Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.01/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$142.01

127 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	369	142.82	526	33
Medium and Large 1	459	142.49	654	56
Medium and Large 3	322	140.60	453	38

One grade step is worth $2.22/cwt here — about $74 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 sale127 hd

142.01

—

FL average10 barns · 714 hd

145.43

−3.42

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	—	Average	1,630	85.60	1,395	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	61.85	703	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	862	40.27	347	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	217.79/cwt	215.00–222.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	192.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	232	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	238.21/cwt	232.00–247.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	235.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	205.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	242.07/cwt	235.00–250.00	424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	43.90/cwt	41.00–45.00	399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	38.40/cwt	36.00–40.00	333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	737	34.02/cwt	33.00–35.00	251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	61.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	737	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	58.42/cwt	56.00–59.00	623	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	66.85/cwt	65.00–69.00	708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,726	84.75/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	89.65/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,335	79.18/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	194.92/cwt	192.00–198.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	182.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	184.32/cwt	182.00–188.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	202.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.12/cwt	118.00–123.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.72/cwt	127.00–132.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	130.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	190.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.64/cwt	128.00–132.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	224.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	171.02/cwt	165.00–176.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	107.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	194.61/cwt	192.00–196.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.90/cwt	138.00–146.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	151.86/cwt	148.00–158.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	156.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	354	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	167.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	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 Mar 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 426Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 181Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	215.00–222.00	217.79
1	—	430	174.00	174.00
6	—	226	220.00–230.00	224.22
2	—	185	230.00	230.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
3	—	326	192.00–196.00	194.61
2	—	477	160.00–164.00	161.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	190.00–200.00	192.81
6	—	225	232.00–247.00	238.21
5	—	263	230.00–240.00	235.71
3	—	318	200.00–210.00	205.79
2	—	525	148.00–158.00	152.81
2	—	495	168.00	168.00
2	—	175	235.00–250.00	242.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	205.00–210.00	207.42
1	—	320	186.00	186.00
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	192.00–198.00	194.92
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
4	—	328	200.00–210.00	202.36
3	—	471	170.00–178.00	173.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	148.00–150.00	149.33
3	—	336	180.00–188.00	182.53
2	—	415	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	182.00–188.00	184.32
2	—	427	170.00–178.00	173.88
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	102.00–104.00	103.00
4	—	380	127.00–132.00	129.72
3	—	476	128.00–134.00	130.60
17	—	227	150.00–160.00	156.04
8	—	333	130.00–136.00	132.94
2	—	260	140.00–144.00	141.96
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	140.00–148.00	143.60
6	—	422	134.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
5	—	230	165.00–176.00	171.02
4	—	627	104.00–109.00	107.47
4	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.97
6	—	275	148.00–158.00	151.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	614	118.00–123.00	121.12
9	—	428	142.00–152.00	146.13
4	—	322	152.00–160.00	155.78
4	—	220	185.00–195.00	190.28
3	—	560	128.00–132.00	130.64
6	—	471	138.00–146.00	141.90
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
7	—	522	126.00–133.00	128.65
7	—	272	160.00–175.00	167.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	41.00–45.00	43.90
3	—	866	36.00–40.00	38.40
2	—	737	33.00–35.00	34.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,191	60.00–64.00	61.90
9	—	1,067	56.00–59.00	58.42
6	—	1,059	65.00–69.00	66.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	83.00–87.00	84.75
4	—	1,681	88.00–92.00	89.65
2	—	1,335	78.00–80.00	79.18

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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