Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-08-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 3
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,061 head
▼ 290 vs last sale 1,351▲ 342 vs year ago 719 · +47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 276▲ 32 vs year ago 168 · +19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.54/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$153.54
265 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.80
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507156.04792156
Medium and Large 2472152.6772165
Medium and Large 3462145.9967544
One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $116 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 sale265 hd
153.54
—
FL average9 barns · 1,143 hd
159.34
−5.80
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—High1,84497.511,7989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35668.9893515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18867.2079898
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03451.9953814

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225200.73/cwt195.00–207.004522
Steers—Medium and Large 3240187.00/cwt187.00–187.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1269205.28/cwt200.00–212.005525
Steers—Medium and Large 2285187.00/cwt187.00–187.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2311196.47/cwt195.00–198.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1320205.67/cwt202.00–210.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 3345182.00/cwt182.00–182.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2355186.00/cwt186.00–186.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 3366173.31/cwt168.00–176.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1375192.11/cwt188.00–198.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 3413154.27/cwt150.00–157.0063714
Steers—Medium and Large 1419173.44/cwt168.00–178.007279
Steers—Medium and Large 2428161.33/cwt158.00–166.0069017
Steers—Medium and Large 2468147.40/cwt144.00–150.006907
Steers—Medium and Large 1479155.33/cwt152.00–162.0074451
Steers—Medium and Large 3480135.63/cwt134.00–138.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 2515141.94/cwt136.00–145.0073123
Steers—Medium and Large 1521151.09/cwt146.00–156.0078724
Steers—Medium and Large 3530129.06/cwt127.00–132.0068412
Steers—Medium and Large 2555139.99/cwt138.00–141.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1579145.25/cwt142.00–152.0084124
Steers—Medium and Large 3591122.99/cwt122.00–125.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1620138.51/cwt133.00–143.0085930
Steers—Medium and Large 2623127.32/cwt125.00–129.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 3628116.92/cwt114.00–120.007342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208186.58/cwt184.00–190.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3213155.49/cwt155.00–156.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255148.98/cwt148.00–150.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273157.79/cwt154.00–164.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274174.48/cwt168.00–182.0047810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315147.85/cwt142.00–150.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323166.65/cwt162.00–172.0053822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335153.91/cwt152.00–158.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378137.35/cwt136.00–141.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379147.16/cwt144.00–152.0055811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381156.88/cwt154.00–164.0059821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410141.09/cwt134.00–143.0057811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420128.86/cwt124.00–133.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.64/cwt144.00–154.0062924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466119.72/cwt115.00–123.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467129.47/cwt124.00–133.0060518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470139.38/cwt134.00–144.0065528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.12/cwt126.00–135.0067717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524119.19/cwt115.00–124.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568130.68/cwt125.00–135.0074212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572119.63/cwt115.00–124.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613122.93/cwt117.00–126.007549
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270204.63/cwt200.00–210.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313186.46/cwt185.00–188.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335201.96/cwt200.00–204.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385169.95/cwt168.00–172.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433160.52/cwt158.00–166.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438169.32/cwt168.00–170.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465148.00/cwt148.00–148.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470156.99/cwt156.00–158.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513142.50/cwt142.00–143.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595142.00/cwt142.00–142.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78892.29/cwt91.00–93.001,6503
Bulls——1,85897.54/cwt95.00–99.001,8123
Bulls——1,885102.69/cwt101.00–104.001,9363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88844.93/cwt44.00–46.003993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05251.59/cwt51.00–52.005435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09355.85/cwt54.00–57.006106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15562.40/cwt60.00–64.0072127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19067.15/cwt65.00–69.0079936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21070.96/cwt70.00–74.0085935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27371.89/cwt71.00–73.009158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44166.27/cwt65.00–68.009556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51062.00/cwt62.00–62.009361

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.