Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.00/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$148.00

194 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$14.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	153.37	636	79
Medium and Large 2	378	147.72	558	69
Medium and Large 3	393	139.21	547	46

One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $89 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 sale194 hd

148.00

—

FL average9 barns · 955 hd

142.12

+5.88

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	1,378	91.38	1,259	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	72.31	944	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	67.08	736	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	52.98	496	47

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	150.50/cwt	148.00–156.00	575	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	678	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	180.28/cwt	178.00–183.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.08/cwt	168.00–178.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	155.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	431	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.13/cwt	174.00–179.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.71/cwt	132.00–141.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	144.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	210.51/cwt	206.00–214.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	159.12/cwt	158.00–162.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	178.68/cwt	175.00–184.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	210.12/cwt	206.00–215.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	186.75/cwt	184.00–190.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.59/cwt	136.00–139.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	127.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	189.95/cwt	188.00–192.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	199.02/cwt	194.00–204.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.32/cwt	166.00–168.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.04/cwt	159.00–169.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.05/cwt	177.00–184.00	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	210.59/cwt	208.00–216.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.61/cwt	144.00–154.00	778	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.79/cwt	159.00–162.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	72.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	855	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	67.77/cwt	66.00–70.00	737	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	55.61/cwt	51.00–60.00	518	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	49.10/cwt	46.00–50.00	464	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	63.06/cwt	61.00–65.00	659	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	73.52/cwt	71.00–75.00	950	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	69.18/cwt	68.00–70.00	927	5
Bulls	—	—	1,314	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	98.13/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	158.58/cwt	154.00–162.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.29/cwt	134.00–140.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	181.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	178.28/cwt	174.00–182.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	191.24/cwt	188.00–194.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	212.91/cwt	208.00–218.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	197.66/cwt	196.00–204.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	170.71/cwt	167.00–180.00	483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	199.71/cwt	198.00–200.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	190.39/cwt	190.00–192.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	160.41/cwt	158.00–164.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	149.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	166.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	138.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	197.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	164.16/cwt	158.00–168.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	140.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.95/cwt	128.00–136.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.24/cwt	144.00–152.00	837	14

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,247Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 357Year ago 161

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
15	—	476	130.00–138.00	132.79
15	—	382	148.00–156.00	150.50
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
10	—	420	140.00–148.00	145.33
19	—	277	150.00–164.00	155.74
8	—	333	158.00–164.00	160.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
17	—	335	148.00–154.00	149.98
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
2	—	630	100.00–101.00	100.50
13	—	382	138.00–146.00	140.52
2	—	575	108.00–115.00	111.41
10	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	468	140.00–149.00	144.97
8	—	330	168.00–178.00	171.08
10	—	418	150.00–160.00	155.72
3	—	565	130.00–137.00	133.27
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
15	—	283	167.00–180.00	170.71
7	—	366	158.00–168.00	164.16
10	—	513	128.00–136.00	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	178.00–183.00	180.28
5	—	466	140.00–148.00	144.72
3	—	517	129.00–130.00	129.66
7	—	420	158.00–162.00	159.12
5	—	274	175.00–184.00	178.68
4	—	568	126.00–130.00	127.74
5	—	328	188.00–192.00	189.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	144.00–154.00	149.11
6	—	429	174.00–179.00	177.13
12	—	610	132.00–141.00	138.71
3	—	325	206.00–214.00	210.51
3	—	273	206.00–215.00	210.12
8	—	371	194.00–204.00	199.02
5	—	471	159.00–169.00	164.04
14	—	557	144.00–152.00	150.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	184.00–190.00	186.75
5	—	572	136.00–139.00	136.59
1	—	265	198.00	198.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
16	—	469	150.00–158.00	154.13
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
4	—	530	134.00–140.00	136.95
3	—	428	166.00–168.00	167.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	177.00–184.00	180.05
2	—	635	132.00–134.00	132.99
9	—	322	208.00–216.00	210.59
18	—	527	144.00–154.00	147.61
5	—	486	159.00–162.00	160.79
1	—	230	212.00	212.00
7	—	264	208.00–218.00	212.91
11	—	377	196.00–204.00	197.66
2	—	590	142.00–144.00	142.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	154.00–162.00	158.58
2	—	633	113.00–114.00	113.50
4	—	268	180.00–185.00	181.65
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
5	—	373	174.00–182.00	178.28
4	—	465	140.00–148.00	144.88
3	—	318	188.00–194.00	191.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	134.00–140.00	138.29
3	—	620	126.00	126.00
2	—	215	200.00	200.00
7	—	326	198.00–200.00	199.71
5	—	363	190.00–192.00	190.39
10	—	460	150.00–158.00	155.90
5	—	431	164.00–170.00	166.73
4	—	566	134.00–140.00	138.20
6	—	264	190.00–200.00	197.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,182	71.00–75.00	72.32
24	—	1,088	66.00–70.00	67.77
38	—	1,045	61.00–65.00	63.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	931	51.00–60.00	55.61
19	—	946	46.00–50.00	49.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	71.00–75.00	73.52
5	—	1,340	68.00–70.00	69.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,505	96.00–100.00	98.13

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