Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.90/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$178.90

176 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	183.33	769	89
Medium and Large 2	405	176.91	716	48
Medium and Large 3	389	171.23	666	39

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $103 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 sale176 hd

178.90

—

FL average10 barns · 515 hd

180.79

−1.89

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	1,701	81.83	1,392	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	60.89	800	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	57.95	658	130

Every lot, as filed

65 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 3	—	374	168.08/cwt	167.00–172.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	189.78/cwt	185.00–192.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	132.11/cwt	130.00–134.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	218.07/cwt	212.00–224.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	175.98/cwt	174.00–178.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	222.00/cwt	215.00–230.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.47/cwt	166.00–172.00	728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	162.57/cwt	160.00–168.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	177.93/cwt	174.00–182.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	200.34/cwt	196.00–205.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	188.46/cwt	184.00–193.00	701	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	181.12/cwt	176.00–185.00	761	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	123.20/cwt	121.00–128.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	153.01/cwt	152.00–156.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	154.92/cwt	152.00–158.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	214.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.74/cwt	158.00–166.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	197.99/cwt	194.00–207.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	206.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	221.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	807	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	57.99/cwt	55.00–59.00	782	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	57.38/cwt	55.00–59.00	642	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	61.82/cwt	60.00–64.00	768	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	53.26/cwt	50.00–54.00	538	25
Bulls	—	—	1,620	77.99/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,263	9
Bulls	—	—	1,750	83.21/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,456	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	88.76/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	201.31/cwt	198.00–205.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	192.84/cwt	190.00–197.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	163.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	134.80/cwt	132.00–138.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	171.54/cwt	167.00–180.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	145.85/cwt	142.00–147.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	165.83/cwt	160.00–175.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	167.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.68/cwt	128.00–136.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.46/cwt	138.00–147.00	603	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.96/cwt	136.00–144.00	660	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.22/cwt	148.00–158.00	576	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	187.09/cwt	186.00–195.00	630	12

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 Feb 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 703Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 350Year ago 383

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	167.00–172.00	168.08
6	—	270	185.00–192.00	189.78
2	—	240	185.00–190.00	187.45
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	635	121.00–128.00	123.20
4	—	533	152.00–156.00	153.01
2	—	472	152.00–158.00	154.92
12	—	337	186.00–195.00	187.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	212.00–224.00	218.07
3	—	511	174.00–178.00	175.98
2	—	225	215.00–230.00	222.00
27	—	372	184.00–193.00	188.46
25	—	420	176.00–185.00	181.12
12	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.43
10	—	621	140.00–150.00	146.14
6	—	309	210.00–216.00	214.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	166.00–172.00	168.47
6	—	484	160.00–168.00	162.57
6	—	380	174.00–182.00	177.93
6	—	326	196.00–205.00	200.34
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
5	—	535	158.00–166.00	160.74
5	—	280	194.00–207.00	197.99
3	—	226	200.00–210.00	206.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	140.00–146.00	143.06
7	—	379	130.00–134.00	132.11
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	156.00	156.00
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
10	—	361	142.00–147.00	145.85
8	—	420	128.00–136.00	133.68
8	—	260	164.00	164.00
5	—	477	126.00–130.00	128.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	158.00–168.00	163.84
6	—	516	132.00–138.00	134.80
5	—	277	167.00–180.00	171.54
5	—	227	160.00–175.00	165.83
4	—	173	162.00–170.00	167.87
2	—	557	125.00–126.00	125.50
40	—	423	138.00–147.00	142.46
21	—	475	136.00–144.00	138.96
16	—	381	148.00–158.00	151.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	235	205.00	205.00
2	—	322	198.00–205.00	201.31
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	217.00–220.00	218.50
3	—	435	176.00–180.00	177.97
2	—	225	215.00–230.00	221.83
1	—	470	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
4	—	223	190.00–197.00	192.84
2	—	415	162.00	162.00
1	—	345	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,301	60.00–64.00	62.00
5	—	1,349	55.00–59.00	57.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,119	55.00–59.00	57.38
40	—	1,242	60.00–64.00	61.82
25	—	1,011	50.00–54.00	53.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,620	76.00–80.00	77.99
5	—	1,750	82.00–85.00	83.21
4	—	1,820	86.00–90.00	88.76

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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