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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,191 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 1,449▲ 1,191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 327▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.79/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$137.79

223 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$6.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	140.37	674	121
Medium and Large 3	369	136.74	504	17thin
Medium and Large 2	448	134.32	601	85

One grade step is worth $6.04/cwt here — about $73 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 sale223 hd

137.79

—

FL average10 barns · 1,045 hd

139.43

−1.64

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	—	Low	1,473	76.54	1,127	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	51.50	691	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	49.63	592	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	40.20	421	18

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	193.67/cwt	192.00–199.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	185.32/cwt	180.00–188.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	172.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	653	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	192.65/cwt	192.00–194.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	167.55/cwt	162.00–170.00	704	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	175.83/cwt	172.00–182.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	146.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	153.56/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	163.06/cwt	159.00–169.00	778	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	145.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	760	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	151.61/cwt	148.00–158.00	801	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	142.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	820	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	131.72/cwt	126.00–135.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	141.95/cwt	138.00–146.00	886	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	267	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	176.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	161.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	149.57/cwt	148.00–152.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	150.54/cwt	146.00–155.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	139.83/cwt	136.00–144.00	519	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	139.10/cwt	134.00–144.00	659	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	130.27/cwt	124.00–132.00	617	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	127.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	128.01/cwt	124.00–132.00	730	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.89/cwt	124.00–128.00	781	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	221	244.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	195.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	386	171.28/cwt	170.00–174.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	160.63/cwt	149.00–172.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	73.80/cwt	72.00–76.00	985	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,817	83.84/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,523	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	273	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	35.83/cwt	35.00–39.00	338	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	42.33/cwt	40.00–44.00	462	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	48.42/cwt	46.00–50.00	552	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,252	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	601	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	52.24/cwt	51.00–55.00	681	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	51.26/cwt	49.00–53.00	688	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	754	4

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 Aug 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,191Last week 1,449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 327Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	159.00–169.00	163.06
4	—	428	172.00–182.00	175.83
22	—	528	148.00–158.00	151.61
10	—	624	138.00–146.00	141.95
4	—	330	192.00–199.00	193.67
3	—	380	192.00–194.00	192.65
28	—	575	140.00–149.00	142.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	471	150.00–158.00	153.56
25	—	523	140.00–147.00	145.30
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
4	—	616	126.00–135.00	131.72
4	—	572	136.00–138.00	136.99
8	—	420	162.00–170.00	167.55
5	—	371	180.00–188.00	185.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	426	150.00–160.00	154.18
7	—	465	141.00–148.00	146.40
5	—	378	170.00–176.00	172.74
4	—	572	122.00–128.00	124.71
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.71
11	—	620	124.00–128.00	125.89
23	—	570	124.00–132.00	128.01
19	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.15
8	—	371	146.00–155.00	150.54
8	—	276	170.00–185.00	176.02
2	—	305	176.00	176.00
2	—	210	185.00	185.00
31	—	474	134.00–144.00	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	136.00–144.00	139.83
5	—	324	160.00–164.00	161.59
27	—	474	124.00–132.00	130.27
24	—	513	120.00–129.00	127.24
14	—	425	130.00–139.00	135.29
2	—	270	160.00–167.00	163.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	150.00–155.00	152.43
5	—	333	148.00–152.00	149.57
4	—	422	124.00–128.00	125.96
4	—	357	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	475	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.50
3	—	305	202.00	202.00
3	—	265	230.00–235.00	233.27
3	—	221	235.00–250.00	244.47
2	—	440	149.00–172.00	160.63
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	377	185.00–186.00	185.50
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
2	—	532	138.00–144.00	140.96
1	—	325	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
4	—	427	152.00–160.00	155.96
3	—	386	170.00–174.00	171.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	30.00	30.00
13	—	1,091	40.00–44.00	42.33
4	—	942	35.00–39.00	35.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,342	49.00–53.00	51.26
4	—	1,383	54.00–55.00	54.50
2	—	1,252	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,140	46.00–50.00	48.42
40	—	1,304	51.00–55.00	52.24
3	—	1,051	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,335	72.00–76.00	73.80
4	—	1,817	83.00–86.00	83.84
2	—	1,540	77.00	77.00

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.