Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 8.00 to 16.00 lower, feeder classes seemed steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.80/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$115.80

87 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	118.19	524	41
Medium and Large 2	378	117.22	443	27
Medium and Large 3	373	108.62	405	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about $119 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 sale87 hd

115.80

—

FL average10 barns · 375 hd

128.66

−12.86

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	—	Average	1,770	87.71	1,553	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	55.24	632	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	54.73	778	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	913	38.79	354	17

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.67/cwt	114.00–122.00	388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	110.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	120.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	112.18/cwt	111.00–114.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	130.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	105.35/cwt	102.00–109.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	42.28/cwt	40.00–44.00	420	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	37.36/cwt	36.00–39.00	317	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	30.70/cwt	30.00–31.00	239	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	855	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	93.26/cwt	87.00–95.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.15/cwt	134.00–144.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	107.49/cwt	103.00–111.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	126.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	100.59/cwt	95.00–105.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	125.11/cwt	121.00–131.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	142.96/cwt	138.00–150.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	100.23/cwt	99.00–103.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	120.45/cwt	118.00–124.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.70/cwt	142.00–152.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.38/cwt	107.00–114.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.91/cwt	129.00–136.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	492	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	2,067	93.45/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	83.77/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,246	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	60.77/cwt	59.00–63.00	731	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	51.54/cwt	49.00–53.00	557	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.91/cwt	132.00–138.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	123.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	212	165.54/cwt	162.00–170.00	351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	149.86/cwt	146.00–154.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	55.57/cwt	54.00–58.00	644	57

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 91Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 224Year ago 157

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 8.00 to 16.00 lower, feeder classes seemed steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	152.00–160.00	155.78
2	—	373	142.00–152.00	146.70
4	—	479	120.00–129.00	122.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	107.00–114.00	110.38
2	—	570	111.00–113.00	111.99
4	—	430	129.00–136.00	131.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	573	101.00–102.00	101.50
3	—	460	106.00–108.00	106.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	114.00–122.00	117.67
5	—	362	108.00–112.00	110.96
2	—	575	80.00	80.00
2	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	115.00–123.00	120.52
5	—	441	111.00–114.00	112.18
5	—	270	120.00–128.00	123.68
3	—	312	128.00–133.00	130.91
2	—	470	102.00–109.00	105.35
1	—	605	84.00	84.00
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	87.00–95.00	93.26
6	—	476	110.00–120.00	114.37
6	—	323	134.00–144.00	139.15
5	—	517	103.00–111.00	107.49
5	—	379	124.00–134.00	126.84
4	—	570	95.00–105.00	100.59
4	—	428	121.00–131.00	125.11
3	—	223	138.00–150.00	142.96
2	—	293	130.00–132.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	99.00–103.00	100.23
4	—	436	118.00–124.00	120.45
1	—	210	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	122.00–126.00	124.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	114.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	378	132.00–138.00	135.91
2	—	425	132.00–134.00	132.99
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	120.00–125.00	123.82
4	—	428	138.00–148.00	141.81
3	—	212	162.00–170.00	165.54
2	—	323	150.00–160.00	154.65
2	—	280	146.00–154.00	149.86
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
1	—	350	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	40.00–44.00	42.28
5	—	848	36.00–39.00	37.36
3	—	780	30.00–31.00	30.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,499	55.00–59.00	57.05
5	—	1,297	50.00–52.00	51.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,203	59.00–63.00	60.77
29	—	1,080	49.00–53.00	51.54
57	—	1,159	54.00–58.00	55.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	87.00	87.00
3	—	2,067	91.00–95.00	93.45
4	—	1,488	83.00–84.00	83.77

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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