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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 316▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 117▲ 88 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 $165.66/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$165.66

30 head · 348 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	168.46	623	19thin
Medium and Large 3	257	166.67	428	3thin
Medium and Large 2	329	158.62	522	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $101 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 sale30 hd

165.66

—

FL average10 barns · 860 hd

164.73

+0.93

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	1,120	79.00	885	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	65.53	787	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	63.60	941	5thin

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	177	212.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	195.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	176.39/cwt	172.00–182.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	166.63/cwt	164.00–168.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	161.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	176	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	235	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	253.38/cwt	247.00–260.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	157.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	885	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	64.60/cwt	62.00–66.00	767	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	59.23/cwt	58.00–61.00	704	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	68.27/cwt	67.00–71.00	835	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	905	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	66.50/cwt	66.00–67.00	998	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	899	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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	218.00	218.00
1	—	235	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	234.00	234.00
1	—	340	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	196.00	196.00
1	—	525	158.00	158.00
1	—	585	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	164.00	164.00
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
1	—	165	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	340	166.00–170.00	167.97
3	—	225	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	190.00–200.00	195.16
3	—	380	164.00–168.00	166.63
2	—	177	210.00–215.00	212.61
4	—	330	172.00–182.00	176.39
3	—	433	158.00–168.00	161.92
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	142.00	142.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	172.00	172.00
1	—	225	260.00	260.00
2	—	635	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	148.00	148.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
1	—	240	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	305.00	305.00
1	—	455	174.00	174.00
1	—	580	156.00	156.00
2	—	280	247.00–260.00	253.38
2	—	332	232.00–235.00	233.47
3	—	176	315.00–320.00	318.30
3	—	526	154.00–160.00	157.99
2	—	357	190.00–200.00	194.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,223	67.00–71.00	68.27
31	—	1,187	62.00–66.00	64.60
5	—	1,188	58.00–61.00	59.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,425	63.00–64.00	63.49
2	—	1,500	66.00–67.00	66.50

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.