Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.33/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$168.33

56 head · 327 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	174.81	568	37
Medium and Large 2	333	160.67	536	11thin
Medium and Large 3	330	148.87	491	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.94/cwt here — about $77 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 sale56 hd

168.33

—

FL average10 barns · 822 hd

158.52

+9.81

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	1,241	65.98	819	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	53.45	674	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	38.05	359	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	187.32/cwt	186.00–188.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.49/cwt	170.00–176.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.62/cwt	158.00–165.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.24/cwt	188.00–198.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	214.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.94/cwt	168.00–178.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	200.39/cwt	197.00–205.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	203.11/cwt	195.00–210.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.21/cwt	152.00–165.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.47/cwt	168.00–178.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	76.36/cwt	70.00–86.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	180.48/cwt	174.00–187.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.93/cwt	159.00–168.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	162.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	39.58/cwt	38.00–41.00	385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	195.96/cwt	192.00–198.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	312	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,206	64.31/cwt	63.00–65.00	776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	47.02/cwt	46.00–48.00	476	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	55.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	760	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	52.87/cwt	51.00–54.00	655	16

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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	285	212.00	212.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
2	—	337	206.00–208.00	206.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	186.00–188.00	187.32
4	—	423	170.00–176.00	171.49
2	—	320	214.00	214.00
1	—	465	168.00	168.00
1	—	265	237.00	237.00
1	—	220	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	196.00	196.00
2	—	375	174.00–176.00	174.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
3	—	378	150.00–156.00	152.63
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	235	170.00–180.00	174.79
4	—	332	160.00–164.00	162.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	170.00	170.00
2	—	390	142.00–144.00	143.00
2	—	342	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	282	147.00–152.00	149.48
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	197.00–205.00	200.39
3	—	176	195.00–210.00	203.11
9	—	416	152.00–165.00	162.21
7	—	332	168.00–178.00	170.47
7	—	272	174.00–187.00	180.48
7	—	372	159.00–168.00	162.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	158.00–165.00	161.62
3	—	370	188.00–198.00	191.24
3	—	316	210.00–220.00	214.62
3	—	258	235.00–240.00	236.65
2	—	420	168.00–178.00	172.94
2	—	215	235.00–245.00	239.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	182.00	182.00
2	—	345	202.00	202.00
1	—	280	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
3	—	338	192.00–198.00	195.96
1	—	385	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	850	70.00–86.00	76.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	38.00–41.00	39.58
2	—	890	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,012	46.00–48.00	47.02
14	—	1,358	55.00–59.00	55.96
16	—	1,239	51.00–54.00	52.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,206	63.00–65.00	64.31

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