Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.73/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$115.73

226 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	120.66	576	118
Medium and Large 2	448	113.26	508	74
Medium and Large 3	420	104.03	437	34

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $139 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 sale226 hd

115.73

—

FL average7 barns · 475 hd

116.48

−0.75

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	1,537	86.22	1,325	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	56.23	772	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	55.21	670	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	46.00	499	33

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.42/cwt	112.00–120.00	495	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	110.11/cwt	108.00–114.00	525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	101.11/cwt	100.00–103.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.76/cwt	102.00–110.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.98/cwt	101.00–104.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.46/cwt	93.00–98.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	608	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.30/cwt	108.00–118.00	649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	120.75/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.54/cwt	126.00–136.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	132.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.42/cwt	122.00–132.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	160.63/cwt	157.00–166.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.21/cwt	116.00–121.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.21/cwt	114.00–119.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.43/cwt	154.00–160.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	167.04/cwt	162.00–172.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.63/cwt	168.00–172.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	118.63/cwt	113.00–122.00	671	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	111.41/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.08/cwt	154.00–162.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.91/cwt	121.00–131.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.30/cwt	166.00–174.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	185.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	181.06/cwt	176.00–188.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	48.33/cwt	46.00–50.00	539	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	43.69/cwt	41.00–45.00	459	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	56.10/cwt	55.00–58.00	779	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	60.68/cwt	59.00–63.00	774	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	51.01/cwt	49.00–53.00	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	56.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	701	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	53.02/cwt	51.00–54.00	622	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	764	9
Bulls	—	—	1,622	92.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,495	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	80.35/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.15/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	143.72/cwt	139.00–145.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	112.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	121.55/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	146.47/cwt	144.00–148.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	164.44/cwt	162.00–166.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	128.20/cwt	126.00–131.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	101.87/cwt	100.00–108.00	284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	96.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.62/cwt	108.00–114.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	108.13/cwt	106.00–110.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.79/cwt	177.00–187.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	171.19/cwt	168.00–174.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.06/cwt	182.00–188.00	487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.80/cwt	157.00–167.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.87/cwt	123.00–133.00	735	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	170.94/cwt	168.00–174.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.86/cwt	147.00–156.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	655	7

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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,305Year ago 1,441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 209Year ago 248

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
3	—	473	100.00–104.00	101.30
3	—	578	90.00–95.00	91.63
4	—	279	100.00–108.00	101.87
5	—	519	91.00–100.00	96.49
6	—	338	110.00–112.00	110.99
6	—	375	108.00–114.00	110.62
6	—	419	106.00–110.00	108.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	425	112.00–120.00	116.42
14	—	477	108.00–114.00	110.11
9	—	619	100.00–103.00	101.11
8	—	381	118.00–121.00	119.49
6	—	523	102.00–110.00	105.76
6	—	318	120.00–128.00	124.91
3	—	575	101.00–104.00	102.98
2	—	263	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	185	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	525	111.00–121.00	115.75
20	—	573	108.00–118.00	113.30
19	—	474	116.00–126.00	120.75
11	—	375	126.00–136.00	130.54
9	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.43
9	—	274	130.00–140.00	132.96
8	—	422	122.00–132.00	127.42
5	—	325	130.00–139.00	133.45
2	—	168	145.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	93.00–98.00	95.46
5	—	328	157.00–166.00	160.63
4	—	463	116.00–121.00	119.21
2	—	425	133.00–140.00	136.38
2	—	383	144.00–150.00	146.90
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.97
6	—	478	124.00–128.00	126.31
4	—	518	114.00–119.00	117.21
4	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.43
4	—	269	162.00–172.00	167.04
3	—	330	168.00–172.00	170.63
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	113.00–122.00	118.63
8	—	617	105.00–115.00	111.41
7	—	467	135.00–142.00	138.52
7	—	419	154.00–162.00	158.08
5	—	529	121.00–131.00	124.91
5	—	372	166.00–174.00	169.30
4	—	215	180.00–190.00	185.28
3	—	337	178.00–180.00	179.33
3	—	272	176.00–188.00	181.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	139.00–145.00	143.72
8	—	533	110.00–118.00	112.79
5	—	471	119.00–125.00	121.55
4	—	385	144.00–148.00	146.47
4	—	310	162.00–166.00	164.44
3	—	607	105.00–107.00	105.99
3	—	267	150.00–155.00	153.25
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	126.00–131.00	128.20
2	—	373	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	565	119.00–121.00	119.99
4	—	329	168.00–174.00	170.94
4	—	629	108.00–115.00	111.95
7	—	422	147.00–156.00	151.86
7	—	521	125.00–127.00	125.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	177.00	177.00
4	—	328	177.00–187.00	180.79
4	—	364	168.00–174.00	171.19
6	—	263	182.00–188.00	185.06
13	—	424	157.00–167.00	161.80
13	—	472	136.00–146.00	141.21
16	—	618	123.00–128.00	124.48
18	—	535	130.00–140.00	132.19
24	—	575	123.00–133.00	127.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,115	46.00–50.00	48.33
13	—	1,050	41.00–45.00	43.69
2	—	1,050	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,388	55.00–58.00	56.10
4	—	1,275	59.00–63.00	60.68
3	—	1,423	49.00–53.00	51.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,246	55.00–59.00	56.27
52	—	1,174	51.00–54.00	53.02
9	—	1,246	60.00–64.00	61.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	90.00–94.00	92.16
3	—	1,383	80.00–81.00	80.35
3	—	1,605	85.00–88.00	86.15

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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