Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.77/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$133.77

129 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	134.77	588	90
Medium and Large 2	402	133.26	536	28
Medium and Large 3	388	126.87	492	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $95 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 sale129 hd

133.77

—

FL average9 barns · 884 hd

130.58

+3.19

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	—	High	1,405	74.17	1,042	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	44.16	591	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	43.92	530	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	26.82	271	11

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	201.87/cwt	197.00–205.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.55/cwt	126.00–136.00	560	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	169.96/cwt	164.00–174.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.60/cwt	136.00–146.00	528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.60/cwt	115.00–123.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	180.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.90/cwt	116.00–126.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.77/cwt	158.00–168.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.22/cwt	113.00–118.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	148.90/cwt	145.00–152.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	206.21/cwt	202.00–212.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	187.22/cwt	180.00–195.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	165.75/cwt	156.00–170.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	228.43/cwt	227.00–230.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.69/cwt	152.00–159.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	178.73/cwt	177.00–180.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	193.96/cwt	190.00–198.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	200.76/cwt	197.00–205.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	144.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	212.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.39/cwt	133.00–139.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	209.55/cwt	207.00–214.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	186.56/cwt	184.00–192.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.74/cwt	170.00–178.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	189.59/cwt	186.00–192.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	152.09/cwt	150.00–153.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	548	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	60.68/cwt	46.00–84.00	617	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,321	71.80/cwt	71.00–72.00	948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.50/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,047	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	48.80/cwt	48.00–52.00	620	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	40.70/cwt	38.00–42.00	446	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	44.53/cwt	43.00–47.00	562	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	46.30/cwt	45.00–48.00	626	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	41.75/cwt	41.00–43.00	552	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	32.57/cwt	31.00–33.00	318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	24.95/cwt	24.00–26.00	257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	221.63/cwt	215.00–227.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	190.88/cwt	187.00–195.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year 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	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
3	—	530	142.00–146.00	143.31
4	—	322	197.00–205.00	201.87
2	—	430	175.00–178.00	176.47
2	—	485	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	197.00	197.00
1	—	390	186.00	186.00
2	—	495	148.00	148.00
4	—	326	187.00–195.00	190.88
2	—	427	164.00–170.00	166.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	215.00–227.00	221.63
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	168.00	168.00
1	—	440	184.00	184.00
1	—	380	208.00	208.00
1	—	320	212.00	212.00
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	429	126.00–136.00	130.55
12	—	378	136.00–146.00	139.60
3	—	625	115.00–123.00	118.60
5	—	282	175.00–190.00	180.15
7	—	526	116.00–126.00	120.90
3	—	330	158.00–168.00	161.77
7	—	562	120.00–124.00	122.70
15	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.07
3	—	225	180.00–195.00	187.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
2	—	632	104.00–110.00	106.94
5	—	271	164.00–174.00	169.96
5	—	374	128.00–135.00	131.31
4	—	475	113.00–118.00	115.22
3	—	333	150.00–155.00	151.60
8	—	419	116.00–125.00	123.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
2	—	367	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	280	145.00–152.00	148.90
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
2	—	345	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	202.00–212.00	206.21
2	—	475	160.00–166.00	162.94
4	—	421	177.00–180.00	178.73
9	—	327	197.00–205.00	200.76
11	—	522	140.00–148.00	144.70
1	—	385	196.00	196.00
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	194.00	194.00
17	—	427	156.00–170.00	165.75
2	—	532	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
2	—	272	190.00–198.00	193.96
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
6	—	374	186.00–192.00	189.59
10	—	474	150.00–153.00	152.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	227.00–230.00	228.43
11	—	519	152.00–159.00	154.69
2	—	317	210.00–216.00	212.93
7	—	620	133.00–139.00	136.39
8	—	572	139.00–146.00	142.09
5	—	366	207.00–214.00	209.55
5	—	414	184.00–192.00	186.56
6	—	477	170.00–178.00	172.74
1	—	255	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	54.00	54.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,152	54.00–56.00	54.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,017	46.00–84.00	60.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,321	71.00–72.00	71.80
5	—	1,405	74.00–77.00	74.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	48.00–52.00	48.80
23	—	1,095	38.00–42.00	40.70
33	—	1,263	43.00–47.00	44.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	45.00–48.00	46.30
8	—	1,323	41.00–43.00	41.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,032	20.00	20.00
4	—	975	31.00–33.00	32.57
5	—	1,032	24.00–26.00	24.95

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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