Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.70/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$118.70

146 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	121.72	442	93
Medium and Large 2	359	114.15	409	39
Medium and Large 3	349	111.33	389	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $54 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 sale146 hd

118.70

—

FL average10 barns · 618 hd

123.04

−4.34

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	1,623	86.15	1,398	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	55.42	742	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	52.79	633	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	32.97	308	6thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	335	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.56/cwt	134.00–140.00	586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	96.21/cwt	94.00–100.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	122.04/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	122.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	349	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	117.72/cwt	112.00–120.00	377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	112.41/cwt	108.00–118.00	305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	105.32/cwt	104.00–106.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	117.59/cwt	116.00–118.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	109.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	129.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	127.60/cwt	122.00–132.00	410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	112.36/cwt	108.00–118.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	108.90/cwt	105.00–114.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	106.23/cwt	102.00–112.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	142.00/cwt	137.00–150.00	256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	124.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	116.22/cwt	112.00–119.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	131.78/cwt	127.00–138.00	299	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	186	140.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	150.42/cwt	150.00–154.00	478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	143.02/cwt	138.00–152.00	398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	145.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	334	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.04/cwt	142.00–152.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.47/cwt	136.00–140.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	109.64/cwt	108.00–112.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	35.45/cwt	34.00–38.00	326	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	230	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	55.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	741	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	51.69/cwt	49.00–53.00	593	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	55.09/cwt	54.00–58.00	708	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	45.38/cwt	44.00–47.00	463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	90.26/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,601	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.85/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,427	79.71/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	151.21/cwt	146.00–153.00	475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	108.86/cwt	105.00–113.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	116.60/cwt	114.00–124.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 272Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 200Year ago 81

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	432	134.00–140.00	135.56
5	—	523	107.00–112.00	109.37
4	—	581	94.00–100.00	96.21
4	—	275	126.00–130.00	128.95
2	—	623	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	383	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	330	138.00	138.00
2	—	240	127.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
11	—	314	146.00–153.00	151.21
4	—	570	105.00–113.00	108.86
4	—	534	114.00–124.00	116.60
2	—	388	140.00–144.00	141.96
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	118.00–128.00	122.04
29	—	284	120.00–134.00	122.96
11	—	234	125.00–134.00	129.83
10	—	321	122.00–132.00	127.60
9	—	477	108.00–118.00	112.36
7	—	524	105.00–114.00	108.90
6	—	578	102.00–112.00	106.23
5	—	375	129.00–139.00	133.41
3	—	180	137.00–150.00	142.00
2	—	610	100.00–104.00	101.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	645	84.00	84.00
2	—	175	122.00	122.00
7	—	320	112.00–120.00	117.72
7	—	378	119.00–126.00	122.92
9	—	423	108.00–116.00	113.13
10	—	271	108.00–118.00	112.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	104.00–106.00	105.32
5	—	353	116.00–118.00	117.59
6	—	314	105.00–110.00	109.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	343	124.00–128.00	124.55
4	—	260	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	112.00–119.00	116.22
2	—	418	126.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	385	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	165	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	227	127.00–138.00	131.78
7	—	280	122.00–132.00	127.02
4	—	186	135.00–150.00	140.42
2	—	528	108.00–109.00	108.50
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	150.00–154.00	150.42
8	—	278	138.00–152.00	143.02
7	—	229	140.00–155.00	145.90
6	—	423	142.00–152.00	147.04
4	—	463	136.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	567	108.00–112.00	109.64
2	—	370	141.00–150.00	145.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	34.00–38.00	35.45
1	—	1,010	31.00	31.00
1	—	920	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	54.00–58.00	55.77
1	—	1,400	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,147	49.00–53.00	51.69
15	—	1,286	54.00–58.00	55.09
2	—	1,020	44.00–47.00	45.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,774	88.00–92.00	90.26
4	—	1,580	83.00–87.00	85.85
3	—	1,427	79.00–80.00	79.71

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