Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-01-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 18
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,144 head
▲ 456 vs last sale 688▲ 436 vs year ago 708 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 114▲ 47 vs year ago 178 · +26.4%
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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 $125.69/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$125.69
375 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421131.49554151
Medium and Large 2395123.40488161
Medium and Large 3364117.6542863
One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about $126 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 sale375 hd
125.69
—
FL average10 barns · 994 hd
127.61
−1.91
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—Low1,51277.421,17113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31563.0282911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15057.9066689

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 1227211.14/cwt205.00–220.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 2228196.57/cwt195.00–200.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 3265150.42/cwt148.00–154.003994
Steers—Medium and Large 2276161.95/cwt155.00–167.004476
Steers—Medium and Large 1283174.27/cwt170.00–185.0049312
Steers—Medium and Large 1319168.05/cwt164.00–172.005366
Steers—Medium and Large 3326146.20/cwt142.00–150.0047712
Steers—Medium and Large 2333154.66/cwt154.00–156.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 3379131.69/cwt130.00–134.004997
Steers—Medium and Large 1381151.20/cwt148.00–156.0057611
Steers—Medium and Large 2381141.37/cwt138.00–144.005397
Steers—Medium and Large 2419139.69/cwt134.00–143.0058520
Steers—Medium and Large 1421149.60/cwt144.00–154.0063011
Steers—Medium and Large 3431126.89/cwt124.00–132.005476
Steers—Medium and Large 2477132.32/cwt128.00–136.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 1478142.00/cwt138.00–148.0067913
Steers—Medium and Large 3483120.60/cwt118.00–126.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 3515119.99/cwt119.00–121.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1520138.76/cwt133.00–143.0072212
Steers—Medium and Large 2528126.57/cwt123.00–131.006688
Steers—Medium and Large 2567122.59/cwt119.00–126.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 1582129.70/cwt127.00–137.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1607128.65/cwt127.00–130.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 2633112.94/cwt110.00–116.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 3635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223173.15/cwt168.00–180.003865
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235139.42/cwt135.00–144.003288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238152.42/cwt150.00–155.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273137.61/cwt130.00–144.0037619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278121.82/cwt118.00–128.003398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286148.24/cwt145.00–160.0042413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324118.82/cwt115.00–122.0038511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330127.45/cwt124.00–133.0042127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331137.53/cwt134.00–144.0045523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3356116.75/cwt114.00–118.0041610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368124.38/cwt120.00–128.0045839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372134.28/cwt129.00–139.0050025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419113.81/cwt110.00–117.0047715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425132.51/cwt128.00–138.0056324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.61/cwt118.00–127.0052136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466104.80/cwt100.00–107.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470114.58/cwt110.00–118.0053920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478122.77/cwt119.00–129.0058727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508113.46/cwt110.00–115.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510103.47/cwt102.00–105.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520121.07/cwt116.00–126.0063017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566118.94/cwt112.00–122.0067311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576105.68/cwt104.00–110.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617113.40/cwt107.00–117.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627101.26/cwt97.00–105.006353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218183.48/cwt182.00–185.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2222198.23/cwt195.00–200.004403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273178.11/cwt172.00–185.004866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274163.11/cwt155.00–168.004479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319168.09/cwt162.00–170.0053610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327156.11/cwt152.00–160.0051010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332144.83/cwt144.00–148.004817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377142.34/cwt138.00–146.0053721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378151.45/cwt148.00–158.0057213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380130.93/cwt130.00–136.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409141.41/cwt134.00–143.0057816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427128.66/cwt128.00–130.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438145.58/cwt144.00–148.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473123.48/cwt122.00–125.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474132.68/cwt130.00–136.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485140.30/cwt138.00–143.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515124.99/cwt124.00–126.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525132.60/cwt128.00–138.0069610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565121.96/cwt120.00–125.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620106.00/cwt106.00–106.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623114.82/cwt110.00–120.007152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30074.11/cwt73.00–75.009634
Bulls——1,55478.12/cwt76.00–80.001,2148
Bulls——2,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08353.47/cwt51.00–55.0057931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14057.98/cwt56.00–60.0066128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16559.00/cwt59.00–59.006871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22962.40/cwt61.00–65.0076730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33063.42/cwt61.00–65.0084310

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.