Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady. Tropical Storm Eta affecting the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.82/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$121.82

53 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	126.22	519	37
Medium and Large 2	387	117.30	454	11thin
Medium and Large 3	488	99.20	484	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $35 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 sale53 hd

121.82

—

FL average10 barns · 752 hd

122.11

−0.29

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	1,672	84.78	1,417	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	64.89	912	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	57.31	648	17

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.47/cwt	158.00–162.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	167.66/cwt	167.00–168.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	142.64/cwt	142.00–144.00	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.44/cwt	166.00–174.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	117.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	126.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.80/cwt	109.00–119.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.97/cwt	168.00–171.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.14/cwt	123.00–130.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	106.93/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	54.14/cwt	52.00–56.00	565	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	871	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	67.63/cwt	66.00–69.00	969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	80.86/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,237	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	148.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	121.21/cwt	118.00–123.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	118.52/cwt	114.00–122.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.27/cwt	132.00–138.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	129.29/cwt	124.00–133.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	132.35/cwt	127.00–136.00	420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	115.47/cwt	113.00–119.00	669	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 681Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 182Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady. Tropical Storm Eta affecting the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
3	—	468	132.00–138.00	135.27
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	128.00–129.00	128.33
4	—	423	158.00–162.00	159.47
8	—	372	166.00–174.00	169.44
3	—	613	115.00–120.00	117.30
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
2	—	365	160.00–162.00	160.99
6	—	579	113.00–119.00	115.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
2	—	373	146.00–152.00	148.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
3	—	342	167.00–168.00	167.66
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
2	—	488	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
3	—	375	168.00–171.00	168.97
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
5	—	579	123.00–130.00	125.14
5	—	413	154.00–164.00	161.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	116.00–119.00	117.46
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
4	—	323	118.00–123.00	121.21
3	—	368	114.00–122.00	118.52
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00–126.00	121.91
2	—	515	115.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	260	142.00–144.00	142.64
10	—	416	120.00–130.00	126.57
2	—	573	109.00–119.00	113.80
3	—	615	103.00–110.00	106.93
8	—	368	124.00–133.00	129.29
6	—	317	127.00–136.00	132.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	109.00	109.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
1	—	605	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	52.00–56.00	54.14
2	—	1,330	65.00–66.00	65.49
6	—	1,193	57.00–61.00	59.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	66.00–69.00	67.63
2	—	1,418	62.00–63.00	62.50
1	—	1,245	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	90.00–94.00	92.00
4	—	1,530	80.00–82.00	80.86
1	—	1,795	86.00	86.00

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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