Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.23/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$152.23

273 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	155.68	740	87
Medium and Large 1	532	150.71	802	145
Medium and Large 3	446	150.30	670	41

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $70 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 sale273 hd

152.23

—

FL average10 barns · 1,115 hd

156.71

−4.48

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	1,671	81.71	1,366	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,315	48.55	638	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	48.30	573	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	34.51	299	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	140.56/cwt	136.00–144.00	680	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	125.87/cwt	125.00–126.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	188.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	176.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	33.66/cwt	31.00–35.00	269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	27.19/cwt	25.00–30.00	227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	46.07/cwt	45.00–47.00	622	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	49.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	647	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	47.75/cwt	46.00–50.00	573	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	52.49/cwt	51.00–55.00	630	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	44.23/cwt	41.00–45.00	493	19
Bulls	—	—	1,797	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	188.89/cwt	185.00–192.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	775	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	142.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.55/cwt	184.00–192.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.24/cwt	156.00–166.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.69/cwt	136.00–144.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.74/cwt	146.00–153.00	712	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.82/cwt	174.00–180.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	197.85/cwt	195.00–200.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	213.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	770	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	845	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.32/cwt	166.00–170.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	231.07/cwt	225.00–240.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	115.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	136.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	119.18/cwt	114.00–124.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	212.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	126.39/cwt	122.00–130.00	546	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	138.78/cwt	132.00–142.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	126.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.68/cwt	114.00–121.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.78/cwt	112.00–119.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.62/cwt	132.00–142.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.30/cwt	136.00–146.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	147.88/cwt	144.00–154.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	176.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.80/cwt	118.00–127.00	702	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	229.79/cwt	225.00–235.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	154.43/cwt	152.00–158.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	608	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	163.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	175.15/cwt	172.00–180.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	134.62/cwt	132.00–138.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.88/cwt	184.00–192.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	38.80/cwt	38.00–40.00	363	4

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 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,697Last week 726Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 244Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
2	—	290	210.00–215.00	212.46
2	—	235	225.00–235.00	229.79
8	—	431	160.00–168.00	163.43
4	—	380	172.00–180.00	175.15
3	—	533	132.00–138.00	134.62
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
2	—	565	136.00–138.00	136.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	225.00–235.00	229.82
3	—	418	172.00–180.00	176.54
3	—	373	184.00–192.00	186.88
2	—	575	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	545	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
1	—	210	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	484	136.00–144.00	140.56
8	—	531	125.00–126.00	125.87
3	—	330	185.00–190.00	188.28
4	—	428	152.00–158.00	154.43
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	185.00–192.00	188.89
1	—	265	205.00	205.00
11	—	470	136.00–144.00	140.69
11	—	427	150.00–158.00	154.11
6	—	368	166.00–170.00	168.32
5	—	572	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	527	125.00–129.00	126.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	574	132.00–139.00	135.10
19	—	479	146.00–153.00	148.74
8	—	370	174.00–180.00	177.82
7	—	339	195.00–200.00	197.85
5	—	291	210.00–220.00	213.92
12	—	420	160.00–168.00	165.42
10	—	537	132.00–140.00	136.70
3	—	618	127.00–128.00	127.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	583	140.00–150.00	142.76
8	—	374	184.00–192.00	186.55
6	—	480	156.00–166.00	159.24
64	—	523	142.00–152.00	147.23
30	—	630	132.00–140.00	134.07
6	—	433	170.00–180.00	173.23
4	—	268	225.00–240.00	231.07
2	—	315	212.00–215.00	213.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	112.00–120.00	115.76
2	—	465	112.00	112.00
8	—	361	120.00–125.00	123.61
2	—	335	124.00–129.00	126.43
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	373	126.00–135.00	131.34
2	—	575	112.00–113.00	112.50
20	—	432	122.00–130.00	126.39
5	—	316	132.00–142.00	138.78
11	—	480	114.00–121.00	116.68
6	—	516	112.00–119.00	115.78
2	—	240	185.00–190.00	187.45
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	114.00–124.00	119.18
2	—	212	210.00–215.00	212.41
10	—	430	132.00–142.00	135.62
8	—	376	136.00–146.00	140.30
7	—	332	144.00–154.00	147.88
6	—	263	175.00–180.00	176.98
27	—	567	118.00–127.00	123.80
68	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.41
30	—	476	124.00–134.00	127.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	31.00–35.00	33.66
2	—	835	25.00–30.00	27.19
4	—	935	38.00–40.00	38.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	45.00–47.00	46.07
7	—	1,295	48.00–52.00	49.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,201	46.00–50.00	47.75
27	—	1,201	51.00–55.00	52.49
19	—	1,115	41.00–45.00	44.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,797	82.00–85.00	83.56
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00

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