Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.55/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$136.55

81 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	146.90	602	24
Medium and Large 2	407	135.22	550	30
Medium and Large 3	397	128.84	512	27

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $91 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 sale81 hd

136.55

—

FL average6 barns · 575 hd

141.24

−4.68

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	1,417	79.86	1,132	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,321	58.51	773	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	56.19	638	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	37.14	317	10

Every lot, as filed

47 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.15/cwt	170.00–182.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	194.98/cwt	192.00–198.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	169.24/cwt	168.00–172.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	207.47/cwt	202.00–215.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.22/cwt	156.00–166.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.93/cwt	153.00–160.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	181.32/cwt	180.00–184.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	202.42/cwt	196.00–206.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.57/cwt	138.00–146.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	135.85/cwt	132.00–139.00	501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	55.40/cwt	54.00–57.00	745	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	56.27/cwt	54.00–58.00	643	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	59.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	754	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	51.27/cwt	50.00–53.00	494	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	36.26/cwt	34.00–38.00	319	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	41.68/cwt	40.00–43.00	367	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	742	32.51/cwt	32.00–33.00	241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	59.92/cwt	58.00–62.00	785	11
Bulls	—	—	1,615	85.66/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,383	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	122.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	161.01/cwt	152.00–165.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.73/cwt	126.00–134.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	141.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.69/cwt	122.00–132.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 647Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 205Year ago 205

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
4	—	381	168.00–172.00	169.24
6	—	525	130.00–138.00	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	197.00	197.00
3	—	373	180.00–184.00	181.32
1	—	340	188.00	188.00
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	192.00–198.00	194.98
3	—	271	202.00–215.00	207.47
3	—	468	156.00–166.00	162.22
3	—	521	153.00–160.00	156.93
2	—	562	155.00–156.00	155.50
3	—	321	196.00–206.00	202.42
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	212.00–215.00	213.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
2	—	320	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00–139.00	134.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	160.00–168.00	163.78
3	—	273	170.00–182.00	175.15
3	—	476	128.00–138.00	132.52
6	—	422	137.00–145.00	140.75
5	—	521	122.00–132.00	127.69
5	—	362	157.00–160.00	158.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	104.00–108.00	105.96
6	—	330	138.00–146.00	141.57
9	—	369	132.00–139.00	135.85
7	—	417	119.00–124.00	122.98
3	—	480	110.00–114.00	111.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	152.00–165.00	161.01
3	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
10	—	426	126.00–134.00	129.73
8	—	483	118.00–126.00	120.80
3	—	386	140.00–146.00	141.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	54.00–57.00	55.40
11	—	1,310	58.00–62.00	59.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,143	54.00–58.00	56.27
11	—	1,257	59.00–63.00	59.96
9	—	963	50.00–53.00	51.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	34.00–38.00	36.26
3	—	881	40.00–43.00	41.68
2	—	742	32.00–33.00	32.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	84.00–87.00	85.66
3	—	1,285	76.00	76.00

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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