Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.43/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$143.43

258 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$10.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	145.63	600	145
Medium and Large 2	376	142.04	535	89
Medium and Large 3	355	135.33	481	24

One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about $119 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 sale258 hd

143.43

—

FL average10 barns · 1,074 hd

142.92

+0.52

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	1,493	69.72	1,041	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	46.09	543	168
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	44.39	653	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	27.92	251	10

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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 1	—	380	152.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	535	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.85/cwt	127.00–134.00	555	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.86/cwt	139.00–148.00	535	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	630	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	96.94/cwt	94.00–100.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	180.61/cwt	175.00–187.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	154.13/cwt	149.00–158.00	495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.86/cwt	168.00–182.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.41/cwt	122.00–130.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	601	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.90/cwt	105.00–113.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	156.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	133.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	182.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.19/cwt	112.00–122.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	168.80/cwt	168.00–169.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	157.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	180.64/cwt	177.00–186.00	591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	173.64/cwt	172.00–175.00	540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,426	71.62/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	65.64/cwt	64.00–68.00	941	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	75.97/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	45.88/cwt	44.00–48.00	682	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	157	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	30.36/cwt	28.00–32.00	288	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	51.84/cwt	50.00–54.00	597	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	42.75/cwt	40.00–44.00	494	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	46.56/cwt	45.00–49.00	556	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	41.71/cwt	40.00–43.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	174.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	194.28/cwt	190.00–202.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.89/cwt	160.00–169.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.36/cwt	138.00–160.00	724	51
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	182.17/cwt	177.00–185.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	168.31/cwt	167.00–170.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.39/cwt	144.00–151.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.68/cwt	129.00–139.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.27/cwt	149.00–158.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	180.08/cwt	176.00–186.00	589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	156.43/cwt	154.00–158.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	143.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	159.16/cwt	152.00–164.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	197.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	448	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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jan 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,286Last week 1,278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 330Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	380	150.00–159.00	152.82
30	—	328	160.00–169.00	163.15
31	—	473	128.00–136.00	133.24
6	—	222	175.00–187.00	180.61
8	—	275	168.00–182.00	173.86
11	—	523	122.00–130.00	125.41
32	—	433	136.00–146.00	138.79
2	—	620	105.00–113.00	108.90
7	—	570	112.00–122.00	118.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	421	127.00–134.00	131.85
31	—	369	139.00–148.00	144.86
2	—	475	120.00–126.00	122.91
2	—	627	94.00–100.00	96.94
3	—	223	165.00–170.00	166.57
4	—	523	110.00–119.00	115.41
15	—	321	149.00–158.00	154.13
8	—	273	152.00–164.00	159.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
3	—	421	120.00–125.00	121.60
8	—	326	140.00–148.00	143.61
8	—	376	129.00–138.00	133.55
3	—	275	141.00–146.00	143.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	130.00–138.00	133.92
1	—	320	162.00	162.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
3	—	273	177.00–185.00	182.17
3	—	620	111.00–116.00	113.33
6	—	433	140.00–149.00	143.08
9	—	371	154.00–158.00	156.43
2	—	227	195.00–200.00	197.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	281	190.00–202.00	194.28
9	—	375	160.00–169.00	164.89
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	587	132.00–133.00	132.50
3	—	336	167.00–170.00	168.31
3	—	513	143.00–147.00	145.31
1	—	220	215.00	215.00
3	—	473	140.00–149.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	469	138.00–160.00	154.36
9	—	569	144.00–151.00	147.39
9	—	617	129.00–139.00	136.68
13	—	515	149.00–158.00	155.27
15	—	327	176.00–186.00	180.08
29	—	374	170.00–180.00	174.97
31	—	418	160.00–170.00	166.64
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
4	—	270	210.00–220.00	214.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	154.00–158.00	156.65
4	—	282	190.00–200.00	194.87
5	—	583	132.00–137.00	133.98
5	—	356	168.00–169.00	168.80
2	—	530	142.00	142.00
3	—	311	172.00–175.00	173.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	175.00–187.00	182.04
3	—	541	128.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
4	—	362	156.00–158.00	157.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	327	177.00–186.00	180.64
1	—	205	232.00	232.00
1	—	525	153.00	153.00
2	—	295	205.00	205.00
3	—	475	154.00–156.00	154.99
5	—	377	170.00–178.00	174.69
6	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	70.00–73.00	71.62
8	—	1,433	64.00–68.00	65.64
4	—	1,680	75.00–78.00	75.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	44.00–48.00	45.88
5	—	1,441	40.00–43.00	41.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	22.00	22.00
3	—	865	25.00	25.00
6	—	947	28.00–32.00	30.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,151	50.00–54.00	51.84
51	—	1,156	40.00–44.00	42.75
95	—	1,195	45.00–49.00	46.56

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