Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.63/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$124.63

241 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	131.75	570	104
Medium and Large 2	431	122.02	526	92
Medium and Large 3	414	113.51	470	45

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $100 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 sale241 hd

124.63

—

FL average9 barns · 1,143 hd

129.01

−4.38

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	1,569	77.25	1,212	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	63.37	816	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	56.33	656	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	43.88	441	19

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	323	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	165.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	139.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.79/cwt	109.00–117.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	184.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	93.91/cwt	90.00–99.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	147.38/cwt	142.00–154.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	99.59/cwt	98.00–100.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	151.85/cwt	150.00–156.00	345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	188.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.81/cwt	144.00–152.00	631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	137.86/cwt	132.00–141.00	642	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.76/cwt	137.00–147.00	529	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.38/cwt	115.00–119.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	104.10/cwt	101.00–111.00	607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	176.25/cwt	172.00–182.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	162.66/cwt	158.00–170.00	446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.19/cwt	135.00–143.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.09/cwt	124.00–134.00	675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	133.92/cwt	129.00–139.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	121.22/cwt	118.00–128.00	582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	175.96/cwt	175.00–178.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	107.92/cwt	104.00–112.00	569	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	523	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	139.72/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	156.69/cwt	154.00–160.00	508	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	144.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	103.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	98.71/cwt	95.00–102.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	131.87/cwt	126.00–138.00	361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	173.03/cwt	166.00–177.00	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	42.63/cwt	41.00–44.00	432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.73/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	63.16/cwt	61.00–65.00	745	14
Bulls	—	—	1,555	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	120.60/cwt	118.00–124.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	46.60/cwt	45.00–49.00	477	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	64.64/cwt	62.00–66.00	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	37.30/cwt	35.00–39.00	348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.00	606	42
Bulls	—	—	1,558	74.80/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,165	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	57.59/cwt	56.00–60.00	686	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	146.22/cwt	143.00–153.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	120.18/cwt	116.00–124.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.57/cwt	124.00–132.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.23/cwt	124.00–133.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.42/cwt	156.00–164.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	199.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,507Last week 755Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 148Year ago 225

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	156.00–159.00	157.48
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
3	—	267	175.00–178.00	175.96
3	—	372	140.00–148.00	144.84
4	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.44
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
3	—	232	180.00–190.00	184.78
4	—	431	130.00–138.00	133.77
4	—	471	124.00–132.00	128.16
3	—	377	150.00–158.00	153.86
2	—	320	168.00	168.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
5	—	567	115.00–119.00	116.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	120.00–130.00	123.94
8	—	470	135.00–143.00	139.19
13	—	527	124.00–134.00	128.09
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
5	—	282	195.00–210.00	199.68
3	—	605	119.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	410	144.00–148.00	145.97
2	—	390	160.00–162.00	160.99
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	162.00–170.00	165.79
3	—	570	117.00–121.00	118.98
10	—	377	150.00–158.00	154.11
3	—	272	185.00–190.00	188.25
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
19	—	424	144.00–152.00	148.81
17	—	466	132.00–141.00	137.86
9	—	528	124.00–130.00	125.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	172.00–182.00	176.25
12	—	377	160.00–170.00	164.23
19	—	485	142.00–152.00	144.08
8	—	517	132.00–142.00	138.26
3	—	623	124.00–132.00	126.57
3	—	572	124.00–133.00	128.23
1	—	290	198.00	198.00
10	—	423	156.00–164.00	159.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
3	—	475	126.00–129.00	126.98
6	—	520	114.00–120.00	117.62
10	—	421	135.00–143.00	139.72
12	—	324	154.00–160.00	156.69
15	—	377	140.00–148.00	144.03
4	—	271	166.00–177.00	173.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	316	135.00–142.00	139.40
9	—	471	109.00–117.00	112.79
8	—	626	90.00–99.00	93.91
7	—	274	142.00–154.00	147.38
5	—	552	98.00–100.00	99.59
3	—	227	150.00–156.00	151.85
12	—	368	128.00–136.00	132.67
17	—	527	104.00–112.00	107.92
18	—	421	120.00–128.00	124.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	100.00–110.00	105.07
39	—	373	137.00–147.00	141.76
13	—	583	101.00–111.00	104.10
6	—	274	158.00–170.00	162.66
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
15	—	422	129.00–139.00	133.92
15	—	480	118.00–128.00	121.22
5	—	330	143.00–153.00	146.22
4	—	518	116.00–124.00	120.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
10	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.29
7	—	326	124.00–130.00	127.04
8	—	469	100.00–107.00	103.41
9	—	524	95.00–102.00	98.71
7	—	274	126.00–138.00	131.87
3	—	378	118.00–124.00	120.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,305	62.00–66.00	64.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	41.00–44.00	42.63
10	—	1,023	45.00–49.00	46.60
3	—	932	35.00–39.00	37.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,180	61.00–65.00	63.16
42	—	1,141	51.00–55.00	53.13
31	—	1,191	56.00–60.00	57.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	80.00–82.00	80.73
1	—	1,555	84.00	84.00
7	—	1,558	74.00–78.00	74.80

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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