Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.11/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$134.11

85 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	142.31	571	34
Medium and Large 2	391	131.82	516	27
Medium and Large 3	388	125.07	485	24

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $87 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 sale85 hd

134.11

—

FL average10 barns · 870 hd

126.34

+7.77

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	1,563	73.39	1,147	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	41.68	551	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	40.34	457	25

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	323	150.81/cwt	146.00–155.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.81/cwt	124.00–129.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	160.62/cwt	158.00–162.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.27/cwt	174.00–180.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	169.93/cwt	166.00–172.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	149.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.91/cwt	156.00–162.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	185.85/cwt	182.00–190.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.45/cwt	166.00–176.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.50/cwt	174.00–184.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	194.41/cwt	192.00–197.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	156.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.44/cwt	159.00–164.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.81/cwt	154.00–164.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	37.78/cwt	36.00–39.00	404	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	41.70/cwt	41.00–42.00	533	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	534	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	41.94/cwt	40.00–44.00	487	17
Bulls	—	—	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	74.89/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,201	12
Bulls	—	—	1,510	70.50/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	196.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	167.91/cwt	164.00–172.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	209.71/cwt	207.00–212.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	175.94/cwt	172.00–179.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.90/cwt	132.00–142.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.48/cwt	158.00–166.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	146.10/cwt	136.00–150.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.90/cwt	109.00–118.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	137.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.11/cwt	154.00–166.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	138.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.46/cwt	128.00–134.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	146.78/cwt	145.00–149.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	557	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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Oct 22, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 498Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	146.00–155.00	150.81
4	—	265	136.00–150.00	146.10
3	—	530	109.00–118.00	112.90
9	—	371	122.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	470	122.00–130.00	127.72
3	—	420	130.00–134.00	132.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	136.00–146.00	141.62
6	—	514	124.00–129.00	126.81
5	—	473	132.00–142.00	135.90
3	—	328	158.00–166.00	160.48
6	—	372	132.00–142.00	137.16
6	—	270	154.00–166.00	160.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	118.00–124.00	119.94
6	—	337	136.00–140.00	138.31
4	—	270	128.00–134.00	130.46
2	—	370	118.00	118.00
6	—	480	112.00–120.00	115.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	158.00–162.00	160.62
3	—	325	174.00–180.00	177.27
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
2	—	637	108.00–112.00	109.98
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
5	—	466	145.00–149.00	146.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	166.00–172.00	169.93
5	—	522	147.00–152.00	149.96
3	—	628	120.00–124.00	122.31
2	—	432	156.00–162.00	158.91
2	—	327	182.00–190.00	185.85
2	—	562	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	460	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	166.00–176.00	171.45
6	—	380	174.00–184.00	177.50
3	—	476	160.00–170.00	164.52
2	—	617	133.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	567	142.00–148.00	144.93
2	—	332	192.00–197.00	194.41
5	—	532	154.00–160.00	156.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	425	159.00–164.00	161.44
5	—	378	164.00–172.00	167.91
4	—	280	207.00–212.00	209.71
3	—	336	184.00–185.00	184.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	154.00–164.00	158.81
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	202.00	202.00
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	195.00–200.00	196.61
4	—	333	172.00–179.00	175.94
3	—	433	148.00–150.00	149.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	36.00–39.00	37.78
1	—	1,110	31.00	31.00
17	—	1,161	40.00–44.00	41.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	41.00–42.00	41.70
2	—	1,335	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,425	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
12	—	1,604	73.00–77.00	74.89
4	—	1,510	69.00–72.00	70.50

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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