Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.77/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$135.77

255 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	138.92	624	137
Medium and Large 2	409	136.42	558	80
Medium and Large 3	425	123.03	522	38

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $102 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 sale255 hd

135.77

—

FL average7 barns · 701 hd

143.75

−7.98

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	1,760	82.68	1,455	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	55.35	749	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	52.98	638	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	37.80	370	10

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	570	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.54/cwt	143.00–153.00	557	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	163.03/cwt	156.00–164.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	202.02/cwt	195.00–208.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	148.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	113.08/cwt	108.00–116.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.22/cwt	164.00–174.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.65/cwt	156.00–166.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	186.97/cwt	186.00–188.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	150.71/cwt	148.00–154.00	794	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	213.69/cwt	210.00–222.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.73/cwt	170.00–179.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	195.10/cwt	190.00–197.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	230.82/cwt	227.00–235.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.44/cwt	157.00–176.00	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	156.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.62/cwt	136.00–142.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	233.46/cwt	232.00–245.00	551	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	167.27/cwt	160.00–169.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	144.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.60/cwt	184.00–190.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	55.81/cwt	54.00–58.00	752	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	52.47/cwt	50.00–54.00	626	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	42.45/cwt	40.00–44.00	415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	36.36/cwt	35.00–38.00	347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	31.38/cwt	30.00–33.00	323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	55.89/cwt	55.00–59.00	724	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	47.78/cwt	45.00–49.00	485	24
Bulls	—	—	1,585	76.48/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,212	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	87.21/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	204.11/cwt	200.00–207.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	185.95/cwt	184.00–188.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	218.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.72/cwt	146.00–151.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.25/cwt	172.00–178.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	194.86/cwt	192.00–198.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	177.30/cwt	172.00–185.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.44/cwt	134.00–144.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.70/cwt	114.00–124.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.96/cwt	105.00–112.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	106.47/cwt	104.00–108.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	631	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.54/cwt	110.00–116.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	546	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	156.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	493	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	160.29/cwt	156.00–165.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	181.66/cwt	177.00–192.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	164.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	128.74/cwt	124.00–132.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.30/cwt	116.00–121.00	505	6

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Feb 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 764Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 301Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–104.00	101.96
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	100.00–102.00	100.99
9	—	333	140.00–148.00	142.77
7	—	473	108.00–116.00	113.08
4	—	517	104.00–108.00	106.47
7	—	369	124.00–132.00	128.74
6	—	423	116.00–121.00	119.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	122.00–127.00	123.97
7	—	375	134.00–140.00	137.67
9	—	533	110.00–118.00	113.04
4	—	626	105.00–112.00	108.96
4	—	585	110.00–116.00	113.54
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
20	—	423	124.00–133.00	129.14
20	—	314	150.00–159.00	156.98
8	—	276	156.00–165.00	160.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	380	143.00–153.00	146.54
8	—	274	172.00–185.00	177.30
21	—	430	134.00–144.00	137.44
15	—	570	119.00–126.00	122.03
9	—	626	114.00–124.00	118.70
25	—	478	128.00–138.00	131.94
22	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.25
7	—	230	177.00–192.00	181.66
6	—	327	160.00–170.00	164.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	156.00–164.00	163.03
17	—	527	148.00–154.00	150.71
10	—	281	210.00–222.00	213.69
7	—	370	170.00–179.00	175.73
5	—	323	190.00–197.00	195.10
1	—	220	227.00	227.00
3	—	485	154.00–160.00	156.27
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
3	—	568	140.00–148.00	144.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	195.00–208.00	202.02
4	—	582	130.00–137.00	133.21
4	—	433	146.00–152.00	148.95
2	—	320	186.00–188.00	186.97
3	—	535	136.00–142.00	138.62
2	—	642	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	477	148.00–149.00	148.50
8	—	362	160.00–169.00	167.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	164.00–174.00	169.22
8	—	526	156.00–166.00	160.65
8	—	383	180.00–190.00	183.02
4	—	621	132.00–140.00	136.69
2	—	277	227.00–235.00	230.82
23	—	425	157.00–176.00	170.44
20	—	328	200.00–210.00	204.29
15	—	567	149.00–159.00	155.42
13	—	236	232.00–245.00	233.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	184.00–190.00	186.60
2	—	420	170.00–174.00	171.95
2	—	165	295.00–300.00	297.50
1	—	480	168.00	168.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
1	—	235	235.00	235.00
8	—	326	200.00–207.00	204.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	159.00	159.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
6	—	273	215.00–222.00	218.09
4	—	535	146.00–151.00	148.72
3	—	373	172.00–178.00	175.25
2	—	472	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	325	192.00–198.00	194.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	322	184.00–188.00	185.95
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,347	54.00–58.00	55.81
2	—	1,417	50.00–52.00	50.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,194	50.00–54.00	52.47
59	—	1,295	55.00–59.00	55.89
24	—	1,016	45.00–49.00	47.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	40.00–44.00	42.45
4	—	953	35.00–38.00	36.36
2	—	1,030	30.00–33.00	31.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	75.00–78.00	76.48
2	—	1,970	80.00–83.00	81.48
6	—	1,806	85.00–88.00	87.21

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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