Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes trending slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.33/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$145.33

137 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	151.31	594	66
Medium and Large 2	357	142.43	509	47
Medium and Large 3	356	134.57	479	24

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $115 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 sale137 hd

145.33

—

FL average10 barns · 860 hd

146.60

−1.27

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	1,633	79.39	1,296	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	57.32	735	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	55.08	637	50

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	141.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	160.02/cwt	156.00–164.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	138.53/cwt	134.00–140.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.47/cwt	117.00–122.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	148.93/cwt	143.00–152.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.77/cwt	142.00–150.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	198.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	169.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	165.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	187.46/cwt	184.00–194.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	179.74/cwt	178.00–180.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	139.42/cwt	132.00–141.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.60/cwt	184.00–190.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	222.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	180.47/cwt	179.00–182.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	214.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	57.61/cwt	56.00–59.00	732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	818	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	53.10/cwt	52.00–54.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	50.69/cwt	48.00–52.00	532	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	59.71/cwt	58.00–62.00	751	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	55.38/cwt	53.00–57.00	648	18
Bulls	—	—	1,645	83.82/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,379	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	75.01/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	78.19/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	194.89/cwt	192.00–198.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.96/cwt	157.00–162.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.64/cwt	182.00–186.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.79/cwt	159.00–169.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	138.23/cwt	135.00–144.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	220.94/cwt	214.00–228.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	159.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	173.96/cwt	172.00–176.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	139.68/cwt	134.00–142.00	448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	124.52/cwt	122.00–130.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	148.59/cwt	142.00–154.00	400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.58/cwt	144.00–150.00	487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	169.49/cwt	168.00–170.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	131.88/cwt	128.00–136.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	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 Apr 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 380Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 81Year ago 66

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes trending slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
10	—	381	138.00–146.00	141.68
5	—	586	117.00–120.00	118.59
5	—	417	134.00–140.00	138.53
2	—	170	155.00	155.00
8	—	269	142.00–154.00	148.59
8	—	232	150.00–160.00	155.21
6	—	330	144.00–150.00	147.58
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	260	138.00	138.00
9	—	321	134.00–142.00	139.68
3	—	433	122.00–130.00	124.52
1	—	215	146.00	146.00
9	—	379	128.00–136.00	131.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	136.00–142.00	139.68
7	—	321	156.00–164.00	160.02
6	—	275	156.00–170.00	162.78
2	—	618	117.00–122.00	119.47
3	—	568	128.00–136.00	132.90
8	—	381	148.00–158.00	151.40
13	—	417	143.00–152.00	148.93
11	—	467	142.00–150.00	146.77
5	—	234	165.00–180.00	169.93
4	—	176	160.00–175.00	165.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
3	—	283	184.00–194.00	187.46
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
2	—	475	140.00–148.00	143.87
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
6	—	561	132.00–141.00	139.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	195.00–200.00	198.23
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
1	—	315	208.00	208.00
8	—	361	178.00–180.00	179.74
3	—	433	168.00–170.00	169.32
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	184.00–190.00	186.60
3	—	267	220.00–225.00	222.29
2	—	463	166.00–168.00	166.99
2	—	428	179.00–182.00	180.47
2	—	220	210.00–220.00	214.66
1	—	595	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	192.00–198.00	194.89
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	157.00–162.00	158.96
3	—	413	182.00–186.00	183.64
2	—	475	159.00–169.00	163.79
5	—	271	214.00–228.00	220.94
14	—	563	152.00–162.00	159.91
8	—	379	182.00–192.00	185.83
2	—	310	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	210.00	210.00
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
3	—	632	135.00–144.00	138.23
2	—	388	172.00–176.00	173.96
4	—	433	168.00–170.00	169.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	56.00–59.00	57.61
2	—	1,338	60.00–62.00	61.10
2	—	1,243	52.00–54.00	53.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,050	48.00–52.00	50.69
15	—	1,257	58.00–62.00	59.71
18	—	1,171	53.00–57.00	55.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	82.00–86.00	83.82
6	—	1,583	74.00–76.00	75.01
4	—	1,685	77.00–80.00	78.19

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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