Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.38/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$160.38

183 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	169.51	704	100
Medium and Large 3	429	150.58	646	27
Medium and Large 2	467	148.80	695	56

One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $10 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 sale183 hd

160.38

—

FL average10 barns · 859 hd

160.04

+0.34

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	—	Low	1,781	96.05	1,710	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	62.43	734	144
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	61.55	861	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	49.33	434	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	437	185.97/cwt	184.00–188.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	172.68/cwt	170.00–176.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	286.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	292.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	230.91/cwt	227.00–235.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	189.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.38/cwt	166.00–176.00	635	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	267.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	220.48/cwt	218.00–222.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.66/cwt	128.00–134.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	165.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	178.85/cwt	176.00–184.00	572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	252.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	221.33/cwt	216.00–226.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	177.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	333.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	229.90/cwt	227.00–235.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.83/cwt	65.00–69.00	818	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	59.07/cwt	58.00–60.00	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	47.88/cwt	45.00–49.00	418	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	51.85/cwt	50.00–53.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	228.30/cwt	227.00–230.00	744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	303.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	62.32/cwt	60.00–64.00	724	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	57.68/cwt	55.00–59.00	651	23
Bulls	—	—	1,500	89.51/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,871	99.25/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,857	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	94.56/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	170	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	711	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	64.02/cwt	62.00–66.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	195.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	212.98/cwt	212.00–214.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	178	303.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	278.21/cwt	275.00–280.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.74/cwt	158.00–160.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	202.51/cwt	202.00–203.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	179.50/cwt	174.00–184.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	236.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	119.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	238.40/cwt	234.00–242.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	222.14/cwt	218.00–225.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	164.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	187.67/cwt	186.00–189.00	796	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	673	7

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 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 1,018Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 444Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	184.00–188.00	185.97
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	170.00–176.00	172.68
3	—	233	285.00–290.00	286.71
4	—	337	218.00–222.00	220.48
4	—	271	230.00–240.00	236.78
2	—	180	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	190.00–192.00	190.99
3	—	173	325.00–340.00	333.22
4	—	323	227.00–235.00	229.90
2	—	517	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	257	250.00–260.00	254.95
3	—	223	300.00–305.00	303.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
1	—	340	214.00	214.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
3	—	228	275.00–280.00	278.21
1	—	395	202.00	202.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	290.00–295.00	292.64
5	—	268	234.00–242.00	238.40
1	—	390	208.00	208.00
5	—	332	218.00–225.00	222.14
4	—	528	160.00–168.00	164.92
33	—	424	186.00–189.00	187.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	146.00	146.00
5	—	275	250.00–260.00	252.95
3	—	366	216.00–226.00	221.33
6	—	470	180.00–190.00	184.00
14	—	425	190.00–200.00	191.56
5	—	512	170.00–180.00	177.23
3	—	566	150.00–160.00	154.63
1	—	220	315.00	315.00
10	—	326	227.00–230.00	228.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	174.00	174.00
2	—	317	212.00–214.00	212.98
2	—	237	275.00–280.00	277.42
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
3	—	178	300.00–305.00	303.27
2	—	375	202.00–203.00	202.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	227.00–235.00	230.91
4	—	267	185.00–200.00	189.08
18	—	469	150.00–160.00	156.13
13	—	375	166.00–176.00	169.38
7	—	182	260.00–275.00	267.90
6	—	625	128.00–134.00	129.66
12	—	422	162.00–170.00	165.98
18	—	320	176.00–184.00	178.85
10	—	569	136.00–145.00	140.73
10	—	519	141.00–150.00	144.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
2	—	472	136.00–138.00	137.03
6	—	625	108.00–114.00	110.02
1	—	170	235.00	235.00
2	—	652	106.00–112.00	109.01
3	—	443	140.00–142.00	140.66
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
2	—	337	160.00–164.00	161.99
7	—	232	190.00–200.00	195.80
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	158.00–160.00	159.74
7	—	570	128.00–134.00	130.12
6	—	270	174.00–184.00	179.50
2	—	337	172.00–174.00	173.01
8	—	631	115.00–123.00	119.14
3	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
1	—	185	245.00	245.00
9	—	477	140.00–148.00	146.01
4	—	528	136.00–138.00	137.49
7	—	433	150.00–158.00	155.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,243	65.00–69.00	65.83
86	—	1,162	60.00–64.00	62.32
23	—	1,128	55.00–59.00	57.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	44.00	44.00
5	—	873	45.00–49.00	47.88
5	—	915	50.00–53.00	51.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,512	58.00–60.00	59.07
2	—	1,285	62.00–66.00	64.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	89.00–91.00	89.51
8	—	1,871	98.00–101.00	99.25
4	—	1,810	93.00–95.00	94.56

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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