Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.53/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$121.53

190 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	125.46	497	105
Medium and Large 2	370	120.51	446	65
Medium and Large 3	394	104.27	411	20

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $86 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 sale190 hd

121.53

—

FL average10 barns · 470 hd

122.16

−0.63

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	—	Average	1,620	86.45	1,400	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	58.43	822	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	57.71	740	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	37.48	347	17

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	130.96/cwt	126.00–135.00	424	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.75/cwt	118.00–126.00	460	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	125.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.96/cwt	109.00–114.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	92.25/cwt	90.00–97.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	86.96/cwt	85.00–89.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	140.40/cwt	137.00–149.00	389	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	131.30/cwt	128.00–138.00	499	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	106.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	139.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	114.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	120.61/cwt	116.00–126.00	513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	94.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	144.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	95.21/cwt	92.00–98.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	99.91/cwt	95.00–103.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.57/cwt	132.00–139.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	150.61/cwt	148.00–152.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	156.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	143.70/cwt	142.00–148.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	150.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	155.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.86/cwt	146.00–154.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	159.49/cwt	155.00–163.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	118.83/cwt	116.00–124.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	99.89/cwt	96.00–104.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	83.93/cwt	80.00–87.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.71/cwt	108.00–116.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	154.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.28/cwt	156.00–164.00	519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	147.61/cwt	146.00–151.00	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	156.68/cwt	152.00–162.00	421	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.95/cwt	144.00–153.00	636	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	139.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	99.54/cwt	96.00–105.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.72/cwt	134.00–142.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.76/cwt	133.00–140.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	140.99/cwt	134.00–143.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	96.64/cwt	94.00–99.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	139.52/cwt	136.00–142.00	449	5
Bulls	—	—	1,465	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	81.63/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	91.91/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	52.10/cwt	50.00–53.00	578	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	60.35/cwt	59.00–63.00	818	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	56.99/cwt	54.00–58.00	723	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	56.16/cwt	54.00–57.00	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	59.40/cwt	58.00–62.00	829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	29.44/cwt	29.00–30.00	238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	41.44/cwt	39.00–43.00	412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	36.02/cwt	35.00–38.00	322	8

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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 223Year ago 906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 209Year ago 348

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	215	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	77.00	77.00
3	—	277	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	332	116.00–124.00	118.83
3	—	427	96.00–104.00	99.89
3	—	528	80.00–87.00	83.93
5	—	375	108.00–116.00	112.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	324	126.00–135.00	130.96
17	—	375	118.00–126.00	122.75
6	—	467	100.00–108.00	105.08
6	—	278	122.00–130.00	125.25
5	—	425	109.00–114.00	110.96
3	—	535	90.00–97.00	92.25
3	—	207	130.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	563	85.00–89.00	86.96
1	—	610	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	277	137.00–149.00	140.40
18	—	380	128.00–138.00	131.30
15	—	517	100.00–110.00	106.52
14	—	330	136.00–146.00	139.78
11	—	471	110.00–119.00	114.64
11	—	425	116.00–126.00	120.61
5	—	576	90.00–100.00	94.48
5	—	211	138.00–148.00	144.98
4	—	614	92.00–98.00	95.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	95.00–103.00	99.91
2	—	535	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	420	128.00–132.00	129.95
1	—	625	91.00	91.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	135.00–143.00	138.64
3	—	470	132.00–139.00	136.57
3	—	317	148.00–152.00	150.61
2	—	268	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	268	148.00–160.00	156.81
4	—	484	142.00–148.00	143.70
4	—	419	148.00–154.00	150.19
4	—	218	150.00–159.00	155.57
3	—	370	146.00–154.00	149.86
3	—	322	155.00–163.00	159.49
2	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
2	—	553	123.00–124.00	123.50
7	—	220	148.00–160.00	154.17
8	—	328	156.00–164.00	158.28
15	—	467	146.00–151.00	147.61
16	—	269	152.00–162.00	156.68
16	—	357	149.00–154.00	152.51
22	—	430	144.00–153.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	277	136.00–145.00	139.11
3	—	335	144.00–150.00	146.59
3	—	628	96.00–105.00	99.54
5	—	425	134.00–142.00	138.72
7	—	480	133.00–140.00	134.76
10	—	364	134.00–143.00	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	122.00	122.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
3	—	377	130.00–136.00	132.07
3	—	585	94.00–99.00	96.64
5	—	322	136.00–142.00	139.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	85.00–86.00	85.47
3	—	1,520	80.00–83.00	81.63
3	—	1,822	90.00–94.00	91.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,110	50.00–53.00	52.10
57	—	1,355	59.00–63.00	60.35
69	—	1,268	54.00–58.00	56.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	54.00–57.00	56.16
7	—	1,395	58.00–62.00	59.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	29.00–30.00	29.44
7	—	995	39.00–43.00	41.44
8	—	893	35.00–38.00	36.02

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