Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-02-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 2
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 761▼ 103 vs year ago 853 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 139▼ 73 vs year ago 217 · −33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.59/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$135.59
259 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.52
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425141.29600123
Medium and Large 2395134.1953088
Medium and Large 3356123.5544048
One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about $160 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 sale259 hd
135.59
—
FL average8 barns · 640 hd
133.07
+2.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,69892.121,56415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42563.659079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19761.8974178
CowsLean 85-90%Low97744.524356thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225178.43/cwt177.00–180.004012
Steers—Medium and Large 2230192.00/cwt192.00–192.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1273189.07/cwt182.00–197.005169
Steers—Medium and Large 2285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 3316163.55/cwt158.00–167.005175
Steers—Medium and Large 1328181.43/cwt178.00–188.0059516
Steers—Medium and Large 2330171.14/cwt168.00–176.0056514
Steers—Medium and Large 2367159.76/cwt156.00–162.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 1374168.53/cwt164.00–172.0063019
Steers—Medium and Large 3375148.74/cwt146.00–152.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 1414164.89/cwt158.00–168.0068321
Steers—Medium and Large 2430151.19/cwt148.00–156.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 3445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1469161.70/cwt156.00–166.0075822
Steers—Medium and Large 2478149.73/cwt146.00–153.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 3509141.73/cwt140.00–143.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2522148.70/cwt145.00–153.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1525158.78/cwt154.00–164.0083441
Steers—Medium and Large 1567149.46/cwt145.00–153.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 2569138.46/cwt135.00–142.007888
Steers—Medium and Large 3570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 3600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008419
Steers—Medium and Large 2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165212.50/cwt210.00–215.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170197.00/cwt197.00–197.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218169.06/cwt165.00–175.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223151.38/cwt148.00–155.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3234134.27/cwt130.00–140.003144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276156.45/cwt150.00–165.004327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279125.44/cwt120.00–134.0035017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281139.85/cwt136.00–146.0039310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323140.54/cwt136.00–145.0045413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327129.62/cwt126.00–135.004249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328149.88/cwt146.00–156.0049212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365127.25/cwt121.00–130.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375145.47/cwt141.00–151.0054622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380134.17/cwt131.00–140.0051022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422140.03/cwt136.00–145.0059131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422129.73/cwt126.00–134.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465126.17/cwt122.00–129.0058712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468115.39/cwt110.00–118.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470135.62/cwt130.00–140.0063719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519123.23/cwt118.00–127.0064013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523112.77/cwt108.00–116.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525132.14/cwt128.00–138.0069413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571125.55/cwt121.00–130.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575113.93/cwt112.00–118.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628118.74/cwt115.00–125.007466
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165225.00/cwt225.00–225.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2190195.00/cwt195.00–195.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285187.00/cwt187.00–187.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285168.96/cwt167.00–170.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320184.00/cwt184.00–184.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337169.97/cwt168.00–172.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373158.58/cwt156.00–162.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378167.96/cwt166.00–170.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468151.37/cwt148.00–155.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479159.41/cwt157.00–165.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630133.00/cwt133.00–133.008381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54385.25/cwt85.00–86.001,3154
Bulls——1,72397.39/cwt95.00–99.001,6785
Bulls——1,78192.30/cwt90.00–94.001,6446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82340.02/cwt39.00–41.003293
Cows—Lean 85-90%98546.00/cwt46.00–46.004531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03755.21/cwt54.00–56.0057310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16059.99/cwt58.00–62.0069623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20350.53/cwt50.00–51.006082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25264.35/cwt63.00–67.0080645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31362.52/cwt62.00–63.008212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43358.00/cwt58.00–58.008312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46766.36/cwt65.00–68.009745

This sale against other markets

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.