Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.55/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$142.55

262 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	145.70	670	120
Medium and Large 2	424	140.78	598	108
Medium and Large 3	373	137.03	511	34

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $159 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 sale262 hd

142.55

—

FL average10 barns · 1,038 hd

140.18

+2.36

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	1,832	89.91	1,648	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	59.77	779	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	56.87	671	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	40.78	368	10

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	—	295	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.19/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	166.91/cwt	162.00–169.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	188.92/cwt	185.00–194.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	220.32/cwt	220.00–222.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.33/cwt	129.00–137.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	148.63/cwt	146.00–156.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.22/cwt	132.00–142.00	719	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	160.22/cwt	157.00–162.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.44/cwt	119.00–126.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.37/cwt	128.00–134.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	166.30/cwt	161.00–169.00	695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	176.09/cwt	174.00–178.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	154.08/cwt	152.00–157.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.82/cwt	197.00–204.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	140.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.96/cwt	149.00–154.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.44/cwt	134.00–142.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	208.23/cwt	206.00–212.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	172.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.46/cwt	135.00–141.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	237.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	210.78/cwt	207.00–215.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.05/cwt	162.00–169.00	697	10
Bulls	—	—	1,997	94.43/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	154.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	170	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	219.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.21/cwt	149.00–156.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	215.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	197.95/cwt	196.00–200.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	189.19/cwt	187.00–192.00	622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	61.43/cwt	60.00–64.00	757	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.75/cwt	136.00–142.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.70/cwt	158.00–168.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.71/cwt	128.00–137.00	632	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	599	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	145.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	151.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	502	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	40.53/cwt	39.00–42.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.92/cwt	123.00–133.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	682	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	182.19/cwt	175.00–190.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	173.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	35.48/cwt	35.00–37.00	278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	46.21/cwt	45.00–47.00	490	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	52.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	546	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	696	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	57.24/cwt	56.00–58.00	841	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	60.78/cwt	59.00–63.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	172.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	663	19

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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,064Last week 1,135Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 313Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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
1	—	295	196.00	196.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
2	—	420	154.00–158.00	155.95
5	—	365	162.00–169.00	166.91
11	—	330	185.00–194.00	188.92
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
4	—	524	138.00–144.00	140.20
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	158.00–168.00	163.19
3	—	268	230.00–240.00	234.81
17	—	374	180.00–190.00	185.04
9	—	573	138.00–148.00	143.14
8	—	521	155.00–165.00	161.05
6	—	624	134.00–142.00	137.44
3	—	333	206.00–212.00	208.23
10	—	435	170.00–180.00	172.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	220.00–222.00	220.32
22	—	418	161.00–169.00	166.30
9	—	369	174.00–178.00	176.09
8	—	469	152.00–157.00	154.08
8	—	315	197.00–204.00	200.82
4	—	631	124.00–129.00	125.72
3	—	520	149.00–154.00	150.96
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
5	—	572	130.00–137.00	133.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	129.00–137.00	133.33
13	—	436	146.00–156.00	148.63
16	—	378	150.00–160.00	154.42
23	—	528	132.00–142.00	136.22
7	—	327	160.00–170.00	164.44
5	—	630	123.00–133.00	126.92
40	—	483	138.00–148.00	141.30
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
2	—	183	175.00–190.00	182.19
5	—	284	170.00–185.00	173.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
12	—	428	128.00–134.00	130.37
1	—	185	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
3	—	322	140.00–148.00	145.14
4	—	261	150.00–154.00	151.47
11	—	368	132.00–138.00	136.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
2	—	213	190.00–192.00	190.99
4	—	283	157.00–162.00	160.22
4	—	573	119.00–126.00	123.44
11	—	320	150.00–159.00	155.77
13	—	375	140.00–149.00	144.76
24	—	476	128.00–137.00	132.71
38	—	427	136.00–145.00	140.30
1	—	165	170.00	170.00
10	—	518	124.00–130.00	128.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	135.00–141.00	137.46
3	—	392	180.00–182.00	181.33
3	—	222	230.00–245.00	237.86
2	—	323	207.00–215.00	210.78
2	—	288	225.00–230.00	227.43
2	—	175	300.00	300.00
8	—	524	145.00–155.00	150.03
5	—	568	136.00–142.00	138.75
5	—	476	158.00–168.00	162.70
5	—	423	170.00–179.00	175.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	162.00–169.00	166.05
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
3	—	232	215.00–225.00	219.78
7	—	473	149.00–156.00	153.21
5	—	277	210.00–220.00	215.85
4	—	333	196.00–200.00	197.95
3	—	518	138.00–144.00	141.61
19	—	384	170.00–179.00	172.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	150.00–158.00	154.64
5	—	355	169.00	169.00
3	—	280	202.00	202.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	170	255.00	255.00
4	—	329	187.00–192.00	189.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,997	93.00–96.00	94.43
2	—	1,823	88.00–90.00	89.05
2	—	1,595	83.00–85.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,233	60.00–64.00	61.43
24	—	1,038	50.00–54.00	52.61
52	—	1,223	55.00–59.00	56.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	39.00–42.00	40.53
4	—	783	35.00–37.00	35.48
4	—	1,061	45.00–47.00	46.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	56.00–58.00	57.24
5	—	1,237	59.00–63.00	60.78

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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