Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-04-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 13
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,145 head
▲ 342 vs last sale 803▲ 557 vs year ago 588 · +94.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 229▼ 10 vs year ago 244 · −4.1%
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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 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 $153.58/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$153.58
270 head · 339 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.60
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1329159.92526183
Medium and Large 2348144.1550157
Medium and Large 3387132.8851430
One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $12 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 sale270 hd
153.58
—
FL average10 barns · 856 hd
143.98
+9.60
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—High1,62692.371,5028thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44569.701,0079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24867.49842104
CowsLean 85-90%Low97053.5651910

Every lot

87 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2165195.00/cwt195.00–195.003221
Steers—Medium and Large 1178208.66/cwt200.00–215.003713
Steers—Medium and Large 3186179.49/cwt178.00–180.003344
Steers—Medium and Large 2216179.89/cwt175.00–184.0038920
Steers—Medium and Large 1232189.49/cwt185.00–200.0044019
Steers—Medium and Large 2269177.00/cwt170.00–182.0047616
Steers—Medium and Large 3275158.82/cwt155.00–165.004375
Steers—Medium and Large 1278187.47/cwt184.00–198.0052134
Steers—Medium and Large 2319182.39/cwt178.00–186.0058213
Steers—Medium and Large 1325192.48/cwt188.00–198.0062615
Steers—Medium and Large 3343168.99/cwt168.00–170.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1358186.19/cwt178.00–188.0066721
Steers—Medium and Large 2388169.96/cwt168.00–172.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 3395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1419178.16/cwt174.00–182.0074613
Steers—Medium and Large 2424166.60/cwt162.00–170.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 3430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 3465154.95/cwt148.00–156.0072110
Steers—Medium and Large 2468164.50/cwt164.00–165.0077018
Steers—Medium and Large 1482171.12/cwt168.00–178.0082519
Steers—Medium and Large 3510142.00/cwt142.00–142.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1524159.15/cwt158.00–164.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 2535146.99/cwt146.00–148.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1560145.98/cwt144.00–148.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 1600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 3618119.48/cwt118.00–121.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 2635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178169.08/cwt168.00–175.003016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180186.30/cwt180.00–195.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218150.65/cwt144.00–155.003289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1219165.80/cwt157.00–172.0036329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220135.48/cwt132.00–140.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255137.00/cwt137.00–137.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270162.79/cwt154.00–169.0044051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271146.81/cwt140.00–153.0039811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321163.40/cwt158.00–168.0052529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327151.88/cwt148.00–156.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327142.10/cwt138.00–146.004659
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371143.72/cwt142.00–146.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374152.91/cwt148.00–156.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380161.87/cwt158.00–168.0061545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418139.65/cwt135.00–142.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421159.55/cwt156.00–164.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431146.88/cwt144.00–152.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3456126.96/cwt124.00–128.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469144.89/cwt140.00–149.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474133.58/cwt131.00–136.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520109.96/cwt108.00–112.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524118.65/cwt114.00–123.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527128.47/cwt125.00–134.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570121.72/cwt116.00–126.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.98/cwt100.00–103.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588108.48/cwt107.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617114.57/cwt110.00–118.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633101.31/cwt100.00–104.006413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220162.00/cwt162.00–162.003561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223179.93/cwt178.00–182.004012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258195.50/cwt195.00–196.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269176.47/cwt170.00–182.004754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280157.59/cwt154.00–166.004415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320183.96/cwt180.00–186.005899
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330172.00/cwt172.00–172.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355166.00/cwt166.00–166.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369183.24/cwt178.00–188.0067622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375172.88/cwt170.00–176.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415168.00/cwt168.00–168.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417178.59/cwt176.00–182.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420158.00/cwt158.00–158.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460176.00/cwt176.00–176.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469153.42/cwt148.00–156.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486159.94/cwt158.00–165.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528147.87/cwt144.00–152.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542154.66/cwt154.00–156.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570143.52/cwt140.00–148.008185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40887.84/cwt86.00–89.001,2372
Bulls——1,67992.08/cwt90.00–94.001,5464
Bulls——1,73797.49/cwt96.00–99.001,6932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73547.00/cwt47.00–47.003451
Cows—Lean 85-90%87751.16/cwt49.00–52.004493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05555.86/cwt54.00–58.005896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21664.94/cwt62.00–66.0079043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22374.03/cwt72.00–76.0090510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27968.36/cwt67.00–71.0087451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43768.00/cwt66.00–70.009776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46073.09/cwt72.00–75.001,0673

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.