Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$133.44

135 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$17.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	136.15	525	85
Medium and Large 2	342	130.24	445	44
Medium and Large 3	369	118.47	437	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $88 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 sale135 hd

133.44

—

FL average10 barns · 764 hd

131.01

+2.42

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	1,624	83.00	1,348	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	65.81	903	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	59.50	717	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	42.80	410	32

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	150.82/cwt	147.00–155.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.88/cwt	148.00–154.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.35/cwt	180.00–192.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.73/cwt	138.00–148.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.57/cwt	158.00–166.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	112.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.73/cwt	156.00–159.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.27/cwt	174.00–184.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	46.18/cwt	44.00–48.00	471	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.31/cwt	39.00–43.00	367	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	36.61/cwt	35.00–38.00	310	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	67.96/cwt	67.00–71.00	968	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	64.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	856	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	60.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	736	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	581	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	64.29/cwt	63.00–67.00	891	11
Bulls	—	—	1,563	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	136.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.89/cwt	138.00–144.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	154.86/cwt	152.00–158.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.34/cwt	114.00–124.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	107.22/cwt	104.00–109.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.93/cwt	122.00–129.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	118.61/cwt	114.00–122.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.17/cwt	144.00–158.00	413	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.07/cwt	132.00–142.00	509	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	136.81/cwt	130.00–142.00	365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.11/cwt	132.00–141.00	443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	191.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.95/cwt	157.00–162.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	182.35/cwt	178.00–184.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.43/cwt	133.00–141.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.16/cwt	152.00–161.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	177.99/cwt	174.00–184.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	173.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	149.46/cwt	148.00–152.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	168.57/cwt	165.00–173.00	550	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	581	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)

Tue Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 851Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 260Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	283	147.00–155.00	150.82
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
1	—	560	98.00	98.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
2	—	508	119.00–121.00	119.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	168.00–172.00	169.96
2	—	630	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	480	130.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	408	148.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	375	148.00–154.00	150.88
2	—	255	175.00–176.00	175.49
2	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.39
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	180.00–192.00	184.35
6	—	480	138.00–148.00	141.73
6	—	372	158.00–166.00	161.57
4	—	581	110.00–120.00	112.87
4	—	413	156.00–159.00	157.73
4	—	330	174.00–184.00	177.27
2	—	613	112.00–117.00	114.45
2	—	510	138.00–142.00	139.96
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	132.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	370	138.00–144.00	141.89
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
2	—	255	160.00	160.00
2	—	465	124.00–126.00	124.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	555	141.00–144.00	142.49
3	—	210	190.00–195.00	191.59
3	—	383	157.00–162.00	158.95
3	—	485	138.00–144.00	140.61
5	—	284	178.00–184.00	182.35
6	—	526	133.00–141.00	136.43
8	—	418	152.00–161.00	157.16
9	—	331	174.00–184.00	177.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	215	175.00	175.00
3	—	475	129.00–135.00	132.27
4	—	261	170.00–176.00	173.19
4	—	383	148.00–152.00	149.46
4	—	418	144.00–150.00	146.93
25	—	326	165.00–173.00	168.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	152.00–158.00	154.86
4	—	575	114.00–124.00	118.34
4	—	609	104.00–109.00	107.22
6	—	470	122.00–129.00	124.93
6	—	517	114.00–122.00	118.61
13	—	423	124.00–134.00	129.06
14	—	330	142.00–152.00	145.23
18	—	275	144.00–158.00	150.17
18	—	369	132.00–142.00	138.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
3	—	430	116.00–120.00	117.97
5	—	235	130.00–137.00	133.54
5	—	470	110.00–118.00	114.08
8	—	267	130.00–142.00	136.81
8	—	373	122.00–130.00	127.19
14	—	323	132.00–141.00	137.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	128.00	128.00
2	—	383	112.00–118.00	114.90
2	—	403	112.00–113.00	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,020	44.00–48.00	46.18
7	—	910	39.00–43.00	40.31
7	—	848	35.00–38.00	36.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,425	67.00–71.00	67.96
12	—	1,335	62.00–66.00	64.11
2	—	1,220	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,221	58.00–62.00	60.30
16	—	1,057	53.00–57.00	54.96
11	—	1,386	63.00–67.00	64.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,745	89.00	89.00

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