Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

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 $136.34/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$136.34

151 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	144.09	543	58
Medium and Large 2	360	136.92	492	54
Medium and Large 3	385	124.02	478	39

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $65 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 sale151 hd

136.34

—

FL average10 barns · 840 hd

132.31

+4.03

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	1,725	88.87	1,533	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	65.83	886	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	63.44	792	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	49.17	463	37

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	375	154.58/cwt	152.00–158.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	187.45/cwt	182.00–194.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	147.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.34/cwt	116.00–125.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	174.89/cwt	172.00–178.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	107.08/cwt	105.00–112.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.37/cwt	175.00–188.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	151.41/cwt	147.00–155.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.57/cwt	146.00–152.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	133.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.99/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.22/cwt	128.00–137.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	169.14/cwt	164.00–175.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.70/cwt	162.00–170.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	181	155.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	188.71/cwt	186.00–192.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	200.14/cwt	196.00–205.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	159.37/cwt	154.00–164.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.31/cwt	132.00–141.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.47/cwt	148.00–156.00	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	69.21/cwt	68.00–72.00	894	13
Bulls	—	—	1,518	83.61/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,269	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	93.56/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,799	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	88.40/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,496	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	59.89/cwt	58.00–61.00	909	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	43.72/cwt	41.00–45.00	373	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	48.06/cwt	47.00–50.00	448	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	65.18/cwt	63.00–67.00	868	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.70/cwt	51.00–55.00	542	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	70.07/cwt	68.00–72.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.30/cwt	154.00–158.00	735	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	66.04/cwt	64.00–67.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	168.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	59.73/cwt	58.00–62.00	680	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	152.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	130.92/cwt	128.00–135.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	96.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.32/cwt	156.00–158.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	146.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	168.32/cwt	162.00–170.00	534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	150.60/cwt	145.00–158.00	419	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	165.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.21/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	139.10/cwt	134.00–142.00	447	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	102.91/cwt	100.00–108.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	142.63/cwt	139.00–144.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.19/cwt	108.00–114.00	528	4

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 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 711Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 429Year ago 260

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	152.00–158.00	154.58
3	—	465	145.00–148.00	146.98
6	—	421	147.00–155.00	151.41
2	—	520	124.00–129.00	126.45
2	—	565	119.00–124.00	121.43
2	—	230	164.00–175.00	169.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	132.00–141.00	137.31
3	—	473	154.00–158.00	155.30
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
1	—	230	182.00	182.00
3	—	438	156.00–158.00	157.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
4	—	364	142.00–148.00	146.39
2	—	520	115.00–119.00	116.96
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
2	—	333	164.00–166.00	164.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	182.00–194.00	187.45
6	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.99
9	—	370	162.00–170.00	165.70
5	—	316	186.00–192.00	188.71
3	—	267	196.00–205.00	200.14
4	—	470	152.00–160.00	155.91
3	—	517	142.00–150.00	146.24
2	—	618	123.00–130.00	126.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
2	—	333	172.00–178.00	174.89
4	—	420	152.00	152.00
2	—	635	112.00–114.00	112.99
5	—	270	175.00–188.00	182.37
1	—	245	164.00	164.00
2	—	383	150.00–156.00	152.90
2	—	563	125.00–129.00	126.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	235	150.00–160.00	152.18
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
19	—	317	162.00–170.00	168.32
5	—	277	160.00–172.00	165.45
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	485	130.00–137.00	132.24
3	—	632	100.00–108.00	102.91
6	—	417	139.00–144.00	142.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	220	140.00–155.00	147.99
2	—	570	116.00–125.00	120.34
7	—	624	105.00–112.00	107.08
6	—	471	128.00–137.00	132.22
6	—	181	150.00–165.00	155.55
6	—	420	136.00–146.00	141.52
5	—	320	154.00–164.00	159.37
12	—	365	148.00–156.00	152.47
6	—	268	160.00–175.00	168.16
2	—	508	132.00–136.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	140.00–148.00	143.77
6	—	315	146.00–152.00	150.57
6	—	218	132.00–138.00	133.92
9	—	418	128.00–134.00	131.95
11	—	375	136.00–144.00	140.10
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
9	—	278	145.00–158.00	150.60
7	—	464	118.00–126.00	123.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	86.00	86.00
5	—	372	128.00–135.00	130.92
6	—	289	130.00–135.00	133.31
3	—	590	95.00–99.00	96.31
1	—	165	130.00	130.00
9	—	321	134.00–142.00	139.10
3	—	532	107.00–111.00	108.98
5	—	412	120.00–125.00	122.75
4	—	475	108.00–114.00	111.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	68.00–72.00	69.21
55	—	1,331	63.00–67.00	65.18
46	—	1,138	58.00–62.00	59.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	58.00–61.00	59.89
4	—	1,365	68.00–72.00	70.07
4	—	1,198	64.00–67.00	66.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	41.00–45.00	43.72
12	—	933	47.00–50.00	48.06
15	—	1,009	51.00–55.00	53.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	82.00–86.00	83.61
5	—	1,923	92.00–96.00	93.56
5	—	1,692	87.00–91.00	88.40

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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