Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-02-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
822 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 750▲ 274 vs year ago 548 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 144▲ 42 vs year ago 214 · +19.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# steady and feeder classes over 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.83/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$131.83
212 head · 380 lb average
Value per head Derived
$501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.38
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1371145.7954160
Medium and Large 2386128.59496102
Medium and Large 3381121.7046350
One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $78 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 sale212 hd
131.83
—
FL average10 barns · 710 hd
132.22
−0.38
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—High1,54494.571,4608thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46766.379749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24464.69805129
CowsLean 85-90%Average96346.8045112

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1275196.03/cwt190.00–205.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 2278180.36/cwt177.00–188.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1335188.16/cwt186.00–195.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 3336166.42/cwt165.00–170.005594
Steers—Medium and Large 2340178.00/cwt178.00–178.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 2371154.68/cwt151.00–159.005745
Steers—Medium and Large 1372164.90/cwt161.00–170.0061310
Steers—Medium and Large 3377144.28/cwt140.00–148.0054418
Steers—Medium and Large 2423139.23/cwt135.00–142.0058911
Steers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1435146.25/cwt144.00–154.0063622
Steers—Medium and Large 3455130.99/cwt130.00–132.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2470138.63/cwt135.00–141.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 1472148.04/cwt144.00–153.006999
Steers—Medium and Large 3510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 2513131.19/cwt126.00–134.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1528138.89/cwt136.00–145.0073322
Steers—Medium and Large 2555122.99/cwt122.00–124.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1576129.19/cwt125.00–135.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 1617124.91/cwt119.00–129.007719
Steers—Medium and Large 2617115.58/cwt113.00–117.007135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173210.56/cwt200.00–215.003646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2173192.32/cwt190.00–195.003332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180175.00/cwt175.00–175.003153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216179.80/cwt175.00–185.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223147.93/cwt146.00–150.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233159.82/cwt156.00–165.003724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273134.79/cwt130.00–141.0036815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278148.50/cwt142.00–157.004138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324124.59/cwt121.00–128.0040410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325133.83/cwt130.00–139.0043517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334142.25/cwt140.00–150.0047511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372140.18/cwt135.00–145.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374129.11/cwt126.00–134.0048312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374119.61/cwt115.00–124.0044713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421132.25/cwt127.00–137.005578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421122.36/cwt119.00–126.0051527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422111.84/cwt110.00–116.004729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470112.40/cwt107.00–115.0052812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472132.04/cwt128.00–137.006236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473121.58/cwt118.00–126.0057514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515108.00/cwt108.00–108.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519126.88/cwt122.00–131.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523116.07/cwt111.00–120.006078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570109.86/cwt106.00–114.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578118.51/cwt115.00–125.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618105.87/cwt100.00–110.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 263592.00/cwt92.00–92.005841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180222.29/cwt220.00–230.004004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180205.00/cwt205.00–205.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1224215.75/cwt210.00–225.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3233185.99/cwt185.00–187.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270183.15/cwt175.00–189.004959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274197.09/cwt192.00–200.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326189.03/cwt185.00–195.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328178.99/cwt178.00–180.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360158.00/cwt158.00–158.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383162.60/cwt160.00–166.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383142.50/cwt140.00–148.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405131.99/cwt131.00–133.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419139.61/cwt134.00–143.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431146.82/cwt144.00–154.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460140.30/cwt138.00–142.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465129.00/cwt129.00–129.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578119.50/cwt119.00–120.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620124.35/cwt120.00–129.007712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15393.44/cwt93.00–94.001,0772
Bulls——1,66098.41/cwt96.00–100.001,6344
Bulls——1,70388.01/cwt87.00–89.001,4992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80039.65/cwt38.00–41.003172
Cows—Lean 85-90%94044.41/cwt43.00–46.004172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01049.18/cwt48.00–52.004978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18258.97/cwt56.00–60.0069724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21263.93/cwt61.00–65.0077544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29167.49/cwt66.00–70.0087161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43168.17/cwt66.00–70.009765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51364.11/cwt63.00–65.009704

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.