Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.19/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$157.19

151 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	161.65	651	88
Medium and Large 2	386	155.21	600	44
Medium and Large 3	408	141.09	576	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $75 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 sale151 hd

157.19

—

FL average5 barns · 411 hd

156.08

+1.10

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	1,624	83.56	1,357	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	62.13	796	143
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	60.33	842	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	39.06	376	5thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	165.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	163.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	145.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	191.35/cwt	188.00–196.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	192.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	223.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.31/cwt	146.00–156.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.28/cwt	142.00–150.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	183.64/cwt	180.00–188.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	131.38/cwt	126.00–134.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	242.94/cwt	235.00–250.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	176.10/cwt	152.00–190.00	829	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	189.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.75/cwt	164.00–172.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.92/cwt	166.00–178.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.64/cwt	154.00–164.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	178.55/cwt	174.00–184.00	489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	252.34/cwt	245.00–260.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	209.52/cwt	198.00–220.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	227.94/cwt	226.00–230.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	191.76/cwt	188.00–198.00	809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	59.76/cwt	58.00–62.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	181	252.96/cwt	245.00–260.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	191.39/cwt	186.00–196.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	180.95/cwt	178.00–188.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	217.34/cwt	217.00–218.00	691	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	916	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	57.00/cwt	53.00–59.00	661	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	41.77/cwt	40.00–45.00	408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	61.77/cwt	59.00–64.00	794	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	66.32/cwt	64.00–69.00	905	46
Bulls	—	—	1,664	84.13/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,400	9
Bulls	—	—	1,544	80.38/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,241	8
Bulls	—	—	1,716	90.34/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	173.60/cwt	170.00–176.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	242	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	203.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	159.21/cwt	156.00–162.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	161.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	164.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	173.82/cwt	170.00–178.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	179.12/cwt	170.00–184.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	171.35/cwt	168.00–174.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	138.64/cwt	134.00–142.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	171.78/cwt	168.00–177.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	193.83/cwt	188.00–200.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.35/cwt	138.00–148.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	182.66/cwt	178.00–186.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.25/cwt	160.00–162.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	175	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	420	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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Feb 6, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 766Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	160.00–168.00	165.32
4	—	532	160.00–166.00	163.45
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
2	—	640	125.00–133.00	129.03
6	—	380	180.00–190.00	184.95
5	—	440	170.00–176.00	173.60
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	180.00–188.00	183.64
23	—	471	152.00–190.00	176.10
5	—	565	166.00–178.00	171.92
2	—	630	150.00–154.00	151.98
2	—	230	245.00–260.00	252.34
1	—	175	245.00	245.00
5	—	366	198.00–220.00	209.52
2	—	320	210.00–216.00	212.95
2	—	267	226.00–230.00	227.94
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
10	—	422	188.00–198.00	191.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
9	—	477	170.00–178.00	173.82
3	—	636	134.00–142.00	138.64
1	—	235	230.00	230.00
9	—	532	168.00–177.00	171.78
6	—	372	188.00–200.00	193.83
13	—	431	178.00–186.00	182.66
8	—	575	160.00–162.00	160.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	176.00	176.00
5	—	238	220.00–225.00	223.03
2	—	435	174.00–176.00	175.02
1	—	395	178.00	178.00
3	—	485	168.00–174.00	171.35
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	226.00	226.00
1	—	175	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	188.00–196.00	191.35
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
3	—	278	200.00–210.00	203.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	228	235.00–250.00	242.94
3	—	271	235.00–245.00	239.91
7	—	420	180.00–190.00	185.14
5	—	181	245.00–260.00	252.96
10	—	378	186.00–196.00	191.39
4	—	532	178.00–188.00	180.95
3	—	318	217.00–218.00	217.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	119.00–124.00	121.50
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
5	—	367	140.00–150.00	145.57
3	—	491	132.00–134.00	132.66
2	—	242	160.00–166.00	163.03
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
5	—	430	134.00–140.00	137.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	182	185.00–200.00	192.19
16	—	467	146.00–156.00	149.31
13	—	523	142.00–150.00	144.28
8	—	321	170.00–180.00	175.14
3	—	640	126.00–134.00	131.38
8	—	222	185.00–200.00	189.97
5	—	370	164.00–172.00	166.75
15	—	420	154.00–164.00	159.64
13	—	274	174.00–184.00	178.55
5	—	566	138.00–148.00	142.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
5	—	385	156.00–162.00	159.21
3	—	343	160.00–166.00	161.98
11	—	277	160.00–170.00	164.16
2	—	545	138.00	138.00
6	—	472	136.00–144.00	140.63
6	—	239	170.00–184.00	179.12
4	—	588	130.00–136.00	132.75
6	—	440	146.00–152.00	149.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	58.00–62.00	59.76
6	—	1,442	63.00–64.00	63.52
3	—	1,366	55.00–56.00	55.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	39.00	39.00
3	—	976	40.00–45.00	41.77
1	—	1,000	31.00	31.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,159	53.00–59.00	57.00
64	—	1,285	59.00–64.00	61.77
46	—	1,365	64.00–69.00	66.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,664	82.00–86.00	84.13
8	—	1,544	77.00–82.00	80.38
3	—	1,716	88.00–92.00	90.34

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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