Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.04/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$109.04

273 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	114.92	485	167
Medium and Large 2	428	102.52	439	75
Medium and Large 3	432	93.12	403	31

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $82 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 sale273 hd

109.04

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

111.68

−2.65

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	1,673	86.73	1,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	48.89	584	116
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	48.55	654	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	37.66	366	7thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	220	122.36/cwt	116.00–130.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	93.47/cwt	88.00–98.00	580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	629	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	137.60/cwt	132.00–142.00	577	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	125.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	176.69/cwt	170.00–182.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	112.03/cwt	107.00–116.00	693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	171.13/cwt	167.00–174.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	126.49/cwt	122.00–131.00	467	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	128.30/cwt	124.00–132.00	407	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	107.62/cwt	103.00–113.00	511	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	117.81/cwt	113.00–123.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	99.66/cwt	94.00–102.00	463	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.88/cwt	116.00–122.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	93.78/cwt	87.00–95.00	475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	84.92/cwt	80.00–87.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	98.94/cwt	96.00–102.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	110.13/cwt	107.00–115.00	300	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	87.85/cwt	84.00–91.00	416	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.48/cwt	156.00–164.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	109.72/cwt	104.00–112.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	117.57/cwt	112.00–121.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	117.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	149.56/cwt	148.00–152.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	93.13/cwt	90.00–95.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	84.97/cwt	83.00–87.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	81.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	106.33/cwt	104.00–109.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	132.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	495	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	92.64/cwt	90.00–94.00	403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	35.05/cwt	34.00–36.00	303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.90/cwt	47.00–51.00	587	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	48.61/cwt	47.00–51.00	650	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	54.17/cwt	53.00–56.00	756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	39.62/cwt	39.00–42.00	416	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	53.46/cwt	52.00–56.00	673	24
Bulls	—	—	1,673	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	43.79/cwt	43.00–45.00	591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	44.82/cwt	42.00–46.00	503	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.59/cwt	148.00–158.00	573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	96.70/cwt	92.00–101.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	129.38/cwt	122.00–137.00	224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	121.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	677	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	100.79/cwt	99.00–106.00	529	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	108.24/cwt	104.00–111.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	123.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 1,131Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 270Year ago 122

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	116.00–130.00	122.36
11	—	620	88.00–98.00	93.47
13	—	272	120.00–132.00	125.35
32	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.37
37	—	369	122.00–131.00	126.49
19	—	317	124.00–132.00	128.30
20	—	475	103.00–113.00	107.62
13	—	569	92.00–101.00	96.70
3	—	173	122.00–137.00	129.38
17	—	525	99.00–106.00	100.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	465	94.00–102.00	99.66
18	—	507	87.00–95.00	93.78
7	—	424	100.00–108.00	105.08
4	—	611	80.00–87.00	84.92
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
9	—	272	107.00–115.00	110.13
1	—	235	105.00	105.00
7	—	319	112.00–121.00	117.57
7	—	361	111.00–120.00	117.60
2	—	550	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	84.00–91.00	87.85
2	—	340	102.00–104.00	102.99
1	—	575	76.00	76.00
3	—	520	80.00–85.00	81.60
8	—	371	104.00–109.00	106.33
1	—	215	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	70.00	70.00
3	—	435	90.00–94.00	92.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	471	128.00–138.00	133.48
31	—	419	132.00–142.00	137.60
8	—	266	170.00–182.00	176.69
10	—	619	107.00–116.00	112.03
11	—	517	120.00–129.00	124.98
15	—	378	148.00–158.00	151.59
29	—	558	113.00–123.00	121.27
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
5	—	328	165.00–175.00	168.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	162.00	162.00
1	—	285	157.00	157.00
5	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.57
7	—	466	120.00–127.00	123.90
7	—	422	124.00–131.00	126.94
16	—	380	138.00–147.00	143.22
2	—	633	96.00–102.00	98.94
8	—	325	156.00–164.00	159.48
9	—	563	104.00–112.00	109.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00–147.00	143.34
2	—	563	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	326	148.00–152.00	149.56
6	—	613	90.00–95.00	93.13
3	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
16	—	374	128.00–137.00	132.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	167.00–174.00	171.13
4	—	473	113.00–123.00	117.81
4	—	615	105.00–109.00	105.98
3	—	513	104.00–111.00	108.24
2	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.83
2	—	365	130.00–136.00	132.88
2	—	315	172.00	172.00
2	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.39
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	91.00	91.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
2	—	503	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	380	116.00–122.00	118.88
3	—	320	160.00–162.00	160.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	85.00–90.00	87.43
5	—	575	85.00	85.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	620	83.00–87.00	84.97
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	34.00–36.00	35.05
4	—	1,050	39.00–42.00	39.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,200	47.00–51.00	48.90
24	—	1,259	52.00–56.00	53.46
27	—	1,122	42.00–46.00	44.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,338	47.00–51.00	48.61
4	—	1,396	53.00–56.00	54.17
5	—	1,350	43.00–45.00	43.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	85.00–89.00	86.73

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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