Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.95/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$145.95

232 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$22.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	153.32	599	113
Medium and Large 2	380	142.79	542	81
Medium and Large 3	404	130.77	528	38

One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $71 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 sale232 hd

145.95

—

FL average10 barns · 853 hd

146.03

−0.08

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	1,597	76.34	1,219	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	49.42	598	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	49.36	698	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	37.66	380	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	173	178.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	175.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.96/cwt	133.00–140.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	122.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	129.29/cwt	127.00–132.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	118.20/cwt	118.00–119.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	105.57/cwt	101.00–108.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.02/cwt	144.00–154.00	553	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	168	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	206.61/cwt	200.00–215.00	364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.96/cwt	123.00–130.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	169.80/cwt	164.00–178.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.55/cwt	116.00–124.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	204.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	166.69/cwt	163.00–168.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	156.63/cwt	154.00–158.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	211.07/cwt	208.00–217.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	174.89/cwt	174.00–175.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	200.94/cwt	198.00–204.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	185	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	202.37/cwt	198.00–210.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	181.90/cwt	178.00–186.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	186.02/cwt	182.00–195.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	183.30/cwt	182.00–186.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	218.82/cwt	216.00–225.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	220.17/cwt	216.00–225.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	38.60/cwt	36.00–40.00	395	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	51.66/cwt	50.00–54.00	702	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	47.72/cwt	47.00–49.00	694	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	48.29/cwt	46.00–50.00	577	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	51.88/cwt	51.00–55.00	649	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	44.18/cwt	44.00–45.00	487	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.53/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	73.11/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,105	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	77.84/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.02/cwt	135.00–182.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	223.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	167.13/cwt	164.00–170.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	184.95/cwt	182.00–186.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	203.97/cwt	202.00–206.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	217.39/cwt	212.00–218.00	667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	222.12/cwt	212.00–226.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	161	192.42/cwt	190.00–197.00	310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	661	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.40/cwt	123.00–128.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	191.92/cwt	190.00–194.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	158.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	191.28/cwt	188.00–196.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	153.58/cwt	148.00–160.00	430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	141.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	202.59/cwt	200.00–208.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.33/cwt	142.00–144.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	185.55/cwt	182.00–191.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.59/cwt	134.00–143.00	524	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.82/cwt	158.00–166.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	177.39/cwt	172.00–180.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	166.84/cwt	163.00–170.00	791	9

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 Apr 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 897Last week 1,098Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 262Year ago 194

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	173	177.00–180.00	178.43
6	—	373	127.00–132.00	129.29
5	—	509	118.00–119.00	118.20
3	—	572	101.00–108.00	105.57
3	—	487	115.00–117.00	116.33
10	—	328	140.00–148.00	144.23
9	—	418	123.00–128.00	126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	229	170.00–185.00	175.62
8	—	517	133.00–140.00	136.96
6	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.10
16	—	366	144.00–154.00	151.02
8	—	176	200.00–215.00	206.61
5	—	566	123.00–130.00	126.96
13	—	277	164.00–178.00	169.80
11	—	430	140.00–150.00	143.79
10	—	619	116.00–124.00	120.55
21	—	478	134.00–144.00	138.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	120.00–126.00	122.17
2	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	230	160.00–162.00	160.98
16	—	328	150.00–158.00	154.26
10	—	486	124.00–130.00	126.35
10	—	426	130.00–138.00	134.58
2	—	595	110.00	110.00
5	—	161	190.00–197.00	192.42
10	—	280	148.00–160.00	153.58
19	—	381	134.00–143.00	137.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	168	220.00–225.00	222.54
4	—	230	200.00–210.00	204.67
2	—	473	167.00–168.00	167.50
9	—	431	174.00–175.00	174.89
4	—	530	148.00–154.00	149.94
4	—	334	198.00–204.00	200.94
3	—	395	188.00	188.00
3	—	277	198.00–210.00	202.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	136.00–144.00	140.43
4	—	421	163.00–168.00	166.69
3	—	477	154.00–158.00	156.63
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	185	205.00	205.00
13	—	235	190.00	190.00
6	—	379	178.00–186.00	181.90
3	—	280	182.00–195.00	186.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	208.00–217.00	211.07
3	—	435	182.00–186.00	183.30
3	—	277	216.00–225.00	218.82
3	—	230	216.00–225.00	220.17
2	—	480	174.00–178.00	175.96
1	—	520	162.00	162.00
1	—	370	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	135.00–182.00	159.02
5	—	222	215.00–230.00	223.04
12	—	307	212.00–218.00	217.39
11	—	265	212.00–226.00	222.12
3	—	365	200.00–208.00	202.59
3	—	562	155.00–159.00	156.98
3	—	608	142.00–144.00	143.33
11	—	426	182.00–191.00	185.55
12	—	527	158.00–166.00	160.82
2	—	168	240.00–245.00	242.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	164.00–170.00	167.13
4	—	366	182.00–186.00	184.95
2	—	238	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
1	—	265	192.00	192.00
2	—	328	190.00–194.00	191.92
2	—	525	139.00–143.00	140.96
3	—	468	156.00–160.00	158.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00–154.00	151.96
2	—	315	202.00–206.00	203.97
1	—	175	220.00	220.00
7	—	379	188.00–196.00	191.28
9	—	584	140.00–144.00	141.43
3	—	240	200.00	200.00
4	—	416	172.00–180.00	177.39
4	—	645	124.00	124.00
9	—	474	163.00–170.00	166.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	36.00–40.00	38.60
1	—	920	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	50.00–54.00	51.66
7	—	1,455	47.00–49.00	47.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,194	46.00–50.00	48.29
47	—	1,250	51.00–55.00	51.88
6	—	1,103	44.00–45.00	44.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	85.00–86.00	85.53
8	—	1,511	72.00–75.00	73.11
5	—	1,628	77.00–79.00	77.84

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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