Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$132.82

221 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	137.41	608	116
Medium and Large 2	407	130.90	533	59
Medium and Large 3	381	123.73	471	46

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $136 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 sale221 hd

132.82

—

FL average8 barns · 764 hd

130.57

+2.25

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	—	Average	1,546	81.11	1,254	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	60.66	826	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	59.78	794	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	44.89	462	26

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	318	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.70/cwt	129.00–137.00	620	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.89/cwt	111.00–119.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	128.77/cwt	123.00–132.00	661	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	156.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	492	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	493	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	766	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	173.25/cwt	168.00–178.00	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.17/cwt	133.00–143.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.06/cwt	126.00–136.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	126.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.53/cwt	152.00–162.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.42/cwt	138.00–147.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	142.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.72/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.22/cwt	144.00–151.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.81/cwt	132.00–141.00	713	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.24/cwt	178.00–187.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	251	188.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	212.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	646	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	181.80/cwt	178.00–188.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.16/cwt	122.00–131.00	718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	59.65/cwt	58.00–62.00	802	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	56.16/cwt	53.00–57.00	790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	872	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	60.32/cwt	58.00–62.00	820	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	54.66/cwt	53.00–57.00	707	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	39.95/cwt	38.00–41.00	403	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	48.51/cwt	45.00–52.00	506	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	63.87/cwt	63.00–67.00	848	20
Bulls	—	—	1,531	79.80/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,222	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	83.72/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	152.55/cwt	148.00–156.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	160.22/cwt	158.00–164.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.91/cwt	112.00–118.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	163.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	171.93/cwt	168.00–174.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.10/cwt	168.00–176.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	705	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.17/cwt	122.00–126.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.10/cwt	138.00–147.00	526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	149.07/cwt	144.00–155.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	122.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	166.32/cwt	160.00–174.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	134.87/cwt	130.00–142.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	118.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	129.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	534	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	14

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,211Year ago 1,337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 193Year ago 173

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	140.00–148.00	145.29
3	—	565	111.00–119.00	115.89
2	—	610	110.00–114.00	111.97
13	—	375	128.00–136.00	131.12
5	—	459	122.00–126.00	124.17
4	—	281	144.00–155.00	149.07
2	—	243	150.00–152.00	150.99
6	—	514	115.00–120.00	118.14
17	—	412	124.00–132.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	467	129.00–137.00	132.70
19	—	574	120.00–130.00	124.24
16	—	513	123.00–132.00	128.77
14	—	314	150.00–160.00	156.53
12	—	429	133.00–143.00	136.17
4	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.88
26	—	370	138.00–147.00	142.10
6	—	274	160.00–174.00	166.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	117.00–122.00	119.43
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	595	100.00	100.00
11	—	324	130.00–138.00	134.04
4	—	480	110.00	110.00
9	—	367	118.00–126.00	122.79
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
2	—	240	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	277	130.00–142.00	134.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	475	132.00–138.00	135.95
5	—	382	150.00–152.00	151.19
3	—	520	122.00–130.00	126.88
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
2	—	618	111.00–112.00	111.50
7	—	433	140.00–148.00	142.49
3	—	327	160.00–165.00	161.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	522	142.00–152.00	146.73
9	—	369	168.00–178.00	173.25
15	—	616	126.00–136.00	132.06
9	—	469	152.00–162.00	157.53
6	—	574	138.00–147.00	141.42
2	—	290	178.00	178.00
8	—	330	178.00–187.00	181.24
14	—	419	160.00–170.00	165.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	150.00–158.00	154.10
3	—	325	170.00–174.00	171.96
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
14	—	381	158.00–166.00	160.72
4	—	618	120.00–124.00	121.73
4	—	570	128.00–136.00	132.14
3	—	473	144.00–151.00	146.22
16	—	521	132.00–141.00	136.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	251	186.00–190.00	188.99
2	—	190	205.00–220.00	212.30
14	—	424	148.00–158.00	152.40
5	—	326	178.00–188.00	181.80
4	—	565	122.00–131.00	127.16
6	—	518	130.00–140.00	135.74
11	—	377	168.00–176.00	171.10
16	—	468	146.00–155.00	150.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
3	—	515	122.00–129.00	126.25
6	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.96
7	—	384	158.00–164.00	160.22
2	—	578	112.00–118.00	114.91
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.41
7	—	326	168.00–174.00	171.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	128.00–130.00	129.32
6	—	372	148.00–156.00	152.55
2	—	425	130.00–134.00	131.95
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	114.00–118.00	115.96
5	—	315	160.00–166.00	163.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,344	58.00–62.00	59.65
15	—	1,294	53.00–57.00	54.66
20	—	1,327	63.00–67.00	63.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	53.00–57.00	56.16
4	—	1,321	65.00–67.00	66.01
10	—	1,360	58.00–62.00	60.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,010	38.00–41.00	39.95
15	—	1,044	45.00–52.00	48.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	77.00–81.00	79.80
3	—	1,577	82.00–86.00	83.72

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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