Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

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 $126.68/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$126.68

140 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	137.45	480	56
Medium and Large 2	360	122.28	441	55
Medium and Large 3	389	114.20	444	29

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $36 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 sale140 hd

126.68

—

FL average10 barns · 623 hd

132.11

−5.43

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	1,532	90.91	1,392	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,066	63.61	678	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	45.10	401	16

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	230	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	151.91/cwt	148.00–156.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.35/cwt	162.00–166.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.15/cwt	159.00–166.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.47/cwt	158.00–166.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	168.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.75/cwt	168.00–178.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	164.50/cwt	160.00–172.00	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	175	162.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	99.61/cwt	98.00–101.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	145.25/cwt	137.00–150.00	251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	129.57/cwt	122.00–134.00	280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	181.22/cwt	178.00–185.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	154.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	142.35/cwt	138.00–152.00	401	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	155.55/cwt	154.00–158.00	411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	173.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.21/cwt	154.00–162.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	39.79/cwt	38.00–41.00	339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	49.71/cwt	48.00–52.00	438	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	94.37/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,534	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	44.85/cwt	43.00–47.00	410	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	60.12/cwt	58.00–61.00	601	12
Bulls	—	—	1,345	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	173.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	68.52/cwt	67.00–71.00	796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	63.85/cwt	62.00–66.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.73/cwt	154.00–164.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.45/cwt	138.00–148.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	110.87/cwt	108.00–117.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.58/cwt	121.00–127.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	138.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	236	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	129.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.62/cwt	159.00–166.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	183	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	130.82/cwt	122.00–136.00	351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	92.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	175	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	161.52/cwt	158.00–168.00	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.76/cwt	116.00–122.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	110.47/cwt	106.00–117.00	256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	495	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 667Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 96Year ago 131

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	163.00	163.00
7	—	479	140.00–148.00	144.42
5	—	318	162.00–166.00	163.35
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.34
3	—	630	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	265	154.00–156.00	154.98
4	—	375	159.00–166.00	162.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	281	160.00–172.00	164.50
2	—	218	178.00–185.00	181.22
4	—	488	153.00–156.00	154.48
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
3	—	515	132.00–142.00	138.47
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
6	—	485	132.00–138.00	134.60
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
3	—	368	152.00–156.00	153.96
3	—	423	138.00–140.00	138.66
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	148.00–156.00	151.91
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	154.00–156.00	154.98
2	—	478	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
3	—	273	137.00–142.00	138.59
6	—	236	140.00–150.00	143.65
2	—	175	145.00–150.00	147.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	159.00–166.00	163.15
2	—	475	146.00–148.00	146.99
7	—	374	158.00–166.00	162.47
5	—	175	155.00–165.00	162.23
5	—	264	154.00–158.00	155.55
5	—	420	148.00–152.00	149.96
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
5	—	229	158.00–168.00	161.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	270	160.00–175.00	168.32
4	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.73
6	—	332	168.00–178.00	170.75
4	—	180	170.00–185.00	173.44
3	—	473	154.00–162.00	157.21
8	—	377	168.00–178.00	171.84
3	—	235	170.00–180.00	173.05
2	—	423	154.00–164.00	158.73
2	—	533	132.00–138.00	134.93
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	130.00–138.00	135.14
6	—	530	100.00–106.00	102.13
6	—	483	118.00–126.00	120.91
7	—	216	122.00–134.00	129.57
4	—	421	127.00–132.00	129.69
6	—	385	128.00–134.00	130.29
6	—	183	120.00–130.00	124.00
12	—	268	122.00–136.00	130.82
1	—	645	89.00	89.00
4	—	576	90.00–98.00	92.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
5	—	615	98.00–101.00	99.61
5	—	479	128.00–138.00	131.42
3	—	173	137.00–150.00	145.25
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
16	—	282	138.00–152.00	142.35
6	—	216	140.00–150.00	145.22
10	—	319	140.00–150.00	145.82
3	—	420	138.00–144.00	139.90
6	—	370	138.00–148.00	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	108.00–117.00	110.87
6	—	387	118.00–122.00	119.97
3	—	325	121.00–127.00	124.58
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
5	—	425	116.00–122.00	118.76
5	—	232	106.00–117.00	110.47
3	—	517	95.00–97.00	95.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	38.00–41.00	39.79
5	—	882	48.00–52.00	49.71
7	—	914	43.00–47.00	44.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	999	58.00–61.00	60.12
8	—	1,162	67.00–71.00	68.52
11	—	1,069	62.00–66.00	63.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	93.00–96.00	94.37
1	—	1,345	84.00	84.00

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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