Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$126.36

190 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	135.04	561	85
Medium and Large 2	396	124.72	494	54
Medium and Large 3	402	113.63	457	51

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $105 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 sale190 hd

126.36

—

FL average9 barns · 895 hd

127.24

−0.88

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	1,580	87.18	1,377	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	58.93	820	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	56.97	676	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	44.05	410	34

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	274	144.70/cwt	138.00–152.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	112.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	154.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	114.11/cwt	112.00–120.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	117.18/cwt	113.00–122.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	132.84/cwt	127.00–140.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	137.86/cwt	134.00–141.00	569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	187.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	152.17/cwt	148.00–155.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	124.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	135.73/cwt	134.00–142.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.47/cwt	166.00–176.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.81/cwt	156.00–164.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	148.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	162.19/cwt	160.00–163.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.49/cwt	113.00–123.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	144.48/cwt	136.00–146.00	659	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	198.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	506	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	61.22/cwt	59.00–63.00	851	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	56.65/cwt	55.00–58.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	38.25/cwt	37.00–40.00	345	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	45.83/cwt	41.00–50.00	431	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.94/cwt	55.00–59.00	678	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	53.05/cwt	51.00–54.00	592	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	61.86/cwt	60.00–64.00	786	39
Bulls	—	—	1,563	86.41/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,351	10
Bulls	—	—	1,474	80.23/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,183	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	90.74/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,487	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	132.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	122.18/cwt	119.00–125.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.33/cwt	158.00–164.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	175	222.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	149.44/cwt	146.00–152.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.92/cwt	117.00–124.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	116.56/cwt	112.00–120.00	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	128.47/cwt	124.00–134.00	355	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	172.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	132.38/cwt	128.00–137.00	426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	162.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	163.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	137.61/cwt	132.00–142.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	125.79/cwt	122.00–129.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.86/cwt	180.00–186.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	135.54/cwt	132.00–136.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	166.96/cwt	166.00–170.00	651	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 1,146Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 191Year ago 261

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	138.00–152.00	144.70
4	—	210	150.00–157.00	154.11
13	—	322	139.00–148.00	142.59
7	—	564	120.00–127.00	123.38
4	—	621	113.00–122.00	117.18
18	—	413	134.00–141.00	137.86
16	—	475	125.00–135.00	128.92
9	—	369	132.00–142.00	137.61
7	—	514	122.00–129.00	125.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	110.00–120.00	112.75
9	—	432	112.00–120.00	114.11
8	—	327	120.00–124.00	121.59
3	—	522	100.00–106.00	103.91
12	—	372	112.00–120.00	116.56
11	—	480	105.00–112.00	108.02
2	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	100.00–106.00	102.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	104.00–105.00	104.50
9	—	518	110.00–118.00	114.27
3	—	563	113.00–114.00	113.33
2	—	223	127.00–140.00	132.84
7	—	410	124.00–130.00	127.95
4	—	465	117.00–124.00	120.92
8	—	276	124.00–134.00	128.47
6	—	368	124.00–130.00	127.27
13	—	322	128.00–137.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	147.00–150.00	148.49
5	—	308	187.00–190.00	187.58
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
14	—	628	125.00–135.00	128.45
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
6	—	561	143.00–148.00	144.98
5	—	368	166.00–176.00	171.47
6	—	413	160.00–168.00	164.89
5	—	453	160.00–163.00	162.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	148.00–152.00	149.95
3	—	325	160.00–166.00	163.88
6	—	573	119.00–125.00	121.94
2	—	640	105.00–107.00	105.99
5	—	521	121.00–128.00	124.96
12	—	481	134.00–142.00	135.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	148.00–155.00	152.17
2	—	335	172.00	172.00
2	—	590	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	610	120.00–123.00	121.48
4	—	528	130.00–138.00	133.40
2	—	378	156.00–164.00	159.81
8	—	466	144.00–150.00	148.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	113.00–123.00	116.49
2	—	405	156.00–158.00	156.99
20	—	456	136.00–146.00	144.48
5	—	566	116.00–126.00	122.10
1	—	165	245.00	245.00
3	—	255	195.00–200.00	198.27
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
2	—	330	180.00–186.00	182.86
9	—	502	132.00–136.00	135.54
4	—	390	166.00–170.00	166.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	131.00–136.00	132.60
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	378	146.00–152.00	149.44
6	—	334	160.00–169.00	162.00
4	—	268	160.00–166.00	163.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	119.00–125.00	122.18
5	—	368	158.00–164.00	161.33
2	—	275	175.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	175	220.00–225.00	222.36
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
3	—	332	170.00–178.00	172.45
2	—	413	144.00–146.00	144.99
1	—	620	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,390	59.00–63.00	61.22
8	—	1,388	55.00–58.00	56.65
1	—	1,420	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	903	37.00–40.00	38.25
26	—	940	41.00–50.00	45.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,190	55.00–59.00	56.94
48	—	1,115	51.00–54.00	53.05
39	—	1,270	60.00–64.00	61.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	85.00–88.00	86.41
4	—	1,474	79.00–81.00	80.23
10	—	1,639	89.00–93.00	90.74

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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