Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.30/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$159.30

100 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	333	164.98	549	62
Medium and Large 2	346	151.72	525	28
Medium and Large 3	350	145.28	508	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $40 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 sale100 hd

159.30

—

FL average10 barns · 816 hd

151.63

+7.67

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	1,638	76.67	1,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	56.19	738	120
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	55.12	786	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	40.59	420	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	46.48/cwt	46.00–47.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	55.65/cwt	55.00–57.00	801	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	59.35/cwt	59.00–60.00	900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	56.22/cwt	54.00–59.00	748	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	53.27/cwt	50.00–54.00	651	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	61.62/cwt	60.00–64.00	835	12
Bulls	—	—	1,590	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	212.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	206.36/cwt	202.00–212.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	222.02/cwt	217.00–232.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	191.84/cwt	187.00–195.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	211.00/cwt	207.00–215.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.74/cwt	140.00–160.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	175.79/cwt	172.00–180.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	190.81/cwt	190.00–195.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	157.20/cwt	150.00–162.00	431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	168.96/cwt	165.00–172.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	172.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	479	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	154.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.44/cwt	142.00–150.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	576	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	170.69/cwt	170.00–172.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.92/cwt	157.00–165.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	188.42/cwt	180.00–192.00	428	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	138.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	190.48/cwt	187.00–197.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	206.51/cwt	202.00–215.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	169.71/cwt	165.00–172.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	192.39/cwt	187.00–200.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Apr 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,042	46.00–47.00	46.48
2	—	945	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	55.00–57.00	55.65
3	—	1,516	59.00–60.00	59.35
3	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,331	54.00–59.00	56.22
23	—	1,223	50.00–54.00	53.27
12	—	1,355	60.00–64.00	61.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	73.00–76.00	74.51
1	—	1,735	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	210.00–215.00	212.37
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
4	—	422	157.00–160.00	158.53
3	—	376	180.00–182.00	181.33
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
3	—	280	187.00–200.00	192.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	155.00–160.00	157.43
3	—	581	137.00–142.00	138.65
5	—	332	187.00–197.00	190.48
6	—	266	202.00–215.00	206.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	187.00	187.00
2	—	432	152.00–155.00	153.46
3	—	335	170.00–172.00	170.69
3	—	366	165.00–172.00	169.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	202.00–212.00	206.36
5	—	225	217.00–232.00	222.02
6	—	465	152.00–160.00	157.11
12	—	330	187.00–195.00	191.84
6	—	372	190.00–195.00	190.81
2	—	430	167.00–175.00	170.91
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	245	207.00–215.00	211.00
2	—	472	140.00–160.00	149.74
6	—	441	157.00	157.00
2	—	335	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	280	172.00–180.00	175.79
3	—	383	165.00–172.00	168.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	135.00–137.00	135.65
16	—	278	165.00–180.00	172.21
2	—	307	167.00–177.00	171.96
4	—	463	142.00–150.00	146.44
19	—	369	152.00–160.00	156.07
13	—	227	180.00–192.00	188.42
5	—	431	140.00–150.00	144.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	167.00	167.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
5	—	438	130.00–137.00	133.20
7	—	274	150.00–162.00	157.20
9	—	328	157.00–165.00	161.92
5	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	130.00–132.00	131.49
6	—	328	152.00–155.00	154.47

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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