Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder steers and bulls less than 450 lbs. unevenly steady and over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$118.49

292 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	126.15	503	116
Medium and Large 2	377	117.46	443	121
Medium and Large 3	428	104.62	447	55

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $56 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 sale292 hd

118.49

—

FL average10 barns · 1,117 hd

118.54

−0.05

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	—	Average	1,528	80.85	1,235	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	54.23	708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	49.74	537	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	35.00	306	53

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	—	433	138.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	88.78/cwt	85.00–92.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	86.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	109.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	156.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	101.39/cwt	96.00–104.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.38/cwt	107.00–116.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	112.17/cwt	109.00–116.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	130.42/cwt	125.00–140.00	364	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	459	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.06/cwt	123.00–133.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	159.12/cwt	156.00–166.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.49/cwt	119.00–127.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	110.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.32/cwt	114.00–122.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	125.03/cwt	122.00–132.00	541	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.67/cwt	152.00–158.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	159.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.09/cwt	148.00–156.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	151.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	108.91/cwt	107.00–117.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	743	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	29.31/cwt	27.00–31.00	221	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.41/cwt	37.00–41.00	395	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	33.83/cwt	32.00–36.00	276	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	79.10/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,238	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	102.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	481	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	130.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	434	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.18/cwt	162.00–172.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	84.57/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,315	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	51.28/cwt	49.00–53.00	568	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	144.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	482	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	45.82/cwt	44.00–48.00	449	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	52.31/cwt	51.00–53.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	56.18/cwt	54.00–58.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.11/cwt	146.00–155.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.20/cwt	132.00–136.00	636	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	116.39/cwt	110.00–124.00	321	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	129.80/cwt	128.00–138.00	502	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	116.83/cwt	112.00–121.00	495	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	140.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.89/cwt	112.00–118.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.78/cwt	146.00–155.00	563	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	145.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	131.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.09/cwt	121.00–126.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	111.23/cwt	109.00–113.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.48/cwt	108.00–116.00	366	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	121.84/cwt	118.00–127.00	400	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	565	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,616Last week 1,510Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 207Year ago 167

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder steers and bulls less than 450 lbs. unevenly steady and over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	136.00–142.00	138.94
5	—	614	105.00–113.00	110.53
5	—	520	114.00–122.00	118.32
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
4	—	330	152.00–158.00	155.67
17	—	376	146.00–155.00	149.78
8	—	478	121.00–126.00	123.09
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	130.00–139.00	134.42
15	—	528	123.00–133.00	127.06
8	—	381	156.00–166.00	159.12
10	—	565	120.00–130.00	126.72
2	—	205	210.00	210.00
8	—	621	116.00–124.00	119.70
5	—	327	162.00–172.00	166.18
4	—	431	146.00–155.00	149.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	142.00–150.00	144.76
2	—	220	170.00–177.00	173.42
8	—	416	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	373	138.00–144.00	140.90
2	—	468	112.00–118.00	114.89
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	518	108.00–110.00	108.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	85.00–92.00	88.78
3	—	538	85.00–90.00	86.63
14	—	468	100.00–106.00	102.88
2	—	215	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	585	88.00	88.00
8	—	382	109.00–113.00	111.23
14	—	325	108.00–116.00	112.48
7	—	425	103.00–110.00	106.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	165	165.00–167.00	166.00
11	—	515	96.00–104.00	101.39
2	—	235	120.00	120.00
10	—	468	107.00–116.00	112.38
25	—	375	118.00–127.00	122.31
24	—	276	110.00–124.00	116.39
26	—	424	112.00–121.00	116.83
19	—	328	118.00–127.00	121.84
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	173	175.00–185.00	179.86
15	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.62
13	—	569	109.00–116.00	112.17
19	—	279	125.00–140.00	130.42
5	—	470	119.00–127.00	122.49
15	—	433	122.00–132.00	125.03
6	—	223	130.00–145.00	136.79
3	—	615	105.00–114.00	110.55
17	—	331	128.00–138.00	130.98
19	—	387	128.00–138.00	129.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	154.00–160.00	156.86
2	—	240	170.00–180.00	175.10
3	—	428	136.00–145.00	139.14
3	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.31
14	—	374	146.00–154.00	151.00
6	—	466	120.00–128.00	124.89
2	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	180	190.00	190.00
2	—	623	99.00–105.00	101.94
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	240	197.00	197.00
15	—	381	156.00–166.00	159.31
5	—	422	148.00–156.00	151.09
6	—	510	120.00–124.00	121.98
6	—	636	107.00–117.00	108.91
1	—	165	215.00	215.00
8	—	558	114.00–122.00	120.21
20	—	474	132.00–136.00	134.20
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
5	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	230	172.00	172.00
7	—	329	142.00–150.00	145.92
9	—	419	128.00–133.00	131.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	755	27.00–31.00	29.31
20	—	1,003	37.00–41.00	39.41
22	—	815	32.00–36.00	33.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,280	51.00–53.00	52.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,108	49.00–53.00	51.28
19	—	980	44.00–48.00	45.82
8	—	1,262	54.00–58.00	56.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	77.00–81.00	79.10
1	—	1,270	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,555	84.00–86.00	84.57

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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