Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.33/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$147.33

242 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	154.67	610	147
Medium and Large 2	409	139.12	570	74
Medium and Large 3	455	124.96	568	21

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $42 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 sale242 hd

147.33

—

FL average8 barns · 795 hd

139.52

+7.82

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	1,582	77.21	1,222	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	53.87	737	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	51.99	627	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	30.16	277	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.72/cwt	134.00–144.00	869	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	185.10/cwt	180.00–188.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.88/cwt	118.00–126.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	817	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.41/cwt	126.00–135.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	163.46/cwt	162.00–166.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	158.95/cwt	150.00–164.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	164	175.39/cwt	175.00–177.00	288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.91/cwt	137.00–147.00	745	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	669	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.31/cwt	138.00–146.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	146.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.54/cwt	178.00–188.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	213.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.19/cwt	138.00–140.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	205.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.10/cwt	146.00–154.00	781	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.64/cwt	147.00–157.00	720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.34/cwt	162.00–172.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	236	223.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.54/cwt	152.00–160.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	207.99/cwt	207.00–209.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	237.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	128.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	176.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	465	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	162.67/cwt	157.00–170.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	120.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.26/cwt	118.00–124.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.22/cwt	127.00–132.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	189.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.45/cwt	134.00–144.00	799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	183.13/cwt	175.00–186.00	388	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	53.54/cwt	52.00–56.00	683	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	51.36/cwt	50.00–52.00	633	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	54.70/cwt	53.00–57.00	773	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	37.13/cwt	35.00–38.00	378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	25.21/cwt	25.00–26.00	216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	29.97/cwt	29.00–31.00	273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	202.04/cwt	195.00–207.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	212.78/cwt	205.00–215.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	190	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	214.41/cwt	210.00–225.00	618	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	58.82/cwt	57.00–61.00	794	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	48.75/cwt	47.00–51.00	534	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	81.61/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,399	8
Bulls	—	—	1,548	76.40/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,183	10
Bulls	—	—	1,405	70.46/cwt	69.00–72.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	173	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	616	2

How this sale compares

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)

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 1,257Year ago 1,278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 207Year ago 330

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
9	—	417	152.00–160.00	158.47
8	—	473	138.00–146.00	142.31
6	—	559	135.00–136.00	135.17
2	—	625	128.00–130.00	128.99
5	—	524	138.00–140.00	139.19
4	—	378	170.00–174.00	172.46
2	—	290	195.00–200.00	197.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	622	134.00–144.00	139.72
18	—	571	137.00–147.00	143.05
7	—	372	178.00–188.00	183.54
5	—	282	210.00–225.00	213.72
2	—	175	245.00	245.00
4	—	321	200.00–210.00	205.57
2	—	240	220.00–225.00	222.45
29	—	524	146.00–154.00	149.10
19	—	472	147.00–157.00	152.64
15	—	423	162.00–172.00	167.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	180.00–188.00	185.10
2	—	573	118.00–126.00	121.88
4	—	373	162.00–166.00	163.46
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
5	—	480	128.00–136.00	131.10
4	—	426	142.00–150.00	146.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	126.00–135.00	130.41
5	—	268	150.00–164.00	158.95
5	—	164	175.00–177.00	175.39
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
9	—	332	140.00–148.00	143.08
13	—	379	130.00–139.00	134.15
13	—	574	124.00–133.00	128.94
4	—	226	157.00–170.00	162.67
6	—	533	128.00–132.00	129.98
10	—	421	128.00–136.00	132.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	518	137.00–147.00	143.91
23	—	471	136.00–146.00	141.98
17	—	371	140.00–150.00	145.66
22	—	264	165.00–180.00	176.22
4	—	611	127.00–132.00	130.22
5	—	167	180.00–195.00	189.52
8	—	321	150.00–160.00	155.74
11	—	569	134.00–144.00	140.45
13	—	433	137.00–147.00	140.02
18	—	212	175.00–186.00	183.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
1	—	425	122.00	122.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	263	146.00–147.00	146.50
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	120.00–128.00	123.81
5	—	477	118.00–125.00	120.53
7	—	532	118.00–124.00	120.26
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	236	220.00–235.00	223.70
3	—	418	152.00–160.00	156.54
2	—	313	207.00–209.00	207.99
2	—	175	235.00–240.00	237.36
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
16	—	288	210.00–225.00	214.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	195.00–207.00	202.04
5	—	221	205.00–215.00	212.78
2	—	173	220.00–227.00	223.35
2	—	425	144.00–146.00	144.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	190	200.00–205.00	202.43
2	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,276	52.00–56.00	53.54
9	—	1,350	57.00–61.00	58.82
39	—	1,096	47.00–51.00	48.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	50.00–52.00	51.36
9	—	1,414	53.00–57.00	54.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	35.00–38.00	37.13
4	—	856	25.00–26.00	25.21
6	—	912	29.00–31.00	29.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,714	80.00–83.00	81.61
10	—	1,548	74.00–78.00	76.40
4	—	1,405	69.00–72.00	70.46

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