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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 9

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,041 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 1,231▲ 1,041 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 294▲ 213 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 $125.89/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$125.89

246 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	133.50	592	84
Medium and Large 2	448	123.68	554	116
Medium and Large 3	422	117.53	496	46

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $97 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 sale246 hd

125.89

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

130.48

−4.60

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	1,534	69.31	1,063	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	42.27	608	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	41.87	496	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	27.54	283	18

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	179.67/cwt	177.00–184.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	191.66/cwt	188.00–195.00	625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	175.24/cwt	168.00–177.00	634	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	183.36/cwt	178.00–188.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	162.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	169.36/cwt	162.00–171.00	699	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	156.92/cwt	152.00–160.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	174.78/cwt	172.00–182.00	760	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	149.26/cwt	144.00–150.00	696	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	169.03/cwt	166.00–173.00	796	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	157.95/cwt	154.00–162.00	747	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	150.78/cwt	144.00–154.00	780	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	139.27/cwt	137.00–142.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	137.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	126.21/cwt	123.00–129.00	721	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	142.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	141.13/cwt	138.00–146.00	881	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	157.61/cwt	152.00–166.00	358	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	156.28/cwt	148.00–162.00	422	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	386	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	142.32/cwt	138.00–146.00	467	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	131.75/cwt	128.00–136.00	432	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	151.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.89/cwt	138.00–148.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	131.89/cwt	128.00–137.00	499	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	121.71/cwt	118.00–126.00	461	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	127.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	112.95/cwt	111.00–118.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	111.57/cwt	107.00–114.00	528	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	121.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	575	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	128.03/cwt	126.00–136.00	622	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	112.00/cwt	109.00–117.00	594	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	121.09/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	109.39/cwt	105.00–113.00	625	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	116.80/cwt	114.00–124.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.46/cwt	117.00–122.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	107.93/cwt	102.00–111.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	209.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	184.72/cwt	182.00–186.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	191.12/cwt	187.00–197.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	164.18/cwt	158.00–167.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	147.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	701	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	137.58/cwt	136.00–140.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	126.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	69.11/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,038	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,321	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	20.32/cwt	20.00–21.00	200	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	25.35/cwt	25.00–27.00	261	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	30.80/cwt	29.00–33.00	320	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	38.57/cwt	36.00–40.00	406	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	42.94/cwt	41.00–45.00	524	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	511	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	46.71/cwt	46.00–50.00	659	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	42.11/cwt	41.00–45.00	612	9

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 Oct 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 1,231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 294Year 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	—	545	144.00	144.00
3	—	328	187.00–197.00	191.12
2	—	272	205.00–215.00	209.77
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	182.00–186.00	184.72
5	—	532	136.00–140.00	137.58
2	—	270	195.00	195.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	124.00–129.00	126.45
8	—	474	144.00–152.00	147.96
6	—	370	158.00–167.00	164.18
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	148.00–158.00	151.30
18	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.53
8	—	583	114.00–124.00	116.80
6	—	378	138.00–148.00	141.89
2	—	615	117.00–122.00	119.46
13	—	534	118.00–128.00	121.09
7	—	270	148.00–162.00	156.28
5	—	227	152.00–166.00	157.61
21	—	486	126.00–136.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
15	—	530	109.00–117.00	112.00
12	—	378	128.00–137.00	131.89
6	—	281	132.00–142.00	137.24
22	—	475	116.00–125.00	121.06
9	—	328	138.00–146.00	142.32
5	—	622	102.00–111.00	107.93
34	—	417	120.00–129.00	127.04
12	—	571	105.00–113.00	109.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	104.00–107.00	105.49
2	—	640	94.00	94.00
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
12	—	328	128.00–136.00	131.75
9	—	379	118.00–126.00	121.71
7	—	432	111.00–118.00	112.95
3	—	565	100.00–102.00	100.65
8	—	473	107.00–114.00	111.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	466	144.00–150.00	149.26
2	—	535	128.00–131.00	129.50
1	—	265	177.00	177.00
4	—	571	123.00–129.00	126.21
5	—	424	152.00–160.00	156.92
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
4	—	377	160.00–166.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	166.00–173.00	169.03
12	—	624	138.00–146.00	141.13
46	—	584	140.00–150.00	142.48
4	—	326	188.00–195.00	191.66
14	—	435	172.00–182.00	174.78
6	—	372	178.00–188.00	183.36
2	—	257	215.00–217.00	215.99
22	—	517	144.00–154.00	150.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	154.00–162.00	157.95
19	—	413	162.00–171.00	169.36
9	—	362	168.00–177.00	175.24
7	—	524	137.00–142.00	139.27
8	—	563	130.00–139.00	137.05
3	—	321	177.00–184.00	179.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	25.00–27.00	25.35
3	—	986	20.00–21.00	20.32
10	—	1,039	29.00–33.00	30.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,453	41.00–45.00	42.11
1	—	1,395	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,345	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,220	41.00–45.00	42.94
44	—	1,053	36.00–40.00	38.57
15	—	1,411	46.00–50.00	46.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,502	67.00–71.00	69.11
1	—	1,810	73.00	73.00

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.