Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.75/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$125.75

168 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	134.09	504	81
Medium and Large 2	389	121.27	472	63
Medium and Large 3	450	109.34	492	24

One grade step is worth $24.75/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 sale168 hd

125.75

—

FL average10 barns · 770 hd

125.32

+0.43

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	1,531	83.49	1,278	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	68.92	876	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	66.37	789	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	47.84	419	29

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	—	380	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	128.15/cwt	126.00–130.00	402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.68/cwt	112.00–119.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	514	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	150.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	155.63/cwt	152.00–158.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	136.45/cwt	130.00–144.00	377	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	143.42/cwt	142.00–148.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.48/cwt	144.00–154.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	114.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.69/cwt	144.00–152.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.25/cwt	128.00–137.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.07/cwt	121.00–131.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	167.79/cwt	162.00–175.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	167.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	440	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	124.53/cwt	122.00–132.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	166.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.30/cwt	156.00–164.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	149.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	137.52/cwt	132.00–142.00	507	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	67.45/cwt	66.00–69.00	839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	62.78/cwt	60.00–64.00	715	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	71.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	881	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	66.92/cwt	65.00–69.00	804	81
Bulls	—	—	1,635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.59/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	81.20/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,208	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	43.99/cwt	41.00–45.00	360	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	52.73/cwt	51.00–55.00	497	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	48.62/cwt	46.00–50.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	71.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.36/cwt	154.00–162.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	154.42/cwt	152.00–158.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	166.19/cwt	164.00–168.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	135.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	177.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.44/cwt	104.00–109.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	138.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.12/cwt	108.00–116.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	116.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	108.21/cwt	107.00–111.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	116.69/cwt	112.00–121.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.20/cwt	144.00–152.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	130.58/cwt	126.00–135.00	299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.75/cwt	104.00–111.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	123.29/cwt	116.00–128.00	330	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	97.52/cwt	92.00–101.00	553	3

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 612Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 151Year ago 209

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	144.00–152.00	147.48
5	—	324	142.00–150.00	145.78
4	—	261	152.00–158.00	155.63
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	478	136.00–140.00	137.97
3	—	428	144.00–152.00	147.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	144.00–154.00	147.48
6	—	274	162.00–175.00	167.79
2	—	223	160.00–175.00	166.74
11	—	424	156.00–164.00	158.30
8	—	523	137.00–145.00	139.93
7	—	370	156.00–164.00	159.34
3	—	580	131.00–133.00	131.99
2	—	610	129.00–133.00	130.97
7	—	322	152.00–162.00	157.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	132.00–138.00	135.44
7	—	422	138.00–141.00	138.98
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
7	—	468	126.00–133.00	129.65
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
2	—	388	134.00–138.00	135.96
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	136.00–140.00	137.94
2	—	588	118.00–122.00	119.97
6	—	369	146.00–152.00	149.94
3	—	232	147.00–155.00	150.49
4	—	339	142.00–148.00	143.42
2	—	258	155.00–158.00	156.46
5	—	429	144.00–152.00	147.69
3	—	535	126.00–128.00	127.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	146.00–152.00	148.92
8	—	226	160.00–175.00	167.09
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
2	—	435	155.00–158.00	156.48
4	—	380	154.00–162.00	157.36
4	—	336	152.00–158.00	154.42
4	—	279	164.00–168.00	166.19
2	—	175	175.00–180.00	177.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	137.00–142.00	139.97
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
3	—	478	126.00–130.00	127.30
2	—	373	136.00–142.00	138.90
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	165	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	126.00–130.00	128.15
4	—	524	112.00–119.00	115.68
12	—	420	118.00–126.00	122.40
9	—	474	112.00–121.00	116.69
2	—	623	104.00–106.00	104.99
4	—	378	126.00–128.00	126.99
4	—	229	126.00–135.00	130.58
5	—	571	104.00–111.00	107.75
14	—	268	116.00–128.00	123.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.60
15	—	276	130.00–144.00	136.45
3	—	622	110.00–119.00	114.24
9	—	418	128.00–137.00	133.25
5	—	522	121.00–131.00	126.07
18	—	318	134.00–142.00	138.37
8	—	484	122.00–132.00	124.53
4	—	219	145.00–155.00	149.75
16	—	369	132.00–142.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	118.00	118.00
2	—	523	104.00–109.00	106.44
8	—	428	108.00–116.00	111.12
4	—	371	115.00–118.00	116.73
4	—	471	107.00–111.00	108.21
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
3	—	567	92.00–101.00	97.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	66.00–69.00	67.45
1	—	1,275	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,291	70.00–74.00	71.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,139	60.00–64.00	62.78
27	—	1,239	70.00–74.00	71.08
81	—	1,201	65.00–69.00	66.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	819	41.00–45.00	43.99
8	—	943	51.00–55.00	52.73
9	—	890	46.00–50.00	48.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,570	84.00–88.00	85.59
7	—	1,488	79.00–83.00	81.20

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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