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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 17

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,293 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 1,051▲ 1,293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 161▲ 150 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 $123.12/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$123.12

259 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$12.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	129.55	587	67
Medium and Large 2	438	122.11	535	142
Medium and Large 3	421	117.35	494	50

One grade step is worth $12.20/cwt here — about $92 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 sale259 hd

123.12

—

FL average10 barns · 1,173 hd

128.40

−5.28

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	1,450	72.74	1,055	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	48.86	633	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	45.52	501	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	888	32.41	288	15

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	196.50/cwt	193.00–202.00	635	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	176.89/cwt	174.00–180.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	179.43/cwt	170.00–188.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	162.55/cwt	158.00–164.00	601	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	180.23/cwt	178.00–188.00	687	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	181.74/cwt	175.00–184.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	169.18/cwt	168.00–172.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	156.78/cwt	156.00–158.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	149.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	704	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	156.37/cwt	154.00–164.00	752	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.28/cwt	138.00–144.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	134.11/cwt	131.00–140.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	827	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	154.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	171.32/cwt	166.00–178.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	165.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	142.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	150.89/cwt	148.00–156.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	147.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	136.66/cwt	132.00–140.00	512	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	126.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	477	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	122.10/cwt	116.00–125.00	515	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	111.84/cwt	107.00–114.00	476	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	128.18/cwt	126.00–136.00	556	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	105.55/cwt	101.00–108.00	498	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	115.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	548	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	122.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	116.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	600	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	96.96/cwt	91.00–101.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	103.71/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	99.36/cwt	94.00–101.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	107.66/cwt	103.00–112.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	102.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	647	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	217.33/cwt	215.00–225.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	276	186.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	514	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	287	195.99/cwt	195.00–197.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	197.21/cwt	192.00–202.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	176.39/cwt	172.00–180.00	577	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	186.61/cwt	184.00–190.00	614	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	172.18/cwt	168.00–177.00	656	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	180.39/cwt	178.00–188.00	691	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	157.96/cwt	154.00–162.00	673	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	167.17/cwt	164.00–170.00	731	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	149.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	698	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	155.49/cwt	154.00–160.00	751	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	137.91/cwt	134.00–141.00	735	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,282	66.96/cwt	65.00–69.00	858	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	80.36/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	792	27.59/cwt	25.00–29.00	219	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	36.52/cwt	35.00–39.00	343	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	32.48/cwt	31.00–34.00	322	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	42.00/cwt	40.00–43.00	418	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	46.20/cwt	44.00–48.00	520	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	50.27/cwt	49.00–53.00	616	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,236	46.74/cwt	46.00–47.00	578	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	50.09/cwt	48.00–52.00	667	12

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 Sep 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 1,051Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 161Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	86.00	86.00
1	—	570	84.00	84.00
17	—	377	122.00–130.00	126.64
4	—	523	91.00–101.00	96.96
12	—	472	101.00–108.00	105.55
8	—	426	107.00–114.00	111.84
7	—	327	140.00–146.00	142.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	94.00–101.00	99.36
4	—	273	150.00–160.00	154.58
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
45	—	422	116.00–125.00	122.10
41	—	476	110.00–119.00	115.05
27	—	375	132.00–140.00	136.66
8	—	528	100.00–108.00	103.71
6	—	331	148.00–156.00	150.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	100.00–108.00	102.12
6	—	485	120.00–130.00	122.56
4	—	275	166.00–178.00	171.32
6	—	314	160.00–168.00	165.24
5	—	367	142.00–152.00	147.88
4	—	572	103.00–112.00	107.66
25	—	434	126.00–136.00	128.18
11	—	515	112.00–119.00	116.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	164.00–170.00	167.17
2	—	287	195.00–197.00	195.99
11	—	381	168.00–177.00	172.18
8	—	468	146.00–150.00	149.23
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
6	—	329	184.00–190.00	186.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	172.00–180.00	176.39
3	—	525	117.00–120.00	117.98
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
9	—	426	154.00–162.00	157.96
8	—	276	180.00–188.00	186.20
3	—	383	160.00–164.00	161.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	533	134.00–141.00	137.91
29	—	483	154.00–160.00	155.49
12	—	383	178.00–188.00	180.39
5	—	433	176.00–180.00	177.98
5	—	322	192.00–202.00	197.21
4	—	273	215.00–225.00	217.33
1	—	580	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	158.00–164.00	162.55
2	—	327	174.00–180.00	176.89
5	—	429	156.00–158.00	156.78
2	—	517	121.00–122.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
10	—	471	146.00–153.00	149.48
5	—	422	168.00–172.00	169.18
5	—	332	170.00–188.00	179.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	193.00–202.00	196.50
6	—	577	131.00–140.00	134.11
6	—	419	175.00–184.00	181.74
3	—	518	138.00–144.00	140.28
16	—	381	178.00–188.00	180.23
12	—	481	154.00–164.00	156.37
3	—	613	134.00–136.00	134.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	940	35.00–39.00	36.52
6	—	792	25.00–29.00	27.59
2	—	992	31.00–34.00	32.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,331	48.00–52.00	50.09
7	—	1,236	46.00–47.00	46.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,126	44.00–48.00	46.20
10	—	1,226	49.00–53.00	50.27
20	—	995	40.00–43.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,282	65.00–69.00	66.96
3	—	1,620	78.00–82.00	80.36
1	—	1,610	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.