Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.78/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$142.78

139 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	152.12	645	49
Medium and Large 2	410	142.39	583	41
Medium and Large 3	392	133.77	525	49

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $121 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 sale139 hd

142.78

—

FL average10 barns · 880 hd

147.80

−5.02

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	1,453	74.50	1,083	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	49.79	553	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	49.73	665	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	38.43	359	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	107.54/cwt	104.00–111.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.98/cwt	156.00–165.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.89/cwt	168.00–176.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	144.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	405	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	141.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	109.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.57/cwt	112.00–122.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	179.14/cwt	174.00–184.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	164.99/cwt	158.00–168.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	174.29/cwt	170.00–182.00	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	198.19/cwt	197.00–200.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.60/cwt	168.00–174.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.68/cwt	119.00–126.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.54/cwt	156.00–168.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	183.25/cwt	180.00–186.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	233.95/cwt	232.00–237.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	196.32/cwt	195.00–198.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.28/cwt	212.00–217.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	36.01/cwt	35.00–37.00	378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	40.38/cwt	38.00–42.00	358	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	51.18/cwt	50.00–52.00	705	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	47.87/cwt	47.00–49.00	615	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	45.23/cwt	43.00–46.00	473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	49.16/cwt	47.00–51.00	541	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	53.09/cwt	52.00–55.00	615	20
Bulls	—	—	1,433	71.57/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	76.45/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.98/cwt	172.00–176.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	236.61/cwt	225.00–240.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.21/cwt	148.00–154.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.38/cwt	152.00–162.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.19/cwt	186.00–196.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.13/cwt	176.00–183.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	200.89/cwt	198.00–204.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	157.16/cwt	156.00–159.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.94/cwt	168.00–173.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	147.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	116.64/cwt	114.00–120.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	156.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	223.34/cwt	220.00–227.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.57/cwt	102.00–110.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.31/cwt	144.00–154.00	708	7

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 Apr 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 441Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 179Year ago 116

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	190.00	190.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	196.00	196.00
6	—	474	156.00–159.00	157.16
3	—	380	168.00–173.00	170.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	172.00–176.00	173.98
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
11	—	265	225.00–240.00	236.61
4	—	570	148.00–154.00	150.21
6	—	621	136.00–145.00	141.08
4	—	523	152.00–162.00	157.38
3	—	425	186.00–196.00	191.19
3	—	373	190.00–196.00	191.93
2	—	220	220.00–227.00	223.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00–132.00	130.99
5	—	430	176.00–183.00	180.13
3	—	528	142.00–148.00	145.94
2	—	328	198.00–204.00	200.89
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
1	—	285	212.00	212.00
3	—	235	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	104.00–111.00	107.54
12	—	281	140.00–150.00	144.02
8	—	379	138.00–146.00	141.93
6	—	541	108.00–112.00	109.32
4	—	484	125.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	225	140.00–150.00	144.53
5	—	338	146.00–152.00	147.94
5	—	427	130.00–138.00	134.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	128.00–138.00	134.21
4	—	321	168.00–176.00	170.89
3	—	628	112.00–122.00	116.57
3	—	268	174.00–184.00	179.14
6	—	227	170.00–182.00	174.29
7	—	430	150.00–160.00	153.73
7	—	373	156.00–168.00	160.54
6	—	566	129.00–134.00	131.15
7	—	474	144.00–154.00	149.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	156.00–165.00	159.98
2	—	485	134.00–139.00	136.45
7	—	264	158.00–168.00	164.99
4	—	531	119.00–126.00	121.68
4	—	431	140.00–146.00	143.18
4	—	393	148.00–150.00	148.99
6	—	586	114.00–120.00	116.64
5	—	235	152.00–160.00	156.29
3	—	633	102.00–110.00	104.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	197.00–200.00	198.19
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	470	168.00	168.00
1	—	265	222.00	222.00
3	—	373	180.00–186.00	183.25
2	—	525	144.00–150.00	146.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	168.00–174.00	170.60
1	—	265	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	232.00–237.00	233.95
3	—	360	195.00–198.00	196.32
3	—	315	212.00–217.00	214.28
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	35.00–37.00	36.01
7	—	886	38.00–42.00	40.38
1	—	915	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	50.00–52.00	51.18
7	—	1,284	47.00–49.00	47.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	43.00–46.00	45.23
68	—	1,100	47.00–51.00	49.16
20	—	1,159	52.00–55.00	53.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	70.00–73.00	71.57
3	—	1,467	75.00–78.00	76.45

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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