Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.85/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$137.85

212 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	144.55	605	59
Medium and Large 2	396	137.97	546	86
Medium and Large 3	373	131.81	491	67

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $114 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 sale212 hd

137.85

—

FL average10 barns · 1,003 hd

132.75

+5.10

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	1,449	69.43	1,006	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	44.23	556	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	42.45	501	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	26.34	266	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,311	64.77/cwt	64.00–65.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	195.39/cwt	192.00–198.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	214.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	106.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	161.62/cwt	160.00–164.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	155.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	159.19/cwt	158.00–160.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.79/cwt	148.00–160.00	423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	165.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.93/cwt	136.00–143.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	201.97/cwt	200.00–204.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.09/cwt	131.00–140.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.44/cwt	112.00–122.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	148.86/cwt	144.00–155.00	350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.91/cwt	123.00–132.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.95/cwt	128.00–136.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.55/cwt	158.00–168.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	130.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	500	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.73/cwt	118.00–126.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	108.45/cwt	104.00–111.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.63/cwt	118.00–124.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	461	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.61/cwt	151.00–156.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	213.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.89/cwt	172.00–178.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	35.66/cwt	35.00–37.00	382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	44.36/cwt	43.00–47.00	546	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	31.06/cwt	30.00–32.00	336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	25.60/cwt	25.00–26.00	255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.45/cwt	144.00–149.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	44.79/cwt	43.00–47.00	563	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	40.93/cwt	39.00–42.00	460	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	208.41/cwt	205.00–209.00	650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	234.03/cwt	227.00–240.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	163.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	74.68/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	68.84/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.98/cwt	134.00–148.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	151.65/cwt	148.00–156.00	502	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	141.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	382	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	118.43/cwt	113.00–122.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	121.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	151.73/cwt	148.00–158.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.44/cwt	114.00–123.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.78/cwt	162.00–177.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.71/cwt	138.00–146.00	539	17

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 Oct 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 935Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	64.00–65.00	64.77
4	—	1,582	73.00–76.00	74.68
4	—	1,453	67.00–70.00	68.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	35.00–37.00	35.66
31	—	1,231	43.00–47.00	44.36
21	—	1,125	39.00–42.00	40.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	30.00–32.00	31.06
2	—	997	25.00–26.00	25.60
2	—	915	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,257	43.00–47.00	44.79
2	—	1,260	42.00	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	192.00–198.00	195.39
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
5	—	285	200.00	200.00
2	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.31
2	—	435	152.00–154.00	152.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	210.00–220.00	214.60
4	—	580	122.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	470	144.00–149.00	146.45
1	—	520	133.00	133.00
14	—	312	205.00–209.00	208.41
4	—	428	160.00–168.00	163.61
4	—	372	170.00–172.00	170.49
3	—	221	220.00–225.00	221.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	150.00–160.00	153.84
2	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.96
2	—	425	172.00–178.00	174.89
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
4	—	268	227.00–240.00	234.03
8	—	376	175.00–185.00	178.55
4	—	338	210.00–215.00	211.70
4	—	225	230.00–245.00	237.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	105.00–108.00	106.65
12	—	275	148.00–160.00	153.79
6	—	235	144.00–155.00	148.86
6	—	478	123.00–132.00	126.91
11	—	424	128.00–136.00	132.95
9	—	520	118.00–126.00	123.73
6	—	572	104.00–111.00	108.45
16	—	331	148.00–156.00	151.65
17	—	383	138.00–146.00	140.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	228	160.00–174.00	165.86
3	—	470	136.00–143.00	138.93
4	—	620	112.00–122.00	116.44
4	—	326	158.00–168.00	162.55
13	—	431	134.00–148.00	140.98
12	—	379	148.00–158.00	151.73
6	—	572	114.00–123.00	118.44
6	—	528	128.00–138.00	132.07
5	—	275	162.00–177.00	168.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	128.00–137.00	130.65
18	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.60
12	—	271	140.00–146.00	141.12
10	—	471	113.00–122.00	118.43
9	—	431	118.00–126.00	121.83
4	—	530	111.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	160.00–164.00	161.62
2	—	340	200.00–204.00	201.97
3	—	623	118.00–124.00	120.63
2	—	465	144.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
4	—	280	210.00–220.00	213.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	150.00–158.00	155.33
5	—	379	158.00–160.00	159.19
2	—	520	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	287	195.00–200.00	197.43
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
2	—	567	115.00–118.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	175.00–185.00	179.60
6	—	579	131.00–140.00	134.09
13	—	420	170.00–180.00	174.12
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
14	—	622	127.00–135.00	131.11
13	—	530	138.00–147.00	142.43
3	—	476	151.00–156.00	153.61

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