Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.56/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$169.56

182 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

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	173.81	701	123
Medium and Large 2	393	165.59	651	46
Medium and Large 3	444	143.42	637	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $64 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 sale182 hd

169.56

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

164.40

+5.16

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	1,694	99.11	1,679	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	65.54	773	171
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	59.68	897	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	49.78	429	30

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	280	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	240.62/cwt	235.00–247.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	185.38/cwt	184.00–188.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	263.07/cwt	260.00–265.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	220.86/cwt	218.00–224.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	241.74/cwt	237.00–247.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	186.60/cwt	180.00–192.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.26/cwt	134.00–144.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	279.57/cwt	277.00–290.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.82/cwt	148.00–156.00	795	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	189.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	141.80/cwt	138.00–145.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.06/cwt	158.00–163.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	179.00/cwt	176.00–182.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.24/cwt	174.00–176.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	169.77/cwt	164.00–172.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	231	249.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	118.67/cwt	114.00–122.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	159.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	228.96/cwt	228.00–230.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	96.66/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	100.89/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,751	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.66/cwt	63.00–69.00	792	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	60.87/cwt	58.00–64.00	666	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	58.35/cwt	56.00–60.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	170.26/cwt	166.00–176.00	904	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	44.37/cwt	41.00–45.00	339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	53.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	481	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	48.41/cwt	46.00–50.00	425	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	69.73/cwt	68.00–74.00	839	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.86/cwt	122.00–132.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.06/cwt	176.00–182.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	295.79/cwt	285.00–300.00	532	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	217.11/cwt	215.00–220.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.63/cwt	172.00–175.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	178.26/cwt	174.00–184.00	667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	195.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	836	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	104.69/cwt	90.00–118.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.20/cwt	156.00–166.00	761	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	259	259.13/cwt	250.00–262.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	184.88/cwt	182.00–186.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	169.94/cwt	166.00–174.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	433	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.34/cwt	164.00–174.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	209.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	474	12

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 Mar 6, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 699Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 444Last week 383Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	220.00–230.00	223.33
3	—	231	245.00–255.00	249.13
1	—	475	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	260.00–265.00	263.07
5	—	332	218.00–224.00	220.86
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
2	—	630	134.00–136.00	135.02
6	—	276	237.00–247.00	241.74
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	208.00	208.00
3	—	480	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	225.00–235.00	227.89
9	—	235	277.00–290.00	279.57
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	176.00–182.00	179.06
4	—	431	190.00–200.00	194.89
14	—	180	285.00–300.00	295.79
7	—	375	215.00–220.00	217.11
8	—	527	172.00–175.00	172.63
9	—	259	250.00–262.00	259.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–154.00	152.04
3	—	170	208.00	208.00
4	—	232	180.00–192.00	186.60
5	—	537	138.00–145.00	141.80
14	—	424	158.00–163.00	162.06
2	—	290	176.00–182.00	179.00
2	—	582	128.00–132.00	129.99
4	—	323	174.00–176.00	175.24
9	—	377	164.00–172.00	169.77
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	134.00–144.00	137.26
9	—	337	180.00–190.00	183.84
2	—	652	122.00–128.00	124.99
14	—	527	148.00–156.00	150.82
13	—	275	185.00–200.00	189.18
8	—	629	122.00–132.00	125.86
12	—	374	174.00–184.00	178.26
17	—	475	156.00–166.00	160.20
12	—	185	234.00	234.00
13	—	422	164.00–174.00	169.34
12	—	226	205.00–210.00	209.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
2	—	325	160.00–168.00	163.75
3	—	576	114.00–122.00	118.67
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	160.00–162.00	160.96
2	—	485	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	164.00	164.00
2	—	277	235.00–247.00	240.62
3	—	426	184.00–188.00	185.38
3	—	228	260.00–270.00	263.43
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	206.00	206.00
2	—	487	156.00–162.00	159.05
1	—	385	196.00	196.00
2	—	282	228.00–230.00	228.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	166.00–176.00	170.26
1	—	640	146.00	146.00
2	—	370	210.00–220.00	214.93
4	—	428	190.00–200.00	195.43
9	—	476	182.00–186.00	184.88
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
2	—	320	225.00–230.00	227.46
5	—	571	166.00–174.00	169.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	95.00–98.00	96.66
1	—	1,285	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,736	100.00–104.00	100.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,206	63.00–69.00	65.66
40	—	1,094	58.00–64.00	60.87
42	—	1,203	68.00–74.00	69.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	56.00–60.00	58.35
1	—	1,535	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	41.00–45.00	44.37
12	—	893	51.00–55.00	53.86
12	—	878	46.00–50.00	48.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	840	90.00–118.00	104.69

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