Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.58/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$153.58

270 head · 339 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	329	159.92	526	183
Medium and Large 2	348	144.15	501	57
Medium and Large 3	387	132.88	514	30

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $12 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 sale270 hd

153.58

—

FL average10 barns · 856 hd

143.98

+9.60

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	—	High	1,626	92.37	1,502	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	69.70	1,007	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	67.49	842	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	53.56	519	10

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	—	535	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	135.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.72/cwt	116.00–126.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.91/cwt	148.00–156.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	182.39/cwt	178.00–186.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	187.47/cwt	184.00–198.00	521	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	163.40/cwt	158.00–168.00	525	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	178	169.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.58/cwt	131.00–136.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	159.94/cwt	158.00–165.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	171.12/cwt	168.00–178.00	825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	189.49/cwt	185.00–200.00	440	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.55/cwt	156.00–164.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.48/cwt	188.00–198.00	626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	177.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	476	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	162.79/cwt	154.00–169.00	440	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	165.80/cwt	157.00–172.00	363	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	183.24/cwt	178.00–188.00	676	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.87/cwt	144.00–152.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.88/cwt	170.00–176.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	186.19/cwt	178.00–188.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	186.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	114.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	834	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	589	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	51.16/cwt	49.00–52.00	449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	73.09/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,067	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.16/cwt	174.00–182.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.87/cwt	158.00–168.00	615	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	87.84/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	74.03/cwt	72.00–76.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	154.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	143.72/cwt	142.00–146.00	533	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	68.36/cwt	67.00–71.00	874	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	68.00/cwt	66.00–70.00	977	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	64.94/cwt	62.00–66.00	790	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	157.59/cwt	154.00–166.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	208.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	154.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	178.59/cwt	176.00–182.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	150.65/cwt	144.00–155.00	328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.88/cwt	148.00–156.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	158.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	142.10/cwt	138.00–146.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.65/cwt	114.00–123.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	126.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	139.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	179.89/cwt	175.00–184.00	389	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	166.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	179.93/cwt	178.00–182.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	153.42/cwt	148.00–156.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	183.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	176.47/cwt	170.00–182.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.88/cwt	144.00–152.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	186	179.49/cwt	178.00–180.00	334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	146.81/cwt	140.00–153.00	398	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	680	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 803Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 229Year ago 244

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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
2	—	535	146.00–148.00	146.99
13	—	319	178.00–186.00	182.39
1	—	165	195.00	195.00
18	—	468	164.00–165.00	164.50
16	—	269	170.00–182.00	177.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
2	—	388	168.00–172.00	169.96
20	—	216	175.00–184.00	179.89
6	—	424	162.00–170.00	166.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	143.00	143.00
34	—	278	184.00–198.00	187.47
19	—	482	168.00–178.00	171.12
3	—	560	144.00–148.00	145.98
19	—	232	185.00–200.00	189.49
15	—	325	188.00–198.00	192.48
21	—	358	178.00–188.00	186.19
5	—	524	158.00–164.00	159.15
13	—	419	174.00–182.00	178.16
3	—	178	200.00–215.00	208.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	148.00–156.00	154.95
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
5	—	275	155.00–165.00	158.82
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	395	158.00	158.00
2	—	343	168.00–170.00	168.99
4	—	186	178.00–180.00	179.49
2	—	618	118.00–121.00	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	132.00–140.00	135.48
4	—	371	142.00–146.00	143.72
2	—	520	108.00–112.00	109.96
1	—	255	137.00	137.00
9	—	327	138.00–146.00	142.10
4	—	456	124.00–128.00	126.96
4	—	418	135.00–142.00	139.65
3	—	575	100.00–103.00	100.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–110.00	108.48
3	—	633	100.00–104.00	101.31
6	—	374	148.00–156.00	152.91
6	—	178	168.00–175.00	169.08
5	—	474	131.00–136.00	133.58
9	—	218	144.00–155.00	150.65
7	—	327	148.00–156.00	151.88
4	—	524	114.00–123.00	118.65
4	—	431	144.00–152.00	146.88
11	—	271	140.00–153.00	146.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	116.00–126.00	121.72
5	—	527	125.00–134.00	128.47
29	—	321	158.00–168.00	163.40
8	—	421	156.00–164.00	159.55
51	—	270	154.00–169.00	162.79
29	—	219	157.00–172.00	165.80
3	—	180	180.00–195.00	186.30
3	—	617	110.00–118.00	114.57
45	—	380	158.00–168.00	161.87
4	—	469	140.00–149.00	144.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
1	—	220	162.00	162.00
5	—	280	154.00–166.00	157.59
1	—	355	166.00	166.00
6	—	469	148.00–156.00	153.42
1	—	330	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	168.00	168.00
5	—	486	158.00–165.00	159.94
2	—	528	144.00–152.00	147.87
2	—	375	170.00–176.00	172.88
2	—	223	178.00–182.00	179.93
9	—	320	180.00–186.00	183.96
4	—	269	170.00–182.00	176.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	195.00–196.00	195.50
1	—	460	176.00	176.00
22	—	369	178.00–188.00	183.24
2	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
3	—	542	154.00–156.00	154.66
3	—	417	176.00–182.00	178.59
5	—	570	140.00–148.00	143.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	47.00	47.00
6	—	1,055	54.00–58.00	55.86
3	—	877	49.00–52.00	51.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	72.00–75.00	73.09
6	—	1,437	66.00–70.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	72.00–76.00	74.03
51	—	1,279	67.00–71.00	68.36
43	—	1,216	62.00–66.00	64.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,737	96.00–99.00	97.49
4	—	1,679	90.00–94.00	92.08
2	—	1,408	86.00–89.00	87.84

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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