Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-12-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 1,129▼ 457 vs year ago 1,389 · −32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 270▼ 164 vs year ago 358 · −45.8%
View

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.49/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$134.49
224 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.38
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450138.4962389
Medium and Large 2392136.4853478
Medium and Large 3395125.5449657
One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $127 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 sale224 hd
134.49
—
FL average9 barns · 977 hd
136.88
−2.38
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—Low1,70490.571,54312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25459.0774181
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40158.928259thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00043.6543729

Every lot

84 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 1200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2265196.26/cwt195.00–197.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 3277183.87/cwt180.00–188.005097
Steers—Medium and Large 2315191.17/cwt186.00–194.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 3320178.49/cwt175.00–182.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 1326198.73/cwt195.00–205.006489
Steers—Medium and Large 3368163.53/cwt160.00–166.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1378183.38/cwt180.00–190.0069317
Steers—Medium and Large 2381172.62/cwt170.00–178.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 2419167.08/cwt162.00–171.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 3420157.32/cwt154.00–160.006618
Steers—Medium and Large 1426176.09/cwt172.00–182.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 3469150.93/cwt146.00–154.007086
Steers—Medium and Large 2475159.59/cwt156.00–164.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 1478169.53/cwt166.00–176.008109
Steers—Medium and Large 2522143.31/cwt139.00–148.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 3523131.91/cwt130.00–134.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1530151.93/cwt149.00–159.0080511
Steers—Medium and Large 2572135.60/cwt133.00–138.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 3573124.96/cwt124.00–126.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1574144.40/cwt140.00–150.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2621132.62/cwt129.00–135.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 1628141.43/cwt138.00–148.0088810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223175.26/cwt170.00–182.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223143.15/cwt140.00–147.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226157.73/cwt155.00–162.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269147.71/cwt140.00–152.0039712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271158.65/cwt157.00–160.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272132.20/cwt130.00–135.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319143.50/cwt140.00–146.004588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323168.47/cwt168.00–169.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334151.39/cwt150.00–156.0050613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365131.72/cwt128.00–134.0048110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377138.40/cwt136.00–142.0052213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381149.09/cwt147.00–155.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413122.37/cwt116.00–125.0050523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.28/cwt136.00–146.0059635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427128.94/cwt126.00–134.0055115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463126.40/cwt123.00–129.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.11/cwt130.00–140.0063718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478112.25/cwt110.00–118.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515109.88/cwt106.00–112.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521129.92/cwt126.00–135.0067714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526118.85/cwt115.00–121.006258
Heifers—Medium and Large 355095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.48/cwt113.00–114.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574123.98/cwt123.00–125.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 360095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.73/cwt115.00–124.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623112.48/cwt112.00–113.007012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250182.00/cwt182.00–182.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315186.21/cwt185.00–188.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323198.93/cwt198.00–200.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323179.91/cwt178.00–182.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365167.28/cwt166.00–168.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370175.65/cwt172.00–178.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423164.84/cwt162.00–168.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470150.24/cwt148.00–154.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564127.43/cwt124.00–129.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573134.71/cwt130.00–138.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577142.29/cwt141.00–144.008213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61185.52/cwt84.00–87.001,3784
Bulls——1,72291.12/cwt89.00–93.001,5695
Bulls——1,79896.38/cwt94.00–98.001,7333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94939.88/cwt37.00–41.0037815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05547.68/cwt43.00–51.0050314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14454.30/cwt52.00–56.0062125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25759.20/cwt57.00–61.0074428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33463.02/cwt61.00–64.008414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35063.19/cwt62.00–66.0085328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39352.45/cwt51.00–54.007312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49557.76/cwt56.00–59.008643

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.