Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.78/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$160.78

48 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	162.58	543	17thin
Medium and Large 1	425	162.28	690	20
Medium and Large 3	328	155.25	510	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about $33 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 sale48 hd

160.78

—

FL average10 barns · 862 hd

161.57

−0.80

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	1,482	85.37	1,265	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	65.58	762	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	62.97	861	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	271.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	161.62/cwt	160.00–166.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	151.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	171.39/cwt	170.00–176.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	154.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	168.69/cwt	168.00–170.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	237	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	154.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.20/cwt	178.00–188.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	167.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.71/cwt	162.00–172.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	307.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	60.67/cwt	58.00–62.00	629	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	64.23/cwt	63.00–67.00	895	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	61.09/cwt	60.00–62.00	811	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	65.15/cwt	63.00–67.00	775	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	69.08/cwt	67.00–72.00	830	28
Bulls	—	—	1,581	82.38/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,316	85.82/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,567	1

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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	270.00–275.00	271.81
2	—	440	168.00	168.00
2	—	277	255.00–260.00	257.43
1	—	460	166.00	166.00
1	—	340	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	295.00	295.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
2	—	572	152.00–158.00	154.93
2	—	545	158.00–162.00	160.00
3	—	478	168.00–170.00	168.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
1	—	225	310.00	310.00
5	—	473	178.00–188.00	183.20
3	—	530	164.00–170.00	167.96
3	—	420	180.00–190.00	186.10
3	—	321	230.00–240.00	234.92
1	—	375	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	160.00–166.00	161.62
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
5	—	368	150.00–156.00	151.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	272	170.00–176.00	171.39
4	—	477	140.00–146.00	143.01
2	—	370	158.00–160.00	159.04
2	—	342	166.00–168.00	166.99
2	—	220	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	128.00–138.00	132.96
2	—	540	140.00–148.00	143.96
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	275	198.00	198.00
4	—	482	150.00–158.00	154.46
2	—	425	160.00–168.00	164.09
3	—	373	162.00–172.00	166.71
3	—	326	176.00–180.00	177.97
2	—	227	190.00–200.00	194.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	260.00	260.00
1	—	245	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
2	—	237	285.00–290.00	287.53
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	280.00	280.00
2	—	225	300.00–315.00	307.67
1	—	540	168.00	168.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	180	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,037	58.00–62.00	60.67
34	—	1,190	63.00–67.00	65.15
28	—	1,202	67.00–72.00	69.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	63.00–67.00	64.23
4	—	1,327	60.00–62.00	61.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,581	82.00–83.00	82.38
3	—	1,316	84.00–87.00	85.82
1	—	1,685	93.00	93.00

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