Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 10.00 to 20.00 lower, feeder classes weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.60/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$132.60

119 head · 321 lb average

Value per head Derived

$426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	326	136.81	446	77
Medium and Large 2	311	126.71	394	36
Medium and Large 3	332	113.83	377	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $68 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 sale119 hd

132.60

—

FL average10 barns · 543 hd

126.06

+6.54

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	1,496	82.36	1,232	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	47.84	634	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	47.56	545	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	32.62	316	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	417	158.59/cwt	156.00–162.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	161.84/cwt	154.00–164.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	167.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	182.74/cwt	177.00–187.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	163	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	89.02/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,497	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	78.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,035	9
Bulls	—	—	1,576	83.50/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,316	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	41.99/cwt	40.00–43.00	441	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	50.72/cwt	49.00–53.00	613	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	46.58/cwt	44.00–48.00	524	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	50.94/cwt	49.00–53.00	700	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	46.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	598	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	169.88/cwt	168.00–174.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	109.63/cwt	107.00–112.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.44/cwt	156.00–162.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	141.47/cwt	138.00–148.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	185.29/cwt	175.00–190.00	395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	177	185.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	328	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.19/cwt	168.00–182.00	470	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	161.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	181	170.35/cwt	167.00–175.00	308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.40/cwt	156.00–162.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	166.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	182	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	92.86/cwt	89.00–99.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	116.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	126.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	116.47/cwt	112.00–122.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	184	159.69/cwt	155.00–170.00	294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	112.20/cwt	108.00–118.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	135.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	139.90/cwt	136.00–150.00	396	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	154.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	340	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	30.28/cwt	29.00–32.00	279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	36.49/cwt	35.00–37.00	386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	82.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	129.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	136.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	147.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	256	10

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 182Year ago 897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 465Year ago 243

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 10.00 to 20.00 lower, feeder classes weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	156.00–162.00	158.59
5	—	459	154.00–164.00	161.84
3	—	222	177.00–187.00	182.74
2	—	288	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	165	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	162.00	162.00
5	—	221	160.00–170.00	167.78
7	—	419	148.00–149.00	148.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	145.00–155.00	149.67
2	—	290	138.00–142.00	139.97
2	—	425	134.00–140.00	136.89
2	—	485	136.00–138.00	136.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	163	135.00–137.00	135.65
1	—	645	70.00	70.00
1	—	545	88.00	88.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
3	—	628	89.00–99.00	92.86
4	—	466	110.00–120.00	116.35
5	—	373	122.00–131.00	126.03
5	—	426	112.00–122.00	116.47
7	—	184	155.00–170.00	159.69
7	—	528	108.00–118.00	112.20
10	—	321	132.00–140.00	135.76
14	—	283	136.00–150.00	139.90
21	—	220	145.00–160.00	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	101.00	101.00
1	—	525	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	98.00	98.00
3	—	350	120.00	120.00
4	—	630	80.00–85.00	82.73
5	—	267	124.00–134.00	129.15
5	—	324	120.00–128.00	124.59
6	—	224	130.00–144.00	136.68
10	—	173	142.00–152.00	147.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	320	168.00–174.00	169.88
3	—	612	107.00–112.00	109.63
4	—	368	156.00–162.00	158.44
5	—	431	138.00–148.00	141.47
6	—	213	175.00–190.00	185.29
15	—	177	180.00–195.00	185.05
20	—	265	168.00–182.00	177.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
1	—	620	98.00	98.00
2	—	570	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	263	160.00–166.00	161.90
4	—	181	167.00–175.00	170.35
4	—	323	156.00–162.00	159.40
5	—	225	160.00–170.00	166.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
2	—	615	88.00–90.00	88.99
3	—	182	150.00–160.00	154.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	87.00–91.00	89.02
9	—	1,318	77.00–80.00	78.50
13	—	1,576	82.00–86.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	40.00–43.00	41.99
46	—	1,208	49.00–53.00	50.72
80	—	1,125	44.00–48.00	46.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	49.00–53.00	50.94
14	—	1,297	44.00–48.00	46.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	23.00	23.00
5	—	922	29.00–32.00	30.28
8	—	1,059	35.00–37.00	36.49

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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