Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$124.26

247 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	128.34	555	114
Medium and Large 2	396	122.61	485	96
Medium and Large 3	359	116.00	417	37

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about $138 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 sale247 hd

124.26

—

FL average10 barns · 991 hd

129.16

−4.90

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	1,683	76.42	1,286	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	51.59	732	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	48.26	583	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	32.81	292	9thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	434	159.05/cwt	156.00–163.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	173.98/cwt	172.00–175.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.05/cwt	175.00–184.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	142.05/cwt	139.00–148.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	152.73/cwt	146.00–155.00	635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.29/cwt	152.00–159.00	579	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.91/cwt	174.00–182.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	746	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	168.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	164.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.04/cwt	136.00–145.00	804	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	547	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	120.09/cwt	117.00–127.00	579	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	176.78/cwt	172.00–184.00	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.60/cwt	150.00–159.00	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	140.97/cwt	135.00–148.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	132.32/cwt	128.00–140.00	368	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.30/cwt	128.00–134.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	148.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	139.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	101.12/cwt	98.00–106.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.27/cwt	107.00–116.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	109.59/cwt	106.00–113.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	126.78/cwt	122.00–131.00	477	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	121.39/cwt	118.00–124.00	324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.31/cwt	114.00–123.00	505	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	119.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	395	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.84/cwt	146.00–154.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	156.37/cwt	154.00–158.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	146.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	139.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	602	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,320	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	53.77/cwt	41.00–70.00	526	18
Bulls	—	—	1,998	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	72.61/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,123	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	77.02/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,301	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	47.52/cwt	45.00–49.00	563	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	51.48/cwt	50.00–54.00	676	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	42.17/cwt	40.00–44.00	423	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	52.92/cwt	51.00–55.00	763	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	48.27/cwt	46.00–50.00	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	29.79/cwt	29.00–30.00	261	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	35.23/cwt	34.00–36.00	317	5

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 Dec 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,070Last week 1,199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 232Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	156.00–163.00	159.05
4	—	378	160.00–170.00	164.36
3	—	278	172.00–175.00	173.98
4	—	480	150.00–159.00	152.64
5	—	320	175.00–184.00	180.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	139.00–148.00	142.05
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
2	—	428	146.00–154.00	149.84
5	—	368	154.00–158.00	156.37
5	—	333	165.00–170.00	168.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	144.00–148.00	146.30
3	—	432	136.00–142.00	139.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	416	146.00–155.00	152.73
21	—	373	152.00–159.00	155.29
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	130.00–132.00	131.01
9	—	331	165.00–172.00	168.62
4	—	264	160.00–167.00	164.45
3	—	575	129.00–131.00	129.99
13	—	472	140.00–148.00	144.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	174.00–182.00	176.91
16	—	518	138.00–147.00	144.07
5	—	620	129.00–138.00	134.34
24	—	570	136.00–145.00	141.04
15	—	429	156.00–166.00	159.91
27	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.04
6	—	274	172.00–184.00	176.78
15	—	476	150.00–159.00	153.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
2	—	265	150.00	150.00
3	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	148.00	148.00
2	—	433	139.00–140.00	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.10
30	—	425	124.00–134.00	128.77
31	—	482	117.00–127.00	120.09
3	—	218	155.00–165.00	159.77
5	—	275	142.00–156.00	148.81
9	—	332	136.00–146.00	139.52
16	—	376	132.00–142.00	136.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	229	135.00–148.00	140.97
11	—	278	128.00–140.00	132.32
8	—	328	128.00–134.00	130.30
11	—	476	107.00–116.00	111.27
11	—	526	106.00–113.00	109.59
26	—	376	122.00–131.00	126.78
25	—	423	114.00–123.00	119.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	102.00–104.00	103.33
5	—	477	98.00–106.00	101.12
2	—	220	130.00	130.00
7	—	267	118.00–124.00	121.39
8	—	368	112.00–120.00	118.16
2	—	418	110.00–112.00	110.99
10	—	329	116.00–124.00	119.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	979	41.00–70.00	53.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	83.00–84.00	83.51
5	—	1,546	72.00–74.00	72.61
8	—	1,689	75.00–79.00	77.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,185	45.00–49.00	47.52
31	—	1,314	50.00–54.00	51.48
12	—	1,002	40.00–44.00	42.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,442	51.00–55.00	52.92
4	—	1,364	46.00–50.00	48.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	29.00–30.00	29.79
5	—	901	34.00–36.00	35.23

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle