Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-11-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 16
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 849▼ 553 vs year ago 1,507 · −36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
326 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 197▲ 74 vs year ago 252 · +29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 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 $140.05/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$140.05
222 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436143.85627126
Medium and Large 2387140.3254356
Medium and Large 3412127.7152640
One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $101 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 sale222 hd
140.05
—
FL average8 barns · 899 hd
138.99
+1.06
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—Low1,47683.881,23827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44460.8987915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19358.90703144
CowsLean 85-90%Low96346.9445234

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200222.00/cwt222.00–222.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 2200197.00/cwt197.00–197.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1271189.76/cwt185.00–196.005147
Steers—Medium and Large 3273160.67/cwt157.00–165.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 2275174.82/cwt168.00–182.004815
Steers—Medium and Large 2316186.96/cwt186.00–188.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 3327174.09/cwt172.00–177.005695
Steers—Medium and Large 1330192.94/cwt190.00–200.0063711
Steers—Medium and Large 2373172.13/cwt168.00–176.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 3373161.88/cwt160.00–164.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1377181.67/cwt178.00–188.0068515
Steers—Medium and Large 3400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1426171.89/cwt168.00–178.0073213
Steers—Medium and Large 2427161.55/cwt158.00–167.006909
Steers—Medium and Large 3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2463155.26/cwt150.00–158.0071914
Steers—Medium and Large 1471163.74/cwt160.00–168.0077136
Steers—Medium and Large 1516157.38/cwt152.00–161.0081217
Steers—Medium and Large 2523145.71/cwt144.00–148.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 3523134.58/cwt132.00–138.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 2573143.44/cwt142.00–145.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1576149.93/cwt146.00–156.0086410
Steers—Medium and Large 3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1623139.08/cwt134.00–144.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2623120.96/cwt120.00–122.007542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273158.51/cwt152.00–166.0043312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276142.60/cwt136.00–150.003946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280131.49/cwt130.00–135.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319150.58/cwt146.00–154.004809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323159.48/cwt155.00–165.0051519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330138.61/cwt138.00–140.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367143.54/cwt138.00–146.0052720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377151.75/cwt148.00–158.0057229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382130.64/cwt128.00–132.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418139.78/cwt136.00–143.005848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424148.33/cwt144.00–154.0062911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425127.71/cwt124.00–133.0054320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468123.05/cwt118.00–126.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470133.20/cwt129.00–137.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477141.89/cwt138.00–148.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523110.96/cwt110.00–112.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526121.90/cwt119.00–126.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528131.71/cwt128.00–138.0069524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571123.02/cwt118.00–128.0070211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619122.73/cwt118.00–127.0076010
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2211198.55/cwt195.00–200.004194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223219.25/cwt217.00–222.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270176.43/cwt172.00–180.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273163.21/cwt160.00–167.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278190.98/cwt188.00–198.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300186.00/cwt186.00–186.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315191.27/cwt190.00–192.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328174.59/cwt170.00–178.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365183.84/cwt180.00–186.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373171.57/cwt169.00–174.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380160.46/cwt158.00–166.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400166.00/cwt166.00–166.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430171.65/cwt169.00–176.007388
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473144.86/cwt142.00–148.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519146.32/cwt142.00–150.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573133.93/cwt130.00–138.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620132.91/cwt129.00–136.008243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38680.09/cwt78.00–82.001,11011
Bulls——1,51485.13/cwt83.00–87.001,28911
Bulls——1,59389.47/cwt88.00–92.001,4255
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93040.09/cwt38.00–41.003737
Cows—Lean 85-90%97148.72/cwt43.00–51.0047327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10454.63/cwt52.00–56.0060341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20559.26/cwt57.00–61.0071466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27262.99/cwt62.00–66.0080137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41159.72/cwt57.00–61.008438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42663.27/cwt62.00–66.009026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81556.00/cwt56.00–56.001,0161

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.