Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.69/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$133.69

212 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	136.95	576	124
Medium and Large 2	386	131.00	505	60
Medium and Large 3	357	125.00	446	28

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $130 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 sale212 hd

133.69

—

FL average10 barns · 1,006 hd

131.53

+2.16

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	1,764	78.31	1,381	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	48.99	736	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	48.19	615	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	31.59	281	18

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	143.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	131.47/cwt	126.00–140.00	369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	158.66/cwt	156.00–162.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	129.91/cwt	124.00–132.00	418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.60/cwt	164.00–174.00	639	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	193.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.36/cwt	144.00–151.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.62/cwt	149.00–159.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	178.02/cwt	172.00–182.00	571	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.77/cwt	138.00–144.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.95/cwt	139.00–146.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	164.28/cwt	162.00–167.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.32/cwt	134.00–136.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.41/cwt	156.00–166.00	687	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	149.59/cwt	147.00–152.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	167.87/cwt	165.00–172.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	115.14/cwt	112.00–120.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	121.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	149.49/cwt	142.00–156.00	405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.54/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.87/cwt	122.00–132.00	603	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	582	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.54/cwt	145.00–154.00	486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	166.61/cwt	164.00–170.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.70/cwt	138.00–146.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	181.34/cwt	178.00–185.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,926	85.08/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	73.61/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,206	6
Bulls	—	—	1,802	79.43/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,431	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	51.51/cwt	50.00–54.00	724	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	51.77/cwt	50.00–54.00	704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	47.53/cwt	46.00–52.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	25.98/cwt	25.00–28.00	212	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	36.05/cwt	34.00–38.00	369	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	30.48/cwt	29.00–33.00	252	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	42.29/cwt	40.00–44.00	449	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	47.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	591	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.93/cwt	164.00–170.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.46/cwt	156.00–161.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	179.97/cwt	178.00–182.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.67/cwt	190.00–202.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	212	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	429	2

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 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 1,070Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 188Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
19	—	372	130.00–139.00	135.26
15	—	424	122.00–130.00	126.93
9	—	322	136.00–142.00	139.50
5	—	281	126.00–140.00	131.47
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
2	—	587	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	225	147.00–152.00	149.59
5	—	484	112.00–120.00	115.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
9	—	322	124.00–132.00	129.91
6	—	367	125.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	455	111.00	111.00
4	—	418	116.00–120.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	140.00–150.00	143.72
4	—	216	165.00–172.00	167.87
9	—	583	118.00–128.00	121.06
13	—	271	142.00–156.00	149.49
13	—	523	121.00–130.00	125.54
16	—	475	122.00–132.00	126.87
41	—	427	132.00–142.00	136.29
2	—	612	123.00–125.00	123.99
9	—	327	145.00–154.00	148.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	156.00–162.00	158.66
7	—	427	148.00–154.00	150.78
6	—	483	139.00–146.00	141.95
3	—	336	162.00–167.00	164.28
2	—	280	177.00–180.00	178.47
1	—	215	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	380	144.00–151.00	147.36
2	—	330	152.00–160.00	155.82
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	157.00	157.00
3	—	468	134.00–136.00	135.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	381	164.00–174.00	167.60
3	—	236	190.00–200.00	193.10
20	—	480	149.00–159.00	152.62
15	—	321	172.00–182.00	178.02
14	—	525	138.00–148.00	142.69
5	—	567	138.00–144.00	140.77
2	—	285	190.00	190.00
26	—	428	156.00–166.00	160.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	139.00–144.00	141.45
6	—	326	164.00–170.00	166.61
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
2	—	272	178.00–185.00	181.34
2	—	390	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	138.00–146.00	141.70
5	—	468	150.00–158.00	155.10
5	—	379	164.00–170.00	167.93
4	—	431	156.00–161.00	159.46
3	—	311	178.00–182.00	179.97
2	—	270	190.00–202.00	195.67
2	—	212	200.00–205.00	202.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,926	84.00–86.00	85.08
6	—	1,638	72.00–75.00	73.61
7	—	1,802	79.00–80.00	79.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,405	50.00–54.00	51.51
12	—	1,062	40.00–44.00	42.29
44	—	1,245	45.00–49.00	47.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	44.00	44.00
6	—	1,360	50.00–54.00	51.77
8	—	1,654	46.00–52.00	47.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	25.00–28.00	25.98
6	—	1,024	34.00–38.00	36.05
9	—	828	29.00–33.00	30.48

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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