Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.84/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$128.84

150 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$5.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	131.15	557	80
Medium and Large 2	392	126.27	495	51
Medium and Large 3	349	125.99	440	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $116 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 sale150 hd

128.84

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

130.33

−1.49

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	1,155	78.00	901	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	61.97	882	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	58.59	722	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	46.86	456	12

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	165.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.12/cwt	112.00–121.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.89/cwt	109.00–117.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	168.61/cwt	166.00–170.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.86/cwt	162.00–168.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.27/cwt	132.00–138.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	432	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.44/cwt	126.00–131.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	114.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	217.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.40/cwt	115.00–123.00	503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.72/cwt	158.00–167.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.47/cwt	119.00–129.00	587	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	215.81/cwt	212.00–220.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	49.11/cwt	46.00–50.00	472	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	42.36/cwt	41.00–45.00	424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	58.29/cwt	57.00–60.00	970	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	63.64/cwt	62.00–66.00	837	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.75/cwt	52.00–56.00	663	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	63.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	796	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	237.28/cwt	230.00–245.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	58.77/cwt	57.00–61.00	723	59
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	106.32/cwt	102.00–111.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.82/cwt	126.00–132.00	729	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	75.43/cwt	69.00–85.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.27/cwt	122.00–128.00	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	242	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.41/cwt	116.00–122.00	450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	218.47/cwt	217.00–220.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.65/cwt	123.00–126.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 995Last week 814Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 413Last week 282Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.63
3	—	307	166.00–170.00	168.61
2	—	568	126.00–131.00	128.44
10	—	250	216.00	216.00
2	—	483	141.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	208	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	—	170	230.00–245.00	237.28
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
2	—	435	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	378	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	150.00–155.00	151.69
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
2	—	240	217.00–220.00	218.47
3	—	527	123.00–126.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	162.00–170.00	165.85
5	—	520	112.00–121.00	117.12
10	—	425	125.00–134.00	128.51
15	—	372	125.00–135.00	130.06
2	—	618	109.00–117.00	112.89
11	—	316	132.00–140.00	136.72
7	—	574	110.00–120.00	114.78
2	—	175	215.00–220.00	217.36
24	—	479	119.00–129.00	122.47
2	—	210	212.00–220.00	215.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
2	—	505	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	240	190.00–195.00	192.45
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
13	—	421	115.00–123.00	119.40
9	—	460	110.00–118.00	116.13
6	—	328	122.00–128.00	124.27
11	—	377	116.00–122.00	119.41
4	—	281	140.00–150.00	145.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–118.00	113.79
1	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
5	—	272	130.00–136.00	133.53
3	—	242	175.00–180.00	176.96
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
6	—	425	105.00–112.00	108.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	162.00–168.00	164.86
8	—	428	154.00–164.00	157.72
9	—	516	130.00–140.00	136.70
6	—	365	158.00–167.00	163.72
16	—	469	139.00–149.00	144.76
7	—	566	126.00–132.00	128.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	132.00–138.00	135.27
4	—	326	150.00–158.00	154.32
7	—	427	145.00–152.00	148.24
1	—	510	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
2	—	570	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	144.00–146.00	144.98
2	—	573	102.00–111.00	106.32
2	—	338	140.00–144.00	141.96
3	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	465	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	961	46.00–50.00	49.11
4	—	1,000	41.00–45.00	42.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	57.00–60.00	58.29
11	—	1,315	62.00–66.00	63.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,211	52.00–56.00	54.75
40	—	1,262	62.00–66.00	63.11
59	—	1,231	57.00–61.00	58.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,300	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,051	69.00–85.00	75.43

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)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle