Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.77/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$137.77

227 head · 384 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

$20.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	144.37	572	113
Medium and Large 2	361	135.36	488	72
Medium and Large 3	391	124.17	485	42

One grade step is worth $20.19/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 sale227 hd

137.77

—

FL average9 barns · 963 hd

129.46

+8.31

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	1,573	66.31	1,043	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,273	39.72	506	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	39.04	433	49

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	—	284	223.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	168.49/cwt	168.00–170.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	123.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	661	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	151.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	498	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	199.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	168.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	186.83/cwt	185.00–192.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	598	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.70/cwt	138.00–146.00	464	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	113.57/cwt	112.00–116.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	32.30/cwt	32.00–33.00	341	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	41.29/cwt	40.00–44.00	467	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	37.81/cwt	35.00–39.00	414	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	38.55/cwt	37.00–39.00	501	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	41.83/cwt	40.00–43.00	513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	65.40/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,460	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	68.97/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,098	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	53.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	194.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.93/cwt	154.00–160.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	160.44/cwt	157.00–170.00	367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.10/cwt	122.00–128.00	467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	129.36/cwt	126.00–132.00	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	141.81/cwt	137.00–147.00	397	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	121.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	156.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	144.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.77/cwt	124.00–130.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.63/cwt	124.00–132.00	669	4

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 Nov 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 557Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	220.00–230.00	223.57
4	—	413	168.00–170.00	168.49
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
3	—	463	154.00–160.00	157.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
4	—	429	150.00–158.00	153.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
2	—	333	177.00–180.00	178.47
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	146.00	146.00
6	—	283	190.00–200.00	194.21
4	—	385	160.00–167.00	161.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	215.00	215.00
2	—	573	114.00–118.00	115.97
16	—	474	142.00–148.00	145.32
24	—	429	150.00–158.00	154.11
4	—	530	130.00–136.00	131.94
4	—	388	170.00–172.00	170.49
9	—	331	185.00–192.00	186.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	120.00–130.00	123.87
1	—	260	235.00	235.00
4	—	378	180.00–190.00	184.10
3	—	323	195.00–205.00	199.79
13	—	470	156.00	156.00
21	—	410	160.00–170.00	168.72
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
2	—	425	142.00–148.00	144.89
3	—	523	120.00–126.00	123.27
2	—	488	130.00–134.00	131.97
3	—	318	180.00–184.00	181.97
2	—	578	100.00–108.00	103.88
2	—	380	160.00–166.00	162.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	328	148.00–157.00	151.80
53	—	425	136.00–146.00	140.70
10	—	463	140.00–146.00	143.94
6	—	229	157.00–170.00	160.44
10	—	276	150.00–165.00	156.78
8	—	374	140.00–150.00	145.17
5	—	565	124.00–130.00	126.77
4	—	524	124.00–132.00	127.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	109.00–112.00	110.49
21	—	330	138.00–146.00	140.70
5	—	539	112.00–116.00	113.57
7	—	380	130.00–138.00	133.61
13	—	432	126.00–132.00	129.36
3	—	485	128.00–130.00	128.99
12	—	280	137.00–147.00	141.81
9	—	232	140.00–150.00	144.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	130.00	130.00
8	—	483	116.00–122.00	118.96
10	—	327	130.00–136.00	132.30
12	—	373	122.00–128.00	125.10
2	—	220	135.00	135.00
2	—	585	100.00–102.00	100.99
5	—	422	116.00–124.00	121.08
1	—	545	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	32.00–33.00	32.30
22	—	1,131	40.00–44.00	41.29
24	—	1,095	35.00–39.00	37.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,299	37.00–39.00	38.55
5	—	1,227	40.00–43.00	41.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	63.00–67.00	65.40
2	—	1,460	60.00–62.00	61.04
6	—	1,592	68.00–72.00	68.97

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	2	—	963	50.00–58.00	53.93

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle