Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.53/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$137.53

208 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	143.78	671	87
Medium and Large 2	419	138.82	582	65
Medium and Large 3	428	126.33	541	56

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $129 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 sale208 hd

137.53

—

FL average10 barns · 1,036 hd

139.39

−1.86

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	1,555	82.00	1,275	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	58.48	745	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	56.19	623	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	38.75	378	8thin

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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	—	512	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.56/cwt	160.00–172.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	154.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	113.78/cwt	112.00–119.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	186.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	132.80/cwt	129.00–139.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.41/cwt	134.00–144.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.25/cwt	128.00–136.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.23/cwt	124.00–133.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	192.19/cwt	190.00–195.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.79/cwt	146.00–150.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	173.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	163.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.83/cwt	143.00–150.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	139.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.17/cwt	156.00–166.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.20/cwt	131.00–138.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	243.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.95/cwt	159.00–164.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	242.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	213.34/cwt	210.00–217.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.24/cwt	149.00–152.00	645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	78.00/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	195.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	227.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	163.55/cwt	161.00–168.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	192.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.64/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	225.96/cwt	220.00–235.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.17/cwt	138.00–148.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	98.45/cwt	96.00–101.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.93/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	52.64/cwt	50.00–54.00	543	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	62.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	745	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	146.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	141.08/cwt	138.00–144.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	184.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.45/cwt	162.00–168.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	153.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	118.75/cwt	116.00–122.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	507	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	652	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	57.14/cwt	55.00–59.00	723	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	35.45/cwt	35.00–36.00	315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	39.85/cwt	38.00–41.00	400	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	61.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.05/cwt	102.00–112.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 809Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 200Year ago 149

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	126.00–130.00	128.65
5	—	567	123.00–128.00	125.57
5	—	280	160.00–172.00	165.56
4	—	318	150.00–157.00	154.39
13	—	430	128.00–136.00	131.25
10	—	473	124.00–133.00	129.23
2	—	635	109.00–113.00	110.97
2	—	240	160.00–165.00	162.45
18	—	366	140.00–148.00	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	138.00–148.00	142.65
4	—	264	180.00–190.00	186.08
24	—	525	131.00–141.00	135.89
13	—	581	129.00–139.00	132.80
12	—	481	134.00–144.00	137.41
2	—	220	180.00–190.00	184.66
4	—	614	124.00–128.00	125.49
6	—	313	162.00–168.00	165.45
7	—	382	150.00–160.00	153.13
1	—	170	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	112.00–119.00	113.78
14	—	419	120.00–127.00	124.11
1	—	210	157.00	157.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.48
7	—	334	138.00–144.00	141.08
10	—	476	116.00–122.00	118.75
14	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00–136.00	132.92
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
4	—	336	190.00–195.00	192.19
3	—	427	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	382	160.00–168.00	163.20
1	—	265	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	146.00–150.00	147.79
5	—	383	170.00–178.00	173.11
4	—	474	140.00–149.00	144.58
3	—	330	200.00–207.00	203.56
5	—	517	131.00–138.00	135.20
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	143.00–150.00	145.83
8	—	574	135.00–144.00	139.19
7	—	429	156.00–166.00	160.17
4	—	381	180.00–190.00	182.33
3	—	625	124.00–134.00	128.89
3	—	227	240.00–250.00	243.09
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
12	—	472	152.00–160.00	155.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	159.00–164.00	160.95
3	—	222	235.00–250.00	242.86
2	—	330	210.00–217.00	213.34
1	—	165	280.00	280.00
8	—	472	139.00–149.00	144.64
4	—	280	220.00–235.00	225.96
3	—	532	138.00–148.00	141.17
3	—	393	180.00–182.00	180.66
4	—	569	127.00–135.00	131.41
6	—	620	102.00–112.00	108.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
2	—	225	210.00–215.00	212.39
5	—	279	190.00–200.00	195.84
3	—	380	161.00–168.00	163.55
3	—	337	190.00–195.00	192.28
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	149.00–152.00	150.24
2	—	588	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	225	225.00–230.00	227.39
1	—	390	172.00	172.00
3	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.88
2	—	618	96.00–101.00	98.45
2	—	533	128.00–134.00	130.93
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	285	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	87.00–89.00	88.01
1	—	1,795	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,298	76.00–79.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,031	50.00–54.00	52.64
19	—	1,201	60.00–64.00	62.03
44	—	1,143	55.00–59.00	57.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,266	55.00–59.00	57.14
4	—	1,293	60.00–64.00	61.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	35.00–36.00	35.45
6	—	1,004	38.00–41.00	39.85

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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