Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.27/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$132.27

199 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	135.77	583	94
Medium and Large 2	393	131.41	516	72
Medium and Large 3	371	124.18	461	33

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $123 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 sale199 hd

132.27

—

FL average10 barns · 811 hd

132.76

−0.49

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	1,725	76.53	1,320	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	51.34	697	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	48.84	589	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	859	28.09	241	11

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	462	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.00	730	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	53.22/cwt	53.00–54.00	694	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	32.18/cwt	30.00–34.00	303	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	145	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	27.98/cwt	27.00–29.00	226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	47.55/cwt	45.00–49.00	557	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	51.42/cwt	50.00–54.00	657	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	971	41.56/cwt	40.00–44.00	404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	80.49/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,533	10
Bulls	—	—	1,461	70.71/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,033	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	122.08/cwt	117.00–127.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	127.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	109.77/cwt	107.00–112.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.68/cwt	122.00–132.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	150.89/cwt	144.00–158.00	412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	138.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	166.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	155.78/cwt	152.00–162.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.81/cwt	142.00–152.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	145.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	208.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.30/cwt	136.00–141.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	169.49/cwt	168.00–170.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	145.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.80/cwt	137.00–145.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	224.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.30/cwt	148.00–152.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.79/cwt	152.00–158.00	575	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	54.89/cwt	50.00–62.00	567	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	161.28/cwt	160.00–164.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	291	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	181.79/cwt	178.00–188.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	136.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	115.73/cwt	112.00–118.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.42/cwt	132.00–140.00	511	20

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 1,130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year 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	—	462	128.00–131.00	129.48
2	—	535	116.00–120.00	117.96
4	—	335	158.00–160.00	158.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	150.00–160.00	155.36
3	—	383	160.00–168.00	162.50
7	—	622	115.00–121.00	117.96
9	—	522	137.00–145.00	140.80
3	—	465	148.00–152.00	149.30
3	—	326	178.00–188.00	181.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
6	—	431	140.00–146.00	143.45
7	—	367	152.00–158.00	156.79
2	—	530	126.00–132.00	128.92
6	—	333	168.00–175.00	171.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	117.00–127.00	122.08
20	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.54
26	—	481	125.00–135.00	127.99
5	—	571	122.00–132.00	127.68
9	—	273	144.00–158.00	150.89
4	—	215	160.00–170.00	166.52
5	—	329	152.00–162.00	155.78
11	—	383	142.00–152.00	144.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	107.00–112.00	109.77
7	—	370	126.00–130.00	127.97
9	—	318	134.00–140.00	138.13
2	—	230	130.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	520	100.00–106.00	102.91
3	—	270	120.00–124.00	121.28
5	—	421	112.00–118.00	115.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	113.00–114.00	113.50
4	—	571	116.00–120.00	117.73
5	—	233	140.00–150.00	145.79
6	—	272	130.00–140.00	136.21
7	—	329	142.00–150.00	145.89
11	—	475	117.00–123.00	119.95
17	—	423	120.00–129.00	125.20
20	—	372	132.00–140.00	137.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	190.00–192.00	190.98
3	—	371	144.00–147.00	145.65
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
2	—	532	115.00–121.00	117.93
2	—	435	132.00–134.00	132.99
3	—	333	160.00–164.00	161.28
3	—	291	178.00–180.00	179.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	126.00–128.00	126.99
3	—	233	205.00–215.00	208.14
3	—	470	136.00–141.00	138.30
4	—	337	168.00–170.00	169.49
4	—	373	150.00–158.00	154.87
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
2	—	437	140.00–144.00	141.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	222.00	222.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
4	—	232	220.00–235.00	224.57
5	—	434	150.00–160.00	152.47
7	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	49.00–52.00	50.67
5	—	1,304	53.00–54.00	53.22
1	—	1,120	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	30.00–34.00	32.18
3	—	725	20.00	20.00
2	—	807	27.00–29.00	27.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,172	45.00–49.00	47.55
45	—	1,278	50.00–54.00	51.42
5	—	971	40.00–44.00	41.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,905	79.00–83.00	80.49
7	—	1,461	70.00–72.00	70.71
2	—	1,745	76.00–78.00	77.06

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	18	—	1,033	50.00–62.00	54.89

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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

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