Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.79/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$121.79

280 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	122.37	489	103
Medium and Large 1	477	121.58	580	130
Medium and Large 3	346	121.09	418	47

One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about $71 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 sale280 hd

121.79

—

FL average10 barns · 946 hd

120.11

+1.68

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	1,450	89.71	1,300	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	64.79	848	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	59.35	692	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	45.34	478	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	116.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	490	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	126.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	133.60/cwt	129.00–140.00	379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	139.61/cwt	138.00–146.00	464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	107.59/cwt	107.00–109.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	113.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.57/cwt	121.00–131.00	534	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	119.49/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	111.79/cwt	109.00–118.00	646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	133.66/cwt	131.00–141.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	151.07/cwt	148.00–157.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	152.45/cwt	144.00–159.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	141.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.20/cwt	127.00–135.00	552	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.23/cwt	148.00–156.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.10/cwt	108.00–113.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.52/cwt	123.00–128.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	177.07/cwt	170.00–182.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	637	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	139.34/cwt	136.00–146.00	599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.76/cwt	114.00–124.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.29/cwt	117.00–126.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	183.23/cwt	177.00–190.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	47.08/cwt	45.00–49.00	510	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	37.40/cwt	35.00–39.00	373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	41.72/cwt	41.00–42.00	386	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	64.01/cwt	62.00–66.00	838	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	69.18/cwt	67.00–71.00	948	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	58.91/cwt	57.00–61.00	709	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.68/cwt	55.00–59.00	633	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	61.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	754	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	67.40/cwt	65.00–69.00	866	6
Bulls	—	—	1,519	92.24/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,401	4
Bulls	—	—	1,357	86.34/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	133.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	117.11/cwt	117.00–118.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	141.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	154.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	652	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.11/cwt	138.00–146.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.46/cwt	128.00–137.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	149.41/cwt	148.00–152.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	112.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.97/cwt	109.00–114.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	166.84/cwt	164.00–170.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.43/cwt	122.00–131.00	721	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.36/cwt	138.00–148.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.67/cwt	149.00–158.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	188.88/cwt	186.00–192.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	116.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	430	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	131.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	125.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 1,215Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 165Year ago 263

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	166.00	166.00
14	—	421	127.00–135.00	131.20
10	—	381	148.00–156.00	151.23
7	—	568	108.00–113.00	110.10
7	—	470	123.00–128.00	125.52
3	—	228	170.00–182.00	177.07
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	139.00–145.00	141.16
5	—	325	152.00–160.00	156.70
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	132.00–140.00	133.89
13	—	430	136.00–146.00	139.34
11	—	378	160.00–168.00	161.53
8	—	578	114.00–124.00	117.76
8	—	526	117.00–126.00	120.29
4	—	279	177.00–190.00	183.23
2	—	610	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	300	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
17	—	369	111.00–120.00	116.53
14	—	324	127.00–136.00	131.22
9	—	261	120.00–128.00	125.67
3	—	417	108.00–109.00	108.66
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	420	111.00–120.00	116.66
22	—	367	121.00–130.00	126.86
21	—	468	111.00–116.00	113.31
14	—	284	129.00–140.00	133.60
12	—	332	138.00–146.00	139.61
5	—	514	107.00–109.00	107.59
4	—	565	100.00–107.00	104.20
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
1	—	220	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	529	110.00–120.00	113.75
29	—	425	121.00–131.00	125.57
27	—	484	117.00–127.00	119.49
19	—	578	109.00–118.00	111.79
13	—	383	131.00–141.00	133.66
4	—	326	148.00–157.00	151.07
4	—	274	144.00–159.00	152.45
3	—	607	111.00–113.00	111.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	130.00–136.00	133.57
10	—	473	120.00–124.00	123.48
9	—	514	117.00–118.00	117.11
7	—	378	139.00–146.00	141.79
4	—	336	152.00–158.00	154.17
2	—	558	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	270	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	122.00–129.00	126.40
11	—	428	138.00–146.00	142.11
9	—	475	128.00–137.00	132.46
7	—	389	148.00–152.00	149.41
5	—	587	111.00–116.00	112.98
3	—	628	109.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	323	164.00–170.00	166.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	570	122.00–131.00	126.43
25	—	530	130.00–140.00	133.78
21	—	625	118.00–128.00	122.69
15	—	477	138.00–148.00	142.36
5	—	415	149.00–158.00	154.67
3	—	387	158.00–162.00	159.97
2	—	320	178.00	178.00
2	—	260	186.00–192.00	188.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,083	45.00–49.00	47.08
3	—	997	35.00–39.00	37.40
3	—	925	41.00–42.00	41.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,309	62.00–66.00	64.01
10	—	1,370	67.00–71.00	69.18
6	—	1,204	57.00–61.00	58.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,117	55.00–59.00	56.68
26	—	1,218	60.00–64.00	61.90
6	—	1,285	65.00–69.00	67.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	90.00–94.00	92.24
3	—	1,357	85.00–87.00	86.34

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