Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.94/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$158.94

73 head · 331 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	339	163.46	555	39
Medium and Large 2	317	157.13	497	25
Medium and Large 3	333	144.42	481	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $73 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 sale73 hd

158.94

—

FL average9 barns · 660 hd

150.78

+8.16

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	1,332	69.67	928	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	49.95	587	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	37.26	345	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	214.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	177.89/cwt	176.00–180.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	202.17/cwt	200.00–207.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	191.07/cwt	187.00–194.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.21/cwt	144.00–153.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.86/cwt	166.00–180.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	185.77/cwt	180.00–192.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.51/cwt	138.00–147.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.90/cwt	154.00–164.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	179.97/cwt	178.00–182.00	567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	39.39/cwt	38.00–42.00	362	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	46.03/cwt	44.00–48.00	525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	55.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	695	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	50.91/cwt	49.00–53.00	598	16
Bulls	—	—	1,140	66.55/cwt	65.00–68.00	759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,347	68.63/cwt	67.00–71.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	189.22/cwt	186.00–194.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	225.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.54/cwt	162.00–172.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	186.65/cwt	186.00–188.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	191.23/cwt	188.00–195.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	218.32/cwt	212.00–225.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	199.28/cwt	196.00–206.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	168.18/cwt	164.00–172.00	395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.89/cwt	146.00–154.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	201.84/cwt	195.00–208.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	159.45/cwt	154.00–165.00	453	10

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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 183Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	186.00	186.00
1	—	420	178.00	178.00
2	—	220	225.00	225.00
2	—	312	197.00–198.00	197.50
3	—	276	210.00–225.00	214.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
3	—	285	200.00–207.00	202.17
3	—	335	187.00–194.00	191.07
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	176.00–180.00	177.89
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
1	—	440	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	144.00–153.00	147.21
12	—	275	166.00–180.00	172.86
4	—	221	180.00–192.00	185.77
4	—	467	138.00–147.00	143.51
6	—	320	162.00–170.00	165.59
6	—	375	154.00–164.00	159.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
5	—	340	156.00–160.00	158.01
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
4	—	377	148.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	235	164.00–172.00	168.18
10	—	284	154.00–165.00	159.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00–142.00	140.99
3	—	295	150.00	150.00
4	—	336	140.00–144.00	141.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	315	178.00–182.00	179.97
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
2	—	427	160.00–164.00	161.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	186.00–194.00	189.22
4	—	228	220.00–230.00	225.43
3	—	476	162.00–172.00	166.54
3	—	415	186.00–188.00	186.65
2	—	267	212.00–225.00	218.32
5	—	329	196.00–206.00	199.28
2	—	560	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	530	146.00–154.00	149.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	188.00–195.00	191.23
2	—	475	152.00–154.00	153.02
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
5	—	271	195.00–208.00	201.84
4	—	431	170.00–176.00	173.03
4	—	360	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	29.00	29.00
6	—	920	38.00–42.00	39.39
2	—	1,047	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	44.00–48.00	46.03
5	—	1,251	54.00–58.00	55.52
16	—	1,175	49.00–53.00	50.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	65.00–68.00	66.55
2	—	1,347	67.00–71.00	68.63
1	—	1,685	78.00	78.00

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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