Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.80/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$145.80

57 head · 318 lb average

Value per head Derived

$464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	311	157.49	490	17thin
Medium and Large 2	315	145.42	457	28
Medium and Large 3	338	130.11	440	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $50 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 sale57 hd

145.80

—

FL average10 barns · 726 hd

148.19

−2.39

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	1,354	78.79	1,067	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	50.16	674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	49.23	536	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	37.88	323	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	626	130.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	149.12/cwt	140.00–154.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	156.69/cwt	150.00–162.00	353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	149.84/cwt	144.00–154.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	152.62/cwt	148.00–158.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	163.14/cwt	157.00–170.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	174.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	184.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	131.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	128.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.36/cwt	152.00–162.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	217.02/cwt	212.00–225.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	209.89/cwt	206.00–212.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	201.92/cwt	197.00–210.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.87/cwt	148.00–156.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	37.88/cwt	35.00–39.00	323	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	51.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	694	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	48.54/cwt	48.00–49.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	47.70/cwt	45.00–49.00	504	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	51.46/cwt	50.00–54.00	586	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,402	80.26/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,125	11
Bulls	—	—	1,266	76.10/cwt	74.00–78.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	158.79/cwt	158.00–160.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.31/cwt	132.00–141.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	168.37/cwt	166.00–170.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	196.98/cwt	196.00–198.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.59/cwt	148.00–156.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 558Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 157Year ago 183

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	126.00–136.00	130.67
6	—	523	148.00–156.00	151.59
2	—	478	152.00–160.00	155.85
2	—	363	186.00–190.00	187.96
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	174.00	174.00
1	—	325	207.00	207.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	158.00–160.00	158.79
2	—	535	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	475	132.00–141.00	136.31
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
1	—	220	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	166.00–170.00	168.37
3	—	527	138.00–144.00	140.61
3	—	388	170.00–174.00	171.97
2	—	328	196.00–198.00	196.98
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	126.00–130.00	127.98
6	—	333	128.00–136.00	130.90
4	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	134.00–142.00	138.59
6	—	272	140.00–154.00	149.12
6	—	225	150.00–162.00	156.69
4	—	328	140.00–146.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	144.00–154.00	149.84
5	—	326	148.00–158.00	152.62
5	—	272	157.00–170.00	163.14
2	—	220	170.00–180.00	174.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	180.00–190.00	184.73
2	—	470	136.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	415	158.00	158.00
2	—	360	168.00	168.00
2	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	129.00–135.00	131.97
4	—	529	136.00–142.00	139.95
2	—	418	168.00–169.00	168.50
2	—	275	200.00–205.00	202.41
1	—	360	178.00	178.00
1	—	330	196.00	196.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	180.00–190.00	185.85
4	—	636	126.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	469	152.00–162.00	158.36
4	—	278	212.00–225.00	217.02
3	—	313	206.00–212.00	209.89
3	—	228	197.00–210.00	201.92
2	—	523	148.00–156.00	151.87
1	—	405	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
5	—	852	35.00–39.00	37.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	50.00–54.00	51.08
4	—	1,318	48.00–49.00	48.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,057	45.00–49.00	47.70
16	—	1,138	50.00–54.00	51.46
1	—	915	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	79.00–83.00	80.26
6	—	1,266	74.00–78.00	76.10

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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