Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.56/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$155.56

157 head · 378 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	158.02	527	44
Medium and Large 1	408	155.44	635	93
Medium and Large 3	333	150.75	502	20

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $25 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 sale157 hd

155.56

—

FL average10 barns · 824 hd

151.40

+4.16

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	1,597	75.81	1,211	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	51.34	699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	51.13	586	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	40.01	373	8thin

Every lot, as filed

82 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	240.74/cwt	232.00–247.00	544	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	157.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	218.97/cwt	217.00–220.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	251.93/cwt	247.00–257.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	183.91/cwt	177.00–190.00	430	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	183.49/cwt	180.00–187.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	154.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	239	171.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	185.75/cwt	180.00–187.00	607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	175.20/cwt	170.00–182.00	470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	177.03/cwt	175.00–182.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	196.93/cwt	192.00–205.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.41/cwt	167.00–177.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	141.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	194.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	213.97/cwt	207.00–220.00	571	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	188.46/cwt	187.00–190.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	177	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	44.47/cwt	43.00–45.00	432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	34.41/cwt	33.00–35.00	313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	53.38/cwt	53.00–54.00	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	50.45/cwt	50.00–51.00	680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	49.65/cwt	48.00–51.00	532	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	53.49/cwt	52.00–56.00	662	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	46.66/cwt	46.00–47.00	510	6
Bulls	—	—	1,634	74.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,213	11
Bulls	—	—	1,462	68.95/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,008	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	78.21/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	136.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.96/cwt	142.00–152.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.49/cwt	190.00–197.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	755	2

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 (Tue)

Tue Apr 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 728Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 194Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
13	—	226	232.00–247.00	240.74
6	—	529	152.00–160.00	157.80
5	—	617	125.00–135.00	130.35
3	—	428	175.00–180.00	176.58
3	—	313	200.00–210.00	203.30
3	—	263	217.00–220.00	218.97
2	—	167	247.00–257.00	251.93
5	—	474	160.00–167.00	161.74
3	—	571	142.00–152.00	147.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	130.00–139.00	137.56
2	—	185	212.00	212.00
5	—	333	180.00–187.00	183.49
3	—	431	150.00–157.00	154.59
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	382	170.00–172.00	170.97
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
2	—	487	152.00–155.00	153.49
2	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
8	—	558	132.00–139.00	136.99
8	—	522	140.00–147.00	145.28
7	—	330	190.00–197.00	192.49
4	—	271	200.00–205.00	201.67
2	—	637	117.00–120.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	150.00–157.00	153.38
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
5	—	239	170.00–175.00	171.41
3	—	288	150.00–152.00	150.64
2	—	382	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	234	177.00–190.00	183.91
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
2	—	540	130.00–132.00	131.01
10	—	268	155.00–165.00	161.19
7	—	370	140.00–147.00	142.66
6	—	324	160.00–165.00	162.71
5	—	432	137.00–142.00	139.78
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	140.00–147.00	143.44
10	—	374	150.00–160.00	152.72
1	—	175	210.00	210.00
17	—	426	145.00–152.00	148.67
14	—	268	170.00–182.00	175.20
12	—	532	135.00–142.00	137.44
9	—	221	192.00–205.00	196.93
7	—	564	130.00–137.00	132.98
7	—	323	167.00–177.00	172.41
6	—	635	120.00–130.00	124.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	327	180.00–187.00	185.75
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
2	—	587	122.00–130.00	125.98
2	—	290	185.00–190.00	187.50
3	—	476	137.00–145.00	141.30
3	—	368	165.00–170.00	168.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	175.00–182.00	177.03
4	—	336	190.00–197.00	194.73
2	—	270	200.00–202.00	200.96
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	267	207.00–220.00	213.97
4	—	365	187.00–190.00	188.46
2	—	615	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
2	—	177	255.00–257.00	255.99
2	—	472	160.00–165.00	162.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	43.00–45.00	44.47
3	—	911	33.00–35.00	34.41
1	—	840	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,361	53.00–54.00	53.38
2	—	1,347	50.00–51.00	50.45
1	—	1,395	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,072	48.00–51.00	49.65
41	—	1,237	52.00–56.00	53.49
6	—	1,094	46.00–47.00	46.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,634	72.00–76.00	74.22
2	—	1,462	68.00–70.00	68.95
13	—	1,586	77.00–81.00	78.21

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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