Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.93/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$130.93

128 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	143.91	576	50
Medium and Large 2	419	127.81	536	28
Medium and Large 3	405	119.70	484	50

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $92 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 sale128 hd

130.93

—

FL average10 barns · 1,001 hd

130.51

+0.42

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	1,473	69.77	1,028	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,229	46.25	568	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	44.60	482	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	32.31	326	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,085	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.57/cwt	132.00–142.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.50/cwt	118.00–126.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	158.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.40/cwt	108.00–112.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	129.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	176.92/cwt	167.00–182.00	481	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	139.91/cwt	138.00–142.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.20/cwt	122.00–130.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	121.59/cwt	118.00–126.00	458	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	117.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	173.07/cwt	167.00–180.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.49/cwt	128.00–138.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.95/cwt	106.00–114.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	237	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	233.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	33.54/cwt	31.00–35.00	345	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	225	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	49.15/cwt	48.00–52.00	558	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	44.54/cwt	43.00–47.00	486	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	40.81/cwt	38.00–42.00	411	22
Bulls	—	—	1,645	74.00/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	68.42/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.57/cwt	187.00–194.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	178.94/cwt	175.00–182.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	217.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.23/cwt	154.00–164.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	191.15/cwt	188.00–195.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.77/cwt	207.00–217.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	126.48/cwt	124.00–128.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	203.47/cwt	202.00–205.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.53/cwt	132.00–140.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	171.15/cwt	166.00–174.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	169.78/cwt	168.00–170.00	638	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.35/cwt	176.00–186.00	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	102.09/cwt	98.00–106.00	579	7

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)

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 1,293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 150Year 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	—	320	142.00	142.00
7	—	481	118.00–126.00	120.50
2	—	565	94.00–95.00	94.50
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
8	—	425	122.00–130.00	126.20
5	—	378	128.00–136.00	131.92
2	—	285	154.00–155.00	154.49
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	79.00	79.00
12	—	480	108.00–112.00	110.40
7	—	332	126.00–130.00	129.12
3	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.26
2	—	282	138.00–142.00	139.91
14	—	377	118.00–126.00	121.59
7	—	419	112.00–121.00	117.80
4	—	527	106.00–114.00	110.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	132.00–142.00	137.57
12	—	272	167.00–182.00	176.92
2	—	225	167.00–180.00	173.07
7	—	476	128.00–138.00	131.49
4	—	522	126.00–136.00	131.92
2	—	315	150.00–156.00	152.90
9	—	367	138.00–148.00	143.87
7	—	567	98.00–106.00	102.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00–205.00	202.54
2	—	237	215.00–220.00	217.47
1	—	385	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	230.00–237.00	233.40
1	—	370	188.00	188.00
1	—	210	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	156.00–162.00	158.82
8	—	331	188.00–195.00	191.15
2	—	472	136.00–137.00	136.49
10	—	527	124.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	270	202.00–205.00	203.47
19	—	376	168.00–170.00	169.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	187.00–194.00	189.57
1	—	255	232.00	232.00
4	—	515	148.00–152.00	149.99
6	—	470	154.00–164.00	158.23
4	—	325	207.00–217.00	211.77
3	—	561	138.00–140.00	138.66
13	—	430	176.00–186.00	180.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	175.00–182.00	178.94
5	—	267	215.00–220.00	217.98
3	—	340	200.00	200.00
10	—	528	132.00–140.00	136.53
9	—	426	166.00–174.00	171.15
6	—	473	146.00–152.00	149.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,645	72.00–76.00	74.00
2	—	1,495	67.00–70.00	68.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,030	31.00–35.00	33.54
1	—	1,120	25.00	25.00
2	—	805	28.00	28.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	45.00–49.00	47.00
1	—	1,120	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,136	48.00–52.00	49.15
52	—	1,091	43.00–47.00	44.54
22	—	1,007	38.00–42.00	40.81

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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