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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

553 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 822▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 267▲ 430 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.28/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$160.28

105 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	165.37	630	63
Medium and Large 2	400	153.20	612	32
Medium and Large 3	342	150.90	517	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $113 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 sale105 hd

160.28

—

FL average9 barns · 572 hd

157.80

+2.48

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	1,500	75.59	1,134	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	60.14	734	214
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,251	59.16	740	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	52.59	503	18

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	210.94/cwt	207.00–215.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	188.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	169.20/cwt	165.00–172.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	176.31/cwt	172.00–182.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	158.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	152.30/cwt	147.00–155.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	841	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	171	219.59/cwt	212.00–230.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	190	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	200.65/cwt	192.00–207.00	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	238	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	184.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	497	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	174.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	177.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	168.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	162.93/cwt	160.00–167.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	149.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	151.20/cwt	147.00–157.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	148.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	139.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	137.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	721	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	134.02/cwt	120.00–142.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	122.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	222	250.15/cwt	225.00–265.00	555	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	233	242.63/cwt	235.00–247.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	269	230.57/cwt	225.00–237.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	222.23/cwt	217.00–227.00	693	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	75.34/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,086	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	81.06/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,423	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	50.22/cwt	50.00–51.00	463	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	53.75/cwt	52.00–55.00	520	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	57.40/cwt	55.00–59.00	683	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	663	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,207	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	700	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	60.17/cwt	59.00–62.00	735	129
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	62.50/cwt	62.00–65.00	778	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	60.79/cwt	60.00–62.00	781	8

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 Mar 20, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 822Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 267Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
2	—	372	212.00–215.00	213.53
2	—	632	125.00–127.00	125.99
6	—	222	225.00–265.00	250.15
6	—	269	225.00–237.00	230.57
6	—	312	217.00–227.00	222.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	212.00–215.00	213.48
2	—	382	195.00–200.00	197.42
3	—	273	210.00–215.00	213.35
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
3	—	233	235.00–247.00	242.63
3	—	478	165.00–170.00	167.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	220.00–225.00	222.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	120.00–142.00	134.02
6	—	423	147.00–157.00	151.20
8	—	323	175.00–185.00	177.69
16	—	270	180.00–195.00	184.05
4	—	366	160.00–167.00	162.93
3	—	171	212.00–230.00	219.59
4	—	225	192.00–207.00	200.65
4	—	628	117.00–125.00	122.95
7	—	466	145.00–152.00	148.68
8	—	526	132.00–142.00	137.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	185.00–187.00	185.66
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	442	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	—	280	170.00–177.00	174.58
3	—	541	125.00–130.00	128.35
5	—	339	165.00–172.00	168.81
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
6	—	377	145.00–155.00	149.07
4	—	468	137.00–140.00	139.21
2	—	640	107.00–110.00	108.50
2	—	190	200.00–207.00	203.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	190.00	190.00
3	—	283	150.00–155.00	153.35
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	438	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	340	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	165.00–172.00	169.20
2	—	567	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	482	165.00–170.00	167.56
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	340	207.00–215.00	210.94
2	—	542	142.00–147.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
3	—	536	155.00–162.00	158.98
2	—	367	207.00–210.00	208.49
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
3	—	578	147.00–155.00	152.30
3	—	465	172.00–182.00	176.31
2	—	635	130.00–135.00	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	187.00–190.00	188.52
1	—	340	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	922	50.00–51.00	50.22
13	—	967	52.00–55.00	53.75
1	—	945	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,285	60.00–62.00	60.79
2	—	1,205	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,207	57.00–59.00	57.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,245	62.00–65.00	62.50
129	—	1,222	59.00–62.00	60.17
40	—	1,190	55.00–59.00	57.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,441	75.00–76.00	75.34
2	—	1,332	70.00–71.00	70.51
2	—	1,755	80.00–82.00	81.06

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.