Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2021-12-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,201 head
▲ 269 vs last sale 932▼ 308 vs year ago 1,509 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 194▼ 146 vs year ago 319 · −45.8%
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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.40/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$132.40
237 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.41
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459137.6963396
Medium and Large 2411130.0753479
Medium and Large 3395127.2050262
One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $130 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 sale237 hd
132.40
—
FL average9 barns · 888 hd
135.82
−3.41
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—High1,71689.741,54010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40165.5291811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19560.1071834
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04843.5245612

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250224.00/cwt224.00–224.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 3250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2273201.59/cwt197.00–207.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 3300192.00/cwt192.00–192.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1323210.48/cwt207.00–215.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 2323202.26/cwt199.00–206.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1369188.90/cwt185.00–192.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2374178.42/cwt174.00–182.0066715
Steers—Medium and Large 3377169.57/cwt168.00–172.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 2423171.73/cwt169.00–175.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 3425161.80/cwt158.00–166.0068815
Steers—Medium and Large 1432179.77/cwt178.00–184.007778
Steers—Medium and Large 3450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006849
Steers—Medium and Large 1467170.01/cwt164.00–174.0079415
Steers—Medium and Large 2475157.16/cwt156.00–162.0074715
Steers—Medium and Large 2523147.97/cwt147.00–149.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1527158.38/cwt154.00–164.0083536
Steers—Medium and Large 1557152.69/cwt148.00–154.0085011
Steers—Medium and Large 3565130.60/cwt128.00–132.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 2587139.47/cwt139.00–143.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1615141.88/cwt138.00–145.0087315
Steers—Medium and Large 3622121.95/cwt120.00–124.007593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3165165.00/cwt165.00–165.002721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175207.36/cwt205.00–210.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218175.89/cwt170.00–180.003834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267151.25/cwt147.00–156.004047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273132.55/cwt126.00–140.0036213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328153.43/cwt150.00–160.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329142.99/cwt140.00–149.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331131.65/cwt130.00–135.0043612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373148.60/cwt144.00–154.005548
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374127.73/cwt124.00–131.0047821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384135.87/cwt134.00–141.0052217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422131.65/cwt128.00–135.0055615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425121.43/cwt118.00–126.0051610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428140.83/cwt138.00–147.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464119.11/cwt117.00–120.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468127.18/cwt122.00–131.0059511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472136.90/cwt132.00–142.006469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.19/cwt121.00–131.0065723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523109.48/cwt109.00–110.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527114.15/cwt111.00–118.006029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563125.00/cwt119.00–128.0070418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573112.96/cwt112.00–114.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.43/cwt100.00–106.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613118.99/cwt112.00–122.007298
Heifers—Medium and Large 362396.89/cwt94.00–100.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624107.45/cwt104.00–110.006704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175227.36/cwt225.00–230.003982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223222.32/cwt215.00–230.0049612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230202.90/cwt200.00–210.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268200.97/cwt195.00–207.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273182.29/cwt180.00–185.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274216.21/cwt210.00–222.0059212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317191.47/cwt188.00–194.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322211.77/cwt207.00–217.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326200.14/cwt197.00–205.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371189.31/cwt184.00–194.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373170.94/cwt170.00–172.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379176.72/cwt174.00–182.006707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423182.51/cwt178.00–188.007729
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423159.89/cwt158.00–162.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431171.12/cwt170.00–173.007386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473144.95/cwt144.00–146.006862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68883.47/cwt83.00–84.001,4092
Bulls——1,69088.86/cwt88.00–91.001,5025
Bulls——1,77795.37/cwt93.00–97.001,6953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99339.42/cwt37.00–41.003915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08846.44/cwt42.00–51.005057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11655.19/cwt53.00–57.0061611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18260.32/cwt58.00–62.0071311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25062.08/cwt61.00–63.007762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27864.40/cwt63.00–67.0082312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43566.29/cwt65.00–68.009519

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.