Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, 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 $130.60/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$130.60

143 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$9.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	133.04	571	70
Medium and Large 2	379	131.10	497	47
Medium and Large 3	377	123.13	465	26

One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about $106 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 sale143 hd

130.60

—

FL average10 barns · 834 hd

135.32

−4.72

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	1,442	87.88	1,267	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	66.25	877	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	63.39	747	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	45.01	436	6thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	173.25/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	173.06/cwt	166.00–180.00	471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	172.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.67/cwt	95.00–103.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	147.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.23/cwt	158.00–167.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	190.23/cwt	185.00–197.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	190.36/cwt	184.00–196.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	101.61/cwt	98.00–104.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.53/cwt	138.00–148.00	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	182.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	170.80/cwt	168.00–178.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	164.62/cwt	162.00–166.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	126.18/cwt	122.00–128.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	134.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	109.32/cwt	108.00–110.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	142.29/cwt	140.00–146.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.42/cwt	112.00–121.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.35/cwt	119.00–128.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	107.31/cwt	106.00–109.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	114.59/cwt	111.00–120.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.94/cwt	109.00–118.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	153.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	152.81/cwt	146.00–160.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	136.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	103.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	644	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	45.01/cwt	43.00–47.00	436	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	66.85/cwt	64.00–68.00	854	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	61.39/cwt	59.00–63.00	900	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	71.00/cwt	69.00–73.00	876	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	63.89/cwt	62.00–66.00	769	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	59.15/cwt	57.00–61.00	671	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	68.39/cwt	67.00–71.00	815	14
Bulls	—	—	1,398	90.14/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	139.59/cwt	136.00–144.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	172.82/cwt	170.00–178.00	572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	163.10/cwt	160.00–166.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	130.65/cwt	128.00–136.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	157.78/cwt	152.00–167.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	115.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	151.91/cwt	148.00–154.00	574	3

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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 481Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 136Year ago 181

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	98.00	98.00
2	—	328	164.00–165.00	164.50
1	—	630	89.00	89.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
3	—	533	114.00–118.00	115.30
3	—	440	136.00–138.00	136.99
3	—	378	148.00–154.00	151.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	170.00–178.00	173.25
7	—	272	166.00–180.00	173.06
5	—	229	170.00–180.00	172.75
4	—	620	95.00–103.00	100.67
4	—	441	146.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	530	124.00–128.00	125.97
2	—	493	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	373	158.00–167.00	162.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	180.00–182.00	180.99
4	—	220	185.00–197.00	190.23
3	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.63
3	—	268	184.00–196.00	190.36
2	—	455	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	435	156.00–161.00	158.44
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	98.00–104.00	101.61
2	—	230	170.00–175.00	172.39
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
8	—	331	170.00–178.00	172.82
5	—	374	160.00–166.00	163.10
4	—	484	128.00–136.00	130.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	138.00–148.00	142.53
5	—	334	180.00–190.00	182.61
4	—	383	168.00–178.00	170.80
3	—	407	162.00–166.00	164.62
2	—	623	105.00–115.00	109.82
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	136.00–144.00	139.59
2	—	338	160.00–164.00	161.96
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	110.00–118.00	115.28
8	—	369	122.00–128.00	126.18
6	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.47
3	—	463	108.00–110.00	109.32
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	130.00–138.00	134.07
11	—	336	140.00–146.00	142.29
7	—	469	112.00–121.00	117.42
6	—	429	119.00–128.00	122.35
5	—	221	140.00–150.00	145.13
3	—	512	106.00–109.00	107.31
2	—	265	138.00–142.00	139.96
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	111.00–120.00	114.59
11	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.42
9	—	574	109.00–118.00	112.94
9	—	332	150.00–160.00	153.20
9	—	273	146.00–160.00	152.81
8	—	414	130.00–139.00	136.02
4	—	621	100.00–108.00	103.68
3	—	228	152.00–167.00	157.78
2	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	43.00–47.00	45.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,278	64.00–68.00	66.85
6	—	1,466	59.00–63.00	61.39
5	—	1,234	69.00–73.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,203	62.00–66.00	63.89
20	—	1,134	57.00–61.00	59.15
14	—	1,192	67.00–71.00	68.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	89.00–92.00	90.14
1	—	1,635	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,380	82.00	82.00

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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