Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.24/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$122.24

185 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$11.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	126.95	592	88
Medium and Large 2	445	119.39	531	64
Medium and Large 3	401	115.21	462	33

One grade step is worth $11.74/cwt here — about $130 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 sale185 hd

122.24

—

FL average9 barns · 970 hd

130.05

−7.81

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	1,543	68.51	1,057	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,256	40.57	510	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	37.58	447	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	20.83	201	7thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	530	99.89/cwt	96.00–104.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.03/cwt	124.00–132.00	484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.57/cwt	102.00–108.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.85/cwt	106.00–114.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.47/cwt	118.00–127.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	130.13/cwt	128.00–136.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	114.93/cwt	111.00–120.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	122.92/cwt	120.00–129.00	411	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	106.22/cwt	104.00–108.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.01/cwt	134.00–141.00	781	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.78/cwt	177.00–185.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	182.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	146.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.86/cwt	162.00–172.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	175.72/cwt	175.00–176.00	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.70/cwt	138.00–148.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.45/cwt	152.00–162.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	156.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.23/cwt	152.00–160.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	194.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	113.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	113.19/cwt	108.00–116.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	108.50/cwt	104.00–112.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.17/cwt	134.00–144.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	116.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.65/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.91/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	144.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	138.64/cwt	137.00–141.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	148.62/cwt	146.00–150.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	180.24/cwt	177.00–187.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	69.20/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,772	73.53/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,419	63.93/cwt	62.00–66.00	907	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	31.49/cwt	31.00–33.00	333	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	36.70/cwt	34.00–38.00	417	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,136	38.66/cwt	38.00–39.00	439	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	41.28/cwt	40.00–43.00	537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	15.50/cwt	15.00–16.00	143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	24.94/cwt	24.00–26.00	255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	40.33/cwt	39.00–43.00	524	47

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 1,013Last week 1,116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	96.00–104.00	99.89
2	—	622	85.00–90.00	87.45
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
15	—	334	120.00–129.00	122.92
6	—	366	120.00–122.00	120.65
4	—	473	104.00–108.00	106.22
3	—	421	108.00–116.00	113.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	128.00–138.00	132.73
17	—	579	110.00–120.00	113.93
9	—	619	104.00–112.00	108.50
7	—	370	134.00–144.00	140.17
10	—	321	140.00–150.00	145.54
11	—	526	116.00–126.00	120.65
14	—	475	121.00–131.00	125.91
2	—	262	145.00–150.00	147.48
4	—	231	140.00–155.00	144.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	124.00–132.00	128.03
10	—	573	102.00–108.00	105.57
9	—	526	106.00–114.00	110.85
7	—	416	118.00–127.00	124.47
3	—	286	120.00–124.00	121.30
3	—	615	100.00	100.00
9	—	325	130.00–139.00	134.84
10	—	472	114.00–120.00	116.75
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	128.00–136.00	130.13
9	—	427	142.00–150.00	146.12
7	—	313	175.00–176.00	175.72
4	—	622	115.00–122.00	118.45
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.45
3	—	558	128.00–130.00	129.33
3	—	460	144.00	144.00
4	—	376	152.00–160.00	156.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	111.00–120.00	114.93
2	—	537	118.00–122.00	119.97
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
3	—	418	138.00–140.00	138.66
2	—	472	130.00–134.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	562	134.00–141.00	139.01
7	—	330	177.00–185.00	180.78
4	—	271	175.00–185.00	182.33
9	—	368	162.00–172.00	167.86
8	—	615	125.00–133.00	130.56
4	—	482	148.00–150.00	148.99
17	—	527	138.00–148.00	142.70
9	—	419	152.00–162.00	158.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	180.00–190.00	182.33
3	—	468	150.00–156.00	152.61
3	—	433	152.00–160.00	155.23
3	—	218	185.00–200.00	194.39
2	—	525	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
5	—	331	177.00–187.00	180.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	146.00–150.00	147.95
3	—	528	120.00–124.00	122.31
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	137.00–141.00	138.64
5	—	526	130.00–134.00	132.78
3	—	416	146.00–150.00	148.62
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
2	—	290	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	340	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	390	152.00–154.00	152.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	67.00–71.00	69.20
4	—	1,772	72.00–76.00	73.53
5	—	1,419	62.00–66.00	63.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	31.00–33.00	31.49
64	—	1,135	34.00–38.00	36.70
47	—	1,299	39.00–43.00	40.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,136	38.00–39.00	38.66
8	—	1,301	40.00–43.00	41.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	20.00	20.00
2	—	925	15.00–16.00	15.50
3	—	1,021	24.00–26.00	24.94

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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