Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.47/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$144.47

120 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	147.36	638	63
Medium and Large 2	394	143.03	563	44
Medium and Large 3	374	135.31	506	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $132 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 sale120 hd

144.47

—

FL average10 barns · 743 hd

153.05

−8.59

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	1,749	80.45	1,407	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	54.21	682	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	51.63	674	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	36.21	373	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	332	182.89/cwt	180.00–186.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	41.33/cwt	39.00–44.00	407	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	30.52/cwt	30.00–31.00	333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	34.81/cwt	34.00–36.00	356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.00	674	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	48.90/cwt	46.00–50.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	53.40/cwt	51.00–55.00	659	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	57.24/cwt	56.00–60.00	772	30
Bulls	—	—	1,681	78.23/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,816	82.67/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,501	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	792	85.42/cwt	67.00–103.00	677	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.36/cwt	138.00–144.00	654	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	181.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	165.32/cwt	164.00–166.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.32/cwt	144.00–152.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.51/cwt	127.00–136.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	207.29/cwt	200.00–215.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.43/cwt	168.00–178.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	163.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	183.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.79/cwt	132.00–142.00	587	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	134.67/cwt	132.00–142.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	138.20/cwt	134.00–143.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	176.65/cwt	176.00–178.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.60/cwt	148.00–160.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	628	3

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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon May 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	180.00–186.00	182.89
6	—	434	150.00–156.00	152.97
3	—	373	164.00–166.00	165.32
5	—	486	142.00–150.00	145.78
3	—	275	190.00–194.00	191.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	180.00–185.00	181.18
2	—	327	172.00–174.00	172.98
5	—	488	134.00–140.00	138.00
3	—	438	142.00–144.00	143.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	200.00–215.00	207.29
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.77
2	—	417	162.00–166.00	164.04
3	—	530	138.00–140.00	139.32
4	—	365	168.00–178.00	172.43
4	—	471	158.00–160.00	158.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	376	150.00–160.00	154.65
14	—	466	138.00–144.00	140.36
13	—	425	144.00–152.00	147.32
5	—	570	127.00–136.00	131.51
5	—	329	160.00–170.00	163.79
8	—	536	132.00–142.00	134.67
3	—	266	176.00–178.00	176.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	152.00–158.00	155.06
12	—	429	132.00–142.00	136.79
4	—	378	140.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	533	128.00–129.00	128.33
5	—	476	126.00–134.00	129.19
2	—	590	124.00–126.00	124.99
7	—	270	148.00–160.00	155.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
6	—	365	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
3	—	290	140.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	152.00–160.00	155.94
5	—	435	160.00–170.00	163.91
4	—	536	134.00–143.00	138.20
1	—	325	194.00	194.00
2	—	370	170.00–172.00	170.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	327	180.00–187.00	183.42
4	—	421	150.00–158.00	154.04
3	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.36
8	—	478	142.00–150.00	146.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	140.00–146.00	142.97
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
3	—	470	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	39.00–44.00	41.33
4	—	1,090	30.00–31.00	30.52
2	—	1,022	34.00–36.00	34.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	50.00–54.00	51.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	46.00–50.00	48.90
47	—	1,235	51.00–55.00	53.40
30	—	1,349	56.00–60.00	57.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,681	78.00–79.00	78.23
3	—	1,816	80.00–84.00	82.67

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	24	—	792	67.00–103.00	85.42

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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