Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower with very weak demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.55/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$126.55

138 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	136.68	533	52
Medium and Large 2	382	124.80	477	50
Medium and Large 3	384	114.35	439	36

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale138 hd

126.55

—

FL average10 barns · 779 hd

142.83

−16.28

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	1,345	83.86	1,128	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,241	66.65	827	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	64.32	708	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	44.30	403	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	100.39/cwt	100.00–102.00	470	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	61.76/cwt	59.00–63.00	644	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	64.31/cwt	64.00–65.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.48/cwt	142.00–146.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	219	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	144.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.08/cwt	128.00–134.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.37/cwt	162.00–172.00	542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.15/cwt	134.00–140.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	124.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	156.33/cwt	152.00–164.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	174.98/cwt	168.00–180.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.64/cwt	136.00–146.00	526	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	110.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	149.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	183	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	152.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.86/cwt	146.00–152.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.26/cwt	153.00–162.00	742	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	38.71/cwt	38.00–40.00	337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	49.03/cwt	46.00–50.00	472	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	70.17/cwt	68.00–72.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,432	84.78/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	127.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.03/cwt	162.00–172.00	628	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.42/cwt	162.00–172.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,103	78.29/cwt	77.00–79.00	864	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	66.10/cwt	64.00–68.00	739	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	145.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	123.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	179	141.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	172.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.45/cwt	126.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	148.54/cwt	142.00–150.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	118.25/cwt	115.00–124.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	118.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	153.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	145.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	120.77/cwt	119.00–121.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	144.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	134.30/cwt	128.00–142.00	371	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	147.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	5

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 550Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 98Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower with very weak demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	114.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	515	130.00–132.00	130.99
8	—	421	140.00–148.00	144.66
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
6	—	316	142.00–150.00	148.54
3	—	227	140.00–154.00	145.85
5	—	366	144.00–150.00	147.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	142.00–146.00	144.48
5	—	276	152.00–164.00	156.33
8	—	324	152.00–160.00	156.90
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
2	—	245	155.00	155.00
9	—	375	152.00–160.00	155.87
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
5	—	614	134.00–140.00	137.15
2	—	175	140.00–150.00	144.71
9	—	269	168.00–180.00	174.98
15	—	415	160.00–170.00	166.37
6	—	472	153.00–162.00	157.26
13	—	378	162.00–172.00	166.03
7	—	326	162.00–172.00	166.42
4	—	569	138.00–147.00	142.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	100.00–102.00	100.39
6	—	219	120.00–128.00	124.05
7	—	321	122.00–130.00	127.44
4	—	265	120.00–125.00	123.68
7	—	426	114.00–122.00	118.23
2	—	375	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
4	—	645	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	132.00–140.00	137.24
7	—	373	128.00–134.00	131.08
8	—	518	100.00–109.00	106.05
3	—	467	108.00–112.00	110.63
3	—	233	130.00–138.00	133.86
2	—	625	90.00–93.00	91.45
4	—	426	126.00–132.00	128.45
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
13	—	276	128.00–142.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
18	—	374	136.00–146.00	140.64
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
8	—	278	144.00–158.00	149.28
3	—	540	110.00–113.00	110.98
3	—	223	150.00–160.00	152.99
2	—	315	146.00–152.00	148.86
10	—	431	134.00–144.00	137.64
6	—	477	115.00–124.00	118.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	129.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	627	121.00–128.00	124.28
4	—	313	158.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	380	152.00–160.00	155.36
4	—	415	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	183	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	475	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	288	150.00–156.00	153.95
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	115.00	115.00
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
4	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.90
2	—	328	142.00–150.00	145.79
3	—	528	126.00–130.00	128.31
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
9	—	576	119.00–121.00	120.77
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
6	—	383	142.00–150.00	144.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	162.00–172.00	166.37
5	—	370	168.00	168.00
2	—	415	166.00–168.00	166.99
2	—	245	170.00	170.00
2	—	640	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
5	—	179	135.00–150.00	141.56
4	—	271	168.00–178.00	172.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	59.00–63.00	61.76
12	—	1,118	64.00–68.00	66.10
2	—	1,090	57.00–58.00	57.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	64.00–65.00	64.31
2	—	1,203	68.00–72.00	70.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	38.00–40.00	38.71
5	—	963	46.00–50.00	49.03
1	—	810	43.00	43.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	88.00–91.00	89.75
5	—	1,432	82.00–86.00	84.78
4	—	1,103	77.00–79.00	78.29

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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