Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.11/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$136.11

157 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	143.75	590	64
Medium and Large 2	410	133.93	549	49
Medium and Large 3	394	127.43	502	44

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $87 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 sale157 hd

136.11

—

FL average10 barns · 806 hd

134.73

+1.37

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	1,737	84.21	1,463	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	61.60	863	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	60.44	721	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	41.07	359	17

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	—	528	122.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	172.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	161.89/cwt	158.00–166.00	609	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	185.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	165.13/cwt	162.00–170.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	174.13/cwt	170.00–178.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	113.35/cwt	109.00–118.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	167.12/cwt	160.00–174.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	140.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.60/cwt	146.00–156.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.32/cwt	158.00–168.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.87/cwt	158.00–168.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	189.95/cwt	188.00–192.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.34/cwt	133.00–142.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	150.24/cwt	144.00–158.00	335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.21/cwt	158.00–166.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	187.64/cwt	184.00–190.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.73/cwt	141.00–150.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.76/cwt	158.00–170.00	448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	182.60/cwt	176.00–190.00	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	42.84/cwt	41.00–44.00	373	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	60.83/cwt	59.00–62.00	850	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	63.67/cwt	63.00–64.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	710	55
Bulls	—	—	1,445	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	87.07/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	130.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	82.29/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	38.65/cwt	37.00–40.00	325	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	48.77/cwt	47.00–50.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.44/cwt	138.00–144.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	165.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	55.81/cwt	53.00–57.00	632	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	63.95/cwt	63.00–67.00	801	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.92/cwt	117.00–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	109.52/cwt	104.00–114.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	657	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	77.15/cwt	69.00–85.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	153.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	130.85/cwt	126.00–135.00	487	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	141.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.12/cwt	148.00–155.00	503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	102.75/cwt	100.00–106.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	161.27/cwt	158.00–164.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	96.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	171.40/cwt	170.00–176.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	140.97/cwt	138.00–143.00	749	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 545Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 231Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	119.00–126.00	122.38
2	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.48
10	—	427	130.00–139.00	133.69
11	—	333	148.00–155.00	151.12
5	—	572	100.00–106.00	102.75
3	—	293	140.00–143.00	140.99
11	—	371	136.00–145.00	140.72
3	—	635	95.00–99.00	96.31
2	—	205	140.00–142.00	140.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	109.00–118.00	113.35
10	—	377	146.00–156.00	149.60
9	—	326	158.00–168.00	162.32
5	—	521	128.00–138.00	133.04
4	—	468	139.00–146.00	141.93
4	—	223	144.00–158.00	150.24
11	—	418	141.00–150.00	145.73
9	—	275	158.00–170.00	162.76
5	—	621	104.00–114.00	109.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	117.00–124.00	120.92
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	200	127.00	127.00
11	—	372	126.00–135.00	130.85
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.46
6	—	423	120.00–128.00	124.89
9	—	328	138.00–146.00	141.85
5	—	269	130.00–138.00	134.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
5	—	428	148.00–157.00	151.23
4	—	470	146.00–149.00	147.47
4	—	326	170.00–178.00	174.13
4	—	273	160.00–174.00	167.12
4	—	538	138.00–143.00	140.23
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
3	—	382	158.00–164.00	161.27
4	—	215	170.00–176.00	171.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	182.00–190.00	185.83
3	—	472	154.00–160.00	157.28
5	—	428	158.00–168.00	161.87
3	—	208	188.00–192.00	189.95
2	—	570	133.00–142.00	137.34
7	—	274	176.00–190.00	182.60
4	—	609	129.00–132.00	130.24
2	—	540	148.00–150.00	148.99
3	—	388	168.00–170.00	169.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	148.00–156.00	153.37
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
2	—	445	138.00	138.00
1	—	255	158.00	158.00
2	—	223	156.00–158.00	156.97
6	—	328	160.00–169.00	163.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	170.00–178.00	172.88
16	—	376	158.00–166.00	161.89
3	—	453	150.00–151.00	150.66
3	—	420	152.00–156.00	153.98
4	—	281	162.00–170.00	165.13
3	—	218	170.00–175.00	171.64
4	—	531	138.00–143.00	140.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
5	—	473	152.00–162.00	156.88
4	—	369	170.00–178.00	173.88
4	—	300	190.00	190.00
10	—	435	158.00–166.00	160.21
7	—	261	184.00–190.00	187.64
5	—	524	150.00–158.00	152.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	138.00–144.00	140.44
4	—	321	160.00–168.00	165.35
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
5	—	367	150.00–156.00	153.93
2	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	870	41.00–44.00	42.84
10	—	841	37.00–40.00	38.65
2	—	1,058	47.00–50.00	48.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	59.00–62.00	60.83
3	—	1,407	63.00–64.00	63.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,180	58.00–62.00	60.16
24	—	1,132	53.00–57.00	55.81
36	—	1,252	63.00–67.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,811	86.00–90.00	87.07
2	—	1,845	81.00–83.00	82.29

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	—	1,027	69.00–85.00	77.15

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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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)

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