Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$121.85

61 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$33.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	330	134.67	445	35
Medium and Large 2	428	105.81	453	19thin
Medium and Large 3	441	101.27	446	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale61 hd

121.85

—

FL average10 barns · 331 hd

122.56

−0.72

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	—	Low	1,515	85.75	1,299	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	58.22	753	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	55.72	692	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	40.42	424	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	55.57/cwt	54.00–58.00	708	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	52.09/cwt	49.00–53.00	549	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	60.10/cwt	59.00–63.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	95.23/cwt	94.00–97.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	141.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	133.55/cwt	129.00–139.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.77/cwt	127.00–134.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	91.89/cwt	87.00–97.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	127.19/cwt	120.00–134.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	143.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.23/cwt	133.00–140.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	152.63/cwt	151.00–155.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.44/cwt	128.00–133.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.66/cwt	131.00–139.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	150.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	146.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	156.95/cwt	154.00–159.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	151.87/cwt	148.00–154.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	114.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	137.62/cwt	132.00–146.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	55.53/cwt	55.00–56.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	60.02/cwt	58.00–62.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	37.83/cwt	37.00–39.00	387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	42.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	146.45/cwt	144.00–148.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 538Year ago 641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 116

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,274	54.00–58.00	55.57
10	—	1,054	49.00–53.00	52.09
9	—	1,376	59.00–63.00	60.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	55.00–56.00	55.53
3	—	1,245	58.00–62.00	60.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	37.00–39.00	37.83
3	—	1,068	40.00–44.00	42.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,625	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,613	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
11	—	524	87.00–97.00	91.89
3	—	222	120.00–134.00	127.19
2	—	415	121.00	121.00
2	—	300	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	94.00–97.00	95.23
2	—	425	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	228	135.00–150.00	141.74
9	—	376	129.00–139.00	133.55
6	—	416	127.00–134.00	130.77
2	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.76
3	—	275	132.00–146.00	137.62
5	—	325	129.00–139.00	133.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	143.00–150.00	146.78
5	—	277	140.00–146.00	143.30
3	—	463	133.00–140.00	137.23
3	—	382	151.00–155.00	152.63
2	—	513	128.00–133.00	130.44
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	131.00–139.00	134.66
6	—	215	147.00–155.00	150.24
5	—	267	140.00–152.00	146.60
4	—	360	154.00–159.00	156.95
3	—	310	148.00–154.00	151.87
2	—	538	124.00–126.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	225	130.00–135.00	132.39
4	—	359	144.00–148.00	146.45
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	112.00	112.00

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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