Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.03/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$135.03

202 head · 342 lb average

Value per head Derived

$462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	341	143.71	491	102
Medium and Large 2	325	131.06	426	59
Medium and Large 3	369	119.14	439	41

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about $51 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 sale202 hd

135.03

—

FL average10 barns · 615 hd

132.27

+2.75

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	1,487	87.51	1,301	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	68.02	914	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	64.97	763	66

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	268	158.67/cwt	154.00–164.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	168	166.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	154.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	135.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	176	134.29/cwt	128.00–140.00	236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.18/cwt	124.00–128.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.56/cwt	136.00–146.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	157.71/cwt	150.00–162.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	97.45/cwt	94.00–101.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.66/cwt	162.00–170.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.28/cwt	146.00–155.00	481	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	149.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	110.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	170.53/cwt	166.00–180.00	477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	169.99/cwt	164.00–174.00	544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	170.22/cwt	166.00–178.00	472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	168.28/cwt	162.00–172.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	108.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	148.52/cwt	144.00–158.00	417	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.05/cwt	144.00–152.00	544	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	163	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	159.21/cwt	158.00–168.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	146.90/cwt	142.00–156.00	342	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	155.53/cwt	152.00–158.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	61.16/cwt	59.00–63.00	694	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.88/cwt	69.00–73.00	908	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	65.63/cwt	64.00–68.00	761	28
Bulls	—	—	1,311	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	87.75/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.99/cwt	165.00–178.00	393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	70.91/cwt	70.00–73.00	996	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	67.09/cwt	65.00–68.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	121.61/cwt	118.00–126.00	332	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	61.22/cwt	59.00–63.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	170	150.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	85.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	120.08/cwt	118.00–125.00	262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	170.61/cwt	168.00–174.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.95/cwt	112.00–117.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.34/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.83/cwt	100.00–108.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	147.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	129.47/cwt	126.00–132.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	144.86/cwt	142.00–148.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	159.49/cwt	150.00–164.00	343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	299	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	142.11/cwt	138.00–147.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.81/cwt	128.00–137.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	133.35/cwt	128.00–142.00	373	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.64/cwt	150.00–154.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.93/cwt	156.00–160.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	138.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.79/cwt	154.00–162.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 524Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 136Year ago 236

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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	—	268	154.00–164.00	158.67
6	—	490	139.00	139.00
4	—	221	150.00–162.00	157.71
1	—	345	154.00	154.00
3	—	425	150.00–154.00	152.64
2	—	368	156.00–160.00	157.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
14	—	280	166.00–180.00	170.53
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
7	—	366	162.00–172.00	168.28
10	—	439	158.00–168.00	159.21
5	—	461	152.00–158.00	155.53
2	—	525	140.00–142.00	140.99
6	—	317	168.00–174.00	170.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	148.00–150.00	149.32
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	205	148.00	148.00
2	—	410	146.00	146.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	142.00–148.00	144.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	168	160.00–170.00	166.34
4	—	281	150.00–158.00	154.87
3	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
4	—	428	148.00–156.00	151.90
3	—	470	142.00–146.00	143.97
8	—	215	150.00–164.00	159.49
2	—	328	154.00–162.00	157.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	162.00–170.00	165.66
14	—	320	164.00–174.00	169.99
12	—	277	166.00–178.00	170.22
2	—	163	185.00–187.00	185.98
4	—	230	165.00–178.00	170.99
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	116.00–125.00	120.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	170	145.00–155.00	150.96
2	—	583	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	255	148.00	148.00
3	—	328	144.00–150.00	147.90
2	—	365	148.00–150.00	148.99
4	—	426	138.00–147.00	142.11
3	—	480	128.00–137.00	130.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	132.00–140.00	135.32
7	—	176	128.00–140.00	134.29
5	—	471	124.00–128.00	125.18
2	—	573	94.00–101.00	97.45
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
6	—	431	126.00–132.00	129.47
11	—	223	130.00–140.00	133.88
13	—	280	128.00–142.00	133.35
6	—	326	136.00–142.00	138.74
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–129.00	123.88
10	—	429	136.00–146.00	139.56
14	—	320	146.00–155.00	150.28
7	—	176	145.00–157.00	149.60
3	—	567	107.00–114.00	110.59
7	—	464	135.00–140.00	137.08
3	—	607	108.00–110.00	108.66
25	—	281	144.00–158.00	148.52
18	—	370	144.00–152.00	147.05
12	—	233	142.00–156.00	146.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	118.00–126.00	121.61
2	—	588	84.00–88.00	85.97
6	—	218	118.00–125.00	120.08
3	—	475	112.00–117.00	114.95
8	—	420	118.00–125.00	121.28
4	—	315	129.00–134.00	131.44
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
8	—	373	124.00–130.00	126.44
2	—	523	100.00–108.00	103.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,135	59.00–63.00	61.16
13	—	1,281	69.00–73.00	70.88
28	—	1,160	64.00–68.00	65.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	70.00–73.00	70.91
4	—	1,294	65.00–68.00	67.09
2	—	1,258	59.00–63.00	61.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	81.00–85.00	83.24
3	—	1,623	93.00–95.00	93.97
8	—	1,545	86.00–90.00	87.75

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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