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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 285 vs last sale 448▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 106▲ 66 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 $159.87/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$159.87

49 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	161.62	608	34
Medium and Large 2	331	157.74	523	13thin
Medium and Large 3	355	144.00	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/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 sale49 hd

159.87

—

FL average10 barns · 1,014 hd

155.86

+4.01

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	53.36	651	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	863	41.13	355	10

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	232	192.77/cwt	185.00–200.00	447	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	173.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	168.01/cwt	162.00–177.00	470	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	154.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	153.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	778	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	244.89/cwt	240.00–255.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	224.00/cwt	217.00–230.00	609	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	287	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	203.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	185.32/cwt	184.00–188.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	192.59/cwt	190.00–196.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	169.91/cwt	166.00–174.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	157.43/cwt	154.00–161.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	32.99/cwt	32.00–34.00	239	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	359	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	43.48/cwt	42.00–46.00	391	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.00	478	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	52.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	658	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	788	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 May 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 106Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	341	150.00–156.00	153.98
5	—	236	170.00–180.00	173.34
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
2	—	375	148.00–150.00	148.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–138.00	135.29
4	—	232	185.00–200.00	192.77
3	—	473	148.00–158.00	153.21
2	—	517	144.00–148.00	145.97
6	—	280	162.00–177.00	168.01
6	—	327	160.00–170.00	165.55
6	—	426	150.00–158.00	154.23
4	—	371	158.00–162.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
1	—	385	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
2	—	287	207.00–208.00	207.50
3	—	321	190.00–194.00	191.95
2	—	527	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	368	184.00–188.00	185.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	188.00	188.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	272	217.00–230.00	224.00
5	—	323	200.00–210.00	203.12
4	—	225	240.00–255.00	244.89
3	—	621	140.00–147.00	144.28
3	—	375	190.00–196.00	192.59
2	—	530	154.00–161.00	157.43
2	—	470	166.00–174.00	169.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	48.00–50.00	49.26
5	—	1,362	56.00–60.00	57.83
12	—	1,244	51.00–55.00	52.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	900	42.00–46.00	43.48
1	—	875	41.00	41.00
2	—	725	32.00–34.00	32.99

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.