Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.46/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$130.46

146 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	134.46	606	84
Medium and Large 2	420	127.56	535	43
Medium and Large 3	406	119.31	484	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $122 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 sale146 hd

130.46

—

FL average7 barns · 523 hd

133.90

−3.45

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	1,510	77.96	1,178	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,289	49.32	636	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	48.86	588	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	36.13	377	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	229.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	189.88/cwt	188.00–194.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	201.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	143.63/cwt	139.00–146.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	155.59/cwt	154.00–156.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	150.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	126.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.31/cwt	124.00–133.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	154.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.70/cwt	128.00–136.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	108.93/cwt	106.00–112.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	116.13/cwt	110.00–119.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	161.32/cwt	160.00–162.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	172.32/cwt	170.00–176.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	181.28/cwt	178.00–184.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	140.84/cwt	138.00–148.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.14/cwt	160.00–168.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	182.95/cwt	180.00–185.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	139.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.34/cwt	174.00–184.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.92/cwt	164.00–172.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.85/cwt	188.00–198.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	81.82/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,557	75.89/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	72.91/cwt	71.00–74.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	51.15/cwt	50.00–54.00	676	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	42.88/cwt	42.00–44.00	409	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	47.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	543	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	47.50/cwt	47.00–48.00	551	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	50.41/cwt	49.00–53.00	689	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	37.96/cwt	37.00–41.00	414	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	30.48/cwt	29.00–31.00	281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	35.66/cwt	35.00–36.00	359	3

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 Sep 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 1,301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 281Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
2	—	215	230.00–240.00	234.88
2	—	432	177.00–178.00	177.50
3	—	270	220.00–235.00	229.81
5	—	381	188.00–194.00	189.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
3	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.28
4	—	273	195.00–205.00	201.07
3	—	483	139.00–146.00	143.63
1	—	320	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
5	—	462	154.00–156.00	155.59
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
2	—	532	138.00–144.00	140.93
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
2	—	432	164.00–170.00	166.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	112.00–117.00	113.73
5	—	324	125.00–128.00	126.78
2	—	522	106.00–112.00	108.93
4	—	372	120.00–126.00	123.92
4	—	421	110.00–119.00	116.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	130.00–138.00	134.07
1	—	290	142.00	142.00
10	—	380	128.00–136.00	131.70
12	—	467	120.00–126.00	124.05
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
2	—	570	114.00	114.00
3	—	515	119.00–122.00	120.32
5	—	416	124.00–128.00	127.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	145.00–160.00	150.59
4	—	615	120.00–124.00	122.24
15	—	478	128.00–138.00	131.55
8	—	320	142.00–150.00	146.14
13	—	570	121.00–129.00	124.58
14	—	525	124.00–133.00	127.31
5	—	271	150.00–160.00	154.08
11	—	379	138.00–148.00	140.84
11	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00–162.00	161.32
5	—	372	170.00–176.00	172.32
2	—	572	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	275	200.00	200.00
3	—	526	134.00–136.00	134.66
5	—	336	180.00–185.00	182.95
5	—	488	138.00–142.00	139.17
2	—	642	122.00–124.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	178.00–184.00	181.28
5	—	480	148.00–156.00	150.33
2	—	325	195.00	195.00
6	—	430	164.00–172.00	167.92
10	—	527	138.00–144.00	141.87
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
2	—	565	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	160.00–168.00	163.14
14	—	525	148.00–158.00	150.54
4	—	332	200.00–205.00	202.41
4	—	413	174.00–184.00	181.34
4	—	627	140.00–149.00	144.44
4	—	573	142.00–152.00	146.88
5	—	368	188.00–198.00	193.85
1	—	260	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,687	80.00–84.00	81.82
2	—	1,557	75.00–77.00	75.89
3	—	1,185	71.00–74.00	72.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,321	50.00–54.00	51.15
6	—	953	42.00–44.00	42.88
75	—	1,138	45.00–49.00	47.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	47.00–48.00	47.50
10	—	1,366	49.00–53.00	50.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,090	37.00–41.00	37.96
3	—	923	29.00–31.00	30.48
3	—	1,008	35.00–36.00	35.66

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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