.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	93.90/cwt	90.00–98.00	587	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	237	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	401	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	267	188.14/cwt	185.00–190.00	502	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	162.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	444	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	175.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	488	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	181.29/cwt	180.00–184.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	169.59/cwt	168.00–170.00	546	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	171.42/cwt	168.00–174.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	379	147.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	149.59/cwt	146.00–154.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	151.39/cwt	148.00–155.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	132.79/cwt	132.00–135.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	140.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	632	108.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	79.54/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,426	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	89.56/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,612	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	294	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	39.54/cwt	39.00–40.00	360	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	30.43/cwt	30.00–31.00	292	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	54.31/cwt	52.00–56.00	581	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	58.05/cwt	57.00–60.00	676	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	63.17/cwt	62.00–66.00	775	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	53.64/cwt	52.00–55.00	699	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	59.23/cwt	57.00–61.00	860	3

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 (Mon)

Mon May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 765Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 156Year ago 106

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	114.00–120.00	117.20
11	—	269	148.00–162.00	157.17
5	—	383	130.00–139.00	133.10
5	—	340	142.00–146.00	143.58
3	—	438	124.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	227	138.00–147.00	143.11
2	—	625	90.00–98.00	93.90
2	—	573	106.00–107.00	106.50
1	—	515	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	279	164.00–178.00	169.77
6	—	468	128.00–134.00	130.79
6	—	421	134.00–142.00	137.93
4	—	525	114.00–124.00	118.90
3	—	568	114.00–121.00	117.60
2	—	618	103.00–109.00	105.94
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	145.81
2	—	325	152.00–162.00	156.69
2	—	223	154.00–168.00	160.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	108.00	108.00
4	—	518	94.00–103.00	100.14
5	—	273	135.00–144.00	140.89
8	—	425	112.00–120.00	116.64
9	—	315	136.00–140.00	138.97
9	—	370	120.00–129.00	125.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	122.00	122.00
5	—	379	144.00–150.00	147.95
5	—	273	157.00–165.00	162.50
3	—	632	105.00–114.00	108.57
3	—	413	142.00–144.00	143.32
2	—	480	130.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	146.00–154.00	149.59
6	—	278	170.00–180.00	175.61
5	—	521	132.00–135.00	132.79
5	—	322	168.00–170.00	169.59
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
3	—	237	168.00–170.00	169.32
2	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	185.00–190.00	188.14
4	—	580	138.00–144.00	140.46
4	—	365	168.00–174.00	171.42
3	—	315	180.00–184.00	181.29
2	—	480	148.00–155.00	151.39
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	154.00–160.00	156.89
4	—	275	160.00–168.00	162.38
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	488	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	435	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	625	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	168.00–170.00	168.98
4	—	284	170.00–180.00	172.33
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	478	138.00–146.00	141.85
3	—	435	146.00–150.00	148.64
3	—	537	127.00–131.00	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	178.00	178.00
2	—	560	144.00–147.00	145.49
4	—	644	125.00–127.00	125.50
8	—	374	166.00–172.00	169.08
9	—	476	148.00–158.00	152.76
10	—	521	137.00–147.00	142.81
11	—	428	156.00–166.00	160.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	30.00–31.00	30.43
2	—	910	39.00–40.00	39.54
2	—	795	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	57.00–61.00	59.23
3	—	1,303	52.00–55.00	53.64
1	—	1,135	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,070	52.00–56.00	54.31
22	—	1,165	57.00–60.00	58.05
15	—	1,227	62.00–66.00	63.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	88.00–92.00	89.56
2	—	1,698	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,540	79.00–80.00	79.54

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.