Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-09-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,409 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 1,073▲ 209 vs year ago 1,200 · +17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 363▲ 166 vs year ago 161 · +103.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $156.45/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$156.45
309 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.89
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497159.75794111
Medium and Large 2450159.55718113
Medium and Large 3460148.0368185
One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $113 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 sale309 hd
156.45
—
FL average9 barns · 751 hd
159.34
−2.89
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—High1,41394.161,3308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31869.3191411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23365.9381349
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01552.2753186

Every lot

70 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1208195.96/cwt195.00–197.004082
Steers—Medium and Large 2215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 3240157.00/cwt157.00–157.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 1273193.05/cwt190.00–200.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2280174.73/cwt170.00–180.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 2320185.14/cwt182.00–188.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 3322174.55/cwt170.00–178.005626
Steers—Medium and Large 1327193.74/cwt190.00–200.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1373184.71/cwt180.00–190.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 2373174.20/cwt170.00–178.0065026
Steers—Medium and Large 3380162.76/cwt160.00–168.006189
Steers—Medium and Large 1422174.87/cwt170.00–180.0073819
Steers—Medium and Large 3422154.48/cwt150.00–158.0065211
Steers—Medium and Large 2433162.41/cwt160.00–168.0070328
Steers—Medium and Large 3465149.41/cwt144.00–152.0069532
Steers—Medium and Large 2474158.20/cwt154.00–162.0075025
Steers—Medium and Large 1482166.59/cwt164.00–174.0080315
Steers—Medium and Large 3518135.44/cwt131.00–139.0070216
Steers—Medium and Large 1522154.38/cwt150.00–160.0080624
Steers—Medium and Large 2533142.30/cwt140.00–148.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1560149.55/cwt143.00–152.0083713
Steers—Medium and Large 3562128.83/cwt125.00–131.007248
Steers—Medium and Large 2572136.64/cwt132.00–140.0078213
Steers—Medium and Large 3615117.50/cwt117.00–118.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2618125.52/cwt120.00–129.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1633132.48/cwt130.00–140.0083923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200178.00/cwt178.00–178.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2231153.56/cwt150.00–160.003555
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265156.00/cwt156.00–156.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269138.62/cwt132.00–142.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279166.61/cwt162.00–176.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315162.48/cwt158.00–166.0051210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338137.49/cwt136.00–138.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370137.00/cwt132.00–141.0050724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376125.83/cwt122.00–130.0047314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377145.64/cwt142.00–152.0054929
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414122.20/cwt120.00–124.005069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418131.34/cwt126.00–135.0054924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427139.67/cwt136.00–146.0059620
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462119.59/cwt118.00–120.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466128.82/cwt123.00–132.0060028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470138.42/cwt133.00–143.0065128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521121.47/cwt118.00–124.0063314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525130.21/cwt126.00–136.0068424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571129.24/cwt124.00–134.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616122.96/cwt120.00–127.007574
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200199.00/cwt199.00–199.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275176.37/cwt170.00–182.004855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275160.10/cwt155.00–166.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280191.98/cwt190.00–194.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3302178.66/cwt178.00–179.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378163.25/cwt160.00–166.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380172.94/cwt171.00–176.006573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25390.31/cwt88.00–92.001,1322
Bulls——1,39994.73/cwt93.00–97.001,3255
Bulls——1,80099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,7821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98147.12/cwt45.00–49.0046227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03154.63/cwt50.00–59.0056359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16061.90/cwt60.00–64.0071815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26371.28/cwt70.00–74.009009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26671.94/cwt70.00–74.009117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26666.42/cwt65.00–69.0084125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40061.00/cwt61.00–61.008541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41365.93/cwt65.00–67.009323

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.