Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.82/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$123.82

145 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	128.76	547	71
Medium and Large 2	396	122.29	484	51
Medium and Large 3	395	111.96	443	23

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $104 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 sale145 hd

123.82

—

FL average10 barns · 604 hd

127.41

−3.59

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	—	Average	1,600	85.22	1,363	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	65.84	952	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	64.26	756	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	46.88	445	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	155.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	144.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	137.19/cwt	135.00–138.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.79/cwt	152.00–158.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	149.05/cwt	146.00–156.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	158.39/cwt	152.00–161.00	575	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.63/cwt	134.00–143.00	513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.32/cwt	142.00–154.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.91/cwt	136.00–144.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.33/cwt	156.00–165.00	530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	140.99/cwt	136.00–145.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.62/cwt	138.00–144.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	121.81/cwt	118.00–128.00	581	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	115.33/cwt	109.00–119.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	562	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	154.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	699	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	67.73/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,039	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	58.79/cwt	57.00–61.00	622	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	68.34/cwt	67.00–71.00	885	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	64.30/cwt	62.00–66.00	745	74
Bulls	—	—	1,625	86.45/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,405	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	159.65/cwt	156.00–170.00	445	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	64.36/cwt	63.00–65.00	842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,466	80.47/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,180	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	40.87/cwt	39.00–43.00	385	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	51.45/cwt	50.00–53.00	486	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.74/cwt	129.00–137.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.01/cwt	152.00–162.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	164.79/cwt	158.00–168.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	137.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	136.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	102.55/cwt	98.00–105.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.36/cwt	118.00–127.00	519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	100.48/cwt	99.00–103.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	473	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	111.92/cwt	108.00–116.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	99.94/cwt	98.00–104.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	131.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 683Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 310Year ago 212

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
4	—	466	110.00–116.00	114.19
6	—	325	126.00–134.00	129.06
12	—	428	118.00–127.00	121.36
4	—	539	99.00–103.00	100.48
14	—	368	125.00–132.00	128.66
3	—	577	98.00–104.00	99.94
7	—	282	130.00–138.00	131.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	211	142.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	273	146.00–156.00	149.05
8	—	373	134.00–143.00	137.63
2	—	555	114.00–116.00	114.99
6	—	317	136.00–145.00	140.99
23	—	477	118.00–128.00	121.81
10	—	517	109.00–119.00	115.33
15	—	424	128.00–138.00	132.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	92.00	92.00
4	—	323	115.00–124.00	119.57
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
7	—	368	116.00–122.00	118.36
3	—	472	98.00–105.00	102.55
5	—	426	108.00–116.00	111.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	138.00–144.00	141.20
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
3	—	382	142.00–150.00	144.86
3	—	325	150.00–156.00	151.88
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
3	—	270	142.00–154.00	148.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	152.00–158.00	154.79
6	—	462	138.00–144.00	141.62
2	—	208	220.00–225.00	222.41
4	—	279	156.00–170.00	159.65
6	—	377	152.00–162.00	156.01
5	—	314	158.00–168.00	164.79
4	—	513	134.00–139.00	135.97
3	—	555	128.00–130.00	128.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
2	—	328	141.00–144.00	142.47
4	—	374	132.00–140.00	136.62
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	154.00–156.00	155.32
5	—	484	135.00–138.00	137.19
2	—	623	111.00–116.00	113.47
2	—	385	142.00–146.00	143.95
2	—	565	124.00	124.00
7	—	429	140.00–144.00	141.69
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	363	152.00–161.00	158.39
7	—	616	119.00–129.00	125.34
4	—	514	136.00–144.00	140.91
14	—	335	156.00–165.00	158.33
8	—	413	150.00–158.00	154.94
1	—	215	225.00	225.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
16	—	453	148.00–155.00	154.41
5	—	565	129.00–137.00	133.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	368	134.00–141.00	137.33
2	—	340	139.00–140.00	139.49
3	—	640	106.00–108.00	107.00
4	—	431	128.00–135.00	131.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	66.00–70.00	67.73
5	—	1,309	63.00–65.00	64.36
1	—	1,520	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,058	57.00–61.00	58.79
41	—	1,295	67.00–71.00	68.34
74	—	1,159	62.00–66.00	64.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	942	39.00–43.00	40.87
7	—	944	50.00–53.00	51.45
1	—	1,020	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	84.00–88.00	86.45
2	—	1,790	89.00–93.00	91.02
4	—	1,466	79.00–82.00	80.47

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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