Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

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 $143.19/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$143.19

126 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	151.72	552	57
Medium and Large 2	312	144.77	452	36
Medium and Large 3	379	126.71	480	33

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $72 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 sale126 hd

143.19

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

137.33

+5.86

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	1,531	81.76	1,251	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	65.99	840	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	60.75	689	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	45.08	432	12

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	332	171.26/cwt	168.00–174.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.89/cwt	134.00–144.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	181.28/cwt	178.00–188.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	146.53/cwt	140.00–154.00	333	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	116.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.94/cwt	164.00–168.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	183.92/cwt	178.00–186.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.13/cwt	139.00–149.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	162.78/cwt	158.00–168.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.97/cwt	121.00–126.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.38/cwt	112.00–121.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.92/cwt	133.00–139.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	152.65/cwt	144.00–158.00	411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	219	204.30/cwt	199.00–210.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.32/cwt	160.00–163.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	136.57/cwt	134.00–138.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.61/cwt	109.00–118.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	163.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	192.31/cwt	185.00–197.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	168.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	454	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.36/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	175.80/cwt	170.00–184.00	487	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.11/cwt	176.00–186.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	156.39/cwt	152.00–162.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	40.32/cwt	38.00–41.00	321	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	48.77/cwt	47.00–51.00	486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	45.29/cwt	43.00–46.00	502	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	84.96/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.87/cwt	138.00–146.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	164.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	67.32/cwt	66.00–69.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	61.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	710	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	57.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	632	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	231	169.67/cwt	165.00–178.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.54/cwt	91.00–100.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	194.75/cwt	185.00–200.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.41/cwt	154.00–159.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	172.88/cwt	170.00–176.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	137.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	168.62/cwt	166.00–170.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	160.58/cwt	158.00–164.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.71/cwt	146.00–149.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	185.73/cwt	180.00–194.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	167.96/cwt	166.00–170.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	299	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 489Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 180Year ago 224

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
6	—	332	168.00–174.00	171.26
2	—	520	132.00–136.00	133.96
14	—	277	170.00–184.00	175.80
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
3	—	483	144.00–148.00	145.98
7	—	228	180.00–194.00	185.73
2	—	388	166.00–170.00	167.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	178.00–188.00	181.28
4	—	219	199.00–210.00	204.30
3	—	580	132.00–135.00	133.32
4	—	530	138.00–148.00	141.36
8	—	378	176.00–186.00	180.11
3	—	427	162.00–170.00	164.50
7	—	264	185.00–200.00	194.75
4	—	605	125.00–129.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.50
6	—	273	158.00–168.00	162.78
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
4	—	231	165.00–178.00	169.67
8	—	421	140.00–148.00	144.46
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
2	—	330	160.00–164.00	161.94
3	—	377	158.00–164.00	160.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	134.00–144.00	138.89
7	—	421	139.00–149.00	144.13
4	—	570	112.00–121.00	116.38
3	—	520	133.00–139.00	134.92
8	—	221	155.00–170.00	163.19
11	—	270	162.00–174.00	168.24
10	—	378	150.00–159.00	152.84
8	—	326	152.00–162.00	156.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	227	140.00–154.00	146.53
2	—	393	139.00–140.00	139.50
11	—	269	144.00–158.00	152.65
5	—	408	134.00–138.00	136.57
4	—	475	125.00–132.00	128.69
4	—	323	146.00–149.00	147.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	114.00–121.00	116.44
1	—	345	132.00	132.00
3	—	575	91.00–100.00	94.54
4	—	426	120.00–126.00	122.94
10	—	274	131.00–140.00	137.00
7	—	366	132.00–137.00	135.24
2	—	518	112.00–118.00	114.90
2	—	228	130.00–132.00	130.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
2	—	268	178.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
6	—	625	109.00–118.00	113.61
2	—	415	154.00–159.00	156.41
2	—	323	170.00–176.00	172.88
4	—	233	180.00–190.00	184.84
3	—	382	166.00–170.00	168.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	164.00–168.00	165.94
16	—	315	178.00–186.00	183.92
3	—	623	121.00–126.00	123.97
3	—	458	160.00–163.00	161.32
3	—	270	185.00–197.00	192.31
1	—	210	206.00	206.00
2	—	528	138.00–146.00	141.87
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
2	—	568	131.00–140.00	135.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
2	—	525	120.00–126.00	122.91
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
2	—	380	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	38.00–41.00	40.32
5	—	997	47.00–51.00	48.77
3	—	1,108	43.00–46.00	45.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	67.00–68.00	67.48
1	—	1,240	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,181	66.00–69.00	67.32
29	—	1,146	60.00–64.00	61.99
38	—	1,105	55.00–59.00	57.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	83.00–87.00	84.96
2	—	1,453	78.00–79.00	78.50
2	—	1,350	77.00	77.00

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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