Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-02-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 23
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
711 head
▲ 375 vs last sale 336▼ 100 vs year ago 811 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 242▲ 166 vs year ago 263 · +63.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$141.62
145 head · 349 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.07
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1354148.0052574
Medium and Large 2343138.9247751
Medium and Large 3344124.8843020
One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $95 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 sale145 hd
141.62
—
FL average8 barns · 592 hd
134.55
+7.07
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—Average1,63386.621,41523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32866.0987822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21965.66800248
CowsLean 85-90%Low93552.0648745

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1163220.98/cwt220.00–222.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 2185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 1215214.48/cwt205.00–220.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1271190.20/cwt186.00–197.005155
Steers—Medium and Large 2277173.90/cwt170.00–177.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1321183.28/cwt180.00–188.005887
Steers—Medium and Large 2326172.44/cwt170.00–176.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 1379169.79/cwt166.00–176.0064410
Steers—Medium and Large 2381159.12/cwt156.00–164.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 3382149.57/cwt148.00–152.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 3410141.29/cwt139.00–143.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2413151.22/cwt150.00–153.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1423158.96/cwt154.00–164.0067225
Steers—Medium and Large 3450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1468155.39/cwt150.00–159.0072719
Steers—Medium and Large 2482142.46/cwt139.00–146.006876
Steers—Medium and Large 1518141.95/cwt139.00–146.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 2527130.60/cwt130.00–131.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1567136.35/cwt132.00–140.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 3570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1615132.93/cwt129.00–136.008183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2175161.29/cwt155.00–165.002823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3176145.99/cwt140.00–150.002574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1182174.54/cwt170.00–185.003183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220168.06/cwt160.00–174.003709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227180.79/cwt175.00–190.004109
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269148.52/cwt144.00–154.0040010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275132.98/cwt132.00–134.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284159.24/cwt155.00–170.0045220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321153.50/cwt148.00–158.004938
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328131.79/cwt128.00–136.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333141.21/cwt138.00–143.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361128.17/cwt124.00–130.004638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365117.13/cwt113.00–120.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370136.68/cwt132.00–141.005069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405124.49/cwt124.00–125.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421131.59/cwt128.00–136.005549
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425110.99/cwt110.00–112.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472120.02/cwt116.00–124.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473110.48/cwt109.00–112.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479128.73/cwt126.00–130.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505132.99/cwt132.00–134.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523108.31/cwt104.00–113.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563109.86/cwt104.00–113.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618107.89/cwt104.00–112.006672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1178217.99/cwt210.00–225.003883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3178187.32/cwt185.00–190.003332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221212.73/cwt205.00–220.0047014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2229196.37/cwt195.00–202.004508
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250167.00/cwt167.00–167.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263178.33/cwt172.00–182.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275189.65/cwt186.00–198.005226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324172.56/cwt168.00–178.0055910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328161.79/cwt158.00–166.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330152.00/cwt152.00–152.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370145.49/cwt145.00–146.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375164.14/cwt161.00–170.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415130.99/cwt130.00–132.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421149.58/cwt144.00–154.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469147.43/cwt144.00–151.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526140.20/cwt138.00–144.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573114.32/cwt110.00–119.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585132.46/cwt130.00–135.007752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58290.16/cwt88.00–92.001,4268
Bulls——1,62985.22/cwt83.00–87.001,38813
Bulls——1,86381.56/cwt81.00–82.001,5192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88445.10/cwt44.00–47.003998
Cows—Lean 85-90%94154.97/cwt53.00–57.0051726
Cows—Lean 85-90%95850.25/cwt48.00–51.0048111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10461.41/cwt59.00–63.0067877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23366.20/cwt64.00–68.00816112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26260.20/cwt58.00–62.007606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30269.60/cwt68.00–72.0090612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34270.20/cwt69.00–73.0094259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50464.38/cwt63.00–67.009684

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.