Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.87/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$159.87

49 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	161.62	608	34
Medium and Large 2	331	157.74	523	13thin
Medium and Large 3	355	144.00	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $97 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 sale49 hd

159.87

—

FL average10 barns · 1,014 hd

155.86

+4.01

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	53.36	651	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	863	41.13	355	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	445	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	192.77/cwt	185.00–200.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	173.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.01/cwt	162.00–177.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	224.00/cwt	217.00–230.00	609	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.00	478	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	52.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	658	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	43.48/cwt	42.00–46.00	391	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	32.99/cwt	32.00–34.00	239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.32/cwt	184.00–188.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	244.89/cwt	240.00–255.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.59/cwt	190.00–196.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.43/cwt	154.00–161.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.91/cwt	166.00–174.00	799	2

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 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 106Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	341	150.00–156.00	153.98
5	—	236	170.00–180.00	173.34
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
2	—	375	148.00–150.00	148.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–138.00	135.29
4	—	232	185.00–200.00	192.77
3	—	473	148.00–158.00	153.21
2	—	517	144.00–148.00	145.97
6	—	280	162.00–177.00	168.01
6	—	327	160.00–170.00	165.55
6	—	426	150.00–158.00	154.23
4	—	371	158.00–162.00	159.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
1	—	385	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
2	—	287	207.00–208.00	207.50
3	—	321	190.00–194.00	191.95
2	—	527	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	368	184.00–188.00	185.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	188.00	188.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	272	217.00–230.00	224.00
5	—	323	200.00–210.00	203.12
4	—	225	240.00–255.00	244.89
3	—	621	140.00–147.00	144.28
3	—	375	190.00–196.00	192.59
2	—	530	154.00–161.00	157.43
2	—	470	166.00–174.00	169.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	48.00–50.00	49.26
5	—	1,362	56.00–60.00	57.83
12	—	1,244	51.00–55.00	52.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	900	42.00–46.00	43.48
1	—	875	41.00	41.00
2	—	725	32.00–34.00	32.99

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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