Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.70/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$111.70

150 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	115.59	499	102
Medium and Large 2	455	104.02	473	42
Medium and Large 3	390	99.33	388	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $111 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

111.70

—

FL average10 barns · 933 hd

109.65

+2.05

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	1,572	78.41	1,232	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	55.33	734	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	48.95	525	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	36.83	325	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	631	91.24/cwt	90.00–93.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	112.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	120.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	118.91/cwt	114.00–121.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	105.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.59/cwt	121.00–124.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	152.69/cwt	150.00–156.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	108.05/cwt	102.00–112.00	561	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	457	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.96/cwt	138.00–150.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	105.30/cwt	98.00–108.00	593	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	133.73/cwt	127.00–137.00	621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	130.69/cwt	125.00–140.00	367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	104.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	139.50/cwt	134.00–148.00	317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	138.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.47/cwt	146.00–155.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	116.93/cwt	112.00–122.00	495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	120.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	445	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	397	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.76/cwt	122.00–132.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	132.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.40/cwt	115.00–121.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	140.78/cwt	138.00–144.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	105.82/cwt	104.00–107.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	161.36/cwt	152.00–167.00	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.65/cwt	136.00–139.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.86/cwt	111.00–119.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	170.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	359	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	48.10/cwt	46.00–50.00	504	16
Bulls	—	—	1,570	74.59/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	44.77/cwt	44.00–45.00	451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	209	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	733	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	38.39/cwt	36.00–40.00	350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	84.40/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.73/cwt	51.00–55.00	609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	32.63/cwt	31.00–34.00	255	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,451	78.68/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.31/cwt	118.00–125.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	105.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.21/cwt	126.00–135.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	116.87/cwt	114.00–118.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	130.84/cwt	128.00–134.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	114.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	108.16/cwt	103.00–110.00	450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	97.81/cwt	94.00–101.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	95.18/cwt	93.00–98.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	98.58/cwt	95.00–101.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.29/cwt	122.00–128.00	527	6

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 Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 989Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 88Year ago 108

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	90.00–93.00	91.24
3	—	322	110.00–117.00	112.86
3	—	263	118.00–122.00	120.63
1	—	220	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
14	—	416	103.00–110.00	108.16
8	—	518	94.00–101.00	97.81
5	—	574	93.00–98.00	95.18
3	—	465	95.00–101.00	98.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	100.00–110.00	105.93
17	—	519	102.00–112.00	108.05
8	—	281	125.00–140.00	130.69
7	—	614	100.00–108.00	104.96
3	—	227	134.00–148.00	139.50
16	—	466	105.00–112.00	108.68
13	—	423	112.00–122.00	116.93
17	—	369	116.00–125.00	120.62
13	—	323	120.00–128.00	122.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	200	117.00	117.00
2	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	114.00–121.00	118.91
11	—	324	138.00–144.00	140.94
8	—	429	120.00–128.00	123.81
5	—	525	100.00–105.00	103.77
5	—	285	138.00–150.00	140.96
5	—	368	126.00–135.00	131.21
1	—	645	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	150.00–156.00	152.69
16	—	563	98.00–108.00	105.30
10	—	384	136.00–146.00	138.91
2	—	473	122.00–132.00	126.76
6	—	606	104.00–107.00	105.82
4	—	266	152.00–167.00	161.36
3	—	410	136.00–139.00	137.65
2	—	518	111.00–119.00	114.86
2	—	210	167.00–175.00	170.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
2	—	323	128.00–134.00	130.84
4	—	458	110.00–111.00	110.25
3	—	422	110.00–119.00	114.84
2	—	370	120.00–124.00	121.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	136.00–144.00	141.14
5	—	470	121.00–124.00	122.59
2	—	625	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	565	108.00	108.00
9	—	514	114.00–118.00	116.87
6	—	369	128.00–135.00	131.40
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
6	—	421	122.00–128.00	125.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	464	127.00–137.00	133.73
3	—	328	146.00–155.00	149.47
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
10	—	433	130.00–140.00	132.88
8	—	528	120.00–130.00	123.91
7	—	568	115.00–121.00	117.40
6	—	371	138.00–144.00	140.78
1	—	255	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.21
2	—	370	118.00–125.00	121.31
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
5	—	521	100.00–109.00	105.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,048	46.00–50.00	48.10
4	—	1,008	44.00–45.00	44.77
8	—	1,155	51.00–55.00	52.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	28.00	28.00
11	—	912	36.00–40.00	38.39
2	—	780	31.00–34.00	32.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	54.00–58.00	55.80
1	—	1,390	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	74.00–76.00	74.59
3	—	1,735	82.00–86.00	84.40
4	—	1,451	78.00–81.00	78.68

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