Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeders, not enough to establish trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.96/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$116.96

41 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	120.99	544	28
Medium and Large 3	385	110.48	425	2thin
Medium and Large 2	492	107.88	531	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $14 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 sale41 hd

116.96

—

FL average9 barns · 438 hd

120.98

−4.02

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	1,470	87.75	1,290	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	63.62	805	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	62.60	700	68

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	134.80/cwt	131.00–141.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	108.92/cwt	105.00–112.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	106.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.89/cwt	116.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	112.91/cwt	109.00–119.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.22/cwt	139.00–147.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.78/cwt	112.00–122.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	133.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	116.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	972	58.11/cwt	56.00–59.00	565	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	66.76/cwt	65.00–69.00	839	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	682	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	62.67/cwt	61.00–64.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	86.88/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 184Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 77Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeders, not enough to establish trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	131.00–141.00	134.80
3	—	565	105.00–112.00	108.92
2	—	415	120.00–126.00	122.89
2	—	523	112.00–122.00	116.78
4	—	374	130.00–138.00	133.09
13	—	478	112.00–120.00	116.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	109.00–112.00	110.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	103.00–109.00	106.18
3	—	560	99.00–101.00	99.99
2	—	425	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	320	146.00	146.00
3	—	480	116.00–125.00	119.89
3	—	412	136.00–137.00	136.66
2	—	528	110.00–119.00	114.35
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
1	—	220	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	433	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	373	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	210	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	103.00–106.00	104.49
2	—	368	145.00–152.00	148.33
2	—	285	148.00–152.00	149.96
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
4	—	580	109.00–119.00	112.91
4	—	420	143.00–149.00	144.93
3	—	470	129.00–135.00	131.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	139.00–147.00	143.22
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,950	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,390	86.00–88.00	86.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	972	56.00–59.00	58.11
18	—	1,256	65.00–69.00	66.76
38	—	1,099	60.00–64.00	62.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,256	61.00–64.00	62.67

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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