Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.80/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$154.80

118 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	155.51	641	64
Medium and Large 2	367	154.69	568	36
Medium and Large 3	325	152.47	496	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about $145 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 sale118 hd

154.80

—

FL average10 barns · 911 hd

154.45

+0.35

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	1,553	78.67	1,222	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	52.83	587	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	51.67	709	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	899	41.33	372	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	433	171.06/cwt	168.00–178.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	230.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.44/cwt	164.00–170.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	179.31/cwt	178.00–182.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	214.43/cwt	210.00–222.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	152.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	180.73/cwt	176.00–186.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	160.24/cwt	154.00–166.00	516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	645	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	152.83/cwt	148.00–157.00	506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	156.58/cwt	154.00–160.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.69/cwt	169.00–176.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.29/cwt	197.00–206.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	149.74/cwt	146.00–152.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	170.39/cwt	162.00–176.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	185.96/cwt	184.00–188.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	193.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.70/cwt	157.00–178.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.81/cwt	138.00–146.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.33/cwt	148.00–158.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	186.57/cwt	177.00–192.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	728	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	55.63/cwt	54.00–58.00	646	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	451	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	43.17/cwt	41.00–45.00	389	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	37.64/cwt	36.00–39.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.14/cwt	156.00–164.00	591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	186.96/cwt	184.00–190.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	191.81/cwt	188.00–195.00	635	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	182.45/cwt	180.00–186.00	615	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	51.54/cwt	49.00–53.00	564	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	177.29/cwt	174.00–180.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	199.85/cwt	194.00–204.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	203.15/cwt	198.00–207.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.89/cwt	168.00–176.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	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 May 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 108Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	168.00–178.00	171.06
5	—	265	225.00–235.00	230.92
4	—	521	164.00–170.00	167.44
4	—	473	169.00–176.00	172.69
2	—	325	197.00–206.00	201.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	178.00–182.00	179.31
2	—	430	150.00–156.00	152.93
2	—	322	176.00–186.00	180.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	271	210.00–222.00	214.43
2	—	420	158.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
4	—	367	184.00–188.00	185.96
4	—	337	190.00–196.00	193.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	210.00	210.00
4	—	370	184.00–190.00	186.96
4	—	331	188.00–195.00	191.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	180.00–186.00	182.45
3	—	385	174.00–180.00	177.29
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	194.00–204.00	199.85
3	—	318	198.00–207.00	203.15
2	—	472	168.00–176.00	171.89
1	—	520	168.00	168.00
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	322	154.00–166.00	160.24
8	—	388	146.00–152.00	149.74
5	—	281	162.00–176.00	170.39
4	—	432	140.00–148.00	145.97
3	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.94
2	—	525	126.00–134.00	129.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	150.00–158.00	153.22
10	—	333	157.00–178.00	165.70
7	—	527	138.00–146.00	140.81
5	—	470	148.00–158.00	152.33
5	—	264	177.00–192.00	186.57
4	—	571	122.00–130.00	127.45
10	—	374	156.00–164.00	158.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	331	148.00–157.00	152.83
3	—	275	154.00–160.00	156.58
2	—	365	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,161	54.00–58.00	55.63
3	—	961	46.00–48.00	46.98
32	—	1,094	49.00–53.00	51.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	41.00–45.00	43.17
2	—	897	36.00–39.00	37.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	49.00	49.00
2	—	1,385	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,465	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,610	77.00	77.00

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