Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 450# 4.00 to 8.00 higher and over 450# steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.84/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$138.84

301 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	139.66	771	184
Medium and Large 2	497	138.77	689	90
Medium and Large 3	470	133.45	628	27

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $143 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 sale301 hd

138.84

—

FL average9 barns · 1,091 hd

149.72

−10.88

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	1,575	91.48	1,440	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	65.36	921	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	64.90	838	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	44.26	402	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	425	172.32/cwt	168.00–178.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	116.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	544	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	157.25/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.76/cwt	122.00–132.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	157.89/cwt	154.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.28/cwt	118.00–126.00	520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	169.39/cwt	164.00–176.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	607	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	182.08/cwt	180.00–184.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	191.92/cwt	188.00–196.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	200.38/cwt	196.00–204.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.59/cwt	134.00–141.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	253	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	803	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	154.35/cwt	148.00–158.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.52/cwt	132.00–141.00	640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	595	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.75/cwt	128.00–137.00	559	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	169.12/cwt	166.00–172.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	140.87/cwt	138.00–142.00	466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	143.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	398	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	39.45/cwt	37.00–41.00	345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.62/cwt	47.00–51.00	474	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	43.94/cwt	43.00–45.00	377	5
Bulls	—	—	1,503	87.83/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,320	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	99.32/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	93.36/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.93/cwt	121.00–130.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.34/cwt	134.00–144.00	725	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	59.16/cwt	57.00–61.00	683	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	68.74/cwt	67.00–71.00	861	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	64.53/cwt	62.00–66.00	871	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	112.14/cwt	112.00–113.00	571	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	183.16/cwt	180.00–186.00	487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	848	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.70/cwt	67.00–71.00	969	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	64.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	133.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	121.95/cwt	119.00–124.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.43/cwt	116.00–123.00	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	175.80/cwt	174.00–180.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	169.50/cwt	168.00–176.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.94/cwt	184.00–188.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.21/cwt	129.00–138.00	498	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.46/cwt	168.00–172.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	653	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.22/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	671	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.51/cwt	134.00–142.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.95/cwt	124.00–132.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	129.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	702	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.17/cwt	174.00–184.00	673	13

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 1,588Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 296Year ago 219

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 450# 4.00 to 8.00 higher and over 450# steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	168.00–178.00	172.32
74	—	624	124.00–134.00	128.68
37	—	520	134.00–144.00	139.34
33	—	576	130.00–140.00	134.15
16	—	469	144.00–154.00	149.67
13	—	380	174.00–184.00	177.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.25
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	174.00	174.00
8	—	508	120.00–123.00	121.49
4	—	421	150.00–155.00	152.71
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
9	—	475	124.00–132.00	127.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	180.00–184.00	182.08
18	—	565	120.00–129.00	125.94
8	—	613	116.00–123.00	120.43
8	—	368	168.00–172.00	169.46
18	—	467	134.00–142.00	139.90
11	—	424	158.00–166.00	162.22
25	—	518	124.00–133.00	129.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	466	112.00–120.00	116.73
10	—	425	118.00–126.00	122.28
14	—	509	112.00–113.00	112.14
8	—	318	130.00–136.00	133.32
6	—	379	119.00–124.00	121.95
3	—	287	125.00–130.00	127.62
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	122.00–132.00	127.76
13	—	530	124.00–134.00	127.21
11	—	370	140.00–149.00	144.18
2	—	255	166.00–168.00	166.98
2	—	223	164.00–176.00	169.39
20	—	428	138.00–148.00	141.77
3	—	315	148.00–158.00	154.35
25	—	469	132.00–141.00	136.52
10	—	614	121.00–130.00	126.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	115.00–121.00	118.28
2	—	240	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
31	—	480	121.00–130.00	123.99
14	—	421	128.00–137.00	132.75
10	—	331	138.00–142.00	140.87
5	—	277	138.00–148.00	143.86
16	—	374	129.00–138.00	133.21
15	—	518	114.00–123.00	119.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	154.00–160.00	157.89
4	—	266	180.00–186.00	183.16
2	—	430	148.00–154.00	150.90
2	—	340	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
5	—	469	126.00–132.00	129.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	188.00–196.00	191.92
4	—	428	160.00–164.00	161.47
5	—	369	166.00–172.00	169.12
2	—	335	184.00–188.00	185.94
6	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	479	134.00–142.00	137.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	196.00–204.00	200.38
3	—	528	134.00–141.00	137.59
2	—	253	217.00–218.00	217.50
14	—	386	174.00–180.00	175.80
5	—	474	146.00–154.00	148.50
5	—	438	168.00–176.00	169.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	874	37.00–41.00	39.45
7	—	975	47.00–51.00	48.62
5	—	859	43.00–45.00	43.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,154	57.00–61.00	59.16
33	—	1,252	67.00–71.00	68.74
64	—	1,350	62.00–66.00	64.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,410	67.00–71.00	68.70
8	—	1,406	63.00–66.00	64.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	86.00–90.00	87.83
3	—	1,780	99.00–100.00	99.32
3	—	1,560	92.00–95.00	93.36

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