Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.95/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$157.95

152 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	163.67	629	98
Medium and Large 2	370	152.52	564	35
Medium and Large 3	391	138.48	541	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $88 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 sale152 hd

157.95

—

FL average10 barns · 724 hd

144.19

+13.77

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	1,722	80.69	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	56.06	760	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	51.42	595	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	29.73	265	26

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	190	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.85/cwt	146.00–156.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	155.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.10/cwt	138.00–144.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	166.54/cwt	160.00–172.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	145.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	117.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	148.78/cwt	148.00–150.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	108.35/cwt	104.00–113.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	282.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	185.32/cwt	184.00–186.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.75/cwt	179.00–185.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.73/cwt	141.00–150.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.20/cwt	154.00–161.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.48/cwt	162.00–172.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	215.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.59/cwt	158.00–164.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.04/cwt	166.00–176.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	284.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	208.27/cwt	205.00–212.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	154.24/cwt	153.00–156.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.97/cwt	162.00–166.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	55.15/cwt	54.00–58.00	694	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	46.80/cwt	44.00–48.00	467	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	24.90/cwt	23.00–27.00	203	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	35.50/cwt	33.00–37.00	333	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	30.93/cwt	29.00–32.00	307	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.01/cwt	55.00–59.00	787	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	52.93/cwt	51.00–54.00	675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	51.46/cwt	49.00–53.00	602	77
Bulls	—	—	1,871	83.39/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,520	74.72/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,140	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	217.41/cwt	215.00–220.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	236.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.15/cwt	180.00–184.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	261.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	167	293.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	195.63/cwt	195.00–197.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	219	256.74/cwt	255.00–257.00	562	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.53/cwt	119.00–129.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	190	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.86/cwt	124.00–134.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.46/cwt	162.00–172.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	184.01/cwt	177.00–190.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.61/cwt	116.00–122.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	254.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	264.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.40/cwt	134.00–144.00	590	20

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.

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Tue Feb 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 873Year ago 766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 258Year ago 378

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	190	245.00	245.00
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
5	—	427	110.00–120.00	117.33
5	—	316	148.00–150.00	148.78
2	—	527	104.00–113.00	108.35
2	—	475	112.00–116.00	113.96
2	—	370	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	146.00–156.00	149.85
3	—	580	119.00–129.00	122.53
15	—	469	130.00–139.00	135.21
11	—	530	124.00–134.00	127.86
11	—	333	162.00–172.00	164.46
10	—	273	177.00–190.00	184.01
8	—	170	280.00–290.00	284.93
5	—	233	250.00–265.00	254.59
20	—	423	134.00–144.00	139.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	329	152.00–160.00	155.94
7	—	374	138.00–144.00	141.10
5	—	475	122.00–126.00	123.97
4	—	277	160.00–172.00	166.54
2	—	417	130.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	523	116.00–122.00	119.61
2	—	180	260.00–270.00	264.58
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	220	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	142.00–150.00	145.40
3	—	333	184.00–186.00	185.32
2	—	570	126.00	126.00
2	—	240	245.00–250.00	247.45
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
3	—	375	158.00–164.00	160.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	275.00–290.00	282.00
6	—	525	153.00–163.00	157.90
6	—	370	179.00–185.00	181.75
5	—	575	141.00–150.00	144.73
2	—	615	122.00–126.00	123.98
14	—	473	162.00–172.00	167.48
8	—	420	166.00–176.00	172.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	154.00–161.00	158.20
2	—	567	135.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	415	162.00–164.00	162.99
2	—	275	212.00–220.00	215.85
1	—	535	146.00	146.00
3	—	355	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	217	280.00–290.00	284.08
5	—	323	205.00–212.00	208.27
4	—	540	153.00–156.00	154.24
4	—	486	162.00–166.00	163.97
2	—	635	118.00–121.00	119.48
2	—	160	310.00–315.00	312.42
12	—	267	230.00–240.00	236.51
6	—	365	180.00–184.00	182.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00–174.00	171.95
2	—	275	215.00–220.00	217.41
2	—	472	159.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	525	145.00–152.00	148.43
4	—	238	260.00–265.00	261.23
4	—	167	290.00–295.00	293.69
3	—	331	195.00–197.00	195.63
2	—	420	160.00–164.00	161.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	205.00	205.00
15	—	219	255.00–257.00	256.74
3	—	486	143.00–144.00	143.66
3	—	310	190.00	190.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
1	—	190	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,258	54.00–58.00	55.15
28	—	998	44.00–48.00	46.80
77	—	1,169	49.00–53.00	51.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	816	23.00–27.00	24.90
9	—	938	33.00–37.00	35.50
5	—	993	29.00–32.00	30.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,380	55.00–59.00	57.01
7	—	1,275	51.00–54.00	52.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,871	80.00–86.00	83.39
3	—	1,520	74.00–76.00	74.72
1	—	1,140	77.00	77.00

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