Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.00/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$146.00

216 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	152.04	687	102
Medium and Large 2	456	141.01	642	77
Medium and Large 3	397	139.75	555	37

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale216 hd

146.00

—

FL average10 barns · 950 hd

142.05

+3.95

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	1,726	81.78	1,412	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	58.16	780	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	52.73	643	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	841	30.17	254	11

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	194.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	152.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.38/cwt	139.00–148.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	178	201.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	139.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	167.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	147.07/cwt	144.00–152.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.48/cwt	124.00–132.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.61/cwt	134.00–141.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	170.38/cwt	168.00–172.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	119.87/cwt	114.00–123.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.82/cwt	134.00–144.00	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.00/cwt	148.00–157.00	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.81/cwt	156.00–162.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	165.70/cwt	162.00–169.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	141.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	214.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	191.81/cwt	188.00–198.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.43/cwt	178.00–184.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	204.66/cwt	204.00–205.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	846	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.65/cwt	164.00–174.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.32/cwt	172.00–182.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	222.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.54/cwt	126.00–136.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	78.74/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,318	9
Bulls	—	—	1,782	89.00/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,586	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	84.64/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.43/cwt	133.00–138.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	157.74/cwt	156.00–159.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.37/cwt	151.00–160.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.97/cwt	182.00–186.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	163.97/cwt	162.00–166.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	230.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	36.31/cwt	36.00–37.00	341	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	56.74/cwt	56.00–58.00	777	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	876	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	53.87/cwt	52.00–56.00	680	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	49.26/cwt	47.00–51.00	537	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	58.10/cwt	57.00–61.00	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	30.26/cwt	29.00–31.00	247	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	25.47/cwt	25.00–26.00	202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.67/cwt	144.00–151.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.22/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	599	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.91/cwt	132.00–141.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	171.32/cwt	167.00–174.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.26/cwt	128.00–136.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	138.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	521	7

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)

Tue Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 862Year ago 1,286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 225Year ago 345

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	190.00–200.00	194.67
27	—	476	135.00–144.00	139.54
7	—	384	144.00–152.00	147.07
3	—	568	122.00–130.00	126.90
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	330	158.00	158.00
23	—	423	138.00–146.00	142.22
11	—	522	130.00–137.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	464	145.00–155.00	152.54
30	—	527	139.00–148.00	142.38
3	—	258	167.00–170.00	167.99
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
1	—	165	240.00	240.00
22	—	379	154.00–164.00	157.92
9	—	429	147.00–157.00	150.79
8	—	571	132.00–141.00	136.91
5	—	314	167.00–174.00	171.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	178	200.00–205.00	201.54
2	—	268	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
4	—	330	144.00–151.00	147.67
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.46
9	—	418	128.00–136.00	133.26
7	—	465	128.00–134.00	131.95
7	—	376	134.00–142.00	138.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.92
2	—	345	190.00	190.00
5	—	387	168.00–172.00	170.38
3	—	618	114.00–123.00	119.87
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	124.00–132.00	127.48
6	—	567	134.00–141.00	138.61
14	—	476	156.00–162.00	158.81
12	—	431	162.00–169.00	165.70
10	—	526	137.00–145.00	141.54
4	—	385	178.00–184.00	180.43
3	—	327	204.00–205.00	204.66
2	—	225	215.00–220.00	217.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	626	134.00–144.00	138.82
16	—	520	148.00–157.00	153.00
2	—	325	210.00–220.00	214.69
4	—	379	188.00–198.00	191.81
1	—	205	240.00	240.00
30	—	573	142.00–152.00	147.57
1	—	165	285.00	285.00
15	—	482	164.00–174.00	166.65
12	—	428	172.00–182.00	176.32
7	—	273	220.00–230.00	222.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	126.00–136.00	131.54
2	—	378	190.00–195.00	192.42
2	—	330	210.00–215.00	212.39
1	—	445	172.00	172.00
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
1	—	175	295.00	295.00
4	—	523	138.00–145.00	140.70
4	—	474	151.00–160.00	155.37
5	—	229	225.00–240.00	230.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	133.00–138.00	135.43
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
4	—	421	156.00–159.00	157.74
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	165	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	207.00–210.00	208.47
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
4	—	370	182.00–186.00	183.97
2	—	438	162.00–166.00	163.97
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
1	—	185	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,674	77.00–81.00	78.74
3	—	1,782	88.00–91.00	89.00
2	—	1,878	83.00–86.00	84.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	36.00–37.00	36.31
4	—	816	29.00–31.00	30.26
4	—	793	25.00–26.00	25.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	56.00–58.00	56.74
2	—	1,358	64.00–65.00	64.50
1	—	1,135	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,263	52.00–56.00	53.87
43	—	1,091	47.00–51.00	49.26
11	—	1,399	57.00–61.00	58.10

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.

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