Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.61/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$128.61

221 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$10.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	133.03	534	105
Medium and Large 2	383	125.74	482	76
Medium and Large 3	329	122.47	402	40

One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about $131 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 sale221 hd

128.61

—

FL average10 barns · 626 hd

126.24

+2.38

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	1,948	99.61	1,941	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	61.95	830	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	59.70	709	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	41.85	388	24

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	218	160.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	351	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.62/cwt	148.00–152.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.42/cwt	142.00–147.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	169.30/cwt	164.00–175.00	452	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.03/cwt	149.00–157.00	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	221	175.62/cwt	170.00–182.00	388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.93/cwt	112.00–118.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.80/cwt	139.00–148.00	671	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.72/cwt	133.00–138.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	171.72/cwt	168.00–180.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	164.61/cwt	162.00–166.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	168.66/cwt	168.00–170.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	137.97/cwt	132.00–142.00	308	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	116.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	119.40/cwt	116.00–122.00	316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	112.02/cwt	109.00–118.00	539	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	425	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	107.56/cwt	102.00–110.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	150.10/cwt	145.00–158.00	347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	128.23/cwt	122.00–131.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	119.46/cwt	117.00–124.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	136.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.15/cwt	126.00–136.00	557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	145.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	403	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	513	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	110.57/cwt	109.00–114.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	583	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,958	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,174	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	66.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	758	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	61.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	718	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	57.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	695	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	66.54/cwt	66.00–67.00	810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	60.84/cwt	60.00–62.00	879	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	316	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	39.23/cwt	37.00–41.00	390	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	44.65/cwt	42.00–46.00	408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	131.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	106.48/cwt	104.00–108.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	149.81/cwt	144.00–156.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.32/cwt	113.00–116.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	113.98/cwt	111.00–121.00	608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	123.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	143.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	107.39/cwt	104.00–109.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	170.41/cwt	167.00–175.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	175.54/cwt	172.00–185.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	102.73/cwt	101.00–105.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	120.60/cwt	118.00–126.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.73/cwt	128.00–132.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	145.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.97/cwt	152.00–156.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	206.31/cwt	200.00–215.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.45/cwt	111.00–116.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	163.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	343	3

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 477Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 236Year ago 254

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	218	155.00–165.00	160.78
3	—	275	148.00–152.00	150.62
2	—	573	114.00–117.00	115.48
2	—	475	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	378	142.00–147.00	144.42
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
8	—	426	138.00–145.00	141.69
6	—	335	152.00–156.00	152.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	267	164.00–175.00	169.30
11	—	415	149.00–157.00	154.03
6	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.65
5	—	390	150.00–154.00	151.58
4	—	489	138.00–142.00	139.98
4	—	221	170.00–182.00	175.62
3	—	533	129.00–134.00	130.96
3	—	178	200.00–215.00	206.31
2	—	613	111.00–116.00	113.45
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	118.00–126.00	120.60
4	—	430	128.00–132.00	130.73
4	—	220	140.00–150.00	145.70
3	—	272	135.00–140.00	136.96
2	—	535	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	343	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	112.00–118.00	114.93
2	—	408	144.00–146.00	144.98
8	—	476	128.00–136.00	132.15
5	—	325	150.00–158.00	154.68
4	—	279	144.00–156.00	149.81
3	—	578	113.00–116.00	114.32
3	—	527	120.00–126.00	122.61
3	—	380	140.00–146.00	143.59
3	—	210	160.00–166.00	163.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	460	139.00–148.00	145.80
14	—	564	120.00–130.00	127.05
14	—	419	147.00–157.00	152.98
8	—	619	120.00–130.00	125.93
8	—	511	133.00–138.00	135.72
5	—	371	150.00–160.00	155.15
4	—	234	168.00–180.00	171.72
3	—	327	162.00–166.00	164.61
3	—	268	168.00–170.00	168.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	109.00–114.00	110.57
6	—	373	130.00–138.00	135.21
7	—	476	120.00–127.00	122.38
5	—	427	129.00–136.00	131.32
4	—	568	104.00–108.00	106.48
4	—	283	130.00–140.00	133.35
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	223	132.00–142.00	137.97
9	—	419	110.00–114.00	112.08
8	—	374	112.00–120.00	116.63
4	—	310	125.00–128.00	126.45
4	—	265	116.00–122.00	119.40
2	—	480	102.00–104.00	102.99
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	165	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	109.00–118.00	112.02
15	—	314	130.00–138.00	135.45
10	—	517	102.00–110.00	107.56
10	—	231	145.00–158.00	150.10
9	—	367	122.00–131.00	128.23
8	—	431	117.00–124.00	119.46
6	—	256	134.00–138.00	136.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	126.00–136.00	130.15
17	—	278	140.00–154.00	145.11
16	—	378	132.00–142.00	135.80
15	—	533	111.00–121.00	113.98
9	—	477	120.00–129.00	123.02
8	—	326	140.00–149.00	143.35
7	—	558	104.00–109.00	107.39
5	—	216	167.00–175.00	170.41
5	—	180	172.00–185.00	175.54
4	—	611	101.00–105.00	102.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,988	97.00–100.00	98.50
2	—	2,080	104.00–105.00	104.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	65.00–69.00	66.34
33	—	1,168	60.00–64.00	61.48
54	—	1,208	55.00–59.00	57.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,218	66.00–67.00	66.54
2	—	1,445	60.00–62.00	60.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	36.00	36.00
6	—	993	37.00–41.00	39.23
14	—	914	42.00–46.00	44.65

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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