Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.38/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$148.38

236 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	152.66	631	151
Medium and Large 2	406	142.83	580	65
Medium and Large 3	391	134.15	524	20

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $107 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 sale236 hd

148.38

—

FL average10 barns · 718 hd

148.45

−0.06

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	1,808	87.50	1,582	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	63.96	826	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	59.66	694	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	38.94	347	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.90/cwt	172.00–178.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	206.46/cwt	205.00–215.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	239.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.29/cwt	184.00–188.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	279.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	210.67/cwt	205.00–215.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	209.25/cwt	205.00–214.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	191.73/cwt	187.00–197.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.14/cwt	148.00–156.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	130.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	574	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	160.21/cwt	158.00–168.00	540	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	195	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.60/cwt	160.00–175.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.88/cwt	118.00–122.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.55/cwt	118.00–124.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	205.62/cwt	205.00–206.00	771	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	198.62/cwt	190.00–205.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	654	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	225.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	39.93/cwt	38.00–42.00	358	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	63.09/cwt	61.00–65.00	818	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	879	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	55.49/cwt	53.00–57.00	570	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	64.29/cwt	63.00–67.00	827	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	60.03/cwt	58.00–62.00	718	56
Bulls	—	—	2,307	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	2,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	87.36/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	187.37/cwt	184.00–190.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	160.37/cwt	158.00–162.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	222.88/cwt	217.00–230.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	198.14/cwt	195.00–200.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	207.25/cwt	204.00–210.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	191.96/cwt	190.00–196.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	209.14/cwt	205.00–212.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	126.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.98/cwt	178.00–187.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.94/cwt	174.00–180.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	173.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	184.34/cwt	180.00–188.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	188.71/cwt	186.00–194.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	141.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.59/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	16

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 Mar 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 660Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 238Year ago 444

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	184.00	184.00
6	—	230	205.00–215.00	210.67
2	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	275	187.00–197.00	191.73
1	—	410	168.00	168.00
1	—	195	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	172.00–178.00	175.90
2	—	390	192.00	192.00
2	—	335	198.00–200.00	199.00
2	—	270	205.00–214.00	209.25
2	—	477	170.00–172.00	170.99
6	—	229	220.00–230.00	225.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	337	205.00–215.00	206.46
6	—	233	235.00–250.00	239.71
4	—	280	215.00–225.00	220.36
3	—	423	184.00–188.00	185.29
3	—	173	275.00–285.00	279.76
19	—	375	205.00–206.00	205.62
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	368	140.00–148.00	146.06
8	—	332	148.00–156.00	151.14
4	—	287	148.00–150.00	148.99
10	—	481	130.00–138.00	133.53
5	—	522	118.00–124.00	121.55
4	—	567	112.00–118.00	116.44
1	—	165	220.00	220.00
3	—	235	180.00	180.00
16	—	430	138.00–147.00	141.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	168	230.00–240.00	236.00
29	—	365	152.00–160.00	157.15
22	—	337	158.00–168.00	160.21
10	—	280	160.00–175.00	165.60
9	—	612	118.00–122.00	120.88
9	—	571	120.00–130.00	125.57
6	—	220	190.00–205.00	198.62
26	—	432	148.00–158.00	151.30
24	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.44
12	—	530	126.00–136.00	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	128.00–132.00	130.48
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	260	144.00	144.00
4	—	466	124.00–128.00	126.72
8	—	331	140.00–146.00	141.65
2	—	380	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	184.00–190.00	187.37
8	—	268	217.00–230.00	222.88
5	—	572	162.00–170.00	165.94
3	—	368	204.00–210.00	207.25
9	—	470	178.00–187.00	182.98
3	—	513	174.00–180.00	177.94
1	—	325	208.00	208.00
1	—	170	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	150.00–151.00	150.50
5	—	329	195.00–200.00	198.14
7	—	385	190.00–196.00	191.96
5	—	538	160.00–164.00	161.98
4	—	270	205.00–212.00	209.14
8	—	428	170.00–176.00	174.19
4	—	467	170.00–176.00	173.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	150.00–158.00	154.19
5	—	481	158.00–162.00	160.37
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
9	—	376	180.00–188.00	184.34
5	—	331	186.00–194.00	188.71
1	—	410	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	897	38.00–42.00	39.93
2	—	865	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,296	61.00–65.00	63.09
5	—	1,312	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,120	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,027	53.00–57.00	55.49
37	—	1,286	63.00–67.00	64.29
56	—	1,196	58.00–62.00	60.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,307	94.00–95.00	94.48
8	—	1,740	86.00–89.00	87.36
3	—	1,655	81.00–85.00	83.24

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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