Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.46/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$148.46

280 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	150.80	782	111
Medium and Large 3	423	149.39	632	70
Medium and Large 2	490	145.18	711	99

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about $72 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 sale280 hd

148.46

—

FL average8 barns · 760 hd

158.60

−10.14

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	1,363	74.29	1,013	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	50.60	587	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,297	49.98	648	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	40.46	368	17

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 1	—	319	158.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.56/cwt	118.00–126.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.26/cwt	134.00–141.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	124.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	158.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	145.94/cwt	140.00–152.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	171.22/cwt	162.00–182.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.25/cwt	128.00–137.00	562	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	139.58/cwt	138.00–140.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	609	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.82/cwt	141.00–142.00	681	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.92/cwt	116.00–124.00	672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.72/cwt	142.00–152.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	172.60/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	147.17/cwt	142.00–151.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.38/cwt	128.00–132.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.43/cwt	162.00–168.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.77/cwt	128.00–138.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	164.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	148.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	788	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	173.63/cwt	173.00–178.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	108.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.52/cwt	128.00–137.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	803	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	137.23/cwt	132.00–139.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	193.64/cwt	190.00–198.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.07/cwt	182.00–190.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.20/cwt	162.00–172.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	687	35
Bulls	—	—	1,620	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	72.93/cwt	72.00–74.00	901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	929	44.39/cwt	42.00–45.00	412	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	48.54/cwt	46.00–50.00	532	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	52.66/cwt	51.00–55.00	646	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	531	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	50.19/cwt	48.00–52.00	657	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	38.69/cwt	36.00–40.00	314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	42.85/cwt	41.00–45.00	427	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	285	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 Aug 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,338Last week 1,681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 224Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	152.00–162.00	158.16
23	—	474	130.00–140.00	134.69
4	—	222	162.00–182.00	171.22
42	—	433	138.00–148.00	140.64
17	—	565	116.00–124.00	118.92
11	—	383	142.00–152.00	144.72
6	—	270	170.00–182.00	175.04
15	—	535	128.00–138.00	130.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	118.00–126.00	122.56
10	—	463	127.00–129.00	128.00
10	—	375	134.00–141.00	137.26
2	—	275	155.00–162.00	158.37
28	—	425	128.00–137.00	132.25
4	—	330	144.00–150.00	146.99
2	—	577	106.00–112.00	108.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	118.00–126.00	124.31
4	—	370	124.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	267	140.00–152.00	145.94
2	—	230	145.00–148.00	146.47
5	—	313	138.00–140.00	139.58
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
3	—	390	160.00–164.00	161.30
8	—	430	142.00–151.00	147.17
5	—	525	128.00–132.00	130.38
1	—	325	176.00	176.00
6	—	477	130.00–138.00	134.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	141.00–142.00	141.82
7	—	433	152.00–160.00	155.99
3	—	383	170.00–176.00	172.60
2	—	525	136.00–144.00	139.89
2	—	340	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	180.00–190.00	185.01
4	—	423	162.00–168.00	165.43
2	—	315	195.00–200.00	197.42
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	160.00–169.00	164.66
38	—	422	142.00–150.00	148.16
5	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.99
9	—	335	173.00–178.00	173.63
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
12	—	467	132.00–139.00	137.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	526	146.00–155.00	149.82
2	—	262	215.00–220.00	217.48
12	—	625	128.00–137.00	132.52
34	—	575	136.00–146.00	139.70
4	—	326	190.00–198.00	193.64
5	—	375	182.00–190.00	185.07
6	—	421	162.00–172.00	167.20
20	—	479	150.00–160.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	170.00	170.00
14	—	577	130.00–135.00	133.06
18	—	422	152.00–160.00	156.97
25	—	526	137.00–144.00	139.59
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
2	—	267	195.00–200.00	197.43
2	—	640	120.00–126.00	123.02
35	—	478	140.00–149.00	143.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,235	72.00–74.00	72.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	42.00–45.00	44.39
36	—	1,095	46.00–50.00	48.54
51	—	1,227	51.00–55.00	52.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	47.00	47.00
14	—	1,309	48.00–52.00	50.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	811	36.00–40.00	38.69
9	—	996	41.00–45.00	42.85
2	—	815	35.00	35.00

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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