Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.95/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$180.95

142 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	182.59	729	83
Medium and Large 3	347	179.49	623	21
Medium and Large 2	381	178.16	679	38

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $50 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 sale142 hd

180.95

—

FL average9 barns · 864 hd

179.58

+1.37

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	1,511	80.04	1,210	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	55.89	676	163
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	54.08	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	45.72	447	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	147.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	189.42/cwt	186.00–195.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.95/cwt	138.00–148.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	164.43/cwt	162.00–168.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	144.65/cwt	144.00–146.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	155.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	214.58/cwt	212.00–217.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	180.16/cwt	178.00–185.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	568	26
Bulls	—	—	1,483	84.71/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.88/cwt	146.00–156.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	191.06/cwt	188.00–195.00	629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	56.41/cwt	55.00–59.00	706	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	61.40/cwt	60.00–64.00	733	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	53.14/cwt	50.00–54.00	599	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.73/cwt	155.00–162.00	667	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	53.80/cwt	52.00–56.00	738	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	358	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.49/cwt	43.00–45.00	429	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	48.72/cwt	47.00–50.00	486	8
Bulls	—	—	1,401	75.97/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	79.69/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	182.41/cwt	180.00–186.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.70/cwt	158.00–168.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	164.74/cwt	162.00–168.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	235.92/cwt	232.00–240.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.03/cwt	156.00–164.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	198.04/cwt	196.00–206.00	638	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	186.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	244.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	181.12/cwt	180.00–184.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	173.19/cwt	170.00–178.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	167.34/cwt	158.00–172.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	241	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.08/cwt	163.00–166.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.45/cwt	158.00–174.00	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	208.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	183.75/cwt	175.00–188.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	616	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 749Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 343Last week 287Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	144.00–152.00	147.89
3	—	326	144.00–146.00	144.65
3	—	241	165.00–170.00	168.31
2	—	417	128.00–130.00	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	210.00	210.00
16	—	420	143.00–152.00	147.87
6	—	529	130.00–140.00	134.23
15	—	476	138.00–148.00	142.59
26	—	370	150.00–158.00	153.48
9	—	333	160.00–170.00	163.09
4	—	263	175.00–188.00	183.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	380	138.00–148.00	143.95
2	—	225	187.00	187.00
2	—	432	128.00–136.00	131.93
6	—	324	152.00–158.00	155.93
7	—	279	158.00–172.00	167.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	148.00–154.00	150.94
11	—	333	186.00–195.00	189.42
2	—	240	232.00–240.00	235.92
8	—	430	156.00–164.00	159.03
1	—	580	144.00	144.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
10	—	378	170.00–178.00	173.19
2	—	277	220.00–225.00	222.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	158.00–160.00	158.99
24	—	322	196.00–206.00	198.04
15	—	367	180.00–190.00	186.83
2	—	265	240.00–250.00	244.81
2	—	207	250.00–260.00	254.94
8	—	480	160.00–164.00	162.37
12	—	517	163.00–166.00	164.08
18	—	432	158.00–174.00	167.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	162.00–168.00	164.74
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	245	220.00	220.00
2	—	530	140.00–144.00	142.02
8	—	325	180.00–184.00	181.12
3	—	268	205.00–210.00	208.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	162.00–168.00	164.43
3	—	265	212.00–217.00	214.58
4	—	331	178.00–185.00	180.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	232.00	232.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
4	—	472	146.00–156.00	152.88
6	—	329	188.00–195.00	191.06
2	—	230	230.00–235.00	232.45
4	—	423	155.00–162.00	157.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	250.00	250.00
1	—	285	237.00	237.00
2	—	442	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	542	156.00–158.00	157.00
4	—	377	180.00–186.00	182.41
5	—	475	158.00–168.00	160.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	83.00–87.00	84.71
3	—	1,401	75.00–77.00	75.97
5	—	1,594	78.00–81.00	79.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,252	55.00–59.00	56.41
15	—	1,193	60.00–64.00	61.40
49	—	1,128	50.00–54.00	53.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	58.00	58.00
14	—	1,371	52.00–56.00	53.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	942	38.00	38.00
7	—	965	43.00–45.00	44.49
8	—	997	47.00–50.00	48.72

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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