Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves generally 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.32/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$134.32

117 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	149.60	575	44
Medium and Large 2	420	130.32	548	38
Medium and Large 3	421	119.47	502	35

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $73 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 sale117 hd

134.32

—

FL average10 barns · 798 hd

136.98

−2.66

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	1,479	86.29	1,277	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	62.71	799	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	61.57	699	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	42.95	380	14

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	119.38/cwt	118.00–122.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	149.91/cwt	148.00–158.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	172	148.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	189.66/cwt	185.00–197.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.61/cwt	138.00–145.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.63/cwt	164.00–168.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	181.82/cwt	178.00–188.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.52/cwt	146.00–154.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.97/cwt	108.00–117.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	168	239.08/cwt	235.00–240.00	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	163.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	197.06/cwt	192.00–202.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.19/cwt	172.00–180.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	176.88/cwt	172.00–185.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	167.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.38/cwt	128.00–138.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.90/cwt	103.00–112.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.31/cwt	119.00–128.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	193.61/cwt	190.00–202.00	536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	64.58/cwt	63.00–67.00	757	26
Bulls	—	—	1,460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	60.19/cwt	58.00–62.00	668	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	55.92/cwt	54.00–57.00	617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,205	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	88.67/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,367	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	43.96/cwt	42.00–46.00	369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	136.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	39.73/cwt	37.00–41.00	341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.36/cwt	164.00–174.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.23/cwt	164.00–170.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	129.74/cwt	128.00–130.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	188	130.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.11/cwt	47.00–51.00	493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	63.66/cwt	62.00–66.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	166.89/cwt	164.00–170.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	182	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.97/cwt	108.00–113.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.54/cwt	141.00–144.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	148.10/cwt	142.00–156.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.95/cwt	112.00–117.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.84/cwt	138.00–144.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	178.45/cwt	174.00–184.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	149.14/cwt	144.00–152.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.32/cwt	162.00–164.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	226	139.22/cwt	135.00–146.00	315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	172.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.16/cwt	168.00–175.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	345	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 593Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 91Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves generally 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	160.00–164.00	161.96
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
2	—	278	165.00–167.00	165.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	150.00–157.00	153.39
1	—	365	166.00	166.00
3	—	272	174.00–184.00	178.45
5	—	326	170.00–176.00	172.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	163.00–170.00	166.37
5	—	326	178.00–188.00	181.82
4	—	264	192.00–202.00	197.06
3	—	372	172.00–180.00	175.19
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
4	—	426	164.00–174.00	168.36
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
2	—	530	141.00–144.00	142.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
3	—	232	185.00–197.00	189.66
6	—	376	164.00–168.00	164.63
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
8	—	281	172.00–185.00	176.88
4	—	333	168.00–175.00	171.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	175.00–180.00	177.39
2	—	265	164.00–170.00	166.89
2	—	465	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	182	200.00–205.00	201.70
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	415	144.00–152.00	149.14
3	—	323	162.00–164.00	163.32
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	168	235.00–240.00	239.08
5	—	621	119.00–128.00	123.31
3	—	277	190.00–202.00	193.61
2	—	543	134.00–139.00	136.51
2	—	335	180.00	180.00
8	—	428	164.00–170.00	168.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
5	—	489	118.00–122.00	119.38
3	—	172	145.00–150.00	148.20
1	—	330	149.00	149.00
7	—	379	138.00–145.00	141.61
10	—	568	108.00–117.00	110.97
5	—	277	142.00–156.00	148.10
3	—	433	135.00–138.00	136.98
2	—	223	150.00–160.00	154.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	148.00–158.00	149.91
3	—	423	146.00–154.00	148.52
2	—	203	175.00–177.00	175.99
9	—	313	160.00–166.00	163.28
6	—	266	160.00–172.00	167.14
4	—	483	128.00–138.00	132.38
5	—	623	103.00–112.00	106.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	128.00–130.00	129.74
2	—	188	125.00–137.00	130.92
6	—	518	108.00–113.00	110.97
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.68
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
4	—	468	112.00–117.00	113.95
2	—	323	138.00–144.00	140.84
5	—	635	85.00	85.00
4	—	226	135.00–146.00	139.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,172	63.00–67.00	64.58
32	—	1,110	58.00–62.00	60.19
6	—	1,103	54.00–57.00	55.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	57.00–58.00	57.48
11	—	1,292	62.00–66.00	63.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	42.00–46.00	43.96
7	—	859	37.00–41.00	39.73
3	—	1,003	47.00–51.00	49.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,205	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,542	87.00–91.00	88.67

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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