Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.24/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$147.24

279 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	151.59	729	109
Medium and Large 2	450	145.82	656	120
Medium and Large 3	424	141.20	599	50

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about $130 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 sale279 hd

147.24

—

FL average9 barns · 973 hd

150.09

−2.84

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	89.83	1,415	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	62.85	819	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	60.26	688	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	46.63	452	44

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	322	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.27/cwt	108.00–114.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.39/cwt	105.00–112.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	127.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	527	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	747	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.18/cwt	126.00–136.00	617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.08/cwt	118.00–126.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.35/cwt	134.00–143.00	512	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	158.44/cwt	156.00–160.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	174.98/cwt	172.00–182.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	594	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	117.96/cwt	114.00–121.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.63/cwt	148.00–156.00	646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	156.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	584	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.10/cwt	162.00–172.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	120.23/cwt	115.00–124.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	148.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.86/cwt	138.00–147.00	671	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.54/cwt	164.00–170.00	536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	142.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	131.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.89/cwt	116.00–125.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	179.69/cwt	176.00–184.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	176.25/cwt	172.00–182.00	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	66.09/cwt	64.00–68.00	841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	65.05/cwt	64.00–68.00	791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	41.13/cwt	39.00–43.00	396	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	48.69/cwt	44.00–53.00	473	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	61.82/cwt	59.00–63.00	851	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	60.45/cwt	59.00–63.00	694	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	56.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	600	24
Bulls	—	—	1,545	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	95.71/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.66/cwt	119.00–122.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.65/cwt	148.00–156.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.92/cwt	126.00–134.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	162.49/cwt	162.00–164.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.22/cwt	102.00–111.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	140.63/cwt	138.00–142.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	110.11/cwt	108.00–114.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	148.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	119.42/cwt	114.00–122.00	432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	109.06/cwt	106.00–112.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	102.63/cwt	100.00–104.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.95/cwt	119.00–124.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	149.42/cwt	142.00–157.00	408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	120.09/cwt	114.00–123.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	132.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	439	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	117.29/cwt	112.00–120.00	486	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	123.69/cwt	121.00–129.00	403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	128.88/cwt	124.00–132.00	470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	135.30/cwt	128.00–141.00	364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	122.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.35/cwt	131.00–141.00	570	36

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,211Last week 889Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 386Year ago 202

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.69
23	—	470	126.00–136.00	131.18
18	—	559	118.00–126.00	124.08
18	—	373	134.00–143.00	137.35
14	—	518	119.00–129.00	124.63
10	—	273	142.00–157.00	149.42
6	—	613	114.00–123.00	120.09
36	—	415	131.00–141.00	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	108.00–114.00	110.27
2	—	620	105.00–112.00	108.39
20	—	414	122.00–130.00	127.28
7	—	515	110.00–118.00	114.93
18	—	331	130.00–138.00	132.72
14	—	365	124.00–132.00	128.88
8	—	269	128.00–141.00	135.30
4	—	461	121.00–124.00	122.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	114.00–122.00	119.42
9	—	479	106.00–112.00	109.06
3	—	527	100.00–104.00	102.63
1	—	600	102.00	102.00
14	—	414	112.00–120.00	117.29
9	—	326	121.00–129.00	123.69
4	—	263	120.00–124.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	138.00–148.00	142.92
1	—	270	178.00	178.00
22	—	471	148.00–158.00	153.30
9	—	332	172.00–182.00	174.98
14	—	429	158.00–168.00	161.12
11	—	370	162.00–172.00	167.10
18	—	561	137.00–145.00	142.34
10	—	607	125.00–133.00	131.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
4	—	310	156.00–160.00	158.44
2	—	513	124.00–125.00	124.50
24	—	410	140.00–147.00	144.94
7	—	466	130.00–137.00	133.81
6	—	568	115.00–124.00	120.23
6	—	360	145.00–150.00	148.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	125.00–134.00	130.25
3	—	275	155.00–164.00	160.13
6	—	530	128.00–135.00	130.94
5	—	624	114.00–121.00	117.96
15	—	426	148.00–156.00	151.63
14	—	374	152.00–160.00	156.08
56	—	470	138.00–147.00	142.86
12	—	320	164.00–170.00	167.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	116.00–125.00	120.89
6	—	372	162.00–170.00	166.40
5	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.48
5	—	265	176.00–184.00	179.69
9	—	324	172.00–182.00	176.25
8	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.06
3	—	605	119.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	405	165.00–168.00	166.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	156.00–158.00	156.99
7	—	427	148.00–156.00	151.65
6	—	465	126.00–134.00	130.92
4	—	343	162.00–164.00	162.49
3	—	623	102.00–111.00	106.22
2	—	283	155.00–158.00	156.46
3	—	510	119.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	555	112.00–114.00	112.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	138.00–142.00	140.63
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.42
7	—	519	108.00–114.00	110.11
6	—	360	144.00–150.00	148.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	64.00–68.00	66.09
4	—	1,376	59.00–63.00	61.82
1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,216	64.00–68.00	65.05
32	—	1,148	59.00–63.00	60.45
24	—	1,071	54.00–58.00	56.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	963	39.00–43.00	41.13
32	—	971	44.00–53.00	48.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	83.00–85.00	83.95
2	—	1,605	94.00–97.00	95.71

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