Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.03/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$152.03

243 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	157.00	619	138
Medium and Large 2	371	148.72	552	71
Medium and Large 3	375	138.80	520	34

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $98 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 sale243 hd

152.03

—

FL average10 barns · 737 hd

149.62

+2.41

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	1,491	84.18	1,255	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,299	57.70	750	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	55.53	638	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	812	39.04	317	5thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	—	568	125.44/cwt	122.00–128.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.54/cwt	132.00–139.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	169.58/cwt	165.00–178.00	380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.78/cwt	134.00–143.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.49/cwt	144.00–150.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	154.58/cwt	148.00–160.00	424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	141.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.18/cwt	134.00–142.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	155.15/cwt	150.00–164.00	357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.52/cwt	165.00–174.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	157.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.50/cwt	142.00–152.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	176.76/cwt	174.00–182.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.59/cwt	206.00–213.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	191.21/cwt	188.00–193.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	219.00/cwt	212.00–225.00	486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	216.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	181.88/cwt	178.00–186.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	171.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	201.88/cwt	198.00–207.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.07/cwt	163.00–170.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	158.38/cwt	154.00–162.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	197.41/cwt	194.00–202.00	648	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	170.95/cwt	169.00–174.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	188.71/cwt	186.00–192.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	148.57/cwt	144.00–152.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	158.88/cwt	154.00–160.00	739	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	61.43/cwt	60.00–64.00	797	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	56.81/cwt	55.00–59.00	684	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	52.82/cwt	50.00–54.00	560	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	57.50/cwt	56.00–59.00	749	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	35.73/cwt	35.00–37.00	271	3
Bulls	—	—	1,511	79.05/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	88.14/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,367	6
Bulls	—	—	1,429	83.72/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	217.58/cwt	212.00–222.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.88/cwt	178.00–186.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	219.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	190.34/cwt	188.00–198.00	735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	203.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	198.38/cwt	194.00–202.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.61/cwt	178.00–186.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.90/cwt	195.00–208.00	563	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	189.49/cwt	188.00–190.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	159.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	181.76/cwt	175.00–190.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.17/cwt	154.00–164.00	595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.83/cwt	158.00–168.00	534	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	169.38/cwt	162.00–177.00	469	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.60/cwt	144.00–154.00	710	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	172	168.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	289	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 906Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 348Year ago 261

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	122.00–128.00	125.44
5	—	518	132.00–139.00	136.54
7	—	324	150.00–155.00	153.22
8	—	224	165.00–178.00	169.58
8	—	480	134.00–143.00	137.78
9	—	420	142.00–148.00	145.94
11	—	381	144.00–150.00	147.49
14	—	274	148.00–160.00	154.58
2	—	628	115.00–124.00	119.37
3	—	172	165.00–170.00	168.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	513	127.00–128.00	127.50
3	—	620	107.00–114.00	111.59
4	—	485	124.00–130.00	126.44
6	—	333	138.00–144.00	141.29
8	—	378	134.00–142.00	138.18
9	—	230	150.00–164.00	155.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	178	175.00–190.00	181.76
2	—	210	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	—	610	132.00–135.00	133.49
6	—	573	130.00–139.00	134.43
11	—	527	140.00–150.00	144.33
18	—	425	150.00–160.00	155.00
19	—	374	154.00–164.00	159.17
24	—	330	158.00–168.00	161.83
27	—	277	162.00–177.00	169.38
27	—	481	144.00–154.00	147.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	220.00	220.00
5	—	527	165.00–174.00	168.52
5	—	579	154.00–164.00	157.92
5	—	627	142.00–152.00	146.50
6	—	477	174.00–182.00	176.76
10	—	315	206.00–213.00	210.59
12	—	384	188.00–193.00	191.21
12	—	414	180.00–187.00	184.77
13	—	222	212.00–225.00	219.00
15	—	279	210.00–225.00	216.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
2	—	240	195.00–200.00	197.45
4	—	379	178.00–186.00	181.88
4	—	428	170.00–174.00	171.47
5	—	274	198.00–207.00	201.88
6	—	618	137.00–140.00	138.32
7	—	473	163.00–170.00	167.07
9	—	527	154.00–162.00	158.38
18	—	328	194.00–202.00	197.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
3	—	382	169.00–174.00	170.95
4	—	433	158.00–162.00	159.97
5	—	321	186.00–192.00	188.71
8	—	526	144.00–152.00	148.57
12	—	465	154.00–160.00	158.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
5	—	222	212.00–222.00	217.58
5	—	424	178.00–186.00	181.88
7	—	268	210.00–225.00	219.45
14	—	386	188.00–198.00	190.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	158.00–159.00	158.50
3	—	425	170.00–174.00	171.97
3	—	478	164.00–169.00	166.29
4	—	220	200.00–205.00	203.66
4	—	321	194.00–202.00	198.38
4	—	375	178.00–186.00	182.61
15	—	280	195.00–208.00	200.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
2	—	240	180.00–185.00	182.45
2	—	305	192.00	192.00
4	—	266	188.00–190.00	189.49
4	—	433	158.00–164.00	159.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,298	60.00–64.00	61.43
61	—	1,204	55.00–59.00	56.81
66	—	1,061	50.00–54.00	52.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	53.00–54.00	53.50
2	—	1,480	62.00–63.00	62.50
6	—	1,302	56.00–59.00	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	44.00	44.00
3	—	758	35.00–37.00	35.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	78.00–80.00	79.05
6	—	1,551	87.00–91.00	88.14
7	—	1,429	82.00–86.00	83.72

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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