Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 down, feeder classes unevenly steady with an upward trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.41/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$140.41

185 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	374	142.13	531	42
Medium and Large 1	434	140.02	607	107
Medium and Large 3	335	139.55	467	36

One grade step is worth $2.58/cwt here — about $64 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 sale185 hd

140.41

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

138.11

+2.29

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	1,660	67.70	1,123	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	46.37	612	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	46.00	562	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	917	27.63	253	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.29/cwt	153.00–162.00	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	173.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	138.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.52/cwt	155.00–164.00	756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.27/cwt	156.00–173.00	713	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	186.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	173.62/cwt	166.00–180.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	120.86/cwt	118.00–124.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	150.73/cwt	149.00–159.00	583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	170.36/cwt	164.00–174.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	124.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.73/cwt	108.00–112.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	159.87/cwt	155.00–164.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	143.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	152.60/cwt	149.00–157.00	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.91/cwt	137.00–149.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.31/cwt	161.00–168.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	201.52/cwt	197.00–205.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	171.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.64/cwt	154.00–158.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	169.47/cwt	168.00–171.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	166.33/cwt	163.00–171.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	216.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.72/cwt	172.00–179.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.22/cwt	134.00–144.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	163	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	493	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	60.89/cwt	51.00–86.00	590	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	632.97/cwt	510.00–890.00	6,855	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	783.34/cwt	700.00–940.00	9,698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	30.20/cwt	29.00–32.00	290	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	185	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	44.65/cwt	43.00–46.00	555	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	48.31/cwt	47.00–51.00	680	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	45.27/cwt	43.00–47.00	548	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	49.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	641	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	40.65/cwt	38.00–42.00	427	10
Bulls	—	—	1,936	71.88/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,392	11
Bulls	—	—	1,531	66.48/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,018	10
Bulls	—	—	1,409	62.86/cwt	60.00–64.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	160.25/cwt	160.00–161.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	187.80/cwt	180.00–192.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	168.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	178.56/cwt	172.00–182.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	185.75/cwt	180.00–190.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	214.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	235.40/cwt	230.00–242.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	498	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	139.48/cwt	138.00–146.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	143.88/cwt	140.00–149.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,286Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 345Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 down, feeder classes unevenly steady with an upward trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	153.00–162.00	160.29
4	—	329	170.00–177.00	173.14
3	—	533	136.00–140.00	138.31
2	—	613	113.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	480	146.00–150.00	147.96
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
14	—	371	162.00–171.00	168.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	474	155.00–164.00	159.52
17	—	426	156.00–173.00	167.27
9	—	369	172.00–182.00	178.56
8	—	521	146.00–155.00	151.40
8	—	321	180.00–190.00	185.75
7	—	620	118.00–126.00	123.07
7	—	577	134.00–142.00	138.37
5	—	284	210.00–225.00	214.75
3	—	232	230.00–242.00	235.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	160.00–161.00	160.25
4	—	275	180.00–192.00	187.80
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
1	—	320	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	120.00	120.00
5	—	275	180.00–190.00	186.65
3	—	425	137.00–149.00	144.91
2	—	328	161.00–168.00	164.31
2	—	225	205.00–210.00	207.39
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	197.00–205.00	201.52
5	—	338	170.00–177.00	171.71
3	—	575	128.00–133.00	130.98
3	—	435	154.00–158.00	155.64
2	—	363	168.00–171.00	169.47
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	215	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	163.00–171.00	166.33
7	—	271	210.00–220.00	216.51
5	—	383	172.00–179.00	174.72
3	—	573	134.00–144.00	139.22
2	—	630	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	535	146.00–150.00	147.96
2	—	480	156.00–160.00	157.96
2	—	333	182.00–185.00	183.47
2	—	163	300.00–305.00	302.38
1	—	210	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	230.00	230.00
4	—	221	180.00–190.00	183.37
5	—	615	110.00–115.00	113.38
6	—	272	166.00–180.00	173.62
10	—	567	118.00–124.00	120.86
11	—	329	160.00–168.00	162.36
11	—	520	120.00–130.00	126.02
12	—	387	149.00–159.00	150.73
20	—	477	124.00–134.00	128.53
27	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	164.00–174.00	170.36
3	—	427	120.00–129.00	124.19
3	—	475	118.00–121.00	118.98
3	—	512	116.00–119.00	117.65
4	—	566	108.00–112.00	110.73
7	—	269	155.00–164.00	159.87
9	—	377	140.00–148.00	143.08
10	—	326	149.00–157.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
16	—	368	130.00–138.00	135.21
7	—	338	138.00–146.00	139.48
7	—	271	140.00–149.00	143.88
2	—	225	150.00–155.00	152.39
2	—	185	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	969	51.00–86.00	60.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,083	510.00–890.00	632.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,238	700.00–940.00	783.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	29.00–32.00	30.20
1	—	920	20.00	20.00
1	—	740	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,242	43.00–46.00	44.65
8	—	1,408	47.00–51.00	48.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,210	43.00–47.00	45.27
31	—	1,300	48.00–52.00	49.34
10	—	1,050	38.00–42.00	40.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,936	70.00–74.00	71.88
10	—	1,531	65.00–69.00	66.48
7	—	1,409	60.00–64.00	62.86

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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