Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

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 $120.08/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$120.08

260 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	120.89	538	179
Medium and Large 2	380	119.61	455	70
Medium and Large 3	390	109.82	428	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $110 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 sale260 hd

120.08

—

FL average10 barns · 1,031 hd

121.13

−1.05

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	1,498	89.44	1,340	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	65.88	856	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	58.86	636	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	42.29	403	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3	—	274	156.58/cwt	150.00–164.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	135.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	370	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	140.29/cwt	136.00–145.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	141.89/cwt	137.00–150.00	324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	107.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	155.17/cwt	150.00–162.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.17/cwt	128.00–137.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.31/cwt	116.00–124.00	624	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	139.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	118.01/cwt	109.00–119.00	713	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.06/cwt	114.00–122.00	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.21/cwt	135.00–144.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	178.08/cwt	175.00–182.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.34/cwt	148.00–158.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	189.39/cwt	182.00–195.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	46.25/cwt	45.00–48.00	433	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	41.53/cwt	40.00–42.00	377	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	35.88/cwt	35.00–38.00	388	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	64.07/cwt	62.00–65.00	854	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	68.79/cwt	67.00–70.00	878	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	56.08/cwt	54.00–58.00	591	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	60.37/cwt	59.00–63.00	648	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	66.28/cwt	64.00–68.00	803	10
Bulls	—	—	1,431	85.89/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.71/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.31/cwt	117.00–126.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	113.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.62/cwt	154.00–158.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	170.41/cwt	165.00–177.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	775	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.81/cwt	127.00–137.00	757	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.27/cwt	149.00–158.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	183.65/cwt	182.00–185.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	418	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	115.41/cwt	112.00–118.00	480	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	121.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	449	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	106.73/cwt	100.00–109.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	127.92/cwt	120.00–134.00	288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	104.67/cwt	100.00–107.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.79/cwt	109.00–118.00	592	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	128.85/cwt	126.00–136.00	492	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	110.28/cwt	106.00–114.00	626	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	524	22
Bulls	—	—	1,560	90.74/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	96.01/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 1,083Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 276Year ago 86

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	150.00–164.00	156.58
2	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	475	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
11	—	425	130.00–137.00	132.91
5	—	380	140.00–148.00	143.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.40
26	—	433	138.00–147.00	140.71
16	—	473	125.00–134.00	129.51
13	—	565	117.00–126.00	123.31
4	—	624	111.00–116.00	113.72
3	—	367	154.00–158.00	156.62
3	—	280	165.00–177.00	170.41
2	—	308	172.00–174.00	172.98
1	—	235	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	629	119.00–129.00	123.24
26	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.58
25	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.81
22	—	570	127.00–137.00	132.81
10	—	308	180.00–185.00	183.33
8	—	433	149.00–158.00	151.27
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.02
3	—	287	182.00–185.00	183.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	274	130.00–142.00	135.04
7	—	321	136.00–145.00	140.29
7	—	228	137.00–150.00	141.89
6	—	613	103.00–110.00	107.28
36	—	473	110.00–120.00	115.06
34	—	525	109.00–118.00	112.79
29	—	382	126.00–136.00	128.85
22	—	568	106.00–114.00	110.28
22	—	424	119.00–129.00	123.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	124.00	124.00
1	—	610	88.00	88.00
1	—	565	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	92.00	92.00
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
1	—	370	112.00	112.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	321	125.00–134.00	130.32
17	—	416	112.00–118.00	115.41
15	—	369	116.00–125.00	121.62
6	—	463	100.00–109.00	106.73
5	—	225	120.00–134.00	127.92
4	—	513	100.00–107.00	104.67
2	—	553	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	275	118.00–121.00	119.47
1	—	610	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	118.00–123.00	120.96
4	—	279	150.00–162.00	155.17
3	—	425	128.00–137.00	132.17
3	—	335	155.00–160.00	157.62
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	116.00–124.00	121.31
11	—	470	125.00–134.00	130.54
10	—	437	138.00–144.00	139.87
6	—	363	150.00–159.00	156.87
2	—	263	175.00–177.00	175.99
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	604	109.00–119.00	118.01
11	—	562	114.00–122.00	119.06
8	—	529	125.00–135.00	128.67
7	—	482	135.00–144.00	138.21
7	—	331	175.00–182.00	178.08
4	—	431	148.00–158.00	151.34
4	—	266	182.00–195.00	189.39
3	—	385	160.00–167.00	162.21
1	—	200	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	45.00–48.00	46.25
6	—	908	40.00–42.00	41.53
3	—	1,080	35.00–38.00	35.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	62.00–65.00	64.07
8	—	1,277	67.00–70.00	68.79
1	—	1,205	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,054	54.00–58.00	56.08
30	—	1,074	59.00–63.00	60.37
10	—	1,211	64.00–68.00	66.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	84.00–87.00	85.89
4	—	1,560	89.00–93.00	90.74
3	—	1,573	94.00–98.00	96.01

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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