Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.12/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$172.12

222 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	173.16	719	73
Medium and Large 1	467	172.66	806	119
Medium and Large 3	408	167.49	683	30

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about $37 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 sale222 hd

172.12

—

FL average10 barns · 862 hd

180.95

−8.83

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	1,608	81.48	1,310	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	54.50	718	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	53.02	615	160
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	41.55	378	34

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	—	260	218.47/cwt	217.00–220.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	206.88/cwt	204.00–210.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.43/cwt	184.00–190.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	210.07/cwt	205.00–218.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	155.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.54/cwt	168.00–186.00	769	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.95/cwt	159.00–167.00	853	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.23/cwt	172.00–179.00	824	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	192.95/cwt	190.00–197.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.22/cwt	170.00–179.00	654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	734	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	164.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	163.46/cwt	162.00–166.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	184.74/cwt	180.00–188.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.87/cwt	148.00–156.00	714	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	141.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	159.03/cwt	154.00–162.00	450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	157.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	174.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	393	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	44.25/cwt	42.00–46.00	412	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	39.95/cwt	38.00–41.00	362	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	35.28/cwt	35.00–36.00	296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	57.94/cwt	56.00–60.00	834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	54.23/cwt	52.00–55.00	709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	56.24/cwt	55.00–59.00	706	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	589	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	47.59/cwt	46.00–49.00	483	29
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.38/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	82.07/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	76.46/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,186	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	872	80.59/cwt	69.00–98.00	703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	181.31/cwt	180.00–184.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	197.28/cwt	195.00–202.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.95/cwt	172.00–176.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	194.44/cwt	192.00–197.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	137.34/cwt	136.00–139.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	162.05/cwt	157.00–167.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	170.92/cwt	166.00–174.00	545	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.50/cwt	154.00–161.00	668	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.78/cwt	144.00–152.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	172.53/cwt	167.00–180.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.32/cwt	156.00–166.00	600	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	159.72/cwt	156.00–164.00	533	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 693Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 332Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	217.00–220.00	218.47
2	—	322	204.00–210.00	206.88
2	—	510	166.00	166.00
4	—	378	184.00–190.00	185.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
5	—	438	170.00–174.00	171.16
3	—	281	195.00–202.00	197.28
2	—	510	154.00–156.00	154.99
2	—	375	172.00–176.00	173.95
1	—	475	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	180.00–184.00	181.31
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	250.00	250.00
3	—	278	205.00–218.00	210.07
3	—	338	200.00–202.00	200.66
5	—	572	150.00–160.00	155.71
6	—	631	140.00–150.00	143.08
19	—	378	180.00–190.00	183.24
22	—	433	168.00–186.00	177.54
29	—	533	159.00–167.00	159.95
31	—	473	172.00–179.00	174.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	225.00	225.00
1	—	465	166.00	166.00
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
2	—	265	190.00–192.00	191.00
2	—	515	154.00–156.00	154.99
6	—	635	135.00–139.00	137.84
9	—	334	190.00–197.00	192.95
20	—	373	170.00–179.00	175.22
31	—	426	161.00–176.00	172.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
4	—	372	160.00–168.00	164.39
4	—	437	162.00–166.00	163.46
9	—	322	180.00–188.00	184.74
11	—	476	148.00–158.00	157.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	470	148.00–156.00	151.87
5	—	570	134.00–142.00	138.95
2	—	220	192.00–197.00	194.44
26	—	319	166.00–174.00	170.92
17	—	427	154.00–161.00	156.50
11	—	524	144.00–152.00	146.78
10	—	274	167.00–180.00	172.53
40	—	372	156.00–166.00	161.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	492	136.00–146.00	141.03
2	—	587	126.00–128.00	127.00
6	—	283	154.00–162.00	159.03
7	—	225	170.00–180.00	174.63
6	—	536	136.00–139.00	137.34
8	—	375	144.00–155.00	149.96
7	—	334	156.00–164.00	159.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	235	157.00–167.00	162.05
2	—	330	150.00–154.00	152.03
1	—	440	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	930	42.00–46.00	44.25
13	—	907	38.00–41.00	39.95
4	—	840	35.00–36.00	35.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	56.00–60.00	57.94
1	—	1,155	50.00	50.00
9	—	1,308	52.00–55.00	54.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,256	55.00–59.00	56.24
65	—	1,129	50.00–54.00	52.17
29	—	1,014	46.00–49.00	47.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	86.00–89.00	87.38
4	—	1,607	81.00–84.00	82.07
4	—	1,551	75.00–78.00	76.46

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	—	872	69.00–98.00	80.59

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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