Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.72/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$144.72

219 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$19.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	382	151.28	578	102
Medium and Large 2	376	141.53	533	87
Medium and Large 3	376	131.68	495	30

One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about $83 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 sale219 hd

144.72

—

FL average8 barns · 781 hd

141.89

+2.83

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	1,550	69.74	1,081	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	49.35	698	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	48.28	562	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	29.00	243	9thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	136.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	157.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	163.85/cwt	159.00–170.00	442	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.32/cwt	156.00–166.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	143.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	535	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.36/cwt	126.00–138.00	559	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.32/cwt	116.00–119.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	600	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	206.54/cwt	205.00–207.00	459	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	160.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.32/cwt	166.00–172.00	640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	179.97/cwt	178.00–182.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.53/cwt	188.00–196.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.36/cwt	178.00–185.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	156.65/cwt	155.00–158.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	185	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	212.86/cwt	205.00–218.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	225.58/cwt	215.00–228.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	171.43/cwt	169.00–174.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	167	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	33.83/cwt	31.00–35.00	312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	28.49/cwt	26.00–30.00	243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	24.67/cwt	24.00–25.00	183	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	49.58/cwt	48.00–52.00	712	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	53.07/cwt	52.00–56.00	671	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	48.70/cwt	47.00–51.00	577	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	44.99/cwt	42.00–46.00	480	38
Bulls	—	—	1,700	74.38/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	70.43/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,099	12
Bulls	—	—	1,438	65.74/cwt	64.00–67.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	178.65/cwt	176.00–184.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.92/cwt	138.00–147.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.28/cwt	168.00–174.00	635	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	181.71/cwt	179.00–186.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	164.77/cwt	162.00–166.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	170.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	733	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.15/cwt	159.00–168.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	151.09/cwt	144.00–154.00	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	191.17/cwt	188.00–198.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	170.43/cwt	169.00–176.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	140.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	149.45/cwt	146.00–155.00	496	19

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,278Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 256Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	120.00–124.00	121.97
34	—	372	140.00–149.00	143.79
21	—	422	126.00–138.00	132.36
3	—	563	116.00–119.00	117.32
2	—	227	160.00–170.00	164.73
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
5	—	265	144.00–154.00	151.09
19	—	332	146.00–155.00	149.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	369	130.00–139.00	136.78
7	—	424	116.00–124.00	121.36
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
6	—	327	139.00–144.00	140.45
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	366	150.00–160.00	157.22
18	—	270	159.00–170.00	163.85
11	—	323	156.00–166.00	161.32
5	—	210	188.00	188.00
4	—	521	128.00–136.00	131.66
8	—	568	124.00–130.00	126.72
14	—	477	130.00–138.00	132.60
14	—	427	138.00–146.00	140.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	190.00–195.00	192.46
9	—	222	205.00–207.00	206.54
14	—	433	160.00–164.00	160.27
10	—	380	166.00–172.00	168.32
3	—	338	178.00–182.00	179.97
1	—	180	255.00	255.00
3	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	140.00–143.00	141.48
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
3	—	390	155.00–158.00	156.65
1	—	185	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	188.00–196.00	193.53
12	—	378	178.00–185.00	179.36
7	—	265	205.00–218.00	212.86
6	—	215	215.00–228.00	225.58
2	—	427	169.00–174.00	171.43
2	—	167	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	150.00–160.00	155.57
9	—	382	176.00–184.00	178.65
7	—	575	138.00–147.00	141.92
25	—	429	168.00–177.00	170.92
14	—	466	159.00–168.00	165.15
6	—	332	188.00–198.00	191.17
4	—	616	134.00–137.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	420	152.00–156.00	152.96
8	—	335	169.00–176.00	170.43
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	373	168.00–174.00	170.28
9	—	326	179.00–186.00	181.71
7	—	570	130.00–136.00	133.36
5	—	411	162.00–166.00	164.77
2	—	510	148.00	148.00
4	—	477	150.00–156.00	153.46
4	—	268	190.00–200.00	194.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	31.00–35.00	33.83
3	—	853	26.00–30.00	28.49
3	—	743	24.00–25.00	24.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,437	48.00–52.00	49.58
1	—	1,185	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,264	52.00–56.00	53.07
81	—	1,185	47.00–51.00	48.70
38	—	1,067	42.00–46.00	44.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	73.00–77.00	74.38
12	—	1,560	68.00–72.00	70.43
9	—	1,438	64.00–67.00	65.74

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.

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