Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.11/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$143.11

271 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	146.69	655	139
Medium and Large 2	409	141.22	577	100
Medium and Large 3	401	133.47	535	32

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $120 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 sale271 hd

143.11

—

FL average10 barns · 814 hd

147.15

−4.04

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	—	Average	1,265	78.32	990	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	52.62	710	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	51.76	666	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	878	33.62	295	22

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	168.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	167.29/cwt	162.00–174.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	171.31/cwt	166.00–177.00	375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	155.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.17/cwt	118.00–128.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.88/cwt	144.00–154.00	639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	691	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.27/cwt	126.00–135.00	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	176	151.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.43/cwt	117.00–124.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	155.36/cwt	148.00–160.00	343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	146.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	152.15/cwt	147.00–158.00	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.04/cwt	151.00–156.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.45/cwt	131.00–139.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.50/cwt	134.00–143.00	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.08/cwt	128.00–137.00	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	203.18/cwt	200.00–208.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	213.88/cwt	210.00–217.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	150.42/cwt	146.00–154.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	197.78/cwt	190.00–202.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	226.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	168.48/cwt	166.00–170.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	207.94/cwt	205.00–212.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	215.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	224	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.81/cwt	202.00–210.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	238.03/cwt	232.00–245.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	37.17/cwt	35.00–39.00	338	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	31.83/cwt	30.00–34.00	277	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	27.15/cwt	25.00–29.00	215	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	49.25/cwt	47.00–51.00	692	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	55.33/cwt	54.00–56.00	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	51.44/cwt	49.00–53.00	678	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	55.20/cwt	54.00–58.00	735	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	46.55/cwt	44.00–48.00	492	14
Bulls	—	—	1,253	79.21/cwt	77.00–81.00	993	6
Bulls	—	—	1,255	73.14/cwt	72.00–75.00	918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,318	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.20/cwt	157.00–164.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	148.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	142.91/cwt	139.00–148.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	211.17/cwt	208.00–215.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	214.21/cwt	210.00–217.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	191.96/cwt	190.00–194.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.30/cwt	123.00–127.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	123.18/cwt	120.00–124.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	143.79/cwt	142.00–148.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.69/cwt	126.00–132.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	147.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	166.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	203.70/cwt	202.00–207.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	223.41/cwt	220.00–234.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	217.63/cwt	216.00–220.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	145.91/cwt	141.00–151.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.96/cwt	155.00–164.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.25/cwt	168.00–176.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.02/cwt	149.00–159.00	885	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	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 Apr 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 897Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 243Year ago 184

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	186.00	186.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
4	—	476	146.00–154.00	150.42
4	—	273	190.00–202.00	197.78
2	—	185	200.00	200.00
1	—	215	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	200.00–208.00	203.18
3	—	270	210.00–217.00	213.88
2	—	470	160.00–164.00	161.96
4	—	570	140.00–148.00	144.68
4	—	235	205.00–212.00	207.94
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	194.00	194.00
1	—	165	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	220.00–235.00	226.81
4	—	486	166.00–170.00	168.48
4	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.36
4	—	321	210.00–220.00	215.36
4	—	224	220.00–235.00	227.64
2	—	540	156.00	156.00
2	—	373	202.00–210.00	205.81
2	—	173	232.00–245.00	238.03
1	—	585	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	175	160.00–175.00	168.45
9	—	271	162.00–174.00	167.29
10	—	324	160.00–170.00	165.19
11	—	219	166.00–177.00	171.31
12	—	381	152.00–162.00	155.60
15	—	620	118.00–128.00	124.17
16	—	438	144.00–154.00	145.88
18	—	530	138.00–148.00	141.63
21	—	483	140.00–150.00	143.07
22	—	570	126.00–135.00	131.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
4	—	176	147.00–155.00	151.53
4	—	568	117.00–124.00	121.43
8	—	221	148.00–160.00	155.36
9	—	379	142.00–150.00	146.15
10	—	274	147.00–158.00	152.15
10	—	330	151.00–156.00	154.04
14	—	468	131.00–139.00	136.45
16	—	426	134.00–143.00	138.50
24	—	528	128.00–137.00	132.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
3	—	518	123.00–127.00	124.30
5	—	483	120.00–124.00	123.18
7	—	331	142.00–148.00	143.79
7	—	360	140.00	140.00
7	—	424	126.00–132.00	128.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
2	—	360	188.00	188.00
2	—	613	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	485	146.00–151.00	147.63
5	—	415	165.00–168.00	166.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	157.00–164.00	160.20
7	—	527	145.00–153.00	148.51
4	—	579	139.00–148.00	142.91
4	—	278	208.00–215.00	211.17
4	—	215	210.00–217.00	214.21
2	—	408	178.00–179.00	178.50
2	—	388	190.00–194.00	191.96
2	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	222.00	222.00
4	—	381	202.00–207.00	203.70
5	—	279	220.00–234.00	223.41
6	—	313	216.00–220.00	217.63
7	—	626	141.00–151.00	145.91
8	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.38
15	—	518	155.00–164.00	159.96
20	—	479	168.00–176.00	170.25
25	—	567	149.00–159.00	156.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	910	35.00–39.00	37.17
9	—	870	30.00–34.00	31.83
3	—	792	25.00–29.00	27.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	47.00–51.00	49.25
3	—	1,322	54.00–56.00	55.33
1	—	1,210	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,318	49.00–53.00	51.44
27	—	1,331	54.00–58.00	55.20
14	—	1,058	44.00–48.00	46.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	77.00–81.00	79.21
4	—	1,255	72.00–75.00	73.14
2	—	1,318	86.00	86.00

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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