Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.27/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$123.27

150 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	130.46	487	65
Medium and Large 2	366	119.52	438	57
Medium and Large 3	343	114.20	392	28

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $95 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 sale150 hd

123.27

—

FL average10 barns · 735 hd

129.02

−5.75

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	1,557	92.81	1,445	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	68.78	906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	64.61	738	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	43.32	403	8thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.09/cwt	44.00–48.00	458	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	37.56/cwt	37.00–38.00	317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	71.91/cwt	70.00–74.00	923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	66.48/cwt	66.00–67.00	838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	64.29/cwt	62.00–66.00	731	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	68.26/cwt	67.00–71.00	838	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	59.33/cwt	57.00–61.00	598	13
Bulls	—	—	1,810	95.92/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	89.69/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	133.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	136.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.69/cwt	111.00–117.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	151.99/cwt	146.00–160.00	348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	101.32/cwt	100.00–103.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.23/cwt	132.00–139.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	116.87/cwt	114.00–121.00	379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	113.58/cwt	111.00–115.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	113.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.45/cwt	104.00–109.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	124.73/cwt	122.00–130.00	417	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	462	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	127.49/cwt	122.00–132.00	361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	103.58/cwt	99.00–107.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	128.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	117.32/cwt	112.00–119.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	100.28/cwt	98.00–103.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	141.80/cwt	137.00–152.00	401	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	144.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	113.28/cwt	108.00–118.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	100.64/cwt	96.00–106.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	111.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	128.76/cwt	126.00–131.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	94.25/cwt	90.00–98.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	135.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	135.82/cwt	132.00–142.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	113.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	151.67/cwt	146.00–160.00	420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.35/cwt	101.00–108.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.16/cwt	111.00–118.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.39/cwt	132.00–138.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	231	151.10/cwt	146.00–160.00	349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	97.63/cwt	95.00–99.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	150.70/cwt	150.00–151.00	515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	104.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	123.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.01/cwt	129.00–139.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	170.33/cwt	164.00–176.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	145.85/cwt	141.00–149.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.38/cwt	112.00–119.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	403	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 345Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 124Year ago 191

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	44.00–48.00	46.09
2	—	843	37.00–38.00	37.56
1	—	800	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	70.00–74.00	71.91
2	—	1,260	66.00–67.00	66.48
1	—	1,535	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,137	62.00–66.00	64.29
23	—	1,227	67.00–71.00	68.26
13	—	1,008	57.00–61.00	59.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	95.00–97.00	95.92
2	—	1,303	88.00–91.00	89.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	132.00–138.00	133.52
5	—	278	132.00–144.00	136.18
4	—	470	111.00–117.00	114.69
2	—	408	116.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	370	124.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	120.00–128.00	123.51
7	—	329	140.00–146.00	144.08
6	—	229	146.00–160.00	151.99
5	—	372	130.00–138.00	134.09
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	285	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	130.00–138.00	134.22
3	—	612	100.00–103.00	101.32
3	—	463	132.00–139.00	136.23
3	—	425	130.00–139.00	133.51
3	—	323	152.00–160.00	155.15
1	—	365	146.00	146.00
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	114.00–121.00	116.87
5	—	372	111.00–115.00	113.58
5	—	279	110.00–118.00	113.45
4	—	423	104.00–109.00	106.45
1	—	540	86.00	86.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	210	122.00	122.00
1	—	185	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	334	122.00–130.00	124.73
12	—	381	118.00–126.00	121.31
7	—	283	122.00–132.00	127.49
6	—	469	99.00–107.00	103.58
6	—	236	125.00–135.00	128.52
5	—	417	112.00–119.00	117.32
3	—	522	98.00–103.00	100.28
2	—	555	94.00–95.00	94.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	283	137.00–152.00	141.80
9	—	232	140.00–155.00	144.69
8	—	472	108.00–118.00	113.28
7	—	575	96.00–106.00	100.64
5	—	516	107.00–115.00	111.71
5	—	411	126.00–131.00	128.76
3	—	618	90.00–98.00	94.25
3	—	315	135.00–142.00	139.16
2	—	168	207.00–210.00	208.48
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	122.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	319	130.00–139.00	135.70
6	—	282	132.00–142.00	135.82
4	—	424	110.00–118.00	113.36
1	—	460	107.00	107.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	140.00–148.00	143.27
9	—	277	146.00–160.00	151.67
5	—	523	101.00–108.00	104.35
4	—	474	111.00–118.00	114.16
4	—	365	132.00–138.00	135.39
4	—	231	146.00–160.00	151.10
3	—	558	95.00–99.00	97.63
2	—	418	124.00–127.00	125.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	150.00–151.00	150.70
7	—	576	100.00–110.00	104.45
7	—	477	120.00–129.00	123.00
6	—	427	129.00–139.00	133.01
5	—	267	164.00–176.00	170.33
3	—	363	141.00–149.00	145.85
2	—	518	112.00–119.00	115.38
1	—	200	176.00	176.00
1	—	175	230.00	230.00

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