Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.45/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$156.45

309 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$11.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	159.75	794	111
Medium and Large 2	450	159.55	718	113
Medium and Large 3	460	148.03	681	85

One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $113 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 sale309 hd

156.45

—

FL average9 barns · 751 hd

159.34

−2.89

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	1,413	94.16	1,330	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	69.31	914	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	65.93	813	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	52.27	531	86

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	482	166.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	142.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.42/cwt	133.00–143.00	651	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.47/cwt	118.00–124.00	633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.55/cwt	143.00–152.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	184.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	193.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	174.55/cwt	170.00–178.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.21/cwt	126.00–136.00	684	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	549	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	128.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.14/cwt	182.00–188.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	135.44/cwt	131.00–139.00	702	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	154.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	162.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.20/cwt	154.00–162.00	750	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	149.41/cwt	144.00–152.00	695	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	806	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	195.96/cwt	195.00–197.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	839	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	162.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	703	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.37/cwt	170.00–182.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.10/cwt	155.00–166.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.94/cwt	171.00–176.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	47.12/cwt	45.00–49.00	462	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	71.28/cwt	70.00–74.00	900	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.42/cwt	65.00–69.00	841	25
Bulls	—	—	1,800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.63/cwt	50.00–59.00	563	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	65.93/cwt	65.00–67.00	932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	71.94/cwt	70.00–74.00	911	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	61.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	718	15
Bulls	—	—	1,399	94.73/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,325	5
Bulls	—	—	1,253	90.31/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	153.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	138.62/cwt	132.00–142.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.48/cwt	158.00–166.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	163.25/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	302	178.66/cwt	178.00–179.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.24/cwt	124.00–134.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	125.83/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	549	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	122.20/cwt	120.00–124.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	166.61/cwt	162.00–176.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	128.82/cwt	123.00–132.00	600	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	119.59/cwt	118.00–120.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	139.67/cwt	136.00–146.00	596	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	132.00–141.00	507	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,409Last week 1,073Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 363Year ago 161

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	164.00–174.00	166.59
13	—	560	143.00–152.00	149.55
9	—	373	180.00–190.00	184.71
3	—	273	190.00–200.00	193.05
24	—	522	150.00–160.00	154.38
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	193.74
2	—	208	195.00–197.00	195.96
23	—	633	130.00–140.00	132.48
19	—	422	170.00–180.00	174.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	170.00–178.00	174.20
8	—	533	140.00–148.00	142.30
2	—	280	170.00–180.00	174.73
13	—	572	132.00–140.00	136.64
5	—	320	182.00–188.00	185.14
25	—	474	154.00–162.00	158.20
5	—	618	120.00–129.00	125.52
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
28	—	433	160.00–168.00	162.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	117.00–118.00	117.50
6	—	322	170.00–178.00	174.55
8	—	562	125.00–131.00	128.83
16	—	518	131.00–139.00	135.44
11	—	422	150.00–158.00	154.48
9	—	380	160.00–168.00	162.76
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
32	—	465	144.00–152.00	149.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	470	133.00–143.00	138.42
24	—	525	126.00–136.00	130.21
29	—	377	142.00–152.00	145.64
10	—	315	158.00–166.00	162.48
6	—	571	124.00–134.00	129.24
6	—	279	162.00–176.00	166.61
1	—	200	178.00	178.00
20	—	427	136.00–146.00	139.67
4	—	616	120.00–127.00	122.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	118.00–124.00	121.47
5	—	231	150.00–160.00	153.56
1	—	265	156.00	156.00
2	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
24	—	418	126.00–135.00	131.34
28	—	466	123.00–132.00	128.82
24	—	370	132.00–141.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	132.00–142.00	138.62
4	—	338	136.00–138.00	137.49
14	—	376	122.00–130.00	125.83
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
9	—	414	120.00–124.00	122.20
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
5	—	462	118.00–120.00	119.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
5	—	275	170.00–182.00	176.37
3	—	380	171.00–176.00	172.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	155.00–166.00	160.10
3	—	378	160.00–166.00	163.25
3	—	302	178.00–179.00	178.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	199.00	199.00
3	—	280	190.00–194.00	191.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	981	45.00–49.00	47.12
59	—	1,031	50.00–59.00	54.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	70.00–74.00	71.28
25	—	1,266	65.00–69.00	66.42
15	—	1,160	60.00–64.00	61.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	65.00–67.00	65.93
1	—	1,400	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,266	70.00–74.00	71.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,399	93.00–97.00	94.73
2	—	1,253	88.00–92.00	90.31

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