Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.87/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$143.87

242 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	152.08	556	101
Medium and Large 2	348	141.46	492	94
Medium and Large 3	380	131.05	499	47

One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $58 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 sale242 hd

143.87

—

FL average10 barns · 769 hd

139.20

+4.67

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	1,668	88.02	1,468	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	68.85	935	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	63.87	703	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	51.29	498	21

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	416	159.69/cwt	155.00–163.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	170	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	166	149.59/cwt	148.00–150.00	248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.12/cwt	138.00–146.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.88/cwt	148.00–157.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	146.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	181.79/cwt	178.00–188.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	161.51/cwt	158.00–170.00	452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	164.17/cwt	155.00–170.00	284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.84/cwt	154.00–162.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	184	184.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	635	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	194.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	157.86/cwt	156.00–166.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	179.91/cwt	176.00–182.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.41/cwt	147.00–157.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	150.92/cwt	142.00–155.00	331	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	179.07/cwt	174.00–184.00	478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.87/cwt	122.00–132.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.81/cwt	164.00–174.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	162.43/cwt	158.00–172.00	369	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	161.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	119.32/cwt	118.00–121.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.27/cwt	185.00–200.00	533	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	54.32/cwt	52.00–56.00	556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	49.09/cwt	47.00–51.00	454	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	70.35/cwt	68.00–72.00	945	10
Bulls	—	—	1,625	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	141.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	167.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.31/cwt	168.00–178.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	86.99/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,518	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	60.20/cwt	58.00–62.00	651	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	149.43/cwt	144.00–152.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	168.83/cwt	165.00–172.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	164.73/cwt	160.00–172.00	376	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	69.98/cwt	68.00–72.00	824	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	66.71/cwt	66.00–67.00	920	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	64.40/cwt	63.00–67.00	702	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	183.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	190.86/cwt	188.00–194.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	204.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	149.79/cwt	146.00–155.00	490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	164.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	153.91/cwt	148.00–156.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.61/cwt	137.00–143.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.76/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.94/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	133.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.53/cwt	158.00–166.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	148.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	399	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	174.28/cwt	170.00–178.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	131.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	130.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	121.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.61/cwt	136.00–144.00	599	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	148.66/cwt	148.00–149.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	163.13/cwt	157.00–167.00	439	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 625Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 205Year ago 251

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady 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
5	—	416	155.00–163.00	159.69
7	—	226	178.00–188.00	181.79
6	—	184	180.00–190.00	184.36
12	—	267	174.00–184.00	179.07
12	—	378	158.00–166.00	161.94
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
10	—	326	170.00–178.00	174.28
3	—	470	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	144.00–146.00	144.99
1	—	170	174.00	174.00
8	—	421	144.00–152.00	149.43
3	—	218	165.00–172.00	168.83
8	—	321	160.00–168.00	164.53
7	—	367	148.00–156.00	153.91
4	—	521	130.00–136.00	131.69
7	—	269	157.00–167.00	163.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	233	190.00–205.00	194.41
6	—	530	147.00–157.00	150.41
7	—	422	164.00–174.00	168.81
14	—	280	185.00–200.00	190.27
8	—	463	160.00–170.00	167.00
19	—	376	168.00–178.00	172.31
23	—	327	180.00–190.00	183.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	166	148.00–150.00	149.59
9	—	378	140.00–148.00	143.54
7	—	474	127.00–135.00	130.08
18	—	219	142.00–155.00	150.92
2	—	620	105.00–109.00	106.97
11	—	327	146.00–155.00	149.79
5	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.76
18	—	269	140.00–154.00	148.30
5	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.98
14	—	432	136.00–144.00	138.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	138.00–146.00	143.12
6	—	565	120.00–128.00	124.26
11	—	280	158.00–170.00	161.51
5	—	173	155.00–170.00	164.17
24	—	419	146.00–156.00	151.62
10	—	337	156.00–166.00	157.86
5	—	522	122.00–132.00	126.87
17	—	227	158.00–172.00	162.43
15	—	372	150.00–160.00	155.34
3	—	608	118.00–121.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	316	138.00–145.00	141.73
3	—	615	95.00–100.00	97.63
1	—	185	130.00	130.00
4	—	229	130.00–140.00	133.25
6	—	378	130.00–136.00	133.61
8	—	424	126.00–134.00	130.06
9	—	469	118.00–124.00	121.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	148.00–157.00	152.88
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	182.00	182.00
1	—	475	164.00	164.00
3	—	567	128.00–136.00	131.92
1	—	220	198.00	198.00
2	—	278	188.00–194.00	190.86
2	—	175	200.00–210.00	204.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	153.00–158.00	155.43
2	—	428	154.00–162.00	157.84
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
5	—	265	176.00–182.00	179.91
3	—	377	160.00–166.00	161.91
5	—	560	123.00	123.00
3	—	323	170.00–178.00	174.49
3	—	532	137.00–143.00	139.61
2	—	230	180.00–182.00	180.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	146.00–149.00	146.98
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
4	—	228	160.00–172.00	164.73
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
3	—	275	158.00–166.00	162.53
4	—	526	129.00–134.00	130.96
3	—	427	148.00–149.00	148.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,024	52.00–56.00	54.32
10	—	925	47.00–51.00	49.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	68.00–72.00	70.35
7	—	1,379	66.00–67.00	66.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,082	58.00–62.00	60.20
14	—	1,177	68.00–72.00	69.98
46	—	1,090	63.00–67.00	64.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,580	89.00–93.00	91.06
4	—	1,745	86.00–88.00	86.99

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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