Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.30/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$157.30

192 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	160.23	741	100
Medium and Large 2	430	157.28	676	62
Medium and Large 3	432	147.58	637	30

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $104 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 sale192 hd

157.30

—

FL average10 barns · 826 hd

154.90

+2.40

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	—	Low	1,595	73.87	1,178	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	41.98	652	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	40.15	510	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	24.00	246	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	32.28/cwt	31.00–35.00	354	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	42.60/cwt	41.00–45.00	562	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	38.70/cwt	36.00–40.00	484	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	68.49/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	73.41/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	78.44/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,301	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	50.49/cwt	48.00–55.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.27/cwt	164.00–170.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	167.13/cwt	165.00–170.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	156.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	169.71/cwt	167.00–172.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	159.47/cwt	158.00–162.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	179.51/cwt	177.00–185.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	122.65/cwt	118.00–127.00	579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	179.28/cwt	176.00–184.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	185.54/cwt	180.00–192.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	151.33/cwt	146.00–160.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	114.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	153.17/cwt	152.00–155.00	323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.04/cwt	114.00–122.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.18/cwt	124.00–134.00	550	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	141.28/cwt	136.00–146.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.66/cwt	126.00–134.00	489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	136.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	427	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.66/cwt	168.00–170.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.85/cwt	197.00–205.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.97/cwt	172.00–176.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	165.89/cwt	163.00–170.00	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	167.98/cwt	166.00–172.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	159.19/cwt	158.00–160.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	178.72/cwt	175.00–182.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.26/cwt	139.00–147.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.85/cwt	146.00–150.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.74/cwt	166.00–176.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.55/cwt	152.00–162.00	747	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	178.25/cwt	174.00–182.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	196.01/cwt	192.00–205.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	188.76/cwt	185.00–192.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	150.41/cwt	146.00–154.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.88/cwt	158.00–164.00	684	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	119.94/cwt	116.00–125.00	391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	120.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.25/cwt	108.00–116.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.63/cwt	116.00–124.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	103.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	548	6

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 Oct 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 1,346Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	31.00–35.00	32.28
32	—	1,319	41.00–45.00	42.60
16	—	1,250	36.00–40.00	38.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	20.00	20.00
1	—	1,225	30.00	30.00
1	—	820	22.00	22.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	40.00–43.00	41.48
1	—	1,350	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	66.00–70.00	68.49
3	—	1,545	72.00–75.00	73.41
5	—	1,659	76.00–80.00	78.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	48.00–55.00	50.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	164.00–170.00	168.27
4	—	432	158.00–162.00	159.47
3	—	281	177.00–185.00	179.51
5	—	328	176.00–184.00	179.28
2	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	227	180.00–192.00	185.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	165.00–170.00	167.13
5	—	387	152.00–160.00	156.78
4	—	268	167.00–172.00	169.71
1	—	235	172.00	172.00
13	—	528	120.00–125.00	124.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	168.00–170.00	168.66
2	—	265	197.00–205.00	200.85
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
4	—	383	172.00–176.00	174.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	118.00–127.00	122.65
9	—	279	146.00–160.00	151.33
7	—	529	110.00–120.00	114.04
5	—	211	152.00–155.00	153.17
4	—	561	114.00–118.00	115.99
32	—	429	124.00–134.00	128.18
12	—	376	136.00–146.00	140.69
11	—	322	136.00–146.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	114.00–122.00	119.04
3	—	573	102.00–104.00	103.33
2	—	235	130.00	130.00
16	—	374	126.00–134.00	130.66
14	—	278	130.00–142.00	136.31
12	—	327	128.00–134.00	130.60
3	—	473	108.00–116.00	112.25
6	—	531	100.00–109.00	103.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
2	—	215	120.00	120.00
2	—	437	104.00–108.00	105.97
3	—	276	120.00–122.00	120.65
10	—	326	116.00–125.00	119.94
7	—	370	116.00–124.00	121.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	163.00–170.00	165.89
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
2	—	562	134.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	533	130.00–138.00	132.55
5	—	330	175.00–182.00	178.72
15	—	465	146.00–150.00	148.85
1	—	290	177.00	177.00
2	—	630	126.00	126.00
21	—	428	158.00–164.00	159.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	166.00–172.00	167.98
5	—	364	158.00–160.00	159.19
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
12	—	426	146.00–154.00	150.41
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.41
2	—	487	132.00–136.00	133.97
4	—	581	118.00–126.00	120.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	139.00–147.00	143.26
8	—	429	166.00–176.00	169.74
24	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.48
33	—	477	152.00–162.00	156.55
6	—	621	131.00–140.00	136.61
9	—	368	174.00–182.00	178.25
6	—	277	192.00–205.00	196.01
6	—	327	185.00–192.00	188.76
2	—	212	205.00–210.00	207.41

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