Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-10-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
807 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 891▼ 104 vs year ago 911 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 201▲ 45 vs year ago 188 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.37/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$129.37
176 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450136.3861471
Medium and Large 2431127.1254867
Medium and Large 3420120.2250538
One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $108 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 sale176 hd
129.37
—
FL average9 barns · 800 hd
132.37
−3.00
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—Average1,54187.551,34912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28862.2580217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17456.9066888
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04644.0746151

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265192.00/cwt192.00–192.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 3265177.00/cwt177.00–177.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1325180.08/cwt177.00–186.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 3325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1368183.82/cwt178.00–188.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 3373161.76/cwt158.00–166.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2378170.81/cwt168.00–176.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 2411158.43/cwt156.00–162.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1420169.86/cwt166.00–174.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 3423146.37/cwt144.00–149.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1473153.03/cwt148.00–158.0072413
Steers—Medium and Large 3473132.95/cwt132.00–134.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2479141.19/cwt140.00–144.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 2511130.40/cwt126.00–132.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 3522121.76/cwt120.00–124.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 1523140.67/cwt136.00–145.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2573126.94/cwt124.00–130.007279
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.79/cwt136.00–143.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1618127.76/cwt123.00–132.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 2623115.86/cwt112.00–120.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 3625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270144.12/cwt140.00–147.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273152.87/cwt150.00–155.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280172.98/cwt170.00–180.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320154.38/cwt150.00–159.004948
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321134.03/cwt130.00–138.004309
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331143.09/cwt140.00–148.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374121.38/cwt118.00–126.004548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378140.85/cwt138.00–147.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379130.01/cwt127.00–136.0049324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421140.00/cwt136.00–145.0058917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423121.89/cwt120.00–124.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431129.33/cwt128.00–133.0055713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467123.41/cwt118.00–126.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469133.60/cwt128.00–138.0062714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470113.23/cwt110.00–116.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523108.97/cwt108.00–110.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525125.14/cwt121.00–131.0065715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530119.31/cwt119.00–120.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569111.44/cwt109.00–114.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573120.58/cwt116.00–126.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576100.56/cwt98.00–105.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623116.41/cwt114.00–119.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630100.75/cwt99.00–105.006355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235172.00/cwt172.00–172.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273210.92/cwt210.00–212.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315161.27/cwt160.00–162.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323167.86/cwt166.00–170.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324180.36/cwt177.00–185.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360171.22/cwt170.00–174.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373159.47/cwt159.00–160.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387178.47/cwt178.00–180.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421148.80/cwt146.00–152.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423157.42/cwt156.00–159.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425168.09/cwt164.00–174.0071414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450148.00/cwt148.00–148.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472130.90/cwt128.00–134.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529127.19/cwt126.00–130.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573137.96/cwt137.00–139.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573119.26/cwt116.00–122.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613108.26/cwt104.00–110.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618128.56/cwt124.00–132.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623114.89/cwt112.00–118.007162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46187.76/cwt86.00–90.001,2825
Bulls——1,50383.46/cwt82.00–85.001,2544
Bulls——1,72392.64/cwt91.00–95.001,5963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03038.71/cwt36.00–40.0039912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05145.72/cwt41.00–50.0048139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13553.21/cwt51.00–55.0060441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15057.00/cwt57.00–57.006561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19858.07/cwt56.00–60.0069624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21962.27/cwt61.00–65.0075923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28160.34/cwt58.00–62.007737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30964.31/cwt63.00–67.008429

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.