Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes over 350# 3.00 to 5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.22/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$124.22

129 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	128.25	579	62
Medium and Large 2	423	122.14	517	51
Medium and Large 3	395	115.22	455	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $124 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 sale129 hd

124.22

—

FL average9 barns · 589 hd

122.90

+1.33

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	1,588	98.71	1,567	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,309	76.73	1,005	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	72.43	915	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	53.38	517	21

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	328	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	157.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.30/cwt	152.00–156.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	164.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	118.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.62/cwt	128.00–137.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	133.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.18/cwt	146.00–150.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	113.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.45/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.44/cwt	148.00–157.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	163.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.11/cwt	182.00–190.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.27/cwt	164.00–172.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	146.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	393	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	808	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	78.77/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,058	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	73.69/cwt	73.00–74.00	917	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	68.42/cwt	66.00–70.00	874	57
Bulls	—	—	1,645	97.92/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	57.04/cwt	55.00–59.00	623	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	51.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	477	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	77.81/cwt	76.00–80.00	946	36
Bulls	—	—	1,495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	73.22/cwt	71.00–75.00	940	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	47.68/cwt	47.00–48.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	178.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	117.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	163.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.60/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	144.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	101.24/cwt	98.00–106.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	176.89/cwt	175.00–179.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	176.61/cwt	174.00–178.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	519	7

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 822Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 256Year ago 345

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes over 350# 3.00 to 5.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	132.00–135.00	133.44
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
14	—	475	117.00–125.00	120.60
6	—	232	140.00–152.00	144.90
5	—	513	109.00–113.00	110.96
4	—	574	98.00–106.00	101.24
11	—	375	121.00–130.00	125.05
7	—	429	118.00–126.00	120.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	160.00–170.00	164.60
12	—	527	114.00–124.00	118.09
10	—	420	128.00–137.00	132.62
10	—	382	131.00–141.00	133.63
6	—	574	110.00–119.00	113.23
8	—	479	126.00–136.00	129.42
5	—	619	100.00–110.00	105.64
2	—	268	142.00–152.00	146.67
7	—	327	140.00–150.00	143.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
8	—	364	114.00–120.00	117.95
1	—	535	96.00	96.00
1	—	210	136.00	136.00
4	—	425	111.00–114.00	111.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	152.00–160.00	157.65
2	—	465	144.00	144.00
1	—	290	162.00	162.00
5	—	422	147.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	507	143.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	317	174.00–178.00	176.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	146.00–156.00	151.45
7	—	466	148.00–157.00	153.44
2	—	225	180.00–195.00	186.83
5	—	412	160.00–166.00	163.55
2	—	615	131.00–137.00	133.93
3	—	313	182.00–190.00	187.11
5	—	369	164.00–172.00	167.27
4	—	565	134.00–140.00	136.92
3	—	283	175.00–185.00	178.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	368	147.00–149.00	147.99
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
3	—	390	152.00–156.00	153.30
2	—	423	138.00–142.00	139.96
2	—	233	170.00	170.00
2	—	318	175.00–179.00	176.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	146.00–150.00	148.18
3	—	613	121.00–125.00	122.30
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
1	—	240	184.00	184.00
2	—	565	132.00–138.00	134.92
2	—	523	137.00–147.00	141.78
2	—	455	154.00–155.00	154.49
2	—	383	164.00–166.00	164.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	126.00	126.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
5	—	329	160.00–168.00	163.42
2	—	215	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	68.00	68.00
13	—	1,343	76.00–80.00	78.77
3	—	1,245	73.00–74.00	73.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,278	66.00–70.00	68.42
36	—	1,216	76.00–80.00	77.81
44	—	1,284	71.00–75.00	73.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,092	55.00–59.00	57.04
9	—	924	50.00–54.00	51.61
3	—	738	47.00–48.00	47.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	97.00–99.00	97.92
1	—	1,565	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,495	106.00	106.00

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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