Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes over 350 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.69/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$131.69

179 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	142.97	498	57
Medium and Large 2	359	130.69	469	70
Medium and Large 3	381	120.67	460	52

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $38 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 sale179 hd

131.69

—

FL average10 barns · 774 hd

133.70

−2.01

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	1,575	85.83	1,352	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	62.03	901	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	58.74	641	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	43.30	374	18

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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 1	—	264	174.15/cwt	164.00–178.00	460	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	148.62/cwt	143.00–152.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	178	157.16/cwt	155.00–162.00	280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	133.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	383	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	125.93/cwt	121.00–128.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	219	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	159.92/cwt	152.00–165.00	353	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	153.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	149.85/cwt	146.00–155.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	493	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.72/cwt	154.00–161.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	168	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.92/cwt	144.00–148.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.48/cwt	104.00–108.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	159.90/cwt	156.00–163.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.97/cwt	127.00–131.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.36/cwt	142.00–147.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.06/cwt	153.00–162.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	135.28/cwt	131.00–140.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	158.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.70/cwt	115.00–124.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.22/cwt	138.00–148.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	147.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.21/cwt	132.00–142.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	147.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	748	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	37.33/cwt	35.00–39.00	323	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	47.51/cwt	46.00–49.00	407	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	41.67/cwt	41.00–43.00	363	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	85.61/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,457	80.33/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.61/cwt	104.00–111.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.09/cwt	149.00–158.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	173.48/cwt	168.00–176.00	540	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	90.17/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,427	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	63.64/cwt	61.00–65.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	132.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	290	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	58.94/cwt	57.00–60.00	624	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	955	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	53.67/cwt	51.00–55.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	150.46/cwt	148.00–152.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	136.14/cwt	131.00–140.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	151.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	167.25/cwt	164.00–170.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	171.73/cwt	167.00–182.00	398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.26/cwt	134.00–141.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	109.51/cwt	105.00–113.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.72/cwt	131.00–136.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	129.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	154.14/cwt	148.00–160.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	122.90/cwt	121.00–127.00	456	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	256	127.73/cwt	126.00–129.00	327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	325	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	179	176.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	159.96/cwt	155.00–168.00	363	11

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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 661Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 140Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes over 350 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	264	164.00–178.00	174.15
9	—	370	154.00–161.00	157.72
2	—	558	127.00–131.00	128.97
6	—	472	140.00–150.00	144.99
6	—	425	153.00–162.00	157.06
9	—	616	120.00–129.00	125.27
10	—	526	132.00–142.00	136.21
5	—	311	168.00–176.00	173.48
13	—	232	167.00–182.00	171.73
8	—	179	170.00–185.00	176.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	143.00–152.00	148.62
3	—	178	155.00–162.00	157.16
9	—	221	152.00–165.00	159.92
5	—	476	130.00–139.00	134.29
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
2	—	510	129.00–130.00	129.50
5	—	278	148.00–160.00	154.14
9	—	372	142.00–150.00	145.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	219	142.00–150.00	145.98
4	—	328	148.00–152.00	150.46
3	—	370	131.00–140.00	136.14
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
9	—	430	134.00–141.00	136.26
1	—	265	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
2	—	480	128.00–134.00	130.91
2	—	438	138.00–140.00	138.99
4	—	320	150.00–154.00	151.48
2	—	558	122.00–125.00	123.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	121.00–128.00	125.93
2	—	320	158.00	158.00
2	—	375	144.00–148.00	145.92
5	—	462	142.00–147.00	145.36
3	—	422	148.00–150.00	148.66
2	—	225	155.00–162.00	158.27
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
4	—	521	131.00–136.00	133.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	166.00–168.00	166.99
2	—	235	170.00	170.00
2	—	370	156.00–158.00	156.97
3	—	415	156.00–163.00	159.90
9	—	624	131.00–140.00	135.28
5	—	572	139.00–146.00	141.35
3	—	508	145.00–149.00	147.30
6	—	468	149.00–158.00	154.09
3	—	278	164.00–170.00	167.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–117.00	113.38
2	—	568	100.00–101.00	100.50
6	—	528	104.00–111.00	107.61
5	—	218	130.00–135.00	132.89
5	—	474	105.00–113.00	109.51
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
9	—	322	125.00–133.00	129.81
18	—	371	121.00–127.00	122.90
4	—	256	126.00–129.00	127.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	286	130.00–142.00	133.85
13	—	370	129.00–137.00	133.30
3	—	168	130.00–135.00	132.37
4	—	613	104.00–108.00	105.48
5	—	477	115.00–124.00	118.70
6	—	524	115.00–121.00	118.46
8	—	435	121.00	121.00
6	—	333	135.00–142.00	138.42
13	—	224	140.00–150.00	145.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	274	150.00–160.00	153.44
4	—	323	146.00–155.00	149.85
2	—	600	119.00	119.00
6	—	478	125.00–135.00	128.70
11	—	380	138.00–148.00	141.22
5	—	419	132.00–139.00	134.71
7	—	176	140.00–155.00	147.77
4	—	586	114.00–118.00	115.98
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
11	—	227	155.00–168.00	159.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	35.00–39.00	37.33
8	—	856	46.00–49.00	47.51
6	—	872	41.00–43.00	41.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,590	59.00–61.00	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	61.00–65.00	63.64
6	—	1,058	57.00–60.00	58.94
7	—	1,082	51.00–55.00	53.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	84.00–87.00	85.61
3	—	1,457	80.00–81.00	80.33
4	—	1,583	88.00–92.00	90.17

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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