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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 659▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 261▲ 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.26/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$156.26

173 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	158.84	657	117
Medium and Large 3	321	153.46	492	18thin
Medium and Large 2	420	149.63	628	38

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about $29 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 sale173 hd

156.26

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

153.88

+2.38

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	1,434	75.16	1,078	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	51.41	630	214
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	50.70	673	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	35.92	339	7thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	219	244.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	535	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	236	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	231.84/cwt	227.00–240.00	624	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	187.93/cwt	186.00–190.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	191.37/cwt	188.00–198.00	714	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	184.05/cwt	180.00–187.00	694	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	171.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	181.85/cwt	178.00–188.00	767	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	172.68/cwt	170.00–176.00	756	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	163.25/cwt	162.00–165.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	177.71/cwt	173.00–182.00	828	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	168.45/cwt	164.00–172.00	802	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	831	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	166.71/cwt	164.00–173.00	869	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	155.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	175	221.48/cwt	215.00–225.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	241	169.03/cwt	167.00–170.00	407	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	155.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	165.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	177.72/cwt	172.00–187.00	496	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	153.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	504	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	172.40/cwt	164.00–180.00	569	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	166.42/cwt	164.00–170.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.07/cwt	152.00–158.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	164.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	156.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	147.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	692	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	141.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	140.50/cwt	130.00–146.00	742	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	138.53/cwt	132.00–142.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	122.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	778	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	170	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	258	228.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	218.69/cwt	210.00–222.00	608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	198.59/cwt	196.00–202.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	75.07/cwt	74.00–76.00	998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	71.37/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	31.90/cwt	31.00–35.00	282	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	41.29/cwt	41.00–42.00	421	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	44.80/cwt	44.00–46.00	470	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	49.62/cwt	47.00–51.00	577	89
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	53.01/cwt	52.00–56.00	678	120
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	50.08/cwt	49.00–51.00	651	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	52.50/cwt	52.00–55.00	722	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1

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 May 1, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 659Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 261Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	566	132.00–142.00	138.53
12	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.10
27	—	421	152.00–160.00	156.64
3	—	175	215.00–225.00	221.48
10	—	330	164.00–180.00	172.40
15	—	279	172.00–187.00	177.72
16	—	528	130.00–146.00	140.50
27	—	469	141.00–150.00	147.47
2	—	220	205.00–210.00	207.39
2	—	610	134.00–138.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	152.00–158.00	155.07
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
2	—	225	185.00	185.00
8	—	441	140.00–150.00	144.25
4	—	331	164.00–170.00	166.42
4	—	636	120.00–126.00	122.26
2	—	567	128.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	278	160.00–170.00	165.41
4	—	487	140.00–142.00	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
3	—	241	167.00–170.00	169.03
10	—	329	150.00–158.00	153.16
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
3	—	271	150.00–158.00	155.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	158.00–160.00	158.97
3	—	378	170.00–174.00	171.36
4	—	443	162.00–165.00	163.25
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
3	—	236	210.00–215.00	213.31
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	170.00–176.00	172.68
1	—	290	222.00	222.00
3	—	333	186.00–190.00	187.93
9	—	476	164.00–172.00	168.45
10	—	377	180.00–187.00	184.05
10	—	517	160.00–161.00	160.68
2	—	225	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	150.00–160.00	155.60
7	—	269	227.00–240.00	231.84
8	—	373	188.00–198.00	191.37
11	—	422	178.00–188.00	181.85
1	—	315	194.00	194.00
6	—	219	240.00–250.00	244.16
8	—	521	164.00–173.00	166.71
12	—	466	173.00–182.00	177.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	210.00–222.00	218.69
1	—	185	250.00	250.00
1	—	340	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	170	260.00–270.00	264.85
3	—	258	225.00–230.00	228.29
3	—	323	196.00–202.00	198.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,420	70.00–73.00	71.37
3	—	1,330	74.00–76.00	75.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	52.00–55.00	52.50
13	—	1,299	49.00–51.00	50.08
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	31.00–35.00	31.90
3	—	1,020	41.00–42.00	41.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,163	47.00–51.00	49.62
120	—	1,279	52.00–56.00	53.01
5	—	1,049	44.00–46.00	44.80

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.