Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.19/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$151.19

226 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$7.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	153.32	789	119
Medium and Large 2	489	150.27	734	71
Medium and Large 3	458	145.94	669	36

One grade step is worth $7.38/cwt here — about $120 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 sale226 hd

151.19

—

FL average10 barns · 862 hd

164.30

−13.12

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	1,481	74.94	1,110	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	52.69	688	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	48.73	553	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	37.54	339	32

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Lean 85-90%	—	782	28.92/cwt	28.00–30.00	226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	714	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	52.75/cwt	50.00–54.00	708	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	43.12/cwt	41.00–45.00	412	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	39.47/cwt	37.00–41.00	368	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	48.03/cwt	46.00–50.00	536	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	52.69/cwt	51.00–55.00	663	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	71.36/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	78.55/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,188	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	35.17/cwt	35.00–36.00	302	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	226.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	238.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	160.29/cwt	158.00–162.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	127.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.80/cwt	136.00–146.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	558	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.55/cwt	162.00–172.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	122.85/cwt	122.00–124.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	126.59/cwt	123.00–133.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	155.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.27/cwt	184.00–190.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.73/cwt	142.00–146.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	145.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	185.19/cwt	182.00–192.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	175.83/cwt	172.00–180.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.57/cwt	128.00–130.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	193.53/cwt	190.00–196.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.84/cwt	133.00–140.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	171.14/cwt	168.00–174.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	174.27/cwt	172.00–178.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.73/cwt	126.00–133.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.86/cwt	142.00–152.00	781	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	797	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	120.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	139.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	785	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	177.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	174.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.08/cwt	154.00–164.00	755	30

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 Aug 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,301Last week 1,191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 306Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	28.00–30.00	28.92
22	—	933	37.00–41.00	39.47
7	—	860	35.00–36.00	35.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	56.00	56.00
6	—	1,343	50.00–54.00	52.75
1	—	1,110	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	955	41.00–45.00	43.12
30	—	1,115	46.00–50.00	48.03
28	—	1,258	51.00–55.00	52.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,414	71.00–73.00	71.36
3	—	1,512	76.00–80.00	78.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	205.00	205.00
1	—	335	168.00	168.00
2	—	365	168.00–170.00	168.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	220.00–230.00	226.42
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
1	—	375	176.00	176.00
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	235.00–250.00	238.45
1	—	225	235.00	235.00
3	—	377	184.00–190.00	186.27
4	—	535	142.00–146.00	143.73
1	—	310	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	110.00–116.00	113.95
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	280	138.00	138.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	282	158.00–162.00	160.29
15	—	429	126.00–134.00	130.05
7	—	372	130.00–137.00	132.97
4	—	229	150.00–160.00	155.31
7	—	511	122.00–124.00	122.85
3	—	627	116.00–118.00	116.66
7	—	331	152.00–158.00	155.21
6	—	488	120.00–124.00	121.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	537	125.00–135.00	127.88
9	—	431	136.00–146.00	139.80
7	—	321	162.00–172.00	167.55
11	—	579	123.00–133.00	126.59
6	—	482	130.00–140.00	132.89
16	—	625	122.00–131.00	125.65
5	—	215	170.00–180.00	177.81
6	—	269	167.00–180.00	174.45
8	—	380	138.00–148.00	141.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	621	130.00–140.00	136.51
3	—	410	188.00–192.00	189.98
6	—	381	182.00–192.00	185.19
5	—	318	190.00–196.00	193.53
23	—	532	142.00–152.00	146.86
38	—	575	136.00–144.00	138.63
1	—	235	240.00	240.00
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
30	—	469	154.00–164.00	161.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	144.00–150.00	145.72
9	—	374	172.00–180.00	175.83
8	—	624	122.00–129.00	126.73
10	—	529	133.00–140.00	136.84
3	—	277	220.00–225.00	223.31
6	—	434	172.00–178.00	174.27
12	—	572	126.00–133.00	130.73
2	—	325	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	128.00–130.00	129.57
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
5	—	329	168.00–174.00	171.14
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
3	—	430	164.00–169.00	166.29
2	—	368	168.00–170.00	168.99
3	—	583	118.00–122.00	120.70
14	—	466	134.00–142.00	139.94

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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Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle