Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

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 $132.40/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$132.40

237 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	137.69	633	96
Medium and Large 2	411	130.07	534	79
Medium and Large 3	395	127.20	502	62

One grade step is worth $10.49/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 sale237 hd

132.40

—

FL average9 barns · 888 hd

135.82

−3.41

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	—	High	1,716	89.74	1,540	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	65.52	918	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	60.10	718	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	43.52	456	12

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	202.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	227.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	211.77/cwt	207.00–217.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.51/cwt	178.00–188.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	216.21/cwt	210.00–222.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	169.57/cwt	168.00–172.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	178.42/cwt	174.00–182.00	667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	202.26/cwt	199.00–206.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.38/cwt	154.00–164.00	835	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	139.47/cwt	139.00–143.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	210.48/cwt	207.00–215.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	161.80/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.60/cwt	128.00–132.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.88/cwt	138.00–145.00	873	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.16/cwt	156.00–162.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	152.69/cwt	148.00–154.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	188.90/cwt	185.00–192.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	179.77/cwt	178.00–184.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	201.59/cwt	197.00–207.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	704	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.60/cwt	144.00–154.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.90/cwt	132.00–142.00	646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.73/cwt	169.00–175.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	657	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	132.55/cwt	126.00–140.00	362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	151.25/cwt	147.00–156.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.01/cwt	164.00–174.00	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.99/cwt	112.00–122.00	729	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	62.08/cwt	61.00–63.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	66.29/cwt	65.00–68.00	951	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	55.19/cwt	53.00–57.00	616	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	64.40/cwt	63.00–67.00	823	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	39.42/cwt	37.00–41.00	391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	46.44/cwt	42.00–51.00	505	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	95.37/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.32/cwt	58.00–62.00	713	11
Bulls	—	—	1,690	88.86/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,502	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	83.47/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	191.47/cwt	188.00–194.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	176.72/cwt	174.00–182.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	159.89/cwt	158.00–162.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	144.95/cwt	144.00–146.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	200.14/cwt	197.00–205.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	200.97/cwt	195.00–207.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.83/cwt	138.00–147.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	222.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	496	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.31/cwt	184.00–194.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	182.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.43/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	171.12/cwt	170.00–173.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	119.11/cwt	117.00–120.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	175.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.15/cwt	111.00–118.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	96.89/cwt	94.00–100.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	127.73/cwt	124.00–131.00	478	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	207.36/cwt	205.00–210.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.45/cwt	104.00–110.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	135.87/cwt	134.00–141.00	522	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	272	1

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 932Year ago 1,509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 194Year ago 319

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	200.00–210.00	202.90
7	—	379	174.00–182.00	176.72
1	—	185	200.00	200.00
7	—	326	197.00–205.00	200.14
5	—	268	195.00–207.00	200.97
6	—	431	170.00–173.00	171.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	225.00–230.00	227.36
3	—	322	207.00–217.00	211.77
9	—	423	178.00–188.00	182.51
12	—	274	210.00–222.00	216.21
2	—	450	168.00	168.00
12	—	223	215.00–230.00	222.32
6	—	371	184.00–194.00	189.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	188.00–194.00	191.47
2	—	373	170.00–172.00	170.94
2	—	423	158.00–162.00	159.89
2	—	473	144.00–146.00	144.95
2	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	168.00–172.00	169.57
1	—	300	192.00	192.00
15	—	425	158.00–166.00	161.80
3	—	565	128.00–132.00	130.60
9	—	450	152.00	152.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
3	—	622	120.00–124.00	121.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	224.00	224.00
36	—	527	154.00–164.00	158.38
3	—	323	207.00–215.00	210.48
15	—	615	138.00–145.00	141.88
11	—	557	148.00–154.00	152.69
7	—	369	185.00–192.00	188.90
8	—	432	178.00–184.00	179.77
15	—	467	164.00–174.00	170.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	174.00–182.00	178.42
3	—	523	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	323	199.00–206.00	202.26
12	—	587	139.00–143.00	139.47
15	—	475	156.00–162.00	157.16
2	—	273	197.00–207.00	201.59
6	—	423	169.00–175.00	171.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	563	119.00–128.00	125.00
8	—	373	144.00–154.00	148.60
9	—	472	132.00–142.00	136.90
23	—	521	121.00–131.00	126.19
7	—	267	147.00–156.00	151.25
2	—	200	215.00	215.00
8	—	613	112.00–122.00	118.99
10	—	428	138.00–147.00	140.83
9	—	328	150.00–160.00	153.43
2	—	175	205.00–210.00	207.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	273	126.00–140.00	132.55
15	—	422	128.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	573	112.00–114.00	112.96
7	—	329	140.00–149.00	142.99
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
9	—	527	111.00–118.00	114.15
11	—	468	122.00–131.00	127.18
4	—	624	104.00–110.00	107.45
17	—	384	134.00–141.00	135.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	109.00–110.00	109.48
12	—	331	130.00–135.00	131.65
4	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.43
6	—	464	117.00–120.00	119.11
10	—	425	118.00–126.00	121.43
4	—	218	170.00–180.00	175.89
2	—	623	94.00–100.00	96.89
21	—	374	124.00–131.00	127.73
1	—	165	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	61.00–63.00	62.08
9	—	1,435	65.00–68.00	66.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,116	53.00–57.00	55.19
12	—	1,278	63.00–67.00	64.40
11	—	1,182	58.00–62.00	60.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	37.00–41.00	39.42
7	—	1,088	42.00–51.00	46.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	93.00–97.00	95.37
5	—	1,690	88.00–91.00	88.86
2	—	1,688	83.00–84.00	83.47

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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