Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

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 $123.50/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$123.50

155 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	132.46	548	60
Medium and Large 2	426	120.47	513	60
Medium and Large 3	368	113.33	417	35

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $131 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 sale155 hd

123.50

—

FL average9 barns · 764 hd

126.85

−3.35

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	1,470	89.77	1,320	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,232	60.77	749	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	58.21	650	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	42.11	392	32

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	330	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.40/cwt	136.00–144.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.43/cwt	148.00–156.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	102.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.66/cwt	104.00–112.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	141.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.79/cwt	114.00–122.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	145.55/cwt	142.00–149.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	161.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	137.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.51/cwt	124.00–133.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	173.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	146.18/cwt	141.00–149.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.81/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	154.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.35/cwt	129.00–138.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	162.62/cwt	160.00–164.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	180.26/cwt	178.00–186.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	185.41/cwt	178.00–188.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	173.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.85/cwt	168.00–176.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	167.24/cwt	164.00–170.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	765	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	652	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	64.38/cwt	63.00–66.00	767	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	63.28/cwt	62.00–66.00	737	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	44.29/cwt	40.00–49.00	420	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	36.53/cwt	35.00–39.00	323	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	59.03/cwt	57.00–61.00	669	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	53.80/cwt	52.00–56.00	575	21
Bulls	—	—	1,772	95.64/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,695	3
Bulls	—	—	1,352	84.97/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,401	89.36/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,252	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	130.57/cwt	126.00–134.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	151.89/cwt	148.00–156.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	169.63/cwt	168.00–172.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	159.95/cwt	158.00–162.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	160.46/cwt	158.00–162.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.76/cwt	137.00–142.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	94.57/cwt	91.00–99.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	173.23/cwt	170.00–176.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	180.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	112.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	224	122.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	109.63/cwt	104.00–113.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	116.91/cwt	114.00–124.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	119.65/cwt	118.00–121.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.61/cwt	122.00–130.00	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	126.35/cwt	120.00–134.00	349	8

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 991Year ago 989

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 130Year ago 88

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
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	136.97
2	—	245	130.00	130.00
9	—	584	100.00–109.00	102.12
7	—	471	114.00–122.00	117.79
4	—	516	104.00–113.00	109.63
2	—	628	93.00–94.00	93.50
12	—	427	122.00–130.00	125.61
12	—	377	124.00–133.00	127.75
8	—	276	120.00–134.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	136.00–144.00	138.40
2	—	635	100.00–104.00	101.97
8	—	275	135.00–150.00	141.73
8	—	313	142.00–149.00	145.55
7	—	417	134.00–142.00	137.65
5	—	468	124.00–133.00	128.51
2	—	218	150.00–160.00	154.60
8	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.06
7	—	531	114.00–124.00	116.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	104.00–112.00	108.66
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
3	—	572	91.00–99.00	94.57
8	—	273	110.00–118.00	112.97
2	—	510	100.00–102.00	100.99
5	—	224	118.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	322	120.00–126.00	123.72
3	—	367	118.00–121.00	119.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	148.00–156.00	150.43
5	—	419	170.00–178.00	173.49
4	—	511	141.00–149.00	146.18
2	—	553	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	290	178.00–180.00	178.98
5	—	334	178.00–186.00	180.26
5	—	361	178.00–188.00	185.41
2	—	613	124.00–128.00	125.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	158.00–165.00	161.66
1	—	255	158.00	158.00
4	—	430	149.00–155.00	150.94
3	—	372	160.00–164.00	162.62
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	158.00–166.00	161.81
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
6	—	523	129.00–138.00	133.35
2	—	483	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
5	—	369	170.00–176.00	173.54
4	—	325	168.00–176.00	171.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	164.00–170.00	167.24
3	—	540	130.00	130.00
6	—	387	168.00–172.00	169.63
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
3	—	578	119.00–125.00	122.28
2	—	435	158.00–162.00	159.95
5	—	474	137.00–142.00	139.76
7	—	319	170.00–176.00	173.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
2	—	620	120.00–129.00	124.35
2	—	443	168.00–169.00	168.50
5	—	585	129.00–134.00	130.77
3	—	482	148.00–150.00	148.66
5	—	332	178.00–188.00	180.61
1	—	395	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
6	—	472	126.00–134.00	130.57
2	—	530	122.00	122.00
5	—	427	148.00–156.00	151.89
3	—	283	150.00–152.00	150.66
4	—	333	158.00–162.00	160.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,192	63.00–66.00	64.38
2	—	1,380	57.00–58.00	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,165	62.00–66.00	63.28
20	—	1,134	57.00–61.00	59.03
21	—	1,068	52.00–56.00	53.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	949	40.00–49.00	44.29
9	—	883	35.00–39.00	36.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	94.00–97.00	95.64
3	—	1,352	83.00–87.00	84.97
8	—	1,401	88.00–91.00	89.36

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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