Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.72/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$138.72

148 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	374	143.20	536	26
Medium and Large 1	494	142.69	705	67
Medium and Large 2	500	131.77	659	55

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale148 hd

138.72

—

FL average10 barns · 949 hd

141.20

−2.48

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	1,580	93.31	1,474	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	66.51	910	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	63.87	720	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	47.25	440	26

Every lot, as filed

74 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%	—	743	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	137.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	571	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	144.60/cwt	138.00–148.00	392	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	127.86/cwt	126.00–130.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.70/cwt	116.00–125.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	129.12/cwt	126.00–136.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	130.49/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	106.59/cwt	104.00–111.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.15/cwt	136.00–146.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	110.63/cwt	108.00–113.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.68/cwt	128.00–134.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.89/cwt	138.00–146.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.59/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	119.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.87/cwt	148.00–156.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	46.63/cwt	44.00–48.00	436	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	511	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	70.71/cwt	69.00–72.00	925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	59.59/cwt	58.00–62.00	619	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	65.05/cwt	63.00–67.00	759	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	69.11/cwt	68.00–72.00	840	20
Bulls	—	—	1,722	97.50/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,441	87.89/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,266	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	154.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	138.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.21/cwt	138.00–144.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	119.83/cwt	119.00–120.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	146.66/cwt	146.00–148.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.22/cwt	138.00–146.00	668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.53/cwt	121.00–131.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.88/cwt	148.00–158.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	193.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	121.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	105.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	421	5

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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 738Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 175Year ago 134

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
2	—	743	42.00–43.00	42.51
19	—	936	44.00–48.00	46.63
5	—	993	50.00–53.00	51.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	65.00–67.00	65.97
4	—	1,308	69.00–72.00	70.71
2	—	1,478	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,039	58.00–62.00	59.59
27	—	1,167	63.00–67.00	65.05
20	—	1,215	68.00–72.00	69.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,722	96.00–99.00	97.50
4	—	1,441	86.00–89.00	87.89
1	—	1,425	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	233	132.00–142.00	137.06
3	—	483	107.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	290	124.00–128.00	125.97
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
8	—	419	118.00–125.00	121.64
5	—	522	100.00–108.00	105.33
5	—	319	130.00–134.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	117.00–125.00	121.14
17	—	271	138.00–148.00	144.60
8	—	439	126.00–130.00	127.86
6	—	508	117.00–119.00	117.99
6	—	378	116.00–125.00	119.70
1	—	610	98.00	98.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	240	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	120.00–130.00	124.29
13	—	481	126.00–136.00	129.12
13	—	376	126.00–136.00	130.49
4	—	575	116.00–124.00	118.67
3	—	622	104.00–111.00	106.59
3	—	422	136.00–146.00	141.15
2	—	300	156.00	156.00
2	—	250	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	118.00–123.00	119.96
3	—	522	108.00–113.00	110.63
2	—	393	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	128.00–134.00	130.68
4	—	426	138.00–146.00	141.89
2	—	510	121.00–124.00	122.47
2	—	385	148.00–150.00	148.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	126.00–135.00	129.59
9	—	484	136.00–145.00	138.26
6	—	564	123.00–129.00	126.13
5	—	629	116.00–126.00	119.32
3	—	432	148.00–156.00	150.87
2	—	258	200.00–205.00	202.43
1	—	350	166.00	166.00
1	—	330	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.06
6	—	326	150.00–158.00	154.35
5	—	463	121.00–125.00	123.18
5	—	383	136.00–142.00	138.76
3	—	262	170.00–172.00	171.32
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	119.00–127.00	123.18
14	—	516	121.00–128.00	125.68
8	—	433	138.00–144.00	141.21
6	—	603	119.00–120.00	119.83
6	—	460	131.00–135.00	133.64
3	—	393	146.00–148.00	146.66
3	—	335	160.00–166.00	162.59
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	129.00–139.00	134.78
13	—	473	138.00–146.00	141.22
9	—	566	130.00–138.00	134.62
8	—	629	121.00–131.00	124.53
7	—	429	148.00–158.00	151.88
5	—	289	190.00–195.00	193.37
2	—	390	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	343	170.00–172.00	170.99

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