Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

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 $123.32/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$123.32

302 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$5.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	124.86	592	216
Medium and Large 2	431	119.57	516	69
Medium and Large 3	356	119.06	424	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.80/cwt here — about $168 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 sale302 hd

123.32

—

FL average10 barns · 1,212 hd

123.24

+0.09

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	—	High	1,502	89.71	1,347	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	61.16	839	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	55.84	672	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	42.70	394	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	387	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	114.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.79/cwt	134.00–142.00	661	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	724	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.69/cwt	114.00–123.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.39/cwt	121.00–131.00	784	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	741	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	701	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.56/cwt	144.00–154.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.75/cwt	164.00–174.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.63/cwt	178.00–182.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	127.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	115.16/cwt	111.00–118.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	107.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	502	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.69/cwt	106.00–115.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.55/cwt	104.00–110.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	45.91/cwt	44.00–48.00	443	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	40.31/cwt	39.00–43.00	348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	35.44/cwt	35.00–36.00	303	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	63.40/cwt	62.00–66.00	823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	58.92/cwt	58.00–60.00	851	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	689	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	52.16/cwt	50.00–53.00	543	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	60.12/cwt	59.00–63.00	773	10
Bulls	—	—	1,502	89.71/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,347	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	72.49/cwt	62.00–82.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	134.59/cwt	132.00–138.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	633	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	127.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	549	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.39/cwt	112.00–122.00	671	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	133.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	505	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.06/cwt	111.00–119.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	146.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	154.16/cwt	146.00–160.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	147.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	566	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	129.19/cwt	128.00–130.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.51/cwt	108.00–117.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	190.82/cwt	187.00–195.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	119.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	122.27/cwt	119.00–128.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 1,594Year ago 1,147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 271Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	164.00–168.00	165.97
2	—	405	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	273	200.00–215.00	206.88
1	—	300	187.00	187.00
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
9	—	571	115.00–124.00	119.34
9	—	526	119.00–128.00	122.27
4	—	616	115.00–121.00	117.71
3	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	146.00–152.00	147.04
5	—	439	128.00–130.00	129.19
3	—	332	160.00–164.00	161.27
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	108.00–117.00	112.51
4	—	474	122.00–127.00	124.96
4	—	423	140.00–146.00	143.20
2	—	380	158.00	158.00
2	—	278	187.00–195.00	190.82
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	138.00–147.00	142.48
4	—	521	114.00–116.00	114.74
3	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.94
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
14	—	472	124.00–133.00	128.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	483	134.00–142.00	136.79
23	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.65
21	—	614	114.00–120.00	117.96
16	—	563	114.00–123.00	120.69
2	—	380	158.00	158.00
2	—	303	175.00–176.00	175.50
2	—	283	190.00–192.00	190.99
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	635	121.00–131.00	123.39
37	—	578	124.00–134.00	128.15
30	—	524	129.00–139.00	133.75
9	—	474	144.00–154.00	148.56
8	—	424	160.00–168.00	163.00
8	—	378	164.00–174.00	167.75
3	—	330	178.00–182.00	180.63
2	—	265	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	125.00–130.00	127.81
4	—	364	111.00–118.00	115.16
3	—	428	105.00–112.00	107.91
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	418	115.00–123.00	120.08
12	—	370	119.00–128.00	124.39
9	—	518	106.00–115.00	111.69
5	—	563	104.00–110.00	108.55
5	—	471	110.00–115.00	112.76
4	—	310	140.00	140.00
3	—	282	132.00–138.00	134.59
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	475	117.00–127.00	121.65
52	—	525	116.00–126.00	120.49
37	—	431	124.00–134.00	127.27
26	—	572	112.00–122.00	117.39
21	—	379	130.00–139.00	133.33
9	—	618	111.00–119.00	115.06
9	—	327	142.00–152.00	146.19
5	—	268	146.00–160.00	154.16
2	—	200	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	966	44.00–48.00	45.91
3	—	863	39.00–43.00	40.31
3	—	855	35.00–36.00	35.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	62.00–66.00	63.40
3	—	1,445	58.00–60.00	58.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,230	54.00–58.00	56.04
15	—	1,041	50.00–53.00	52.16
10	—	1,286	59.00–63.00	60.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	89.00–90.00	89.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	918	62.00–82.00	72.49

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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)

Feeder Cattle

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