Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes higher and appear to be stabilizing. Too few numbers to establish trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.78/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$133.78

53 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	138.27	508	38
Medium and Large 2	316	131.48	415	8thin
Medium and Large 3	410	112.05	459	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $48 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

133.78

—

FL average9 barns · 236 hd

131.09

+2.69

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	1,492	93.10	1,389	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	72.59	937	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	70.59	847	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	49.94	473	60

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	1,043	639.86/cwt	620.00–660.00	6,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	49.24/cwt	47.00–51.00	459	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	54.44/cwt	52.00–56.00	571	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	44.51/cwt	42.00–46.00	365	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	75.85/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,015	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	71.19/cwt	69.00–73.00	878	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	67.16/cwt	66.00–68.00	842	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	66.18/cwt	64.00–68.00	746	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	71.02/cwt	69.00–73.00	869	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	75.91/cwt	74.00–78.00	960	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.33/cwt	165.00–172.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.47/cwt	144.00–152.00	395	7
Bulls	—	—	1,611	97.65/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,573	9
Bulls	—	—	1,409	92.42/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,302	9
Bulls	—	—	1,446	88.11/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.29/cwt	174.00–178.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	178.55/cwt	172.00–185.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.50/cwt	170.00–182.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	141.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	129.83/cwt	127.00–136.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	152.60/cwt	150.00–164.00	362	8

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 Mar 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 422Year ago 1,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 465Last week 168Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes higher and appear to be stabilizing. Too few numbers to establish trends.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	620.00–660.00	639.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	933	47.00–51.00	49.24
19	—	1,049	52.00–56.00	54.44
12	—	821	42.00–46.00	44.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,338	74.00–78.00	75.85
7	—	1,234	69.00–73.00	71.19
6	—	1,253	66.00–68.00	67.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,127	64.00–68.00	66.18
58	—	1,223	69.00–73.00	71.02
45	—	1,265	74.00–78.00	75.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	96.00–100.00	97.65
9	—	1,409	91.00–94.00	92.42
7	—	1,446	87.00–90.00	88.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	182.00	182.00
2	—	368	165.00–172.00	168.33
2	—	510	145.00–149.00	146.96
2	—	583	129.00–135.00	131.94
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	430	160.00–168.00	161.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	162.00	162.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	144.00–148.00	145.96
2	—	558	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	613	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	228	160.00–165.00	161.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
2	—	310	140.00–144.00	141.94
3	—	353	138.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	568	119.00–125.00	121.27
4	—	455	130.00–134.00	132.97
7	—	270	144.00–152.00	146.47
9	—	429	127.00–136.00	129.83
8	—	237	150.00–164.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	100.00–106.00	101.92
2	—	370	112.00–119.00	115.31
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	140.00–144.00	141.27
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
1	—	250	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	132.00–139.00	134.92
3	—	328	174.00–178.00	176.29
3	—	220	172.00–185.00	178.55
2	—	510	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	453	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	273	170.00–182.00	175.50
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	168.00	168.00

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle