Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.60/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$127.60

246 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	131.18	567	150
Medium and Large 2	394	125.81	496	64
Medium and Large 3	394	114.39	451	32

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $116 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 sale246 hd

127.60

—

FL average8 barns · 727 hd

127.05

+0.55

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	—	Average	1,684	85.58	1,441	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	57.80	703	159
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	57.44	722	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	44.48	429	15

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.12/cwt	111.00–120.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.58/cwt	128.00–137.00	431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	130.03/cwt	124.00–133.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.74/cwt	162.00–167.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	179.87/cwt	176.00–184.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	136.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	162.99/cwt	160.00–169.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	142.49/cwt	142.00–144.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	141.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	467	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	113.86/cwt	111.00–116.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	157.85/cwt	154.00–166.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	139.64/cwt	134.00–149.00	387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	113.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.91/cwt	146.00–155.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	597	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.80/cwt	134.00–144.00	520	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	199.54/cwt	195.00–205.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.63/cwt	156.00–164.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	113.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.71/cwt	124.00–129.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	177.49/cwt	173.00–180.00	554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,591	86.23/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,372	6
Bulls	—	—	1,621	79.99/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,297	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	53.88/cwt	51.00–55.00	608	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.99/cwt	61.00–65.00	790	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	57.86/cwt	56.00–60.00	716	71
Bulls	—	—	1,826	90.62/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.12/cwt	148.00–154.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	143.64/cwt	138.00–150.00	320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.62/cwt	126.00–134.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	130.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	130.14/cwt	126.00–134.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	141.20/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	109.41/cwt	107.00–112.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	114.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.32/cwt	98.00–100.00	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	57.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	733	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	62.98/cwt	62.00–65.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	107.39/cwt	102.00–110.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.75/cwt	156.00–166.00	601	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	53.90/cwt	51.00–55.00	651	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	198.83/cwt	196.00–202.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	41.96/cwt	41.00–44.00	403	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	47.31/cwt	45.00–49.00	474	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.

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Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 1,509Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 319Year ago 225

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	120.00	120.00
16	—	468	111.00–120.00	117.12
12	—	325	128.00–137.00	132.58
9	—	369	124.00–133.00	130.03
19	—	420	120.00–129.00	125.60
2	—	528	106.00–110.00	107.97
4	—	223	138.00–150.00	143.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	130.00–140.00	133.14
13	—	330	138.00–148.00	141.51
9	—	561	111.00–116.00	113.86
3	—	228	154.00–166.00	157.85
2	—	170	195.00–200.00	197.43
9	—	523	114.00–124.00	119.03
9	—	277	134.00–149.00	139.64
8	—	611	109.00–116.00	113.71
48	—	473	121.00–131.00	126.19
27	—	377	134.00–144.00	137.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	128.00–134.00	130.86
7	—	324	120.00–126.00	122.64
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	280	107.00–112.00	109.41
8	—	426	110.00–118.00	114.41
3	—	523	98.00–100.00	99.32
4	—	464	102.00–110.00	107.39
5	—	383	114.00–120.00	116.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	138.00–140.00	139.33
5	—	328	162.00–167.00	163.74
4	—	276	176.00–184.00	179.87
7	—	457	134.00–138.00	136.97
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
6	—	373	148.00–154.00	151.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	428	146.00–155.00	148.91
5	—	328	170.00–180.00	174.04
4	—	269	195.00–205.00	199.54
7	—	522	128.00–137.00	132.21
7	—	379	156.00–164.00	159.63
4	—	614	110.00–117.00	113.96
4	—	556	124.00–129.00	127.71
15	—	484	139.00–149.00	141.20
1	—	205	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
2	—	385	136.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	421	126.00–134.00	130.14
6	—	325	150.00–158.00	154.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	160.00–169.00	162.99
5	—	376	146.00–154.00	150.28
4	—	411	142.00–144.00	142.49
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
1	—	180	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	140.00–146.00	140.88
4	—	574	119.00–126.00	123.94
3	—	312	173.00–180.00	177.49
6	—	425	148.00–152.00	149.98
7	—	374	156.00–166.00	160.75
1	—	210	212.00	212.00
2	—	270	196.00–202.00	198.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	136.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	473	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
2	—	160	180.00	180.00
4	—	423	126.00–134.00	129.62
1	—	215	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,591	84.00–88.00	86.23
7	—	1,621	79.00–81.00	79.99
7	—	1,826	89.00–93.00	90.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,129	51.00–55.00	53.88
42	—	1,275	61.00–65.00	61.99
71	—	1,237	56.00–60.00	57.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	56.00–60.00	57.96
5	—	1,333	62.00–65.00	62.98
9	—	1,208	51.00–55.00	53.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	37.00	37.00
6	—	960	41.00–44.00	41.96
8	—	1,002	45.00–49.00	47.31

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