Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

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 $137.96/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$137.96

174 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	143.81	576	71
Medium and Large 2	348	136.58	475	60
Medium and Large 3	328	130.25	427	43

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $149 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 sale174 hd

137.96

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

143.31

−5.35

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	1,589	85.06	1,352	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	70.54	954	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	67.23	787	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	49.15	486	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	168.63/cwt	166.00–170.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.86/cwt	176.00–182.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	171.94/cwt	164.00–178.00	478	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	172.41/cwt	168.00–178.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.90/cwt	168.00–176.00	469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.42/cwt	168.00–174.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	159.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	148.07/cwt	144.00–151.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.80/cwt	158.00–168.00	526	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	181.71/cwt	179.00–194.00	522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.38/cwt	153.00–160.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	111.97/cwt	109.00–114.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	104.13/cwt	100.00–108.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.51/cwt	126.00–136.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	155.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	161.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.76/cwt	152.00–162.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	183.59/cwt	180.00–194.00	516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.44/cwt	148.00–154.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	186.25/cwt	184.00–194.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	651	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	62.25/cwt	60.00–64.00	670	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	72.72/cwt	72.00–74.00	843	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	816	16
Bulls	—	—	1,703	86.58/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.82/cwt	53.00–55.00	537	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	48.22/cwt	47.00–50.00	468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.29/cwt	42.00–43.00	421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	73.67/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	174	140.49/cwt	137.00–144.00	244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.63/cwt	107.00–112.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	191.41/cwt	185.00–198.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	209.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.91/cwt	138.00–146.00	464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	133.03/cwt	126.00–139.00	361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	103.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	124.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	159.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	130.28/cwt	125.00–138.00	298	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	167.56/cwt	164.00–170.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	229	158.84/cwt	155.00–164.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	179	152.68/cwt	147.00–160.00	273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.34/cwt	142.00–148.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.66/cwt	136.00–138.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.76/cwt	140.00–154.00	405	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	143.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	112.15/cwt	110.00–114.00	599	6

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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 439Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 88Year ago 77

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	148.00–155.00	151.31
1	—	600	97.00	97.00
4	—	179	147.00–160.00	152.68
2	—	555	102.00–103.00	102.50
6	—	475	119.00–124.00	120.98
5	—	367	142.00–148.00	146.34
14	—	278	140.00–154.00	145.76
13	—	234	140.00–152.00	143.40
7	—	426	132.00–140.00	134.89
6	—	534	110.00–114.00	112.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	232	155.00–170.00	159.86
9	—	414	144.00–151.00	148.07
9	—	323	158.00–168.00	162.80
5	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	190	167.00	167.00
6	—	558	109.00–114.00	111.97
5	—	619	100.00–108.00	104.13
10	—	475	126.00–136.00	130.51
10	—	371	150.00–160.00	155.57
9	—	277	156.00–170.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	174	137.00–144.00	140.49
3	—	480	107.00–112.00	109.63
3	—	387	130.00–134.00	131.97
10	—	325	138.00–146.00	142.91
7	—	271	126.00–139.00	133.03
4	—	528	100.00–109.00	103.63
4	—	431	121.00–126.00	124.21
8	—	229	125.00–138.00	130.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
3	—	385	166.00–170.00	168.63
2	—	620	130.00–138.00	133.87
2	—	510	148.00	148.00
2	—	320	176.00–182.00	178.86
21	—	278	164.00–178.00	171.94
7	—	231	168.00–178.00	172.41
3	—	565	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	153.00–160.00	156.38
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
2	—	473	152.00–162.00	156.76
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
7	—	281	180.00–194.00	183.59
6	—	568	148.00–154.00	150.44
4	—	334	184.00–194.00	186.25
1	—	350	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	162.00–164.00	162.99
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	168.00–170.00	168.98
2	—	223	155.00–165.00	159.61
1	—	185	170.00	170.00
2	—	483	132.00–137.00	134.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	148.00	148.00
2	—	338	174.00–178.00	175.96
1	—	430	164.00	164.00
8	—	273	168.00–176.00	171.90
4	—	530	142.00–145.00	143.50
4	—	380	168.00–174.00	170.42
4	—	238	170.00–172.00	170.99
3	—	580	136.00–138.00	136.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	287	179.00–194.00	181.71
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
6	—	578	124.00–134.00	128.08
4	—	220	185.00–198.00	191.41
3	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	178	205.00–215.00	209.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
3	—	505	137.00–139.00	138.32
2	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
5	—	335	164.00–170.00	167.56
4	—	229	155.00–164.00	158.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	69.00–70.00	69.49
2	—	1,498	72.00–75.00	73.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	60.00–64.00	62.25
7	—	1,159	72.00–74.00	72.72
16	—	1,217	65.00–69.00	67.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	53.00–55.00	53.82
3	—	970	47.00–50.00	48.22
3	—	995	42.00–43.00	42.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	86.00–87.00	86.58
2	—	1,475	83.00–84.00	83.54

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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