Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

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 $140.80/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$140.80

199 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	142.44	660	94
Medium and Large 2	418	140.83	588	74
Medium and Large 3	394	135.79	535	31

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $126 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 sale199 hd

140.80

—

FL average9 barns · 1,149 hd

142.57

−1.77

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	—	Low	1,533	88.72	1,360	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	69.15	857	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	65.75	732	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	53.11	506	47

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	518	141.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	137.74/cwt	136.00–139.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	153.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	156.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.52/cwt	139.00–149.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	171.44/cwt	168.00–178.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.87/cwt	136.00–144.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	166.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	768	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.01/cwt	129.00–139.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	184.33/cwt	180.00–186.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.18/cwt	118.00–128.00	703	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	161.04/cwt	156.00–166.00	597	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.85/cwt	145.00–154.00	850	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	152.72/cwt	149.00–158.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	166.45/cwt	164.00–169.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	119.96/cwt	117.00–124.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.34/cwt	170.00–176.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	794	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	61.46/cwt	60.00–63.00	646	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	70.11/cwt	69.00–73.00	828	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	65.37/cwt	64.00–68.00	723	38
Bulls	—	—	1,505	86.69/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	90.25/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,402	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	71.64/cwt	71.00–73.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	135.54/cwt	131.00–139.00	565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	122.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.27/cwt	148.00–156.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	189.95/cwt	188.00–192.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	47.51/cwt	45.00–49.00	438	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	55.73/cwt	50.00–59.00	538	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	131.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	161.49/cwt	156.00–170.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	176.76/cwt	174.00–178.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.93/cwt	119.00–128.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	131.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	151.61/cwt	148.00–156.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.88/cwt	146.00–154.00	567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	173.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	194.65/cwt	194.00–196.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	150.73/cwt	149.00–152.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	163.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	701	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 1,051Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 253Year ago 276

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
5	—	518	140.00–144.00	141.58
4	—	576	136.00–139.00	137.74
8	—	395	180.00	180.00
4	—	413	164.00–169.00	166.45
1	—	315	204.00	204.00
5	—	624	119.00–128.00	122.93
4	—	486	149.00–152.00	150.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	150.00–158.00	153.54
7	—	518	127.00–135.00	131.35
2	—	288	186.00–188.00	186.99
5	—	361	174.00–178.00	176.76
3	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	170.00–176.00	172.34
2	—	540	146.00–148.00	146.99
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
1	—	255	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	150.00–158.00	156.18
4	—	470	140.00–148.00	143.91
2	—	278	188.00–192.00	189.95
2	—	540	126.00–128.00	126.99
10	—	559	125.00–133.00	131.13
14	—	378	170.00–178.00	173.27
3	—	312	194.00–196.00	194.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	136.00–144.00	139.87
5	—	373	180.00–186.00	184.33
7	—	476	149.00–158.00	152.72
4	—	573	134.00–142.00	138.92
2	—	615	124.00–127.00	125.49
6	—	428	160.00–169.00	163.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	462	162.00–169.00	166.18
11	—	625	129.00–139.00	133.01
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
34	—	571	145.00–154.00	148.85
6	—	524	148.00–156.00	150.27
7	—	424	170.00–180.00	174.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	139.00–149.00	143.52
6	—	328	168.00–178.00	171.44
23	—	580	118.00–128.00	121.18
21	—	371	156.00–166.00	161.04
4	—	616	117.00–124.00	119.96
14	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.28
13	—	532	120.00–130.00	122.77
5	—	277	156.00–170.00	161.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	140.00–150.00	145.82
3	—	532	110.00–118.00	112.53
2	—	583	110.00–111.00	110.50
21	—	476	129.00–138.00	132.63
6	—	330	158.00–164.00	160.92
21	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.35
13	—	381	146.00–154.00	148.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	131.00–139.00	135.54
3	—	375	138.00–142.00	139.96
6	—	468	119.00–128.00	124.39
3	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
7	—	327	148.00–156.00	151.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	66.00–67.00	66.51
1	—	1,120	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,300	71.00–73.00	71.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,051	60.00–63.00	61.46
18	—	1,181	69.00–73.00	70.11
38	—	1,106	64.00–68.00	65.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	922	45.00–49.00	47.51
32	—	966	50.00–59.00	55.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	86.00–88.00	86.69
4	—	1,554	89.00–93.00	90.25

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