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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 27

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

699 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 887▲ 699 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 393▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.88/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$163.88

137 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	172.34	707	72
Medium and Large 2	438	155.71	682	46
Medium and Large 3	403	151.62	612	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $96 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 sale137 hd

163.88

—

FL average9 barns · 655 hd

162.71

+1.18

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	1,517	90.77	1,377	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	64.66	778	211
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	60.75	830	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	43.30	416	26

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	260.66/cwt	255.00–265.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	226.87/cwt	224.00–230.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	239.23/cwt	235.00–242.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	250.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	291	224.29/cwt	217.00–228.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	220.95/cwt	220.00–224.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	209.91/cwt	204.00–212.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	198.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	213.52/cwt	210.00–218.00	801	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	192.09/cwt	188.00–196.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	185.66/cwt	182.00–188.00	793	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	195.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	843	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	188.81/cwt	186.00–194.00	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	180.93/cwt	176.00–184.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	185.28/cwt	182.00–192.00	980	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	177.49/cwt	172.00–180.00	941	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	168.71/cwt	166.00–174.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	159.96/cwt	158.00–162.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	150.69/cwt	146.00–156.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	978	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	181	223.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	214.54/cwt	207.00–220.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	192.76/cwt	190.00–195.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	205.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	561	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	187.33/cwt	182.00–192.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	166.05/cwt	164.00–168.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	173.46/cwt	172.00–176.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	162.25/cwt	158.00–164.00	586	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	171.46/cwt	166.00–176.00	643	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.15/cwt	162.00–172.00	711	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	158.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	680	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.78/cwt	158.00–168.00	760	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	139.72/cwt	138.00–144.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	150.66/cwt	148.00–156.00	722	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.91/cwt	148.00–156.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	138.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	116.47/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	129.46/cwt	128.00–134.00	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	123.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	827	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	182	290.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	233	240.65/cwt	235.00–247.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	174.48/cwt	171.00–178.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	184.05/cwt	182.00–186.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	89.17/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,271	16
Bulls	—	—	1,546	85.47/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,321	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	96.56/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,609	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	44.51/cwt	42.00–45.00	411	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	39.06/cwt	37.00–40.00	391	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	48.59/cwt	47.00–50.00	505	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	62.25/cwt	60.00–64.00	700	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	65.90/cwt	62.00–69.00	830	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	70.95/cwt	69.00–74.00	923	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	752	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	818	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	64.66/cwt	64.00–66.00	963	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 887Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 393Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	235.00–242.00	239.23
12	—	427	182.00–188.00	185.66
1	—	360	206.00	206.00
4	—	478	176.00–184.00	180.93
4	—	325	204.00–212.00	209.91
4	—	530	172.00–180.00	177.49
2	—	232	240.00–245.00	242.42
2	—	570	158.00–162.00	159.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	190.00–200.00	195.55
4	—	633	146.00–156.00	150.69
2	—	652	148.00–152.00	149.99
9	—	375	210.00–218.00	213.52
7	—	272	245.00–260.00	250.19
3	—	230	255.00–265.00	260.66
8	—	529	182.00–192.00	185.28
4	—	320	220.00–224.00	220.95
14	—	477	186.00–194.00	188.81
3	—	565	166.00–174.00	168.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	168.00	168.00
3	—	380	188.00–196.00	192.09
4	—	333	195.00–200.00	198.71
2	—	230	224.00–230.00	226.87
3	—	291	217.00–228.00	224.29
2	—	415	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	154.00	154.00
1	—	485	186.00	186.00
1	—	425	196.00	196.00
1	—	365	216.00	216.00
1	—	265	260.00	260.00
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
2	—	335	220.00	220.00
2	—	182	285.00–295.00	290.07
2	—	532	182.00–186.00	184.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	212.00	212.00
3	—	233	235.00–247.00	240.65
1	—	275	237.00	237.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	171.00–178.00	174.48
1	—	225	230.00	230.00
1	—	465	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
6	—	233	207.00–220.00	214.54
4	—	667	120.00–126.00	123.93
4	—	638	128.00–134.00	129.46
4	—	326	182.00–192.00	187.33
3	—	181	220.00–230.00	223.21
12	—	375	166.00–176.00	171.46
1	—	555	146.00	146.00
8	—	273	200.00–215.00	205.42
10	—	473	158.00–168.00	160.78
16	—	428	162.00–172.00	166.15
3	—	520	148.00–156.00	151.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	134.00–142.00	138.04
4	—	625	115.00–119.00	116.47
8	—	361	158.00–164.00	162.25
3	—	530	136.00–140.00	137.97
4	—	335	172.00–176.00	173.46
1	—	225	202.00	202.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
11	—	428	154.00–160.00	158.91
4	—	265	190.00–195.00	192.76
6	—	479	148.00–156.00	150.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	146.00–150.00	148.04
6	—	475	138.00–144.00	139.72
4	—	386	148.00–154.00	150.52
6	—	327	164.00–168.00	166.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,260	62.00–69.00	65.90
95	—	1,125	60.00–64.00	62.25
17	—	1,301	69.00–74.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	37.00–40.00	39.06
15	—	923	42.00–45.00	44.51
3	—	1,040	47.00–50.00	48.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,330	60.00–63.00	61.49
4	—	1,326	55.00–58.00	56.70
3	—	1,490	64.00–66.00	64.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,666	91.00–101.00	96.56
5	—	1,546	84.00–88.00	85.47
16	—	1,425	86.00–94.00	89.17

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.