Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.58/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$149.58

42 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$23.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	160.53	631	11thin
Medium and Large 2	383	150.72	578	20
Medium and Large 3	414	136.54	565	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.98/cwt here — about $66 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 sale42 hd

149.58

—

FL average10 barns · 805 hd

157.31

−7.74

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	1,389	79.12	1,099	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	59.75	797	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	58.61	735	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	48.59	493	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	131.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	74.81/cwt	73.00–76.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.24/cwt	158.00–164.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	248.13/cwt	240.00–255.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	160.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	58.28/cwt	56.00–60.00	717	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	54.58/cwt	53.00–55.00	613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	62.36/cwt	61.00–65.00	895	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	60.73/cwt	60.00–62.00	854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	58.77/cwt	58.00–59.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.27/cwt	40.00–43.00	421	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.32/cwt	50.00–53.00	526	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	45.79/cwt	44.00–47.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	224.21/cwt	220.00–228.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	182.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	170.46/cwt	166.00–175.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	168.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.70/cwt	146.00–150.00	550	3

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 Apr 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 136Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	435	128.00–136.00	131.37
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
2	—	572	110.00–114.00	111.94
2	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	158.00–164.00	159.24
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
3	—	528	126.00–130.00	128.62
3	—	570	118.00–122.00	119.36
5	—	279	165.00–175.00	168.64
3	—	370	146.00–150.00	148.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
3	—	420	152.00–158.00	153.95
2	—	387	156.00–166.00	160.90
2	—	277	180.00–185.00	182.61
2	—	317	166.00–175.00	170.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
2	—	387	170.00–172.00	171.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	215.00	215.00
2	—	312	210.00–212.00	210.99
3	—	475	152.00–160.00	155.99
3	—	236	240.00–255.00	248.13
2	—	362	186.00–187.00	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	190.00–194.00	191.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
2	—	230	245.00–250.00	247.45
3	—	268	220.00–228.00	224.21
4	—	373	180.00–190.00	186.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
1	—	390	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,320	73.00–76.00	74.81
2	—	1,425	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,230	56.00–60.00	58.28
6	—	1,124	53.00–55.00	54.58
10	—	1,435	61.00–65.00	62.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	60.00–62.00	60.73
4	—	1,262	58.00–59.00	58.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	40.00–43.00	42.27
9	—	1,025	50.00–53.00	51.32
2	—	1,000	44.00–47.00	45.79

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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