Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-09-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
▼ 1,171 vs last sale 2,244▲ 160 vs year ago 913 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
363 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 203▲ 128 vs year ago 235 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.70/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$165.70
248 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.29
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2431167.4972244
Medium and Large 1473166.09786173
Medium and Large 3422160.9667931
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $43 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 sale248 hd
165.70
—
FL average5 barns · 484 hd
165.99
−0.29
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—High1,76094.591,66510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34168.1891420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19166.59793137
CowsLean 85-90%Low94952.0849434

Every lot

80 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 1200202.00/cwt202.00–202.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 1276203.23/cwt200.00–212.005614
Steers—Medium and Large 2286185.83/cwt182.00–192.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 3325181.45/cwt180.00–184.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2326191.11/cwt188.00–196.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 1330200.01/cwt197.00–207.0066022
Steers—Medium and Large 1365188.42/cwt182.00–192.0068824
Steers—Medium and Large 2373176.31/cwt172.00–180.0065810
Steers—Medium and Large 3379165.15/cwt162.00–168.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 3421162.80/cwt160.00–166.0068512
Steers—Medium and Large 1428181.65/cwt178.00–188.0077718
Steers—Medium and Large 2440168.99/cwt168.00–170.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1464178.53/cwt176.00–182.008287
Steers—Medium and Large 3473156.42/cwt152.00–160.007406
Steers—Medium and Large 2479165.14/cwt162.00–171.0079113
Steers—Medium and Large 3510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1521152.93/cwt149.00–158.0079754
Steers—Medium and Large 2536139.71/cwt138.00–143.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 3550131.00/cwt131.00–131.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2571136.72/cwt134.00–139.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1578145.51/cwt142.00–152.0084117
Steers—Medium and Large 2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1617133.75/cwt128.00–138.0082525
Steers—Medium and Large 3640109.00/cwt109.00–109.006981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222152.02/cwt145.00–160.003379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223138.80/cwt135.00–140.003107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225121.37/cwt115.00–125.002733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260132.11/cwt130.00–135.003436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274158.39/cwt152.00–166.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279141.74/cwt136.00–148.003957
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324142.20/cwt138.00–146.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328151.40/cwt148.00–154.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331160.84/cwt158.00–168.0053221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371140.92/cwt136.00–145.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372150.90/cwt146.00–156.0056127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377129.38/cwt126.00–134.004889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414134.14/cwt130.00–136.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419143.46/cwt138.00–148.0060122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425121.90/cwt118.00–126.0051810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474130.07/cwt128.00–134.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476139.98/cwt136.00–146.0066626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483118.42/cwt117.00–120.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519115.08/cwt110.00–118.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523134.61/cwt132.00–140.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529123.21/cwt120.00–128.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559129.96/cwt126.00–132.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228163.91/cwt160.00–170.003744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270206.00/cwt206.00–206.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278171.77/cwt168.00–180.004784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300186.00/cwt186.00–186.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315192.86/cwt190.00–196.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330199.98/cwt199.00–201.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360179.00/cwt179.00–179.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367187.91/cwt186.00–192.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368167.25/cwt162.00–171.0061516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412164.62/cwt162.00–166.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432180.59/cwt178.00–184.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471156.65/cwt152.00–160.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485164.00/cwt164.00–164.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525131.85/cwt128.00–136.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573126.50/cwt126.00–127.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580134.99/cwt134.00–136.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57790.26/cwt88.00–92.001,4233
Bulls——1,79094.62/cwt93.00–96.001,6945
Bulls——1,958101.01/cwt100.00–102.001,9782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94144.66/cwt43.00–47.004207
Cows—Lean 85-90%95154.01/cwt48.00–57.0051427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13462.22/cwt60.00–64.0070645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20867.11/cwt65.00–69.0081157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23871.36/cwt70.00–74.0088335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29665.71/cwt64.00–67.008527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36569.51/cwt68.00–72.0094913

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.