Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.24/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$122.24

122 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	128.61	563	39
Medium and Large 3	389	122.13	475	33
Medium and Large 2	445	117.34	522	50

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $41 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 sale122 hd

122.24

—

FL average10 barns · 1,017 hd

126.17

−3.93

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	1,634	70.79	1,157	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	39.46	461	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	14.00	147	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	330	188.34/cwt	185.00–192.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	110.04/cwt	106.00–115.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.74/cwt	132.00–142.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.79/cwt	124.00–133.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	131.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.91/cwt	104.00–112.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	106.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	93.51/cwt	90.00–98.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	99.42/cwt	96.00–102.00	524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	147.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	114.78/cwt	112.00–116.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	123.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.92/cwt	116.00–124.00	514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	195.78/cwt	192.00–200.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.54/cwt	148.00–156.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.45/cwt	156.00–162.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	174.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	38.70/cwt	37.00–40.00	426	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	33.45/cwt	32.00–35.00	327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	42.80/cwt	41.00–45.00	564	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	73.08/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,239	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	67.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	78.33/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.96/cwt	142.00–146.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	117.17/cwt	112.00–120.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	156.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	178.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	180.55/cwt	177.00–185.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.22/cwt	114.00–120.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	140.59/cwt	137.00–145.00	389	6

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 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 521Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 77Year 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	—	330	185.00–192.00	188.34
2	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	385	160.00–165.00	162.44
3	—	530	130.00–138.00	133.92
2	—	577	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	470	142.00–146.00	143.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	110.00–116.00	112.96
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
4	—	326	175.00–180.00	178.68
3	—	275	177.00–185.00	180.55
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	156.00–162.00	159.45
4	—	377	172.00–180.00	174.63
2	—	522	142.00–150.00	145.87
2	—	272	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
4	—	476	148.00–158.00	152.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	146.00–148.00	146.98
12	—	372	122.00–130.00	127.26
9	—	581	90.00–98.00	93.51
9	—	527	96.00–102.00	99.42
5	—	433	126.00–132.00	129.14
7	—	477	114.00–120.00	117.22
6	—	277	137.00–145.00	140.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	106.00–115.00	110.04
8	—	378	132.00–142.00	135.74
7	—	467	124.00–133.00	129.79
3	—	568	100.00–110.00	106.51
7	—	276	150.00–165.00	156.33
2	—	415	141.00–146.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	337	130.00–138.00	131.88
5	—	468	104.00–112.00	109.91
3	—	285	120.00–130.00	123.84
12	—	429	116.00–124.00	119.92
3	—	371	112.00–120.00	117.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
5	—	570	112.00–116.00	114.78
5	—	473	130.00–134.00	132.38
4	—	385	150.00–154.00	151.95
2	—	285	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	144.00–150.00	147.82
2	—	275	192.00–200.00	195.78
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
9	—	527	130.00–138.00	134.48
5	—	481	138.00–146.00	141.52
4	—	631	110.00–112.00	110.74
2	—	582	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	385	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	205.00	205.00
3	—	421	156.00–160.00	157.98
6	—	568	128.00–138.00	134.25
4	—	520	142.00–150.00	146.43
4	—	263	210.00–220.00	216.09
3	—	483	148.00–156.00	150.54
2	—	612	126.00–127.00	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	20.00	20.00
2	—	967	11.00	11.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,100	37.00–40.00	38.70
3	—	978	32.00–35.00	33.45
7	—	1,318	41.00–45.00	42.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	71.00–75.00	73.08
8	—	1,508	65.00–70.00	67.11
3	—	1,910	77.00–80.00	78.33

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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