Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.11/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$148.11

222 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	151.60	797	60
Medium and Large 2	475	149.47	710	73
Medium and Large 3	455	144.64	658	89

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $140 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

148.11

—

FL average8 barns · 937 hd

150.78

−2.67

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	1,323	79.30	1,049	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	55.01	629	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,230	52.25	642	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	41.70	365	9thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	—	263	165.42/cwt	162.00–168.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.17/cwt	128.00–134.00	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	110.77/cwt	108.00–116.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.28/cwt	128.00–134.00	628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	140.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	723	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.65/cwt	136.00–146.00	531	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	123.44/cwt	118.00–126.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	125.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	169.95/cwt	168.00–172.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.77/cwt	118.00–126.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	577	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	165.47/cwt	162.00–170.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	137.92/cwt	134.00–139.00	639	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	624	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	194.81/cwt	190.00–202.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.94/cwt	207.00–215.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	143.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	156.52/cwt	152.00–161.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.33/cwt	162.00–172.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.74/cwt	134.00–142.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	790	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	128.24/cwt	124.00–131.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	175.51/cwt	172.00–180.00	660	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	80.62/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	555	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	61.32/cwt	60.00–64.00	722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	56.45/cwt	55.00–59.00	673	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	596	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	54.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	35.02/cwt	34.00–36.00	256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	45.56/cwt	44.00–48.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	100.93/cwt	98.00–104.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	175.25/cwt	172.00–180.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.95/cwt	106.00–114.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	147.20/cwt	140.00–152.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.48/cwt	154.00–158.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.44/cwt	186.00–192.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	206.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	228.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	262.08/cwt	255.00–270.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1

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 Jul 31, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,681Last week 1,287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 327Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	162.00–168.00	165.42
8	—	471	138.00–148.00	143.65
11	—	424	140.00–150.00	145.54
9	—	326	138.00–146.00	140.60
18	—	380	136.00–146.00	139.65
3	—	211	168.00–172.00	169.95
5	—	573	118.00–126.00	120.77
2	—	525	128.00–138.00	132.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	134.00	134.00
10	—	378	128.00–134.00	130.17
15	—	532	118.00–124.00	120.64
16	—	482	128.00–134.00	130.28
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
20	—	431	130.00–139.00	133.86
4	—	580	106.00–114.00	108.95
3	—	271	140.00–152.00	147.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	118.00–124.00	122.27
6	—	532	108.00–116.00	110.77
10	—	474	118.00–126.00	123.44
11	—	424	120.00–128.00	125.59
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
2	—	572	98.00–104.00	100.93
2	—	277	130.00–132.00	130.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	136.00–140.00	138.02
2	—	325	192.00	192.00
10	—	386	162.00–170.00	165.47
33	—	463	134.00–139.00	137.92
24	—	425	142.00–150.00	146.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	130.00–134.00	131.58
10	—	429	152.00–160.00	155.93
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
4	—	333	190.00–202.00	194.81
37	—	482	140.00–148.00	143.26
7	—	531	142.00–150.00	144.85
4	—	637	124.00–131.00	128.24
5	—	376	172.00–180.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	207.00–215.00	210.94
2	—	372	185.00–186.00	185.50
2	—	507	152.00–161.00	156.52
3	—	278	220.00–225.00	223.29
4	—	435	162.00–172.00	164.33
7	—	473	150.00–160.00	154.75
13	—	626	134.00–142.00	136.74
27	—	561	136.00–144.00	140.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
3	—	430	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	172.00–180.00	175.25
2	—	265	215.00	215.00
4	—	418	154.00–158.00	156.48
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	186.00–192.00	188.44
4	—	338	205.00–210.00	206.45
3	—	265	225.00–235.00	228.21
2	—	222	255.00–270.00	262.08
1	—	440	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	79.00–83.00	80.62
1	—	1,535	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,066	50.00–54.00	52.09
5	—	1,178	60.00–64.00	61.32
55	—	1,193	55.00–59.00	56.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,192	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,267	53.00–57.00	54.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	34.00–36.00	35.02
3	—	870	41.00	41.00
4	—	952	44.00–48.00	45.56

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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