Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.41/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$135.41

282 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	138.21	646	82
Medium and Large 1	534	135.12	722	150
Medium and Large 3	440	131.70	580	50

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $66 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 sale282 hd

135.41

—

FL average10 barns · 1,023 hd

139.43

−4.02

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	1,567	88.26	1,383	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	60.06	793	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	54.20	675	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	44.96	476	18

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 3	—	379	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.27/cwt	138.00–144.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	103.78/cwt	102.00–107.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.47/cwt	118.00–128.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.66/cwt	168.00–170.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	459	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	108.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	102.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	119.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	112.16/cwt	109.00–119.00	651	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	133.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	494	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	126.33/cwt	122.00–131.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	113.56/cwt	112.00–116.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	145.63/cwt	136.00–150.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	139.24/cwt	136.00–142.00	292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.47/cwt	130.00–134.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.34/cwt	106.00–115.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	46.85/cwt	45.00–49.00	533	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	43.06/cwt	41.00–44.00	421	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	62.87/cwt	61.00–65.00	788	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	57.47/cwt	57.00–58.00	720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	52.48/cwt	50.00–54.00	649	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	55.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	706	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	61.73/cwt	60.00–64.00	778	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	93.07/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,473	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	81.41/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	87.88/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	125.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	111.28/cwt	109.00–114.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	141.47/cwt	138.00–146.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	152.75/cwt	150.00–154.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	107.90/cwt	103.00–111.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.76/cwt	158.00–164.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.99/cwt	148.00–156.00	647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	117.06/cwt	113.00–119.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	156.93/cwt	150.00–164.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	734	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	131.57/cwt	127.00–137.00	692	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	171.79/cwt	167.00–180.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.07/cwt	158.00–168.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	173.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	172.40/cwt	168.00–176.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	110.32/cwt	108.00–115.00	424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	120.17/cwt	118.00–124.00	398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	99.82/cwt	95.00–104.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	112.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.70/cwt	112.00–120.00	489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	105.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	546	20

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 913Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 235Year ago 335

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	146.00–154.00	149.91
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	130.00–134.00	132.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	128.00–134.00	131.95
3	—	422	138.00–144.00	141.27
2	—	383	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	570	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	102.00–107.00	103.78
5	—	525	118.00–128.00	122.47
3	—	383	168.00–170.00	168.66
2	—	570	106.00–115.00	110.34
2	—	400	156.00	156.00
2	—	333	170.00–176.00	172.89
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	377	118.00–126.00	121.79
12	—	476	105.00–114.00	108.99
9	—	577	100.00–108.00	102.56
7	—	326	128.00–135.00	130.73
5	—	278	120.00–130.00	125.84
4	—	619	100.00–104.00	102.22
3	—	227	115.00–125.00	119.10
24	—	423	112.00–120.00	115.70
20	—	519	100.00–109.00	105.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	476	115.00–125.00	119.18
21	—	580	109.00–119.00	112.16
16	—	371	128.00–138.00	133.19
14	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.64
12	—	421	122.00–131.00	126.33
7	—	612	112.00–116.00	113.56
4	—	261	136.00–150.00	145.63
3	—	210	136.00–142.00	139.24
2	—	305	144.00–147.00	145.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	384	108.00–115.00	110.32
10	—	421	100.00–110.00	104.78
8	—	331	118.00–124.00	120.17
4	—	470	95.00–104.00	99.82
3	—	275	110.00–117.00	112.88
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	469	120.00–129.00	125.42
7	—	521	109.00–114.00	111.28
7	—	429	138.00–146.00	141.47
6	—	322	150.00–158.00	154.83
5	—	363	150.00–154.00	152.75
3	—	572	103.00–111.00	107.90
2	—	263	145.00–146.00	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	481	130.00–139.00	132.82
14	—	370	158.00–164.00	161.76
12	—	570	115.00–121.00	118.46
11	—	426	148.00–156.00	151.99
9	—	612	113.00–119.00	117.06
8	—	513	120.00–126.00	123.83
5	—	275	150.00–164.00	156.93
3	—	330	160.00–168.00	163.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	573	124.00–133.00	128.07
39	—	526	127.00–137.00	131.57
34	—	624	120.00–130.00	125.05
11	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.06
6	—	276	167.00–180.00	171.79
5	—	418	158.00–168.00	164.07
5	—	324	170.00–180.00	173.80
4	—	366	168.00–176.00	172.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	45.00–49.00	46.85
9	—	978	41.00–44.00	43.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	61.00–65.00	62.87
2	—	1,253	57.00–58.00	57.47
1	—	1,725	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,236	50.00–54.00	52.48
25	—	1,262	55.00–59.00	55.93
7	—	1,261	60.00–64.00	61.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	91.00–94.00	93.07
2	—	1,505	81.00–82.00	81.41
2	—	1,605	86.00–89.00	87.88

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