Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.49/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$171.49

151 head · 359 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	320	175.28	561	46
Medium and Large 1	390	170.84	667	85
Medium and Large 3	313	165.50	518	20

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $43 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

171.49

—

FL average10 barns · 839 hd

160.68

+10.81

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	1,483	80.84	1,199	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	57.62	658	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	54.48	702	30

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	54.21/cwt	52.00–55.00	594	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	62.44/cwt	61.00–65.00	774	19
Bulls	—	—	1,520	82.65/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,256	15
Bulls	—	—	1,458	78.28/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	166.33/cwt	162.00–170.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	162.25/cwt	157.00–165.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	187.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	153.44/cwt	152.00–155.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	168	213.73/cwt	212.00–217.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	177	248.61/cwt	247.00–250.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	184.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	233.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	177.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	197.09/cwt	192.00–200.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	220.69/cwt	217.00–225.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.31/cwt	182.00–192.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	157.18/cwt	155.00–158.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	206.74/cwt	202.00–212.00	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	197.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	175.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	823	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	494	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	79.77/cwt	70.00–92.00	712	13
Bulls	—	—	1,285	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	58.15/cwt	56.00–60.00	662	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	51.79/cwt	51.00–52.00	654	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	57.42/cwt	57.00–59.00	753	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	54.01/cwt	53.00–56.00	695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.27/cwt	157.00–162.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.93/cwt	120.00–137.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	177	281.15/cwt	275.00–287.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	224.12/cwt	215.00–230.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	249.80/cwt	242.00–255.00	562	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	195	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	180.88/cwt	180.00–182.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	172.67/cwt	167.00–177.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.33/cwt	117.00–125.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	174	245.85/cwt	240.00–252.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	136.69/cwt	132.00–142.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	196.53/cwt	192.00–207.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	194.35/cwt	190.00–197.00	455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	210.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	9

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 430Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,095	52.00–55.00	54.21
19	—	1,240	61.00–65.00	62.44
59	—	1,138	56.00–60.00	58.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	51.00–52.00	51.79
10	—	1,312	57.00–59.00	57.42
11	—	1,287	53.00–56.00	54.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,520	81.00–85.00	82.65
6	—	1,458	77.00–80.00	78.28
2	—	1,285	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	162.00–170.00	166.33
6	—	420	140.00–147.00	142.63
7	—	382	157.00–165.00	162.25
12	—	277	180.00–190.00	187.13
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
14	—	234	190.00–197.00	194.35
1	—	195	232.00	232.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	152.00–155.00	153.44
2	—	577	112.00–115.00	113.47
3	—	168	212.00–217.00	213.73
3	—	443	130.00–135.00	131.65
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
9	—	225	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	180.00–182.00	180.88
10	—	475	140.00–147.00	142.94
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
3	—	356	167.00–177.00	172.67
5	—	626	117.00–125.00	122.33
8	—	174	240.00–252.00	245.85
8	—	536	132.00–142.00	136.69
8	—	575	130.00–137.00	132.32
9	—	270	192.00–207.00	196.53
11	—	425	150.00–160.00	152.41
12	—	218	200.00–220.00	210.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
2	—	177	247.00–250.00	248.61
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	182.00–185.00	184.01
5	—	232	230.00–240.00	233.36
6	—	439	172.00–180.00	177.03
12	—	328	192.00–200.00	197.09
1	—	545	147.00	147.00
2	—	477	160.00–167.00	163.52
1	—	185	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	280.00	280.00
6	—	272	217.00–225.00	220.69
9	—	425	182.00–192.00	187.31
1	—	215	257.00	257.00
2	—	567	147.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	635	127.00–130.00	128.48
5	—	521	155.00–158.00	157.18
17	—	326	202.00–212.00	206.74
20	—	372	190.00–200.00	197.05
20	—	468	172.00–180.00	175.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	157.00–162.00	160.27
3	—	575	150.00–157.00	152.33
3	—	625	120.00–137.00	128.93
4	—	177	275.00–287.00	281.15
5	—	267	215.00–230.00	224.12
18	—	225	242.00–255.00	249.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	195	250.00	250.00
2	—	240	220.00–222.00	221.02
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	132.00–137.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	265.00	265.00
2	—	242	230.00–235.00	232.53
3	—	541	145.00–147.00	146.34

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	13	—	893	70.00–92.00	79.77

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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