Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$141.62

145 head · 349 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	148.00	525	74
Medium and Large 2	343	138.92	477	51
Medium and Large 3	344	124.88	430	20

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $95 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 sale145 hd

141.62

—

FL average8 barns · 592 hd

134.55

+7.07

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	1,633	86.62	1,415	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	66.09	878	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	65.66	800	248
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	52.06	487	45

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	168.06/cwt	160.00–174.00	370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	151.22/cwt	150.00–153.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	172.44/cwt	170.00–176.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	142.46/cwt	139.00–146.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	196.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	178.33/cwt	172.00–182.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	174.54/cwt	170.00–185.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	107.89/cwt	104.00–112.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	189.65/cwt	186.00–198.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	221	212.73/cwt	205.00–220.00	470	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	172.56/cwt	168.00–178.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.86/cwt	104.00–113.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	159.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	452	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	131.59/cwt	128.00–136.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	153.50/cwt	148.00–158.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	180.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	183.28/cwt	180.00–188.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	672	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	163	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.68/cwt	132.00–141.00	506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.93/cwt	129.00–136.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	169.79/cwt	166.00–176.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	190.20/cwt	186.00–197.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	214.48/cwt	205.00–220.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.58/cwt	144.00–154.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	85.22/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,388	13
Bulls	—	—	1,863	81.56/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,519	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	61.41/cwt	59.00–63.00	678	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	70.20/cwt	69.00–73.00	942	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	816	112
Bulls	—	—	1,582	90.16/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	45.10/cwt	44.00–47.00	399	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	54.97/cwt	53.00–57.00	517	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	217.99/cwt	210.00–225.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	50.25/cwt	48.00–51.00	481	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	60.20/cwt	58.00–62.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	131.79/cwt	128.00–136.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	69.60/cwt	68.00–72.00	906	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	64.38/cwt	63.00–67.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.31/cwt	104.00–113.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.95/cwt	139.00–146.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	141.29/cwt	139.00–143.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.21/cwt	138.00–143.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	159.12/cwt	156.00–164.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	128.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	161.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	148.52/cwt	144.00–154.00	400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	178	187.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	149.57/cwt	148.00–152.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	176	145.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 336Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 242Year ago 263

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
4	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.22
4	—	326	170.00–176.00	172.44
3	—	277	170.00–177.00	173.90
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	185	200.00	200.00
6	—	482	139.00–146.00	142.46
5	—	381	156.00–164.00	159.12
5	—	527	130.00–131.00	130.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	180.00–188.00	183.28
25	—	423	154.00–164.00	158.96
19	—	468	150.00–159.00	155.39
2	—	163	220.00–222.00	220.98
3	—	615	129.00–136.00	132.93
10	—	379	166.00–176.00	169.79
5	—	271	186.00–197.00	190.20
4	—	215	205.00–220.00	214.48
6	—	518	139.00–146.00	141.95
5	—	567	132.00–140.00	136.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	139.00–143.00	141.29
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
5	—	382	148.00–152.00	149.57
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
2	—	450	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	220	160.00–174.00	168.06
4	—	333	138.00–143.00	141.21
10	—	472	116.00–124.00	120.02
4	—	405	124.00–125.00	124.49
8	—	361	124.00–130.00	128.17
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
3	—	175	155.00–165.00	161.29
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
10	—	269	144.00–154.00	148.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	126.00–130.00	128.73
3	—	182	170.00–185.00	174.54
2	—	618	104.00–112.00	107.89
3	—	563	104.00–113.00	109.86
3	—	505	132.00–134.00	132.99
20	—	284	155.00–170.00	159.24
9	—	421	128.00–136.00	131.59
8	—	321	148.00–158.00	153.50
9	—	227	175.00–190.00	180.79
9	—	370	132.00–141.00	136.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	128.00–136.00	131.79
2	—	275	132.00–134.00	132.98
2	—	523	104.00–113.00	108.31
4	—	365	113.00–120.00	117.13
3	—	425	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	473	109.00–112.00	110.48
4	—	176	140.00–150.00	145.99
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
8	—	229	195.00–202.00	196.37
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	263	172.00–182.00	178.33
2	—	328	158.00–166.00	161.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	186.00–198.00	189.65
14	—	221	205.00–220.00	212.73
10	—	324	168.00–178.00	172.56
4	—	421	144.00–154.00	149.58
3	—	375	161.00–170.00	164.14
3	—	178	210.00–225.00	217.99
2	—	585	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	526	138.00–144.00	140.20
4	—	469	144.00–151.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
2	—	573	110.00–119.00	114.32
2	—	178	185.00–190.00	187.32
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	250	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,629	83.00–87.00	85.22
2	—	1,863	81.00–82.00	81.56
8	—	1,582	88.00–92.00	90.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,104	59.00–63.00	61.41
59	—	1,342	69.00–73.00	70.20
112	—	1,233	64.00–68.00	66.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	884	44.00–47.00	45.10
26	—	941	53.00–57.00	54.97
11	—	958	48.00–51.00	50.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	58.00–62.00	60.20
12	—	1,302	68.00–72.00	69.60
4	—	1,504	63.00–67.00	64.38

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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