Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$121.83

296 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$0.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	122.10	571	190
Medium and Large 3	330	121.52	402	30
Medium and Large 2	385	121.26	467	76

One grade step is worth $0.85/cwt here — about $104 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 sale296 hd

121.83

—

FL average10 barns · 1,170 hd

126.27

−4.44

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	1,541	87.91	1,354	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	62.39	819	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	59.33	639	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	46.52	453	24

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	572	136.82/cwt	132.00–142.00	783	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	176.80/cwt	174.00–178.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.79/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.78/cwt	119.00–127.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	113.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	186.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	186.23/cwt	182.00–194.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	117.13/cwt	114.00–121.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.23/cwt	106.00–115.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.72/cwt	143.00–153.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	120.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.05/cwt	128.00–138.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	187.87/cwt	185.00–197.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	167.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	166.24/cwt	165.00–168.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	124.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	396	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	123.01/cwt	116.00–125.00	444	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	115.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	476	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	131.43/cwt	128.00–135.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	133.13/cwt	126.00–139.00	362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	109.55/cwt	105.00–113.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	48.63/cwt	46.00–50.00	490	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	43.75/cwt	41.00–45.00	413	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	807	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	63.64/cwt	62.00–66.00	796	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	68.80/cwt	67.00–71.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	579	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	60.81/cwt	59.00–63.00	666	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.35/cwt	64.00–68.00	753	18
Bulls	—	—	1,519	87.35/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,327	6
Bulls	—	—	1,596	92.25/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	83.23/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,257	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	70.28/cwt	63.00–79.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.72/cwt	112.00–121.00	671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.58/cwt	111.00–117.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	124.38/cwt	123.00–128.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	139.44/cwt	138.00–144.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	121.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	173.61/cwt	168.00–180.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	183.60/cwt	180.00–186.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	101.19/cwt	97.00–104.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.12/cwt	118.00–126.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	159.92/cwt	152.00–165.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	161.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.06/cwt	114.00–116.00	535	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	147.80/cwt	140.00–155.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	143.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	115.66/cwt	112.00–122.00	670	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	129.33/cwt	126.00–136.00	493	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	118.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	44

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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,083Last week 869Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 288Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	572	132.00–142.00	136.82
17	—	471	143.00–153.00	148.72
14	—	638	119.00–129.00	120.59
14	—	527	128.00–138.00	132.05
10	—	280	185.00–197.00	187.87
6	—	361	160.00–170.00	167.49
4	—	409	165.00–168.00	166.24
3	—	332	180.00–185.00	183.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	177.00	177.00
2	—	260	180.00	180.00
3	—	578	122.00–130.00	125.23
4	—	441	148.00–149.00	148.75
6	—	316	174.00–178.00	176.80
11	—	376	154.00–158.00	154.79
11	—	473	134.00–140.00	137.96
13	—	527	119.00–127.00	121.78
13	—	627	110.00–117.00	113.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
13	—	575	112.00–121.00	116.72
11	—	515	111.00–117.00	114.58
11	—	385	140.00	140.00
10	—	489	123.00–128.00	124.38
4	—	439	138.00–144.00	139.44
2	—	328	160.00–168.00	163.79
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
2	—	208	200.00–205.00	202.41
3	—	527	119.00–129.00	123.18
4	—	316	180.00–190.00	186.29
5	—	283	182.00–194.00	186.23
5	—	569	114.00–121.00	117.13
7	—	623	106.00–115.00	110.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	174.00	174.00
2	—	273	168.00–180.00	173.61
2	—	378	150.00–158.00	153.81
2	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.97
3	—	227	180.00–186.00	183.60
4	—	424	136.00–142.00	138.95
4	—	618	97.00–104.00	101.19
5	—	476	118.00–126.00	122.12
5	—	527	110.00–115.00	113.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	268	152.00–165.00	159.92
3	—	337	160.00–166.00	161.90
3	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.91
4	—	380	140.00–148.00	143.36
15	—	465	114.00–116.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	319	120.00–126.00	124.13
3	—	363	110.00–115.00	112.93
2	—	233	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	361	116.00–125.00	123.01
20	—	414	110.00–117.00	115.07
10	—	332	128.00–135.00	131.43
10	—	272	126.00–139.00	133.13
8	—	526	105.00–113.00	109.55
3	—	467	109.00–115.00	111.94
2	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	429	118.00–128.00	121.73
4	—	271	140.00–155.00	147.80
6	—	622	105.00–114.00	109.44
7	—	321	139.00–148.00	143.59
24	—	579	112.00–122.00	115.66
25	—	381	126.00–136.00	129.33
31	—	529	115.00–125.00	118.60
44	—	475	116.00–126.00	120.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,008	46.00–50.00	48.63
8	—	944	41.00–45.00	43.75
1	—	715	37.00	37.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,367	57.00–61.00	59.02
12	—	1,250	62.00–66.00	63.64
5	—	1,307	67.00–71.00	68.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,035	54.00–58.00	55.96
34	—	1,095	59.00–63.00	60.81
18	—	1,153	64.00–68.00	65.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	86.00–88.00	87.35
4	—	1,596	91.00–94.00	92.25
3	—	1,510	82.00–84.00	83.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	974	63.00–79.00	70.28

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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