Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-05-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 11
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 683▼ 237 vs year ago 685 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 310▲ 13 vs year ago 212 · +6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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 $123.82/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$123.82
145 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.59
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425128.7654771
Medium and Large 2396122.2948451
Medium and Large 3395111.9644323
One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $104 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
123.82
—
FL average10 barns · 604 hd
127.41
−3.59
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—Average1,60085.221,36312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44665.8495213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17664.26756146
CowsLean 85-90%Low94946.8844513

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 2308155.32/cwt154.00–156.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 1335158.33/cwt156.00–165.0053014
Steers—Medium and Large 3340139.49/cwt139.00–140.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1363158.39/cwt152.00–161.0057518
Steers—Medium and Large 3368137.33/cwt134.00–141.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 2385143.95/cwt142.00–146.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1413154.94/cwt150.00–158.006408
Steers—Medium and Large 2429141.69/cwt140.00–144.006087
Steers—Medium and Large 3431131.69/cwt128.00–135.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 1453154.41/cwt148.00–155.0069916
Steers—Medium and Large 2484137.19/cwt135.00–138.006645
Steers—Medium and Large 2510132.00/cwt132.00–132.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1514140.91/cwt136.00–144.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1565133.74/cwt129.00–137.007565
Steers—Medium and Large 2565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 3583110.50/cwt110.00–111.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1616125.34/cwt119.00–129.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 2623113.47/cwt111.00–116.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 3640107.00/cwt106.00–108.006853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1211143.99/cwt142.00–145.003044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273149.05/cwt146.00–156.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280118.00/cwt118.00–118.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282131.60/cwt130.00–138.003717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317140.99/cwt136.00–145.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323119.57/cwt115.00–124.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325129.06/cwt126.00–134.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368128.66/cwt125.00–132.0047314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368118.36/cwt116.00–122.004367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373137.63/cwt134.00–143.005138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424132.48/cwt128.00–138.0056215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426111.92/cwt108.00–116.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428121.36/cwt118.00–127.0051912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466114.19/cwt110.00–116.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472102.55/cwt98.00–105.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477121.81/cwt118.00–128.0058123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517115.33/cwt109.00–119.0059610
Heifers—Medium and Large 353092.00/cwt92.00–92.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539100.48/cwt99.00–103.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555114.99/cwt114.00–116.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 257799.94/cwt98.00–104.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 362591.00/cwt91.00–91.005691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208222.41/cwt220.00–225.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270148.32/cwt142.00–154.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279159.65/cwt156.00–170.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314164.79/cwt158.00–168.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325151.88/cwt150.00–156.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328142.47/cwt141.00–144.004672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374136.62/cwt132.00–140.005114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377156.01/cwt152.00–162.005886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382144.86/cwt142.00–150.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415154.79/cwt152.00–158.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431141.20/cwt138.00–144.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462141.62/cwt138.00–144.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513135.97/cwt134.00–139.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555128.99/cwt128.00–130.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46680.47/cwt79.00–82.001,1804
Bulls——1,62586.45/cwt84.00–88.001,4056
Bulls——1,79091.02/cwt89.00–93.001,6292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94240.87/cwt39.00–43.003855
Cows—Lean 85-90%94451.45/cwt50.00–53.004867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02045.00/cwt45.00–45.004591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05858.79/cwt57.00–61.0062231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15964.30/cwt62.00–66.0074574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29568.34/cwt67.00–71.0088541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30964.36/cwt63.00–65.008425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52060.00/cwt60.00–60.009121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53467.73/cwt66.00–70.001,0397

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.