Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.23/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$172.23

61 head · 301 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$44.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	285	183.35	523	36
Medium and Large 2	285	175.22	499	12thin
Medium and Large 3	359	138.69	498	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.66/cwt here — about $25 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 sale61 hd

172.23

—

FL average10 barns · 683 hd

159.46

+12.77

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	—	Average	1,440	80.69	1,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	59.06	730	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	59.01	752	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	51.29	510	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 1	—	328	215.53/cwt	212.00–220.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.80/cwt	192.00–197.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	161.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	206.98/cwt	202.00–215.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	235.56/cwt	232.00–240.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	261	229.93/cwt	222.00–237.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	221.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	202.06/cwt	197.00–210.00	457	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	205.57/cwt	202.00–210.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	181	210.83/cwt	202.00–215.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	154.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	198.87/cwt	195.00–202.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	184.42/cwt	180.00–192.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	190.71/cwt	180.00–195.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	177	228.56/cwt	227.00–230.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	216.76/cwt	215.00–220.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	237.58/cwt	230.00–245.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,352	76.83/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	84.54/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	55.03/cwt	54.00–56.00	589	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	62.32/cwt	61.00–64.00	791	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	739	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	48.29/cwt	48.00–49.00	452	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	52.42/cwt	50.00–54.00	533	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	178	234.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	678	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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Mar 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 180Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	212.00–220.00	215.53
4	—	375	192.00–197.00	195.80
6	—	226	232.00–240.00	235.56
1	—	420	187.00	187.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
5	—	261	222.00–237.00	229.93
1	—	170	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	157.00–165.00	161.33
5	—	277	202.00–215.00	206.98
1	—	240	212.00	212.00
2	—	325	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
2	—	285	220.00	220.00
4	—	240	215.00–225.00	221.85
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
4	—	178	230.00–240.00	234.11
2	—	525	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	480	147.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	327	205.00–210.00	207.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	190	197.00	197.00
8	—	232	180.00–195.00	190.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	120.00–125.00	122.86
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
5	—	287	150.00–160.00	154.36
1	—	180	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	137.00–145.00	142.16
3	—	470	130.00–142.00	137.33
14	—	226	197.00–210.00	202.06
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	181	202.00–215.00	210.83
11	—	267	180.00–192.00	184.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	276	202.00–210.00	205.57
2	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	140.00–145.00	142.38
2	—	177	227.00–230.00	228.56
3	—	226	215.00–220.00	216.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	195.00–202.00	198.87
4	—	481	155.00–160.00	157.25
1	—	285	227.00	227.00
2	—	237	230.00–245.00	237.58
1	—	175	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,352	76.00–78.00	76.83
2	—	1,527	84.00–85.00	84.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	54.00–56.00	55.03
21	—	1,270	61.00–64.00	62.32
37	—	1,266	57.00–60.00	58.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	58.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	936	48.00–49.00	48.29
8	—	1,016	50.00–54.00	52.42

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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