Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.50/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$107.50

230 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	110.86	492	153
Medium and Large 2	436	102.18	445	60
Medium and Large 3	380	96.00	365	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $127 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 sale230 hd

107.50

—

FL average10 barns · 1,049 hd

110.39

−2.89

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	—	Average	1,600	80.48	1,288	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	49.98	686	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	49.13	586	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	35.77	317	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	—	518	95.52/cwt	93.00–99.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	108.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	120.22/cwt	114.00–124.00	382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.37/cwt	109.00–115.00	596	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	117.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	100.91/cwt	97.00–105.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	123.07/cwt	119.00–129.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	118.32/cwt	113.00–123.00	441	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	101.19/cwt	98.00–108.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	120.44/cwt	116.00–130.00	340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.60/cwt	119.00–129.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	522	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	96.37/cwt	91.00–99.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.68/cwt	134.00–144.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	103.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	496	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	101.50/cwt	98.00–108.00	639	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.12/cwt	129.00–136.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	103.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	112.39/cwt	109.00–119.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	110.33/cwt	106.00–115.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	63.91/cwt	56.00–95.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	96.54/cwt	92.00–99.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	93.63/cwt	91.00–96.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	89.94/cwt	88.00–94.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	99.50/cwt	94.00–102.00	364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	104.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	108.93/cwt	104.00–112.00	402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	94.43/cwt	91.00–99.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	106.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	103.68/cwt	100.00–107.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	105.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	443	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.26/cwt	110.00–116.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	91.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	80.66/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	109.85/cwt	108.00–111.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	118.54/cwt	114.00–122.00	505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	30.20/cwt	30.00–31.00	265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	99.49/cwt	98.00–100.00	321	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	48.26/cwt	46.00–50.00	570	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	36.67/cwt	35.00–37.00	321	5
Bulls	—	—	1,522	75.65/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	52.11/cwt	51.00–55.00	651	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	50.78/cwt	50.00–52.00	684	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	84.28/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,497	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	40.22/cwt	39.00–42.00	363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	44.23/cwt	41.00–45.00	477	19

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,131Last week 1,326Year ago 1,207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 261Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	93.00–99.00	95.52
4	—	325	104.00–113.00	108.60
5	—	464	92.00–99.00	96.54
6	—	572	91.00–96.00	93.63
5	—	624	88.00–94.00	89.94
10	—	369	104.00–112.00	108.93
6	—	277	100.00–110.00	106.71
19	—	422	100.00–109.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	114.00–124.00	120.22
4	—	619	97.00–105.00	100.91
35	—	426	110.00–120.00	114.48
35	—	373	113.00–123.00	118.32
11	—	581	98.00–108.00	101.19
6	—	282	116.00–130.00	120.44
30	—	478	100.00–110.00	103.87
23	—	530	100.00–110.00	103.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	80.00	80.00
7	—	366	94.00–102.00	99.50
4	—	436	90.00–98.00	91.88
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
4	—	323	98.00–100.00	99.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	270	154.00	154.00
6	—	475	109.00–118.00	113.20
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	119.00–129.00	123.07
4	—	416	131.00–139.00	135.10
5	—	609	91.00–99.00	96.37
3	—	387	134.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	553	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	520	106.00–115.00	110.33
2	—	273	160.00–175.00	166.88
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	121.00	121.00
3	—	425	110.00–116.00	113.26
3	—	312	135.00–136.00	135.66
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	90.00–95.00	91.63
39	—	530	109.00–115.00	112.37
16	—	486	116.00–123.00	117.95
8	—	378	124.00–132.00	127.51
12	—	426	124.00–132.00	128.51
2	—	320	142.00–146.00	143.94
7	—	571	100.00–108.00	104.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	148.00–158.00	151.03
2	—	290	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	533	119.00–129.00	121.60
12	—	380	134.00–144.00	137.47
20	—	429	134.00–144.00	137.68
14	—	630	98.00–108.00	101.50
12	—	473	129.00–136.00	131.12
9	—	579	109.00–119.00	112.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	91.00–99.00	94.43
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
4	—	524	100.00–107.00	103.68
4	—	378	116.00–120.00	117.96
7	—	479	108.00–111.00	109.85
8	—	426	114.00–122.00	118.54
3	—	318	134.00–135.00	134.33

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	—	1,003	56.00–95.00	63.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,516	78.00–82.00	80.66
5	—	1,522	74.00–77.00	75.65
6	—	1,776	83.00–87.00	84.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	30.00–31.00	30.20
5	—	876	35.00–37.00	36.67
4	—	903	39.00–42.00	40.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,181	46.00–50.00	48.26
50	—	1,249	51.00–55.00	52.11
19	—	1,079	41.00–45.00	44.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	46.00	46.00
5	—	1,347	50.00–52.00	50.78

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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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

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