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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 30

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 185▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 73▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 5 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 $167.14/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$167.14

56 head · 327 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.97

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	328	171.84	564	37
Medium and Large 2	320	159.97	512	16thin
Medium and Large 3	343	147.36	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $59 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 sale56 hd

167.14

—

FL average10 barns · 730 hd

157.16

+9.97

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	1,728	77.37	1,337	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	52.63	597	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	38.22	364	6thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	287	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	180.05/cwt	176.00–184.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	177.79/cwt	172.00–184.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	168.03/cwt	166.00–170.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	163.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	182	235.99/cwt	230.00–245.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	194.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	177.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	173.85/cwt	166.00–192.00	489	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	155.69/cwt	152.00–158.00	494	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	167.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	147.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	157.32/cwt	154.00–162.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	148.96/cwt	146.00–152.00	633	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	698	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	229.78/cwt	225.00–235.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	226	245.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	242	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	215.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	204.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	341	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	342	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	191.87/cwt	188.00–196.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	157.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	71.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	77.87/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,367	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	81.62/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,439	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	218	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	41.08/cwt	40.00–44.00	412	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	49.43/cwt	48.00–50.00	527	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	53.39/cwt	51.00–55.00	612	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	56.91/cwt	56.00–59.00	710	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	816	77.05/cwt	69.00–94.00	629	5

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 Apr 30, 2018

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Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	188.00–196.00	191.87
5	—	324	200.00–210.00	204.30
4	—	226	240.00–255.00	245.86
2	—	265	230.00	230.00
1	—	510	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	147.00	147.00
6	—	275	210.00–218.00	215.08
2	—	225	225.00–235.00	229.78
2	—	392	180.00–184.00	181.99
3	—	341	194.00–198.00	195.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	174.00	174.00
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
2	—	242	210.00–220.00	215.05
2	—	342	186.00–188.00	186.99
3	—	435	155.00–162.00	157.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	220.00–225.00	222.52
2	—	317	200.00–204.00	201.95
1	—	360	192.00	192.00
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
2	—	425	172.00–184.00	177.79
8	—	461	158.00–166.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	149.00	149.00
2	—	287	215.00–216.00	215.50
2	—	380	176.00–184.00	180.05
3	—	428	166.00–170.00	168.03
3	—	483	152.00–156.00	153.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
2	—	265	200.00–205.00	202.41
4	—	432	156.00–160.00	157.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	281	166.00–192.00	173.85
5	—	338	162.00–172.00	167.96
6	—	425	146.00–152.00	148.96
8	—	371	154.00–162.00	157.32
2	—	225	190.00–200.00	194.78
2	—	475	144.00–150.00	146.94
4	—	182	230.00–245.00	235.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	225.00	225.00
1	—	385	146.00	146.00
2	—	232	175.00–180.00	177.37
2	—	275	160.00–162.00	160.98
3	—	438	140.00–142.00	140.66
7	—	317	152.00–158.00	155.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	142.00–150.00	147.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	816	69.00–94.00	77.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	80.00–84.00	81.62
10	—	1,755	76.00–79.00	77.87
3	—	1,601	70.00–74.00	71.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,247	56.00–59.00	56.91
16	—	1,067	48.00–50.00	49.43
28	—	1,146	51.00–55.00	53.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	40.00–44.00	41.08
1	—	725	30.00	30.00
1	—	970	35.00	35.00

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.