Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$131.92

289 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	135.34	553	184
Medium and Large 2	409	127.60	522	83
Medium and Large 3	389	119.62	466	22

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $87 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 sale289 hd

131.92

—

FL average10 barns · 927 hd

127.68

+4.24

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	1,644	97.91	1,610	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	69.02	888	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	67.30	807	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	51.63	513	7thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	—	1,603	95.87/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,537	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.78/cwt	123.00–126.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	114.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	696	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.67/cwt	139.00–149.00	604	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	153.74/cwt	152.00–160.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	135.65/cwt	129.00–138.00	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	107.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	156.34/cwt	150.00–164.00	353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	229.64/cwt	225.00–235.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	162.91/cwt	160.00–167.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.91/cwt	154.00–158.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	169.70/cwt	160.00–173.00	441	14
Bulls	—	—	1,820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	119.61/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	587	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.66/cwt	132.00–142.00	512	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	154.24/cwt	149.00–164.00	435	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.15/cwt	126.00–136.00	557	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	178	209.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	142.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	128.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	143.52/cwt	138.00–148.00	385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	109.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	451	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	190	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.48/cwt	106.00–115.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	107.66/cwt	107.00–108.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.49/cwt	101.00–103.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	127.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	202.98/cwt	202.00–204.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	175.11/cwt	174.00–182.00	585	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.64/cwt	146.00–156.00	563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	130.37/cwt	127.00–136.00	752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	781	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	132.76/cwt	131.00–136.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.83/cwt	162.00–170.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	178.89/cwt	175.00–182.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	165.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.27/cwt	132.00–142.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.75/cwt	124.00–134.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	194.41/cwt	192.00–197.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	176	197.06/cwt	190.00–205.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	181.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.30/cwt	55.00–56.00	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	50.50/cwt	49.00–51.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	70.15/cwt	69.00–73.00	910	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	67.43/cwt	67.00–68.00	857	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	66.25/cwt	64.00–68.00	773	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	70.04/cwt	69.00–73.00	894	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 710Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 296Year ago 204

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	94.00–98.00	95.87
2	—	1,680	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,820	108.00	108.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	55.00–56.00	55.30
3	—	1,068	49.00–51.00	50.50
1	—	730	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	69.00–73.00	70.15
5	—	1,271	67.00–68.00	67.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,167	64.00–68.00	66.25
33	—	1,277	69.00–73.00	70.04
2	—	1,125	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	123.00–126.00	123.78
4	—	626	112.00–119.00	114.43
2	—	553	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
12	—	462	128.00–134.00	132.02
9	—	371	140.00–145.00	141.83
14	—	416	129.00–138.00	135.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	518	129.00–138.00	134.34
36	—	426	139.00–149.00	141.67
2	—	255	202.00–204.00	202.98
15	—	334	174.00–182.00	175.11
15	—	374	146.00–156.00	150.64
19	—	577	127.00–136.00	130.37
23	—	632	121.00–130.00	123.56
34	—	477	135.00–145.00	138.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	152.00–160.00	153.74
3	—	410	126.00–128.00	126.65
2	—	468	118.00–124.00	120.89
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
14	—	260	160.00–173.00	169.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	104.00–113.00	107.30
11	—	226	150.00–164.00	156.34
7	—	576	115.00–125.00	119.33
2	—	173	225.00–235.00	229.64
16	—	330	144.00–154.00	147.37
20	—	531	116.00–126.00	119.61
26	—	471	119.00–129.00	124.64
27	—	375	132.00–142.00	136.66
29	—	282	149.00–164.00	154.24
35	—	428	126.00–136.00	130.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	178	205.00–215.00	209.65
3	—	462	115.00–118.00	116.31
3	—	610	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	219	140.00–148.00	142.81
7	—	364	126.00–130.00	128.52
9	—	268	138.00–148.00	143.52
9	—	521	110.00–115.00	111.76
10	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.54
16	—	574	105.00–114.00	109.55
20	—	325	135.00–143.00	138.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	190.00	190.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
2	—	210	132.00	132.00
2	—	263	125.00–133.00	128.81
3	—	418	106.00–115.00	111.48
3	—	453	107.00–108.00	107.66
4	—	568	101.00–103.00	101.49
5	—	331	124.00–130.00	127.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	160.00–167.00	162.91
2	—	330	154.00–158.00	155.91
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
1	—	245	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	131.00–136.00	132.76
4	—	325	162.00–170.00	165.83
3	—	282	175.00–182.00	178.89
3	—	227	160.00–170.00	165.75
2	—	588	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	408	129.00–131.00	129.98
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	185	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	132.00–142.00	136.27
7	—	469	124.00–134.00	129.75
5	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.24
4	—	280	192.00–197.00	194.41
4	—	176	190.00–205.00	197.06
3	—	577	116.00–125.00	118.86
3	—	503	128.00–129.00	128.33
3	—	303	180.00–182.00	180.66
3	—	227	175.00–190.00	181.14

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