Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

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 $128.27/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$128.27

224 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	130.50	600	155
Medium and Large 2	417	125.85	525	50
Medium and Large 3	419	116.47	488	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $112 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 sale224 hd

128.27

—

FL average10 barns · 762 hd

126.93

+1.34

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	1,545	89.55	1,384	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	68.55	889	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	62.09	750	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	47.37	468	26

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	153.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	172.55/cwt	168.00–175.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.34/cwt	136.00–144.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	106.66/cwt	104.00–111.00	618	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	49.48/cwt	47.00–51.00	514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.18/cwt	126.00–134.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	144.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	107.18/cwt	103.00–111.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.82/cwt	114.00–124.00	685	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	634	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	140.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	130.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	565	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	585	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	147.82/cwt	146.00–156.00	498	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.74/cwt	112.00–122.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	160.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	125.13/cwt	122.00–129.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.91/cwt	106.00–112.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.32/cwt	130.00–139.00	641	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.42/cwt	136.00–142.00	590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	156.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	198.60/cwt	192.00–205.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.16/cwt	119.00–128.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.64/cwt	142.00–150.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.13/cwt	164.00–174.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	45.00/cwt	42.00–46.00	426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	40.02/cwt	39.00–41.00	293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	69.31/cwt	68.00–70.00	889	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	62.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	781	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	58.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	669	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	67.54/cwt	66.00–70.00	823	15
Bulls	—	—	1,465	86.98/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,274	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	94.46/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	127.15/cwt	124.00–129.00	586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.89/cwt	156.00–162.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	184.94/cwt	182.00–187.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	134.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	750	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.19/cwt	124.00–134.00	805	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.13/cwt	144.00–154.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	209.49/cwt	205.00–212.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	132.47/cwt	126.00–134.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	98.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	110.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 927Year ago 1,114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 233Year ago 261

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	150.00–158.00	153.66
4	—	380	146.00–150.00	147.95
3	—	277	168.00–175.00	172.55
2	—	500	119.00	119.00
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.99
9	—	461	124.00–129.00	127.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	130.00–139.00	135.05
8	—	530	122.00–127.00	123.98
7	—	423	135.00–142.00	139.23
3	—	603	122.00–123.00	122.66
3	—	557	122.00–125.00	123.98
3	—	380	156.00–162.00	157.89
3	—	283	182.00–187.00	184.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	559	128.00–136.00	134.19
25	—	618	124.00–134.00	130.19
25	—	519	130.00–140.00	136.02
13	—	427	144.00–154.00	148.13
6	—	483	140.00–148.00	142.44
3	—	260	205.00–212.00	209.49
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	136.00–144.00	140.34
7	—	579	104.00–111.00	106.66
7	—	376	126.00–134.00	129.18
7	—	277	138.00–150.00	144.09
6	—	421	120.00–127.00	123.44
5	—	472	110.00–118.00	114.12
4	—	621	103.00–111.00	107.18
3	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	215	140.00–145.00	142.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	572	114.00–124.00	119.82
27	—	520	118.00–126.00	121.93
27	—	371	135.00–145.00	140.63
22	—	432	128.00–138.00	130.89
19	—	468	119.00–129.00	124.97
15	—	337	146.00–156.00	147.82
6	—	615	112.00–122.00	118.74
5	—	273	155.00–168.00	160.73
2	—	210	155.00–162.00	158.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	126.00–134.00	132.47
3	—	573	96.00–100.00	98.31
3	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.29
2	—	620	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	433	108.00–114.00	110.91
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	122.00–129.00	125.13
2	—	525	106.00–112.00	108.91
2	—	383	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	338	150.00–154.00	151.96
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	481	130.00–139.00	133.32
9	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.42
8	—	385	155.00–160.00	156.09
3	—	223	192.00–205.00	198.60
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	128.00–134.00	130.74
4	—	568	119.00–128.00	124.16
4	—	470	142.00–150.00	145.64
3	—	372	164.00–174.00	169.13
2	—	438	144.00–148.00	145.97
2	—	333	170.00–176.00	172.89
2	—	205	220.00–222.00	220.98
1	—	295	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,039	47.00–51.00	49.48
8	—	946	42.00–46.00	45.00
2	—	733	39.00–41.00	40.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	68.00–70.00	69.31
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,245	61.00–65.00	62.70
26	—	1,151	56.00–60.00	58.12
15	—	1,219	66.00–70.00	67.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	84.00–88.00	86.98
2	—	1,835	94.00–95.00	94.46
1	—	1,285	90.00	90.00

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