Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.64/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$120.64

193 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	123.57	590	96
Medium and Large 2	436	119.16	520	53
Medium and Large 3	386	116.03	448	44

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $142 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 sale193 hd

120.64

—

FL average9 barns · 862 hd

125.70

−5.06

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	—	Average	1,552	72.87	1,131	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	44.40	654	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	40.50	509	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	19.84	204	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	371	125.66/cwt	122.00–128.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.12/cwt	111.00–116.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	121.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.88/cwt	101.00–109.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	123.05/cwt	119.00–128.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	110.27/cwt	106.00–116.00	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	114.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.91/cwt	156.00–170.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	107.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	72.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,357	66.44/cwt	65.00–68.00	902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	76.89/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,259	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	15.56/cwt	15.00–16.00	128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	20.63/cwt	20.00–21.00	222	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	44.71/cwt	43.00–47.00	638	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	40.65/cwt	38.00–42.00	506	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	35.86/cwt	33.00–37.00	420	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	44.17/cwt	43.00–47.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	143.15/cwt	140.00–146.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	160.07/cwt	156.00–164.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	123.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	408	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.87/cwt	111.00–114.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	135.61/cwt	134.00–136.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.45/cwt	176.00–182.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	149.65/cwt	148.00–151.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	128.93/cwt	126.00–132.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	179.94/cwt	177.00–182.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.83/cwt	156.00–164.00	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	160.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.13/cwt	144.00–154.00	781	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	170.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.75/cwt	136.00–142.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	141.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	172.52/cwt	168.00–174.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	175.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	186.82/cwt	158.00–200.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.81/cwt	178.00–186.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	184.98/cwt	184.00–186.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	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 Oct 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,041Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 213Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	122.00–128.00	125.66
7	—	470	111.00–116.00	114.12
9	—	432	118.00–126.00	121.16
13	—	523	101.00–109.00	105.88
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
3	—	640	90.00–92.00	90.99
8	—	326	130.00–138.00	134.67
5	—	288	140.00–146.00	143.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
5	—	471	100.00–108.00	103.94
13	—	330	120.00–128.00	123.50
9	—	428	110.00–116.00	112.25
9	—	385	111.00–114.00	112.87
5	—	269	134.00–136.00	135.61
2	—	570	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.96
14	—	474	119.00–128.00	123.05
16	—	577	106.00–116.00	110.27
21	—	527	110.00–120.00	114.30
5	—	280	156.00–170.00	160.91
5	—	329	140.00–150.00	143.82
9	—	611	103.00–109.00	107.18
12	—	429	128.00–138.00	131.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	160.00–164.00	161.95
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	274	158.00–200.00	186.82
5	—	520	150.00	150.00
2	—	372	178.00–186.00	181.81
2	—	310	184.00–186.00	184.98
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	156.00–164.00	160.07
3	—	478	148.00–151.00	149.65
2	—	527	126.00–132.00	128.93
2	—	260	168.00	168.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
4	—	422	150.00–156.00	153.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	176.00–182.00	178.45
8	—	330	177.00–182.00	179.94
4	—	477	167.00–176.00	170.40
3	—	628	124.00–133.00	129.25
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
21	—	520	144.00–154.00	150.13
15	—	433	168.00–178.00	170.86
13	—	584	136.00–142.00	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	480	156.00–164.00	159.83
2	—	582	126.00–132.00	128.94
3	—	433	158.00–164.00	160.94
3	—	321	170.00–172.00	171.33
10	—	510	135.00–143.00	141.39
7	—	372	168.00–174.00	172.52
6	—	276	170.00–180.00	175.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	70.00–74.00	72.07
4	—	1,357	65.00–68.00	66.44
7	—	1,637	76.00–79.00	76.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	15.00–16.00	15.56
3	—	1,078	20.00–21.00	20.63
1	—	1,285	26.00	26.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	43.00–47.00	44.71
1	—	1,980	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,244	38.00–42.00	40.65
12	—	1,170	33.00–37.00	35.86
13	—	1,391	43.00–47.00	44.17

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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