Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher less than 400#, steady over 400#.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$136.73

264 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

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	140.50	635	139
Medium and Large 3	379	132.67	503	36
Medium and Large 2	435	132.49	577	89

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $58 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 sale264 hd

136.73

—

FL average10 barns · 1,050 hd

141.21

−4.48

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	1,708	85.48	1,460	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	61.34	826	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	56.49	637	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	40.82	404	15

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	256.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	212.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.96/cwt	132.00–141.00	514	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	193.73/cwt	190.00–198.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	178.67/cwt	175.00–182.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	115.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	139.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	123.33/cwt	119.00–129.00	712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	149.79/cwt	146.00–154.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	153.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.76/cwt	144.00–151.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	162.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	198.40/cwt	195.00–202.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	173.32/cwt	172.00–174.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.07/cwt	146.00–156.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	156.29/cwt	154.00–164.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.92/cwt	144.00–147.00	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.89/cwt	134.00–144.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.22/cwt	176.00–185.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	188.94/cwt	186.00–192.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	207.95/cwt	206.00–210.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	269.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.41/cwt	129.00–136.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.91/cwt	170.00–176.00	749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	85.15/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	125.19/cwt	122.00–132.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	190.49/cwt	186.00–196.00	718	3
Bulls	—	—	1,741	90.02/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	232	234.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	59.80/cwt	58.00–61.00	823	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.00	880	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	55.16/cwt	53.00–57.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	52.52/cwt	50.00–54.00	528	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	60.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	784	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	195.06/cwt	190.00–205.00	550	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	43.41/cwt	41.00–45.00	449	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	57.38/cwt	55.00–59.00	655	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	128.22/cwt	122.00–131.00	472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	603	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	145.77/cwt	142.00–152.00	555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.27/cwt	109.00–118.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	162.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 898Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 216Year ago 301

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher less than 400#, steady over 400#.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
9	—	432	170.00–180.00	173.37
7	—	529	146.00–156.00	150.07
17	—	483	154.00–164.00	156.29
14	—	614	144.00–147.00	145.92
5	—	574	140.00–150.00	145.29
4	—	384	186.00–192.00	188.94
2	—	333	206.00–210.00	207.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	240.00–245.00	242.41
5	—	480	144.00–151.00	147.76
5	—	436	160.00–166.00	162.55
4	—	331	195.00–202.00	198.40
12	—	522	134.00–144.00	139.89
7	—	575	133.00–139.00	134.97
6	—	378	176.00–185.00	180.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	137.00–142.00	139.82
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	129.00–130.00	129.50
8	—	429	150.00–159.00	153.77
3	—	363	172.00–174.00	173.32
3	—	325	190.00	190.00
2	—	638	117.00–121.00	118.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	250.00–265.00	256.73
4	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.21
3	—	222	265.00–275.00	269.85
2	—	570	129.00–136.00	132.41
2	—	480	156.00–160.00	157.96
2	—	433	170.00–176.00	172.91
3	—	632	122.00–132.00	125.19
3	—	377	186.00–196.00	190.49
6	—	515	140.00–148.00	145.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
2	—	265	230.00	230.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
3	—	232	230.00–240.00	234.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	128.00–131.00	129.49
1	—	305	204.00	204.00
1	—	265	245.00	245.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
1	—	235	250.00	250.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	132.00–141.00	136.96
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
7	—	288	175.00–182.00	178.67
20	—	469	121.00–129.00	125.99
19	—	426	127.00–135.00	130.78
9	—	564	110.00–118.00	115.82
2	—	328	146.00–154.00	149.79
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
9	—	531	109.00–118.00	112.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	190.00–198.00	193.73
16	—	368	122.00–131.00	128.22
6	—	470	114.00–118.00	115.96
6	—	325	138.00–144.00	140.92
3	—	292	160.00–165.00	162.30
2	—	583	100.00–104.00	101.97
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.07
18	—	577	119.00–129.00	123.33
5	—	615	117.00–121.00	118.98
2	—	210	225.00–230.00	227.44
9	—	335	156.00–166.00	158.66
9	—	282	190.00–205.00	195.06
41	—	435	136.00–146.00	138.62
18	—	480	130.00–140.00	134.04
17	—	381	142.00–152.00	145.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	79.00–81.00	80.07
6	—	1,734	83.00–86.00	85.15
4	—	1,741	88.00–92.00	90.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	58.00–61.00	59.80
5	—	1,340	64.00–67.00	65.65
2	—	1,278	53.00–57.00	55.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,005	50.00–54.00	52.52
22	—	1,287	60.00–64.00	60.90
43	—	1,142	55.00–59.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	41.00–45.00	43.41
4	—	985	40.00	40.00
3	—	878	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.

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