Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.24/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$157.24

245 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

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	159.42	614	168
Medium and Large 2	353	154.36	545	61
Medium and Large 3	351	145.33	510	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $104 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 sale245 hd

157.24

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

147.94

+9.31

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	1,562	73.35	1,146	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	54.03	664	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	51.74	686	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	862	39.81	343	12

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	413	155.68/cwt	148.00–158.00	643	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	175.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	493	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.52/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	186.51/cwt	182.00–197.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	585	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.25/cwt	144.00–154.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.28/cwt	164.00–174.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.65/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.94/cwt	186.00–192.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	130.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	224.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	214.22/cwt	210.00–218.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.25/cwt	158.00–159.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	224.67/cwt	220.00–228.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	170.54/cwt	168.00–176.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	198.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	181.28/cwt	178.00–184.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	233.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.48/cwt	185.00–188.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	272.07/cwt	265.00–280.00	476	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	43.43/cwt	41.00–45.00	388	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	37.69/cwt	37.00–38.00	321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	34.70/cwt	34.00–35.00	281	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	50.07/cwt	48.00–52.00	675	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	55.62/cwt	54.00–57.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	51.22/cwt	49.00–53.00	579	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	60.58/cwt	59.00–63.00	755	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	55.53/cwt	54.00–58.00	734	47
Bulls	—	—	1,798	76.53/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,090	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	125.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.42/cwt	178.00–188.00	849	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	209.35/cwt	204.00–214.00	783	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	152.62/cwt	150.00–156.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	209.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	623	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	150.49/cwt	149.00–152.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	196.38/cwt	194.00–198.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.15/cwt	169.00–176.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	217.78/cwt	216.00–220.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.32/cwt	161.00–169.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	166.96/cwt	164.00–169.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.74/cwt	144.00–152.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.87/cwt	186.00–194.00	803	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	160.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	165.22/cwt	155.00–168.00	444	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	162.25/cwt	158.00–163.00	501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.56/cwt	138.00–144.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.60/cwt	114.00–122.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	191.14/cwt	185.00–193.00	696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	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 Mar 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,098Last week 580Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 308Year ago 271

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	413	148.00–158.00	155.68
29	—	281	170.00–185.00	175.62
6	—	566	126.00–134.00	131.42
6	—	233	182.00–197.00	186.51
45	—	371	152.00–162.00	157.62
12	—	474	144.00–154.00	149.25
14	—	316	164.00–174.00	171.28
12	—	522	131.00–141.00	136.65
5	—	619	124.00–134.00	130.31
2	—	168	220.00–230.00	224.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	165	195.00	195.00
7	—	330	144.00–152.00	147.74
2	—	473	125.00–133.00	128.85
2	—	368	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	228	155.00–165.00	159.73
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	134.00–140.00	137.80
5	—	521	122.00–130.00	126.52
3	—	388	142.00–146.00	143.97
2	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.39
1	—	165	210.00	210.00
22	—	269	155.00–168.00	165.22
14	—	309	158.00–163.00	162.25
5	—	431	138.00–144.00	141.56
3	—	630	114.00–122.00	118.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	146.00	146.00
7	—	380	186.00–192.00	187.94
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
1	—	430	168.00	168.00
4	—	238	195.00–200.00	198.71
2	—	620	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	194.00	194.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	147.00	147.00
3	—	483	168.00–176.00	170.54
1	—	525	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	165	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	210.00–218.00	214.22
4	—	581	158.00–159.00	158.25
4	—	284	220.00–228.00	224.67
3	—	482	178.00–184.00	181.28
3	—	225	230.00–240.00	233.04
2	—	638	142.00–146.00	143.98
2	—	528	162.00–165.00	163.48
2	—	435	185.00–188.00	186.48
2	—	175	265.00–280.00	272.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	122.00–130.00	125.89
2	—	270	200.00–204.00	202.04
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
3	—	433	164.00–169.00	166.96
18	—	364	185.00–193.00	191.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	473	178.00–188.00	179.42
18	—	374	204.00–214.00	209.35
2	—	220	230.00	230.00
48	—	274	220.00–235.00	227.50
2	—	610	149.00–152.00	150.49
10	—	312	216.00–220.00	217.78
8	—	522	161.00–169.00	164.32
32	—	425	186.00–194.00	188.87
4	—	576	156.00–166.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
3	—	530	150.00–156.00	152.62
2	—	280	205.00–215.00	209.73
1	—	430	178.00	178.00
1	—	315	208.00	208.00
5	—	387	194.00–198.00	196.38
4	—	478	169.00–176.00	172.15
3	—	575	150.00–152.00	150.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	41.00–45.00	43.43
3	—	853	37.00–38.00	37.69
3	—	810	34.00–35.00	34.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	48.00–52.00	50.07
3	—	1,273	54.00–57.00	55.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,131	49.00–53.00	51.22
9	—	1,247	59.00–63.00	60.58
47	—	1,321	54.00–58.00	55.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	75.00–78.00	76.53
1	—	1,090	67.00	67.00

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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