Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.92/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$130.92

323 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	134.50	641	129
Medium and Large 2	416	130.69	543	116
Medium and Large 3	378	125.34	474	78

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $166 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 sale323 hd

130.92

—

FL average9 barns · 1,051 hd

139.27

−8.36

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	1,594	92.10	1,468	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	66.63	870	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	65.25	744	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	53.47	507	15

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3	—	434	150.18/cwt	148.00–154.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	165.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	129.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	183.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.02/cwt	168.00–178.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.90/cwt	155.00–164.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.48/cwt	143.00–153.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	169.94/cwt	168.00–172.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	130.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	674	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	157.85/cwt	150.00–165.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	158.70/cwt	154.00–162.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	161.68/cwt	155.00–168.00	438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.66/cwt	134.00–144.00	793	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	577	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.12/cwt	127.00–134.00	551	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	125.83/cwt	122.00–132.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	163.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	142.33/cwt	142.00–143.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	178.12/cwt	172.00–185.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	128.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	178.00/cwt	172.00–185.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.39/cwt	126.00–134.00	801	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	160.25/cwt	158.00–167.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.83/cwt	144.00–152.00	704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	195.39/cwt	190.00–202.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	190.13/cwt	185.00–194.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	46.38/cwt	45.00–48.00	372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.24/cwt	51.00–58.00	544	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	70.13/cwt	68.00–72.00	875	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	62.05/cwt	60.00–63.00	676	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	861	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.48/cwt	64.00–68.00	750	37
Bulls	—	—	1,535	88.22/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	94.75/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	254	168.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	137.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	437	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	99.14/cwt	95.00–100.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	354	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.32/cwt	116.00–124.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.27/cwt	114.00–123.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	105.11/cwt	102.00–111.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	468	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	109.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.21/cwt	112.00–120.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	142.26/cwt	138.00–150.00	403	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	108.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.80/cwt	136.00–146.00	591	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,244Last week 1,521Year ago 1,305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 338Year ago 209

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	148.00–154.00	150.18
5	—	267	160.00–170.00	165.77
16	—	519	124.00–132.00	129.61
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	168.00–172.00	169.94
4	—	378	160.00–166.00	163.44
3	—	457	142.00–143.00	142.33
2	—	220	165.00–170.00	167.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	200.00–202.00	200.98
7	—	379	180.00–190.00	183.54
7	—	421	168.00–178.00	173.02
9	—	472	155.00–164.00	158.90
10	—	519	143.00–153.00	148.48
30	—	568	134.00–144.00	139.66
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
25	—	619	126.00–134.00	129.39
2	—	223	190.00–202.00	195.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	136.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	276	172.00–185.00	178.12
4	—	574	125.00–132.00	128.20
3	—	320	177.00–180.00	178.97
2	—	228	172.00–185.00	178.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	178.00	178.00
9	—	433	158.00–167.00	160.25
8	—	476	144.00–152.00	147.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	484	128.00–138.00	130.21
34	—	520	124.00–134.00	129.67
4	—	220	150.00–165.00	157.85
5	—	314	154.00–162.00	158.70
7	—	271	155.00–168.00	161.68
17	—	576	122.00–132.00	125.83
11	—	372	142.00–152.00	146.67
13	—	616	112.00–122.00	117.95
13	—	417	136.00–146.00	141.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	118.00–126.00	123.03
19	—	420	127.00–134.00	131.12
12	—	523	114.00–123.00	118.27
14	—	575	112.00–120.00	116.21
13	—	320	144.00–150.00	146.88
10	—	376	132.00–140.00	135.78
2	—	240	135.00–140.00	137.45
25	—	283	138.00–150.00	142.26
4	—	616	105.00–110.00	108.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	112.00	112.00
18	—	318	132.00–140.00	137.33
6	—	613	95.00–100.00	99.14
15	—	266	130.00–137.00	132.90
10	—	418	116.00–124.00	121.32
5	—	579	102.00–111.00	105.11
16	—	368	122.00–130.00	127.23
3	—	518	107.00–112.00	109.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	124.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	317	185.00–194.00	190.13
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
1	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	400	178.00	178.00
1	—	200	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	254	165.00–170.00	168.94
4	—	436	149.00–150.00	149.75
2	—	463	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	507	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	375	162.00–166.00	163.95
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	117.00–122.00	118.96
2	—	320	178.00–180.00	178.98
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
3	—	527	134.00–140.00	136.61
2	—	565	128.00–132.00	129.96
2	—	475	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	45.00–48.00	46.38
12	—	985	51.00–58.00	55.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	61.00–62.00	61.48
6	—	1,247	68.00–72.00	70.13
6	—	1,400	63.00–67.00	64.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,089	60.00–63.00	62.05
10	—	1,216	69.00–73.00	70.82
37	—	1,146	64.00–68.00	65.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	86.00–90.00	88.22
1	—	1,550	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,663	94.00–95.00	94.75

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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