Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.40/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$147.40

332 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	420	155.69	653	72
Medium and Large 1	544	146.57	797	159
Medium and Large 2	511	142.81	729	101

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale332 hd

147.40

—

FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd

156.96

−9.56

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	1,565	91.63	1,434	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	67.92	1,003	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	64.52	810	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	51.23	529	14

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	423	144.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	610	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	141.36/cwt	134.00–143.00	647	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	179.51/cwt	175.00–184.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.30/cwt	144.00–153.00	699	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	177.11/cwt	172.00–182.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	133.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	164.59/cwt	162.00–168.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	172.95/cwt	172.00–175.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.09/cwt	156.00–164.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	191.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.95/cwt	126.00–134.00	610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.93/cwt	118.00–128.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	163.69/cwt	159.00–169.00	609	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	155.81/cwt	152.00–162.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	130.26/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	714	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	846	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.87/cwt	134.00–144.00	797	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	177.90/cwt	176.00–182.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	169.29/cwt	166.00–176.00	557	7
Bulls	—	—	1,617	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	687	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	68.52/cwt	67.00–71.00	918	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.06/cwt	62.00–66.00	794	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	53.26/cwt	51.00–55.00	544	9
Bulls	—	—	1,488	86.64/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,289	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	69.87/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	740	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	214.88/cwt	212.00–218.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	211.72/cwt	208.00–216.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	217.94/cwt	216.00–220.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	47.58/cwt	44.00–50.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	137.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	560	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	188.65/cwt	188.00–190.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	155.26/cwt	152.00–158.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	157.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	189.96/cwt	188.00–192.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.78/cwt	140.00–148.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.83/cwt	116.00–124.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.12/cwt	127.00–136.00	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	176.89/cwt	170.00–179.00	637	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	181.50/cwt	180.00–186.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.94/cwt	149.00–158.00	570	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	149.23/cwt	147.00–150.00	700	4

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,646Last week 1,061Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 200Year ago 271

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
34	—	423	140.00–149.00	144.30
3	—	210	172.00–175.00	172.95
8	—	318	158.00–164.00	161.94
19	—	466	126.00–134.00	130.95
4	—	284	152.00–162.00	155.81
8	—	512	120.00–129.00	126.54
2	—	590	110.00–112.00	110.99
11	—	370	149.00–158.00	153.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	527	130.00–140.00	133.59
7	—	623	118.00–128.00	122.93
25	—	372	159.00–169.00	163.69
43	—	476	135.00–145.00	138.97
32	—	566	121.00–130.00	126.19
3	—	263	176.00–182.00	177.90
7	—	329	166.00–176.00	169.29
6	—	425	150.00–160.00	154.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	158.00–160.00	158.99
8	—	373	140.00–148.00	143.42
16	—	408	134.00–139.00	137.35
2	—	275	140.00–148.00	143.78
2	—	470	116.00–124.00	119.83
2	—	503	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	458	134.00–143.00	141.36
2	—	290	175.00–180.00	177.46
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
3	—	513	122.00–124.00	123.32
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
12	—	415	152.00–160.00	157.94
3	—	335	188.00–192.00	189.96
20	—	360	170.00–179.00	176.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	468	144.00–153.00	149.30
3	—	432	162.00–168.00	164.59
1	—	345	198.00	198.00
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
20	—	564	125.00–133.00	130.26
19	—	524	127.00–136.00	131.12
17	—	613	124.00–130.00	128.15
9	—	387	180.00–186.00	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	172.00–182.00	177.11
10	—	462	156.00–164.00	161.09
7	—	389	190.00–200.00	191.29
59	—	621	131.00–141.00	136.30
17	—	578	134.00–144.00	137.87
53	—	516	138.00–147.00	143.36
2	—	323	208.00–216.00	211.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	175.00–184.00	179.51
3	—	342	188.00–190.00	188.65
3	—	430	152.00–158.00	155.26
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
2	—	615	119.00	119.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	198.00	198.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
4	—	469	147.00–150.00	149.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	212.00–218.00	214.88
1	—	435	174.00	174.00
2	—	258	216.00–220.00	217.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	94.00–96.00	94.96
2	—	1,488	85.00–88.00	86.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,165	57.00–61.00	59.00
19	—	1,340	67.00–71.00	68.52
45	—	1,240	62.00–66.00	64.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	51.00–55.00	53.26
5	—	1,054	44.00–50.00	47.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	69.00–72.00	69.87
2	—	1,488	65.00	65.00

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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