Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.05/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$152.05

162 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$6.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	153.37	632	101
Medium and Large 2	355	150.62	535	50
Medium and Large 3	345	146.44	505	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about $127 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 sale162 hd

152.05

—

FL average7 barns · 500 hd

154.62

−2.58

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	1,354	80.81	1,094	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	56.75	802	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	56.41	658	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	41.53	397	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	158.72/cwt	152.00–162.00	421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	158.38/cwt	154.00–162.00	526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.78/cwt	146.00–150.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	191.22/cwt	188.00–194.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	181.36/cwt	176.00–185.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	162.60/cwt	159.00–166.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	218.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	182.72/cwt	178.00–188.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	144.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.43/cwt	163.00–172.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.51/cwt	170.00–178.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	198.87/cwt	197.00–206.00	628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	199.49/cwt	196.00–207.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.92/cwt	152.00–162.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	236.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.49/cwt	134.00–138.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.78/cwt	156.00–161.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	171.32/cwt	170.00–174.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	169.20/cwt	167.00–172.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	168.07/cwt	164.00–174.00	548	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.87/cwt	144.00–154.00	640	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	142.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	188.40/cwt	182.00–195.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	120.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	56.06/cwt	54.00–58.00	647	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	60.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	761	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	51.81/cwt	49.00–53.00	549	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.33/cwt	43.00–47.00	471	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	35.37/cwt	34.00–37.00	303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	843	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	54.97/cwt	54.00–56.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	208.23/cwt	205.00–212.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	79.59/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,047	8
Bulls	—	—	1,433	85.12/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,220	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	74.95/cwt	73.00–77.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	188.47/cwt	186.00–192.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	157.59/cwt	154.00–159.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	165.16/cwt	159.00–167.00	626	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.62/cwt	168.00–174.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	618	1

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 May 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 180Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	265	152.00–162.00	158.72
11	—	332	154.00–162.00	158.38
13	—	368	146.00–150.00	148.78
4	—	233	167.00–172.00	169.20
3	—	576	118.00–122.00	119.98
3	—	520	128.00	128.00
3	—	420	142.00	142.00
2	—	470	128.00–134.00	130.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
3	—	238	160.00–165.00	162.33
3	—	381	138.00–142.00	139.98
4	—	340	146.00–152.00	148.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	326	164.00–174.00	168.07
17	—	525	132.00–141.00	135.04
16	—	427	144.00–154.00	149.87
12	—	374	152.00–162.00	157.16
11	—	469	137.00–145.00	142.32
8	—	270	168.00–178.00	174.87
5	—	570	130.00–135.00	131.38
5	—	227	182.00–195.00	188.40
4	—	637	118.00–128.00	120.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	158.00–162.00	160.00
2	—	490	144.00	144.00
3	—	273	188.00–194.00	191.22
3	—	590	120.00–128.00	122.67
6	—	329	176.00–185.00	181.36
6	—	525	142.00	142.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	129.00–132.00	130.48
3	—	525	159.00–166.00	162.60
5	—	272	210.00–225.00	218.15
5	—	378	178.00–188.00	182.72
9	—	565	144.00–150.00	144.88
10	—	469	163.00–172.00	168.43
16	—	425	170.00–178.00	174.51
22	—	316	197.00–206.00	198.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	196.00–207.00	199.49
3	—	325	188.00	188.00
4	—	223	215.00–225.00	219.80
4	—	433	152.00–162.00	157.92
4	—	582	134.00–138.00	135.49
5	—	469	156.00–161.00	159.78
5	—	534	150.00–155.00	151.37
6	—	366	170.00–174.00	171.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	230.00–245.00	236.53
2	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	460	165.00–168.00	166.50
2	—	445	168.00	168.00
1	—	310	206.00	206.00
1	—	285	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	290	180.00–190.00	186.59
2	—	227	205.00–212.00	208.23
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
17	—	379	159.00–167.00	165.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	186.00–192.00	188.47
5	—	476	154.00–159.00	157.59
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
1	—	270	198.00	198.00
6	—	373	168.00–174.00	170.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,155	54.00–58.00	56.06
36	—	1,261	59.00–63.00	60.34
25	—	1,060	49.00–53.00	51.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	43.00–47.00	45.33
3	—	858	34.00–37.00	35.37
1	—	840	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	58.00–59.00	58.52
2	—	1,385	54.00–56.00	54.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	78.00–82.00	79.59
5	—	1,433	83.00–87.00	85.12
2	—	1,315	73.00–77.00	74.95

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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