Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.68/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$127.68

169 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	132.46	554	94
Medium and Large 2	401	124.24	498	55
Medium and Large 3	391	114.71	448	20

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $106 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 sale169 hd

127.68

—

FL average7 barns · 387 hd

128.01

−0.33

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	1,589	93.30	1,482	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	65.96	881	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	62.82	730	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	45.86	432	16

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	285	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	146.06/cwt	141.00–149.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	150.85/cwt	148.00–158.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.16/cwt	129.00–137.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	224	177.07/cwt	170.00–185.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.84/cwt	158.00–164.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	148.90/cwt	146.00–154.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.66/cwt	136.00–146.00	666	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	134.09/cwt	129.00–136.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.67/cwt	149.00–158.00	573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.30/cwt	146.00–156.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	160.61/cwt	158.00–166.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	175.44/cwt	168.00–182.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.69/cwt	118.00–126.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	214	179.96/cwt	170.00–185.00	385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	98.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	116.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	122.40/cwt	116.00–128.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.35/cwt	103.00–110.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	135.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	433	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	124.70/cwt	121.00–127.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	123.82/cwt	121.00–128.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	103.21/cwt	101.00–107.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	104.65/cwt	103.00–106.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	83.00/cwt	82.00–84.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	139.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	80.00/cwt	79.00–81.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	93.54/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,253	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	99.52/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,964	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	68.68/cwt	67.00–71.00	834	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	58.84/cwt	57.00–61.00	615	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.85/cwt	62.00–66.00	781	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	863	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	67.61/cwt	66.00–70.00	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	40.86/cwt	39.00–42.00	343	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	44.76/cwt	43.00–47.00	410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	49.51/cwt	48.00–52.00	504	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	70.96/cwt	67.00–74.00	758	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	77.64/cwt	75.00–80.00	770	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	833	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	131.79/cwt	128.00–134.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	100.26/cwt	96.00–104.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.90/cwt	119.00–125.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.86/cwt	138.00–144.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.86/cwt	136.00–145.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.21/cwt	126.00–134.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	160.07/cwt	156.00–165.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.27/cwt	129.00–139.00	568	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	125.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	136.47/cwt	131.00–141.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	143.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	152.29/cwt	146.00–160.00	411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.62/cwt	111.00–121.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	95.73/cwt	91.00–101.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.77/cwt	109.00–118.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	171.58/cwt	168.00–177.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.76/cwt	128.00–137.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	143.80/cwt	138.00–148.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.07/cwt	111.00–119.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	141.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	148.68/cwt	146.00–154.00	497	5

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 884Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 358Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	643	101.00–103.00	102.00
2	—	538	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
6	—	573	111.00–119.00	115.07
5	—	469	120.00–129.00	125.70
5	—	381	138.00–146.00	141.50
5	—	334	146.00–154.00	148.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	141.00–149.00	146.06
5	—	383	148.00–158.00	150.85
4	—	519	129.00–137.00	133.16
4	—	469	133.00–140.00	136.18
4	—	224	170.00–185.00	177.07
2	—	323	158.00–164.00	160.84
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
1	—	185	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	128.00–137.00	130.76
3	—	277	138.00–148.00	143.80
2	—	538	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	146.00–154.00	148.90
3	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	513	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	185	205.00	205.00
14	—	425	136.00–145.00	140.86
11	—	477	126.00–134.00	130.21
10	—	368	140.00–147.00	144.12
7	—	271	156.00–165.00	160.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	470	136.00–146.00	141.66
13	—	559	129.00–136.00	134.09
11	—	375	149.00–158.00	152.67
10	—	432	146.00–156.00	149.30
10	—	327	158.00–166.00	160.61
9	—	518	130.00–139.00	135.24
6	—	269	168.00–182.00	175.44
5	—	619	118.00–126.00	122.69
4	—	214	170.00–185.00	179.96
2	—	165	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	128.00–134.00	131.79
3	—	627	96.00–104.00	100.26
3	—	473	119.00–125.00	120.90
2	—	525	114.00	114.00
2	—	325	138.00–144.00	140.86
2	—	260	147.00–150.00	148.47
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	240	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	95.00–100.00	98.45
4	—	369	111.00–120.00	116.35
3	—	310	128.00	128.00
3	—	272	116.00–128.00	122.40
2	—	470	103.00–110.00	106.35
2	—	413	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	575	93.00	93.00
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	319	130.00–138.00	135.81
8	—	421	121.00–127.00	124.70
8	—	384	121.00–128.00	123.82
7	—	476	112.00–120.00	115.35
4	—	536	101.00–107.00	103.21
3	—	567	103.00–106.00	104.65
2	—	638	82.00–84.00	83.00
2	—	268	137.00–142.00	139.43
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	129.00–139.00	134.27
15	—	478	121.00–131.00	125.18
14	—	371	131.00–141.00	136.47
14	—	329	140.00–150.00	143.75
8	—	270	146.00–160.00	152.29
7	—	525	111.00–121.00	115.62
6	—	624	91.00–101.00	95.73
6	—	575	109.00–118.00	112.77
4	—	216	168.00–177.00	171.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	79.00–81.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,068	67.00–74.00	70.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	75.00–80.00	77.64
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	86.00–88.00	86.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	93.00–94.00	93.54
2	—	1,973	98.00–101.00	99.52
3	—	1,498	88.00–90.00	88.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,214	67.00–71.00	68.68
29	—	1,046	57.00–61.00	58.84
44	—	1,223	62.00–66.00	63.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,309	66.00–70.00	67.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	39.00–42.00	40.86
5	—	917	43.00–47.00	44.76
7	—	1,018	48.00–52.00	49.51

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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