Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.09/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$151.09

209 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	157.20	571	115
Medium and Large 2	360	148.64	535	65
Medium and Large 3	388	132.33	513	29

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $58 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 sale209 hd

151.09

—

FL average10 barns · 796 hd

147.76

+3.32

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	1,516	81.25	1,231	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.84	640	202
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	52.75	683	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	879	33.60	295	17

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	623	119.89/cwt	116.00–124.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	183.72/cwt	180.00–188.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	164.45/cwt	162.00–167.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	198.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	190.48/cwt	188.00–196.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	193.03/cwt	190.00–196.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	156.61/cwt	153.00–159.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.30/cwt	165.00–169.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	201.18/cwt	198.00–206.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	171.52/cwt	166.00–176.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.22/cwt	152.00–162.00	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	173.88/cwt	168.00–182.00	480	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	294	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	168	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	157.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	130.59/cwt	127.00–134.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	161.42/cwt	158.00–166.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	159.52/cwt	156.00–164.00	530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	169.71/cwt	165.00–180.00	397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	207.82/cwt	204.00–212.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	222.80/cwt	221.00–232.00	622	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.82/cwt	178.00–187.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	212.11/cwt	210.00–218.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	224	227.01/cwt	220.00–235.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	206.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.64/cwt	176.00–180.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	166.40/cwt	163.00–170.00	865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	36.08/cwt	35.00–39.00	328	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	26.60/cwt	25.00–28.00	206	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	54.69/cwt	53.00–57.00	715	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	50.04/cwt	49.00–52.00	639	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	53.67/cwt	52.00–56.00	681	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	49.75/cwt	47.00–51.00	536	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	58.55/cwt	57.00–61.00	766	17
Bulls	—	—	1,549	82.67/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,281	9
Bulls	—	—	1,383	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,099	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	195.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	197.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	161.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	205.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	194.95/cwt	192.00–198.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	201.88/cwt	200.00–206.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.93/cwt	168.00–174.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	213.94/cwt	212.00–216.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	166	207.97/cwt	205.00–212.00	345	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.94/cwt	151.00–159.00	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.70/cwt	178.00–188.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	203.24/cwt	200.00–208.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	164.56/cwt	161.00–168.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	221.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	208.66/cwt	208.00–210.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	134.51/cwt	132.00–138.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	97.18/cwt	94.00–102.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	143.21/cwt	135.00–148.00	318	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 860Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 211Year ago 329

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	116.00–124.00	119.89
6	—	322	166.00–176.00	171.52
6	—	525	136.00–146.00	140.91
11	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.36
14	—	565	125.00–132.00	129.17
16	—	378	152.00–162.00	156.22
16	—	415	144.00–150.00	147.22
17	—	276	168.00–182.00	173.88
21	—	165	178.00	178.00
6	—	234	165.00–180.00	169.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	168	155.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	583	114.00–117.00	115.48
3	—	475	130.00–138.00	134.56
5	—	426	130.00–138.00	134.27
8	—	224	150.00–160.00	157.32
8	—	526	127.00–134.00	130.59
10	—	379	142.00–150.00	145.90
11	—	270	158.00–166.00	161.42
15	—	332	156.00–164.00	159.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
2	—	510	124.00	124.00
7	—	386	132.00–138.00	134.51
4	—	631	94.00–102.00	97.18
4	—	420	124.00–127.00	125.98
4	—	263	149.00–150.00	149.74
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.61
3	—	222	135.00–148.00	143.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	180.00–188.00	183.72
6	—	418	162.00–167.00	164.45
4	—	220	195.00–200.00	198.66
3	—	333	188.00–196.00	190.48
2	—	263	197.00–200.00	198.49
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	190.00–196.00	193.03
3	—	518	153.00–159.00	156.61
3	—	463	165.00–169.00	167.30
3	—	332	198.00–206.00	201.18
2	—	278	204.00–212.00	207.82
2	—	235	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	279	221.00–232.00	222.80
12	—	425	178.00–187.00	182.82
10	—	330	210.00–218.00	212.11
5	—	224	220.00–235.00	227.01
4	—	370	200.00–210.00	206.09
3	—	460	176.00–180.00	178.64
2	—	520	163.00–170.00	166.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	265	195.00–200.00	195.50
4	—	223	190.00–200.00	197.25
3	—	428	158.00–164.00	161.92
2	—	360	188.00	188.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	235	205.00–210.00	205.45
7	—	477	160.00–168.00	163.92
6	—	380	192.00–198.00	194.95
3	—	613	146.00–148.00	147.00
3	—	330	200.00–206.00	201.88
3	—	185	185.00	185.00
2	—	518	155.00–158.00	156.48
2	—	430	168.00–174.00	170.93
2	—	263	212.00–216.00	213.94
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	166	205.00–212.00	207.97
14	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.41
7	—	621	151.00–159.00	154.94
7	—	426	178.00–188.00	182.70
6	—	482	170.00–180.00	173.21
6	—	381	200.00–208.00	203.24
5	—	568	161.00–168.00	164.56
5	—	236	215.00–230.00	221.04
3	—	343	208.00–210.00	208.66
2	—	255	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	908	35.00–39.00	36.08
4	—	773	25.00–28.00	26.60
2	—	933	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	53.00–57.00	54.69
5	—	1,276	49.00–52.00	50.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,268	52.00–56.00	53.67
64	—	1,077	47.00–51.00	49.75
17	—	1,308	57.00–61.00	58.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,549	81.00–85.00	82.67
2	—	1,383	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	1,480	72.00	72.00

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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