Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $124.29/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$124.29

277 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	127.57	611	96
Medium and Large 2	437	122.70	536	113
Medium and Large 3	363	122.32	444	68

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $167 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 sale277 hd

124.29

—

FL average10 barns · 1,284 hd

125.88

−1.59

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	1,648	80.45	1,326	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	53.88	686	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	47.97	547	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	34.10	332	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	103.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.42/cwt	138.00–144.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.89/cwt	129.00–138.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.82/cwt	139.00–147.00	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	156.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	172.27/cwt	170.00–177.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.53/cwt	114.00–123.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	167.54/cwt	164.00–170.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	107.29/cwt	104.00–110.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	175.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	152.39/cwt	151.00–154.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	151.86/cwt	148.00–158.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	176.23/cwt	174.00–180.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	610	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	180.45/cwt	172.00–187.00	493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.47/cwt	164.00–172.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.74/cwt	156.00–166.00	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.52/cwt	116.00–126.00	632	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.19/cwt	129.00–139.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	136.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	112.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	175.52/cwt	172.00–180.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.23/cwt	148.00–158.00	648	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	43.53/cwt	41.00–45.00	450	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	676	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	47.57/cwt	46.00–50.00	530	44
Bulls	—	—	1,327	75.98/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	85.85/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.19/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,368	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	29.08/cwt	28.00–30.00	247	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	37.92/cwt	36.00–40.00	404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	33.08/cwt	32.00–35.00	315	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	54.82/cwt	53.00–57.00	708	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.74/cwt	105.00–113.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	138.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.93/cwt	156.00–162.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.84/cwt	119.00–129.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	129.32/cwt	128.00–131.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	139.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	130.59/cwt	128.00–134.00	436	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	115.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	480	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	128.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	115.66/cwt	112.00–119.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	101.24/cwt	100.00–103.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	117.52/cwt	112.00–121.00	443	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.11/cwt	122.00–128.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.42/cwt	104.00–111.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	129.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.46/cwt	114.00–122.00	564	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	579	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.89/cwt	119.00–128.00	523	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	158.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	144.69/cwt	140.00–154.00	408	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,510Last week 1,308Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 298Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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
5	—	578	100.00–109.00	103.30
4	—	335	138.00–144.00	140.42
2	—	630	95.00–100.00	97.46
28	—	480	114.00–122.00	117.46
24	—	510	106.00–115.00	113.46
20	—	422	119.00–128.00	123.89
6	—	217	150.00–162.00	158.75
18	—	375	122.00–130.00	126.75
6	—	282	140.00–154.00	144.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	148.00–158.00	151.86
3	—	212	174.00–180.00	176.23
15	—	471	124.00–134.00	129.45
1	—	255	156.00	156.00
21	—	571	110.00–120.00	115.46
18	—	529	116.00–126.00	119.52
13	—	431	129.00–139.00	132.19
10	—	377	132.00–142.00	136.29
8	—	607	105.00–114.00	112.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	105.00–113.00	110.74
6	—	233	135.00–146.00	139.68
17	—	334	128.00–134.00	130.59
8	—	417	110.00–118.00	115.03
9	—	287	125.00–132.00	128.30
4	—	524	100.00–103.00	101.24
18	—	377	112.00–121.00	117.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	129.00–138.00	132.89
9	—	432	139.00–147.00	140.82
4	—	324	152.00–160.00	156.36
3	—	237	170.00–177.00	172.27
15	—	512	122.00–129.00	126.99
12	—	620	114.00–123.00	119.53
5	—	266	164.00–170.00	167.54
2	—	370	150.00–154.00	151.95
5	—	564	124.00–128.00	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	378	156.00–166.00	159.74
3	—	283	172.00–180.00	175.52
17	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.04
14	—	630	124.00–134.00	127.48
13	—	478	139.00–149.00	142.98
10	—	570	129.00–139.00	134.47
9	—	326	162.00–170.00	166.07
8	—	426	148.00–158.00	152.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	128.00–135.00	130.52
5	—	331	142.00–150.00	145.89
4	—	519	112.00–119.00	115.66
2	—	573	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	278	146.00–150.00	147.95
6	—	468	122.00–128.00	125.11
4	—	378	140.00–142.00	140.49
2	—	630	104.00–111.00	107.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	104.00–110.00	107.29
2	—	428	132.00–140.00	135.84
2	—	338	154.00–156.00	154.98
6	—	223	170.00–182.00	175.97
5	—	368	151.00–154.00	152.39
2	—	483	124.00–130.00	126.92
3	—	528	120.00–124.00	121.98
5	—	269	160.00–170.00	165.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	172.00–187.00	180.45
7	—	325	164.00–172.00	166.47
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
6	—	474	135.00–144.00	138.58
6	—	383	156.00–162.00	158.93
4	—	573	119.00–129.00	123.84
4	—	416	145.00–152.00	148.67
3	—	542	128.00–131.00	129.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.50
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	166.00	166.00
4	—	414	128.00–130.00	129.24
4	—	335	144.00–146.00	144.99
1	—	370	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,034	41.00–45.00	43.53
26	—	1,282	51.00–55.00	52.76
44	—	1,115	46.00–50.00	47.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	28.00–30.00	29.08
5	—	1,066	36.00–40.00	37.92
4	—	951	32.00–35.00	33.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	53.00–57.00	54.82
3	—	1,235	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	73.00–77.00	75.98
3	—	1,758	84.00–87.00	85.85
11	—	1,706	78.00–82.00	80.19

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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