Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# steady and feeder classes over 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.83/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$131.83

212 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	145.79	541	60
Medium and Large 2	386	128.59	496	102
Medium and Large 3	381	121.70	463	50

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $78 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 sale212 hd

131.83

—

FL average10 barns · 710 hd

132.22

−0.38

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	1,544	94.57	1,460	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	66.37	974	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	64.69	805	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	46.80	451	12

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	435	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	180.36/cwt	177.00–188.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	368	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.58/cwt	113.00–117.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.88/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	183.15/cwt	175.00–189.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.86/cwt	106.00–114.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	139.61/cwt	134.00–143.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	210.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.82/cwt	144.00–154.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	197.09/cwt	192.00–200.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	142.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	148.50/cwt	142.00–157.00	413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.58/cwt	118.00–126.00	575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.91/cwt	119.00–129.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.90/cwt	161.00–170.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.04/cwt	144.00–153.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.89/cwt	136.00–145.00	733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	196.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.00	623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	68.17/cwt	66.00–70.00	976	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	64.11/cwt	63.00–65.00	970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.93/cwt	61.00–65.00	775	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	67.49/cwt	66.00–70.00	871	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	58.97/cwt	56.00–60.00	697	24
Bulls	—	—	1,660	98.41/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.25/cwt	144.00–154.00	636	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	189.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.41/cwt	43.00–46.00	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.18/cwt	48.00–52.00	497	8
Bulls	—	—	1,153	93.44/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	111.84/cwt	110.00–116.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.65/cwt	38.00–41.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	528	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	188.16/cwt	186.00–195.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	142.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	224	215.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	222.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	119.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	447	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	159.82/cwt	156.00–165.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	124.59/cwt	121.00–128.00	404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	483	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	166.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.07/cwt	111.00–120.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.36/cwt	119.00–126.00	515	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.68/cwt	151.00–159.00	574	5

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 750Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 144Year ago 214

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# steady and feeder classes over 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	130.00–139.00	133.83
1	—	635	92.00	92.00
2	—	173	190.00–195.00	192.32
15	—	273	130.00–141.00	134.79
2	—	570	106.00–114.00	109.86
14	—	473	118.00–126.00	121.58
4	—	233	156.00–165.00	159.82
12	—	374	126.00–134.00	129.11
8	—	523	111.00–120.00	116.07
27	—	421	119.00–126.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	122.00–131.00	126.88
6	—	173	200.00–215.00	210.56
7	—	372	135.00–145.00	140.18
3	—	578	115.00–125.00	118.51
11	—	334	140.00–150.00	142.25
8	—	278	142.00–157.00	148.50
4	—	216	175.00–185.00	179.80
8	—	421	127.00–137.00	132.25
3	—	618	100.00–110.00	105.87
6	—	472	128.00–137.00	132.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	110.00–116.00	111.84
2	—	223	146.00–150.00	147.93
12	—	470	107.00–115.00	112.40
3	—	180	175.00	175.00
13	—	374	115.00–124.00	119.61
10	—	324	121.00–128.00	124.59
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	177.00–188.00	180.36
3	—	555	122.00–124.00	122.99
5	—	617	113.00–117.00	115.58
6	—	470	135.00–141.00	138.63
3	—	513	126.00–134.00	131.19
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
5	—	340	178.00	178.00
11	—	423	135.00–142.00	139.23
5	—	371	151.00–159.00	154.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	119.00–129.00	124.91
7	—	576	125.00–135.00	129.19
10	—	372	161.00–170.00	164.90
9	—	472	144.00–153.00	148.04
22	—	528	136.00–145.00	138.89
5	—	275	190.00–205.00	196.03
22	—	435	144.00–154.00	146.25
7	—	335	186.00–195.00	188.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
18	—	377	140.00–148.00	144.28
4	—	336	165.00–170.00	166.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	205.00	205.00
9	—	270	175.00–189.00	183.15
2	—	328	178.00–180.00	178.99
4	—	419	134.00–143.00	139.61
2	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	360	158.00	158.00
3	—	460	138.00–142.00	140.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	144.00–154.00	146.82
5	—	274	192.00–200.00	197.09
2	—	620	120.00–129.00	124.35
3	—	383	160.00–166.00	162.60
4	—	326	185.00–195.00	189.03
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
4	—	224	210.00–225.00	215.75
4	—	180	220.00–230.00	222.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	140.00–148.00	142.50
1	—	185	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	172.00	172.00
2	—	233	185.00–187.00	185.99
2	—	405	131.00–133.00	131.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	66.00–70.00	68.17
4	—	1,513	63.00–65.00	64.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,212	61.00–65.00	63.93
61	—	1,291	66.00–70.00	67.49
24	—	1,182	56.00–60.00	58.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	43.00–46.00	44.41
8	—	1,010	48.00–52.00	49.18
2	—	800	38.00–41.00	39.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	96.00–100.00	98.41
2	—	1,153	93.00–94.00	93.44
2	—	1,703	87.00–89.00	88.01

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