Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

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 $129.78/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$129.78

140 head · 351 lb average

Value per head Derived

$455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	137.26	484	73
Medium and Large 2	347	125.42	435	45
Medium and Large 3	353	113.84	402	22

One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $83 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 sale140 hd

129.78

—

FL average10 barns · 551 hd

126.85

+2.92

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	1,554	91.63	1,424	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	62.57	827	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	62.36	765	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	43.52	426	14

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	—	268	164.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	146.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	93.26/cwt	91.00–98.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	158.21/cwt	156.00–162.00	381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.07/cwt	160.00–169.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	150.29/cwt	148.00–153.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	121.07/cwt	118.00–125.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	100.91/cwt	97.00–105.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	109.74/cwt	109.00–111.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	113.76/cwt	108.00–118.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	124.06/cwt	118.00–130.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	139.36/cwt	135.00–146.00	314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	102.23/cwt	100.00–106.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	112.93/cwt	109.00–116.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	47.24/cwt	45.00–49.00	513	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	41.83/cwt	40.00–44.00	385	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	37.11/cwt	35.00–38.00	298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	63.13/cwt	61.00–65.00	838	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	58.55/cwt	57.00–60.00	765	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	68.04/cwt	66.00–70.00	908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.68/cwt	61.00–65.00	787	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	58.39/cwt	56.00–60.00	681	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	67.25/cwt	66.00–70.00	834	26
Bulls	—	—	1,496	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,376	7
Bulls	—	—	1,552	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	97.45/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.80/cwt	112.00–119.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	103.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	142.56/cwt	138.00–147.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	155.18/cwt	148.00–162.00	343	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	128.52/cwt	124.00–133.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	145.86/cwt	142.00–152.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	161.70/cwt	152.00–167.00	285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	121.18/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	112.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.12/cwt	104.00–114.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	117.74/cwt	116.00–119.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.43/cwt	126.00–132.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	149.18/cwt	144.00–156.00	337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.96/cwt	142.00–146.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	221	166.66/cwt	160.00–172.00	368	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	155.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	152.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	200.08/cwt	197.00–207.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	709	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 484Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 320Year ago 280

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–170.00	164.67
13	—	221	160.00–172.00	166.66
8	—	414	150.00–158.00	155.01
4	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.64
4	—	460	140.00–144.00	141.98
4	—	379	150.00–156.00	152.18
3	—	317	162.00–170.00	166.48
3	—	178	197.00–207.00	200.08
2	—	508	138.00–141.00	139.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	116.00–119.00	117.74
2	—	440	128.00–131.00	129.48
2	—	365	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	150.00–159.00	153.64
4	—	478	126.00–132.00	128.43
4	—	226	144.00–156.00	149.18
3	—	370	142.00–146.00	143.96
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	285	144.00	144.00
1	—	165	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	140.00–154.00	146.30
3	—	635	91.00–98.00	93.26
3	—	485	125.00–129.00	126.64
3	—	427	140.00–146.00	142.59
2	—	388	138.00–142.00	139.96
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
1	—	310	158.00	158.00
6	—	582	100.00–107.00	103.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	241	156.00–162.00	158.21
6	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.81
4	—	323	160.00–169.00	165.07
3	—	437	148.00–153.00	150.29
3	—	267	160.00–168.00	164.83
2	—	393	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	112.00–119.00	114.80
3	—	460	120.00–123.00	121.64
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	118.00–125.00	121.07
4	—	479	97.00–105.00	100.91
4	—	416	109.00–111.00	109.74
3	—	273	108.00–118.00	113.76
3	—	223	118.00–130.00	124.06
1	—	560	92.00	92.00
1	—	170	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	225	135.00–146.00	139.36
7	—	523	100.00–106.00	102.23
7	—	321	128.00–136.00	132.03
6	—	259	130.00–136.00	133.23
5	—	469	109.00–116.00	112.93
3	—	418	116.00–122.00	118.92
3	—	378	120.00–126.00	123.91
3	—	180	140.00–150.00	143.65
1	—	610	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.80
10	—	319	138.00–147.00	142.56
10	—	221	148.00–162.00	155.18
8	—	421	124.00–133.00	128.52
8	—	270	142.00–152.00	145.86
8	—	176	152.00–167.00	161.70
7	—	477	117.00–127.00	121.18
6	—	521	110.00–117.00	112.78
4	—	573	104.00–114.00	109.12
1	—	600	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	45.00–49.00	47.24
4	—	921	40.00–44.00	41.83
3	—	802	35.00–38.00	37.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	61.00–65.00	63.13
7	—	1,306	57.00–60.00	58.55
4	—	1,335	66.00–70.00	68.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,256	61.00–65.00	62.68
37	—	1,167	56.00–60.00	58.39
26	—	1,240	66.00–70.00	67.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	90.00–94.00	91.96
3	—	1,552	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,758	96.00–99.00	97.45

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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