Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.06/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$149.06

102 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$26.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	337	160.35	540	39
Medium and Large 2	360	144.96	522	47
Medium and Large 3	378	133.58	505	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about $35 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 sale102 hd

149.06

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

148.16

+0.90

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,272	65.18	829	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	62.49	700	34

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	141.81/cwt	137.00–145.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	158.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	149.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.98/cwt	168.00–180.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	173.37/cwt	166.00–180.00	388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.17/cwt	147.00–154.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	237	198.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	129.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	221.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	610	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	230.86/cwt	225.00–240.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.96/cwt	146.00–154.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	64.23/cwt	63.00–66.00	814	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	67.22/cwt	66.00–70.00	844	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	63.37/cwt	61.00–65.00	717	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	58.21/cwt	56.00–60.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.55/cwt	178.00–186.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	169.49/cwt	164.00–172.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	193.33/cwt	190.00–197.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.30/cwt	158.00–163.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	191.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.30/cwt	180.00–188.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.48/cwt	188.00–198.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	155.98/cwt	150.00–164.00	353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	162.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	169.32/cwt	168.00–172.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	722	2

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 Mar 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 489Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 135Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
3	—	321	137.00–145.00	141.81
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
7	—	379	130.00–138.00	133.77
4	—	420	124.00–133.00	129.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	125.00–134.00	129.23
2	—	467	134.00–140.00	136.92
10	—	275	168.00–180.00	172.98
10	—	224	166.00–180.00	173.37
3	—	368	150.00–160.00	156.43
2	—	617	124.00–129.00	126.47
5	—	322	160.00–166.00	161.92
4	—	425	147.00–154.00	149.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	270	150.00–164.00	158.76
11	—	330	148.00–154.00	149.95
8	—	376	140.00–148.00	144.15
3	—	486	120.00–124.00	122.31
2	—	642	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	426	134.00–141.00	138.24
4	—	518	116.00–121.00	119.46
3	—	226	150.00–164.00	155.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	190.00	190.00
6	—	237	195.00–200.00	198.47
3	—	571	128.00–131.00	129.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	282	200.00–210.00	204.29
1	—	215	215.00	215.00
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	275	220.00–230.00	221.72
5	—	618	122.00–130.00	127.14
4	—	226	225.00–240.00	230.86
2	—	560	146.00–154.00	149.96
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	178.00–186.00	182.55
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
2	—	517	147.00–152.00	149.44
2	—	420	180.00	180.00
9	—	326	180.00–188.00	184.30
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	230.00	230.00
5	—	331	190.00–197.00	193.33
3	—	515	158.00–163.00	160.30
3	—	415	190.00–194.00	191.30
2	—	585	144.00–145.00	144.50
8	—	380	188.00–198.00	191.48
2	—	457	185.00–186.00	185.50
1	—	280	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	164.00–172.00	169.49
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
5	—	468	160.00–164.00	162.36
3	—	383	168.00–172.00	169.32
2	—	527	134.00–140.00	136.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,268	63.00–66.00	64.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,255	66.00–70.00	67.22
16	—	1,131	61.00–65.00	63.37
11	—	1,016	56.00–60.00	58.21

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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