Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Very weak feeder market with classes 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Supply of quality calves limited.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.04/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$110.04

50 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	118.63	438	20
Medium and Large 2	356	110.23	393	21
Medium and Large 3	438	90.51	396	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $41 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 sale50 hd

110.04

—

FL average10 barns · 598 hd

124.98

−14.94

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	1,570	89.00	1,397	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	66.56	850	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	60.78	711	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	37.14	339	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	37.33/cwt	36.00–39.00	341	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	32.53/cwt	31.00–34.00	234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	66.56/cwt	65.00–68.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	56.42/cwt	54.00–58.00	563	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	60.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	782	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.17/cwt	64.00–68.00	838	7
Bulls	—	—	1,570	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	102.42/cwt	98.00–106.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	114.49/cwt	114.00–116.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.61/cwt	128.00–138.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	162.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	151.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	73.88/cwt	70.00–78.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	112.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	114.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.89/cwt	104.00–110.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	115.85/cwt	112.00–122.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	127.65/cwt	122.00–136.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	130.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 470Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 142Year ago 109

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Very weak feeder market with classes 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Supply of quality calves limited.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
3	—	288	150.00–155.00	153.29
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	280	120.00–130.00	124.73
1	—	570	86.00	86.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	235	130.00–140.00	133.83
2	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.39
2	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	98.00–106.00	102.42
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	138.00–140.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	114.00–116.00	114.49
4	—	420	128.00–138.00	133.61
4	—	263	155.00–165.00	162.29
2	—	225	145.00–160.00	151.83
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	70.00–78.00	73.88
2	—	515	78.00–80.00	78.99
2	—	313	110.00–114.00	111.92
1	—	490	82.00	82.00
1	—	390	98.00	98.00
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	110.00–116.00	112.15
8	—	270	110.00–120.00	114.72
2	—	425	104.00–110.00	106.89
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
1	—	520	88.00	88.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	112.00–122.00	115.85
4	—	276	122.00–136.00	127.65
3	—	450	110.00	110.00
3	—	322	126.00–135.00	130.15
3	—	217	120.00–130.00	124.73
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	913	36.00–39.00	37.33
2	—	720	31.00–34.00	32.53
1	—	1,285	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	65.00–68.00	66.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	54.00–58.00	56.42
8	—	1,282	59.00–63.00	60.96
7	—	1,266	64.00–68.00	66.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	89.00	89.00

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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