Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.44/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$130.44

174 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	139.51	537	77
Medium and Large 2	380	129.48	491	55
Medium and Large 3	415	115.06	478	42

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $60 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 sale174 hd

130.44

—

FL average10 barns · 665 hd

133.90

−3.46

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	1,502	82.19	1,235	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	62.32	745	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	61.76	832	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	42.83	428	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	137.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	356	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	150.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.12/cwt	127.00–136.00	683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.40/cwt	138.00–148.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.78/cwt	138.00–141.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.62/cwt	152.00–156.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.27/cwt	159.00–169.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	166.41/cwt	162.00–170.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	153.14/cwt	145.00–158.00	334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.52/cwt	156.00–164.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	129.85/cwt	128.00–132.00	501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	174.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	150.16/cwt	142.00–156.00	402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	148.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	104.35/cwt	100.00–109.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.67/cwt	154.00–156.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	179.04/cwt	172.00–184.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.58/cwt	153.00–163.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	147.86/cwt	143.00–152.00	472	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	39.90/cwt	39.00–41.00	403	5
Bulls	—	—	1,362	78.65/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	83.60/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,394	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	67.32/cwt	66.00–70.00	829	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	62.92/cwt	61.00–65.00	783	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	58.47/cwt	56.00–60.00	653	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	43.97/cwt	43.00–45.00	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	146.71/cwt	140.00–152.00	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	203	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.97/cwt	162.00–164.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	106.20/cwt	102.00–112.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.06/cwt	170.00–179.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	62.20/cwt	61.00–64.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	155.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	89.47/cwt	88.00–91.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	113.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.75/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	110.12/cwt	108.00–113.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	144.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	146.21/cwt	140.00–152.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	145.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	159.71/cwt	157.00–162.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	132.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	127.54/cwt	124.00–131.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	553	11

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 1,145Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 234Year ago 320

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
2	—	488	144.00–148.00	145.97
3	—	218	145.00–158.00	153.14
1	—	315	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	154.00–156.00	154.67
3	—	265	172.00–184.00	179.04
2	—	203	174.00–175.00	174.49
2	—	380	162.00–164.00	162.97
2	—	308	176.00–178.00	176.98
2	—	435	160.00–164.00	161.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	154.00	154.00
4	—	419	140.00–148.00	144.88
4	—	274	140.00–152.00	146.21
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	98.00–100.00	98.99
9	—	259	130.00–140.00	137.53
4	—	533	116.00–124.00	118.67
9	—	386	128.00–132.00	129.85
1	—	610	97.00	97.00
7	—	224	130.00–138.00	132.86
7	—	470	126.00–133.00	129.52
5	—	333	133.00–138.00	135.35
11	—	425	126.00–135.00	130.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	127.00–136.00	134.12
12	—	370	138.00–148.00	143.40
5	—	434	138.00–141.00	138.78
8	—	470	134.00–144.00	139.49
10	—	268	142.00–156.00	150.16
5	—	219	140.00–155.00	148.52
2	—	620	100.00–109.00	104.35
6	—	170	135.00–140.00	138.24
9	—	319	143.00–152.00	147.86
3	—	575	102.00–112.00	106.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	88.00–91.00	89.47
6	—	236	110.00–120.00	113.52
9	—	474	116.00–122.00	118.75
7	—	526	108.00–113.00	110.12
8	—	382	118.00–124.00	120.94
1	—	190	95.00	95.00
3	—	318	124.00–131.00	127.54
1	—	620	85.00	85.00
5	—	425	118.00–123.00	120.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	149.00–150.00	149.66
5	—	216	150.00–152.00	150.41
3	—	372	152.00–156.00	154.62
2	—	343	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	283	157.00–162.00	159.71
3	—	533	145.00–146.00	145.33
3	—	415	150.00–158.00	155.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	159.00–169.00	163.27
6	—	367	162.00–170.00	166.41
10	—	471	156.00–164.00	159.52
4	—	280	170.00–180.00	174.59
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
2	—	178	140.00–150.00	144.65
7	—	520	153.00–163.00	158.58
4	—	324	170.00–179.00	174.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	140.00–152.00	146.71
3	—	313	150.00–158.00	155.11
6	—	420	140.00–148.00	144.88
3	—	372	140.00–148.00	145.17
1	—	540	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	39.00–41.00	39.90
2	—	993	43.00–45.00	43.97
2	—	985	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,396	61.00–64.00	62.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,232	66.00–70.00	67.32
34	—	1,245	61.00–65.00	62.92
30	—	1,116	56.00–60.00	58.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	77.00–80.00	78.65
1	—	1,590	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,668	82.00–85.00	83.60

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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