Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.05/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$140.05

222 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	143.85	627	126
Medium and Large 2	387	140.32	543	56
Medium and Large 3	412	127.71	526	40

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $101 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 sale222 hd

140.05

—

FL average8 barns · 899 hd

138.99

+1.06

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	1,476	83.88	1,238	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	60.89	879	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	58.90	703	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	46.94	452	34

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.78/cwt	136.00–143.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.20/cwt	129.00–137.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.71/cwt	128.00–138.00	695	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.55/cwt	158.00–167.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.75/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.54/cwt	138.00–146.00	527	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	150.58/cwt	146.00–154.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	171.89/cwt	168.00–178.00	732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	174.09/cwt	172.00–177.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	189.76/cwt	185.00–196.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	771	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.89/cwt	138.00–148.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	160.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	174.82/cwt	168.00–182.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.71/cwt	144.00–148.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	161.88/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.13/cwt	168.00–176.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.38/cwt	152.00–161.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.93/cwt	146.00–156.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.67/cwt	178.00–188.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	186.96/cwt	186.00–188.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	155.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	190.98/cwt	188.00–198.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.91/cwt	129.00–136.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	219.25/cwt	217.00–222.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	62.99/cwt	62.00–66.00	801	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	40.09/cwt	38.00–41.00	373	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	48.72/cwt	43.00–51.00	473	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	59.26/cwt	57.00–61.00	714	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	54.63/cwt	52.00–56.00	603	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	63.27/cwt	62.00–66.00	902	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	59.72/cwt	57.00–61.00	843	8
Bulls	—	—	1,386	80.09/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,110	11
Bulls	—	—	1,593	89.47/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,425	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	85.13/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,289	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.46/cwt	158.00–166.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	174.59/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.57/cwt	169.00–174.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	211	198.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	176.43/cwt	172.00–180.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	144.86/cwt	142.00–148.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	159.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	515	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	163.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.61/cwt	138.00–140.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	158.51/cwt	152.00–166.00	433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	131.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.90/cwt	119.00–126.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.73/cwt	118.00–127.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	142.60/cwt	136.00–150.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.71/cwt	124.00–133.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.33/cwt	144.00–154.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	130.64/cwt	128.00–132.00	499	6

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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 849Year ago 1,507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 197Year ago 252

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
5	—	327	172.00–177.00	174.09
2	—	273	157.00–165.00	160.67
2	—	373	160.00–164.00	161.88
3	—	523	132.00–138.00	134.58
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	222.00	222.00
13	—	426	168.00–178.00	171.89
7	—	271	185.00–196.00	189.76
36	—	471	160.00–168.00	163.74
17	—	516	152.00–161.00	157.38
10	—	576	146.00–156.00	149.93
15	—	377	178.00–188.00	181.67
11	—	330	190.00–200.00	192.94
7	—	623	134.00–144.00	139.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	158.00–167.00	161.55
5	—	275	168.00–182.00	174.82
4	—	523	144.00–148.00	145.71
8	—	373	168.00–176.00	172.13
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.96
4	—	316	186.00–188.00	186.96
1	—	200	197.00	197.00
2	—	573	142.00–145.00	143.44
14	—	463	150.00–158.00	155.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	118.00–126.00	123.05
3	—	330	138.00–140.00	138.61
3	—	280	130.00–135.00	131.49
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	110.96
20	—	425	124.00–133.00	127.71
6	—	382	128.00–132.00	130.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	136.00–143.00	139.78
7	—	470	129.00–137.00	133.20
20	—	367	138.00–146.00	143.54
9	—	319	146.00–154.00	150.58
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
5	—	526	119.00–126.00	121.90
6	—	276	136.00–150.00	142.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	528	128.00–138.00	131.71
29	—	377	148.00–158.00	151.75
10	—	477	138.00–148.00	141.89
11	—	571	118.00–128.00	123.02
19	—	323	155.00–165.00	159.48
12	—	273	152.00–166.00	158.51
10	—	619	118.00–127.00	122.73
11	—	424	144.00–154.00	148.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	186.00	186.00
1	—	400	166.00	166.00
3	—	373	169.00–174.00	171.57
4	—	211	195.00–200.00	198.55
3	—	270	172.00–180.00	176.43
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	188.00–198.00	190.98
3	—	620	129.00–136.00	132.91
4	—	573	130.00–138.00	133.93
2	—	223	217.00–222.00	219.25
1	—	450	169.00	169.00
3	—	365	180.00–186.00	183.84
3	—	315	190.00–192.00	191.27
5	—	519	142.00–150.00	146.32
8	—	430	169.00–176.00	171.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	158.00–166.00	160.46
3	—	328	170.00–178.00	174.59
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	473	142.00–148.00	144.86
2	—	273	160.00–167.00	163.21
1	—	445	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,272	62.00–66.00	62.99
66	—	1,205	57.00–61.00	59.26
41	—	1,104	52.00–56.00	54.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	930	38.00–41.00	40.09
27	—	971	43.00–51.00	48.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	56.00	56.00
6	—	1,426	62.00–66.00	63.27
8	—	1,411	57.00–61.00	59.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,386	78.00–82.00	80.09
5	—	1,593	88.00–92.00	89.47
11	—	1,514	83.00–87.00	85.13

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