Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.44/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$155.44

74 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	163.52	622	43
Medium and Large 2	436	144.51	630	23
Medium and Large 3	369	143.46	529	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $93 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 sale74 hd

155.44

—

FL average2 barns · 123 hd

154.46

+0.98

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	1,404	75.76	1,064	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	58.17	665	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	57.97	709	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	33.98	333	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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	—	—	1,512	88.89/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,279	69.48/cwt	68.00–71.00	889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,541	77.48/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	609	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	62.69/cwt	60.00–63.00	724	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	57.97/cwt	57.00–59.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	230.43/cwt	210.00–250.00	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	38.29/cwt	37.00–40.00	357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	27.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	275	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	53.39/cwt	51.00–54.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	178.84/cwt	176.00–184.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	206.64/cwt	204.00–208.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	221.49/cwt	217.00–227.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.66/cwt	142.00–148.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	169.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.12/cwt	146.00–156.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	154.81/cwt	152.00–158.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.50/cwt	128.00–136.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	182.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.19/cwt	190.00–198.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	142.10/cwt	138.00–146.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.71/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	200.80/cwt	197.00–205.00	653	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,512	84.00–92.00	88.89
5	—	1,279	68.00–71.00	69.48
3	—	1,541	76.00–79.00	77.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	58.00	58.00
13	—	1,155	60.00–63.00	62.69
12	—	1,191	51.00–54.00	53.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	57.00–59.00	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	47.00	47.00
3	—	933	37.00–40.00	38.29
4	—	1,000	25.00–30.00	27.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	227.00	227.00
1	—	225	250.00	250.00
2	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	212.00	212.00
5	—	233	220.00–230.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	—	325	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	210.00–250.00	230.43
1	—	625	156.00	156.00
3	—	368	204.00–208.00	206.64
3	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.67
3	—	331	217.00–227.00	221.49
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
5	—	571	152.00–158.00	154.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	215.00–225.00	220.00
3	—	425	192.00	192.00
1	—	325	212.00	212.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
5	—	375	190.00–198.00	195.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	180.00–184.00	182.03
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
5	—	325	197.00–205.00	200.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	176.00–184.00	178.84
7	—	375	158.00–168.00	164.11
7	—	424	158.00–168.00	161.92
3	—	225	180.00–195.00	186.67
3	—	528	142.00–148.00	144.66
8	—	326	160.00–170.00	165.27
9	—	471	146.00–156.00	151.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	225	165.00–175.00	169.78
6	—	372	148.00–156.00	151.68
3	—	650	108.00–112.00	110.00
6	—	431	150.00–154.00	152.00
4	—	532	128.00–136.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–146.00	143.18
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
2	—	385	138.00–146.00	142.10
3	—	428	138.00–146.00	140.71

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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