Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.36/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$127.36

211 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$5.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	128.70	625	89
Medium and Large 2	440	127.75	562	85
Medium and Large 3	400	123.21	493	37

One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about $132 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 sale211 hd

127.36

—

FL average10 barns · 1,094 hd

128.65

−1.29

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	1,326	74.56	988	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	51.79	664	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	46.47	587	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	34.22	335	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	121.05/cwt	114.00–124.00	625	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	593	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	128.60/cwt	126.00–134.00	561	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	140.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.44/cwt	102.00–112.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.98/cwt	101.00–104.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	173.71/cwt	165.00–180.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	144.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	150.61/cwt	148.00–158.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.42/cwt	129.00–136.00	495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	122.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	515	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	121.92/cwt	118.00–126.00	458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.83/cwt	162.00–170.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	158.31/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.93/cwt	176.00–182.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.31/cwt	114.00–124.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	163.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.62/cwt	128.00–134.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.78/cwt	168.00–176.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	167.75/cwt	162.00–170.00	710	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	176.05/cwt	172.00–182.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	139.66/cwt	136.00–146.00	811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	214.42/cwt	212.00–217.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.78/cwt	136.00–144.00	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	180.07/cwt	179.00–186.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	216.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.13/cwt	159.00–168.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	142.72/cwt	138.00–147.00	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	195.97/cwt	195.00–197.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.86/cwt	148.00–156.00	724	14
Bulls	—	—	1,195	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	70.57/cwt	70.00–71.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	74.74/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	51.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	722	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	42.39/cwt	40.00–44.00	471	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	46.82/cwt	45.00–49.00	600	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	51.79/cwt	50.00–53.00	664	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	35.77/cwt	34.00–37.00	331	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	284	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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Sep 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 1,697Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 195Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	122.00	122.00
2	—	422	158.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	575	118.00–122.00	120.02
2	—	330	190.00–195.00	192.42
5	—	372	160.00–166.00	163.55
13	—	472	138.00–147.00	142.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	140.00–148.00	141.72
12	—	429	172.00–182.00	176.05
24	—	581	136.00–146.00	139.66
2	—	320	212.00–217.00	214.42
15	—	621	136.00–144.00	140.78
17	—	384	179.00–186.00	180.07
3	—	270	210.00–225.00	216.45
4	—	473	159.00–168.00	163.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	128.00–134.00	130.62
7	—	373	168.00–176.00	172.78
10	—	567	128.00–134.00	133.38
28	—	423	162.00–170.00	167.75
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
2	—	282	195.00–197.00	195.97
14	—	477	148.00–156.00	151.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	516	114.00–124.00	121.05
4	—	271	165.00–180.00	173.71
15	—	563	115.00–120.00	118.26
8	—	369	140.00–148.00	144.40
7	—	333	148.00–158.00	150.61
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.38
5	—	621	114.00–124.00	120.31
3	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	474	120.00–129.00	125.04
25	—	436	126.00–134.00	128.60
8	—	334	138.00–144.00	140.95
4	—	620	102.00–112.00	108.44
3	—	585	101.00–104.00	102.98
3	—	525	106.00–113.00	109.60
2	—	262	162.00–164.00	162.99
14	—	371	129.00–136.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	134.00–136.00	135.02
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
22	—	422	116.00–125.00	122.03
11	—	376	118.00–126.00	121.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	182.00	182.00
4	—	375	163.00	163.00
3	—	418	157.00–160.00	158.31
2	—	532	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	162.00–170.00	164.83
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	265	220.00	220.00
3	—	360	188.00	188.00
2	—	535	138.00–142.00	139.98
2	—	420	176.00–182.00	178.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,215	70.00–71.00	70.57
3	—	1,443	74.00–75.00	74.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,413	50.00–54.00	51.08
22	—	1,111	40.00–44.00	42.39
58	—	1,282	45.00–49.00	46.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	50.00–53.00	51.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	31.00	31.00
8	—	925	34.00–37.00	35.77
1	—	1,135	25.00	25.00

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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