Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower over 300#, 4.00 to 8.00 higher under 300#.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.23/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$151.23

196 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$28.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	163.56	565	89
Medium and Large 2	386	143.42	553	74
Medium and Large 3	371	135.50	502	33

One grade step is worth $28.06/cwt here — about $63 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 sale196 hd

151.23

—

FL average10 barns · 714 hd

140.66

+10.57

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	1,637	82.20	1,346	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	55.60	645	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	54.72	762	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	37.06	372	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	185.47/cwt	180.00–188.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	108.89/cwt	104.00–114.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	140.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.55/cwt	112.00–122.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	218.71/cwt	210.00–225.00	372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.89/cwt	161.00–170.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	189.17/cwt	180.00–195.00	418	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	174.26/cwt	170.00–184.00	491	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	202.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	96.67/cwt	94.00–103.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.21/cwt	134.00–143.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	162.25/cwt	156.00–167.00	443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.35/cwt	129.00–136.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.29/cwt	154.00–158.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	198.67/cwt	196.00–202.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	169.33/cwt	168.00–170.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	173.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.44/cwt	164.00–170.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	183.95/cwt	182.00–186.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	217.96/cwt	216.00–220.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	40.61/cwt	39.00–41.00	412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	53.22/cwt	51.00–54.00	744	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	789	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	55.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	648	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	59.56/cwt	58.00–62.00	702	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	51.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	549	21
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.73/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	75.83/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	143.20/cwt	138.00–146.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	185.65/cwt	185.00–187.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	201.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.50/cwt	152.00–161.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	165.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	201.93/cwt	198.00–205.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.87/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.20/cwt	162.00–172.00	707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	182.69/cwt	180.00–187.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	218.74/cwt	215.00–222.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	215.17/cwt	210.00–225.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	220.92/cwt	215.00–230.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	123.80/cwt	121.00–128.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	127.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	144.65/cwt	142.00–149.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	146.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	396	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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 1,013Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 280Year ago 298

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower over 300#, 4.00 to 8.00 higher under 300#.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	269	180.00–188.00	185.47
3	—	373	154.00–158.00	155.29
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
1	—	305	166.00	166.00
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	196.00–202.00	198.67
3	—	392	160.00–162.00	161.33
3	—	337	168.00–170.00	169.33
2	—	475	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	418	158.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	170	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	170.00–176.00	173.28
4	—	423	164.00–170.00	167.44
2	—	318	182.00–186.00	183.95
2	—	265	216.00–220.00	217.96
2	—	245	210.00	210.00
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
1	—	470	164.00	164.00
1	—	165	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	130.00–140.00	133.17
3	—	625	104.00–114.00	108.89
6	—	481	138.00–147.00	140.75
6	—	573	112.00–122.00	117.55
7	—	170	210.00–225.00	218.71
7	—	436	140.00–150.00	142.33
9	—	330	161.00–170.00	163.89
14	—	370	146.00–154.00	150.00
17	—	221	180.00–195.00	189.17
17	—	282	170.00–184.00	174.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	200.00–205.00	202.36
4	—	239	165.00–170.00	167.96
4	—	526	120.00–128.00	124.43
4	—	635	94.00–103.00	96.67
11	—	329	150.00–158.00	153.89
11	—	374	134.00–143.00	139.21
12	—	273	156.00–167.00	162.25
12	—	473	129.00–136.00	132.35
14	—	423	130.00–139.00	135.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	185	185.00	185.00
7	—	429	121.00–128.00	123.80
5	—	460	122.00–126.00	124.97
5	—	380	124.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	326	142.00–149.00	144.65
4	—	234	150.00–160.00	154.07
3	—	535	110.00–114.00	112.64
3	—	270	142.00–150.00	146.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	138.00–146.00	143.20
3	—	272	185.00–187.00	185.65
2	—	535	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	425	144.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	325	160.00–164.00	161.94
2	—	215	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	228	195.00–205.00	201.16
8	—	426	152.00–161.00	156.50
7	—	371	160.00–169.00	165.42
5	—	267	198.00–205.00	201.93
3	—	455	157.00	157.00
2	—	533	138.00–144.00	140.93
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	158.00–168.00	163.87
13	—	423	162.00–172.00	167.20
9	—	322	180.00–187.00	182.69
8	—	518	150.00–158.00	154.69
8	—	380	170.00–180.00	173.86
5	—	264	215.00–222.00	218.74
4	—	233	210.00–225.00	215.17
4	—	183	215.00–230.00	220.92
3	—	567	143.00–149.00	145.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	39.00–41.00	40.61
2	—	1,125	35.00	35.00
1	—	715	27.00	27.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,398	51.00–54.00	53.22
9	—	1,383	55.00–59.00	57.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,177	53.00–57.00	55.05
33	—	1,179	58.00–62.00	59.56
21	—	1,069	48.00–52.00	51.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	83.00–87.00	85.73
2	—	1,503	81.00–82.00	81.51
2	—	1,615	75.00–77.00	75.83

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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