Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.27/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$161.27

181 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	167.65	706	117
Medium and Large 2	452	152.94	692	44
Medium and Large 3	449	142.21	638	20

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $68 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 sale181 hd

161.27

—

FL average9 barns · 472 hd

165.85

−4.59

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	1,596	75.65	1,207	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	55.25	743	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	50.83	567	138

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 3	—	467	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	151.59/cwt	150.00–152.00	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.17/cwt	144.00–152.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	127.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.19/cwt	143.00–148.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	482	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.51/cwt	169.00–179.00	652	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	159.86/cwt	156.00–164.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	214.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	153.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	135.78/cwt	134.00–139.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	166.38/cwt	164.00–168.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	219.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.20/cwt	160.00–169.00	700	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.37/cwt	178.00–188.00	589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	124.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.36/cwt	129.00–138.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	173.94/cwt	172.00–176.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	180.63/cwt	180.00–182.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	234.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	171	289.76/cwt	285.00–295.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	145.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.40/cwt	161.00–168.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	56.33/cwt	55.00–59.00	766	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	52.79/cwt	51.00–54.00	692	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	47.63/cwt	45.00–49.00	494	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	602	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	55.82/cwt	55.00–59.00	674	24
Bulls	—	—	1,618	76.08/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	219	224.57/cwt	220.00–226.00	492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.20/cwt	168.00–176.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	163.59/cwt	162.00–164.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.91/cwt	152.00–158.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.13/cwt	128.00–137.00	625	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	563	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	187	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	139.95/cwt	136.00–143.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.70/cwt	118.00–127.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	169.11/cwt	160.00–172.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	161.34/cwt	159.00–164.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	112.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	153.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.84/cwt	124.00–131.00	661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	181.58/cwt	177.00–190.00	503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.03/cwt	144.00–154.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	184.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	407	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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 1,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 240Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
13	—	371	128.00–132.00	130.04
5	—	314	140.00–142.00	141.18
4	—	426	110.00–117.00	112.67
4	—	275	150.00–158.00	153.12
4	—	221	177.00–187.00	184.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.81
7	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.38
5	—	312	150.00–152.00	151.59
12	—	369	136.00–143.00	139.95
9	—	425	118.00–127.00	122.70
8	—	267	160.00–172.00	169.11
3	—	240	190.00–195.00	191.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	473	128.00–137.00	132.13
26	—	420	128.00–138.00	133.98
5	—	315	159.00–164.00	161.34
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
15	—	521	124.00–131.00	126.84
12	—	277	177.00–190.00	181.58
8	—	378	144.00–154.00	148.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
5	—	527	124.00–129.00	127.37
4	—	423	143.00–148.00	144.19
4	—	370	150.00–158.00	154.91
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
3	—	466	140.00–143.00	140.99
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	144.00–152.00	148.17
1	—	265	202.00	202.00
11	—	426	150.00–156.00	153.41
5	—	534	134.00–139.00	135.78
5	—	367	164.00–168.00	166.38
2	—	230	215.00–225.00	219.78
4	—	612	122.00–125.00	124.24
2	—	577	129.00–138.00	133.36
2	—	320	172.00–176.00	173.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	378	169.00–179.00	172.51
12	—	472	156.00–164.00	159.86
6	—	512	149.00–153.00	150.99
6	—	273	210.00–220.00	214.85
4	—	618	130.00–136.00	132.46
1	—	210	245.00	245.00
22	—	429	160.00–169.00	163.20
14	—	325	178.00–188.00	181.37
13	—	575	139.00–149.00	143.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	180.00–182.00	180.63
3	—	233	230.00–240.00	234.79
3	—	171	285.00–295.00	289.76
2	—	532	143.00–149.00	145.93
2	—	422	161.00–168.00	164.40
2	—	387	170.00–172.00	170.99
7	—	267	210.00–220.00	215.12
3	—	486	155.00–157.00	156.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	167.00	167.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
2	—	537	134.00–136.00	135.00
9	—	219	220.00–226.00	224.57
3	—	333	168.00–176.00	171.20
2	—	422	152.00–158.00	154.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	210.00	210.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
5	—	322	162.00–164.00	163.59
4	—	432	140.00–144.00	141.97
2	—	385	152.00	152.00
2	—	287	175.00–180.00	177.43
2	—	187	255.00–260.00	257.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,359	55.00–59.00	56.33
11	—	1,311	51.00–54.00	52.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,038	45.00–49.00	47.63
55	—	1,156	50.00–54.00	52.09
24	—	1,208	55.00–59.00	55.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	75.00–77.00	76.08
1	—	1,910	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,215	68.00	68.00

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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