Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.49/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$134.49

224 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	138.49	623	89
Medium and Large 2	392	136.48	534	78
Medium and Large 3	395	125.54	496	57

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $127 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 sale224 hd

134.49

—

FL average9 barns · 977 hd

136.88

−2.38

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	1,704	90.57	1,543	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	59.07	741	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	58.92	825	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	43.65	437	29

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	368	163.53/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	150.93/cwt	146.00–154.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	178.49/cwt	175.00–182.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	157.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.93/cwt	149.00–159.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	176.09/cwt	172.00–182.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	198.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	149.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.28/cwt	136.00–146.00	596	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.47/cwt	168.00–169.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	175.26/cwt	170.00–182.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	147.71/cwt	140.00–152.00	397	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	151.39/cwt	150.00–156.00	506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	158.65/cwt	157.00–160.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	183.87/cwt	180.00–188.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	132.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.08/cwt	162.00–171.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	191.17/cwt	186.00–194.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	143.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.43/cwt	138.00–148.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.53/cwt	166.00–176.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	196.26/cwt	195.00–197.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.59/cwt	156.00–164.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	172.62/cwt	170.00–178.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	198.93/cwt	198.00–200.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	39.88/cwt	37.00–41.00	378	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	47.68/cwt	43.00–51.00	503	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	52.45/cwt	51.00–54.00	731	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	63.02/cwt	61.00–64.00	841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	57.76/cwt	56.00–59.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.00	621	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	63.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	853	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	59.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	744	28
Bulls	—	—	1,611	85.52/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	96.38/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	91.12/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	179.91/cwt	178.00–182.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.84/cwt	162.00–168.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	127.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.24/cwt	148.00–154.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	167.28/cwt	166.00–168.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	505	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.72/cwt	128.00–134.00	481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.65/cwt	172.00–178.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	186.21/cwt	185.00–188.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	143.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	109.88/cwt	106.00–112.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	132.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	143.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.40/cwt	123.00–129.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	157.73/cwt	155.00–162.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.94/cwt	126.00–134.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.40/cwt	136.00–142.00	522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	712	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 932Last week 1,129Year ago 1,389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 270Year ago 358

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–166.00	163.53
6	—	469	146.00–154.00	150.93
6	—	320	175.00–182.00	178.49
8	—	420	154.00–160.00	157.32
2	—	573	124.00–126.00	124.96
7	—	277	180.00–188.00	183.87
2	—	523	130.00–134.00	131.91
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	149.00–159.00	151.93
17	—	378	180.00–190.00	183.38
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
6	—	574	140.00–150.00	144.40
8	—	426	172.00–182.00	176.09
9	—	326	195.00–205.00	198.73
10	—	628	138.00–148.00	141.43
9	—	478	166.00–176.00	169.53
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	129.00–135.00	132.62
6	—	419	162.00–171.00	167.08
6	—	315	186.00–194.00	191.17
5	—	522	139.00–148.00	143.31
3	—	572	133.00–138.00	135.60
3	—	265	195.00–197.00	196.26
10	—	475	156.00–164.00	159.59
8	—	381	170.00–178.00	172.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	147.00–155.00	149.09
14	—	521	126.00–135.00	129.92
18	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.11
35	—	425	136.00–146.00	140.28
2	—	323	168.00–169.00	168.47
3	—	223	170.00–182.00	175.26
5	—	623	115.00–124.00	118.73
4	—	271	157.00–160.00	158.65
4	—	574	123.00–125.00	123.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	269	140.00–152.00	147.71
13	—	334	150.00–156.00	151.39
2	—	573	113.00–114.00	113.48
9	—	463	123.00–129.00	126.40
8	—	526	115.00–121.00	118.85
4	—	226	155.00–162.00	157.73
2	—	623	112.00–113.00	112.48
15	—	427	126.00–134.00	128.94
13	—	377	136.00–142.00	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
23	—	413	116.00–125.00	122.37
10	—	365	128.00–134.00	131.72
8	—	319	140.00–146.00	143.50
6	—	478	110.00–118.00	112.25
3	—	515	106.00–112.00	109.88
3	—	272	130.00–135.00	132.20
2	—	223	140.00–147.00	143.15
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	141.00–144.00	142.29
2	—	323	198.00–200.00	198.93
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	178.00–182.00	179.91
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
2	—	500	136.00	136.00
1	—	250	182.00	182.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
4	—	564	124.00–129.00	127.43
3	—	470	148.00–154.00	150.24
3	—	365	166.00–168.00	167.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.71
2	—	450	156.00	156.00
2	—	423	162.00–168.00	164.84
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
4	—	370	172.00–178.00	175.65
4	—	315	185.00–188.00	186.21
2	—	500	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	949	37.00–41.00	39.88
14	—	1,055	43.00–51.00	47.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	51.00–54.00	52.45
4	—	1,334	61.00–64.00	63.02
3	—	1,495	56.00–59.00	57.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,144	52.00–56.00	54.30
28	—	1,350	62.00–66.00	63.19
28	—	1,257	57.00–61.00	59.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	84.00–87.00	85.52
3	—	1,798	94.00–98.00	96.38
5	—	1,722	89.00–93.00	91.12

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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