Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-02-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 727▲ 151 vs year ago 579 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 216▲ 87 vs year ago 112 · +77.7%
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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 $134.27/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$134.27
155 head · 380 lb average
Value per head Derived
$510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1376147.4455449
Medium and Large 2373136.1050852
Medium and Large 3390120.5547054
One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $84 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 sale155 hd
134.27
—
FL average9 barns · 623 hd
133.78
+0.49
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—Low1,69489.491,5168thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28662.6080514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13661.05694117
CowsLean 85-90%Average92146.584298thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2280175.07/cwt170.00–182.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 1285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005423
Steers—Medium and Large 3310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1338184.66/cwt184.00–186.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2343175.50/cwt175.00–176.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 2365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.35/cwt158.00–166.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 3395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 3415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2424139.24/cwt138.00–140.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 1431146.85/cwt146.00–148.006337
Steers—Medium and Large 2455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 3488121.97/cwt120.00–124.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1516136.16/cwt132.00–140.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 2540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2632112.87/cwt110.00–119.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1641120.75/cwt120.00–121.007744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175207.81/cwt200.00–215.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178188.35/cwt185.00–195.003354
Heifers—Medium and Large 3185170.00/cwt170.00–170.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210201.74/cwt195.00–205.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223182.12/cwt175.00–187.004065
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235164.06/cwt160.00–170.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275161.61/cwt155.00–170.0044411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280145.77/cwt140.00–154.004087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3289129.24/cwt128.00–130.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318155.74/cwt150.00–160.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318135.84/cwt130.00–139.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335142.49/cwt141.00–144.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370137.72/cwt132.00–142.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.37/cwt122.00–131.0047311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377115.78/cwt112.00–121.0043613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424124.51/cwt121.00–129.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425134.60/cwt130.00–140.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427114.19/cwt110.00–119.0048816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467112.87/cwt108.00–116.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470102.47/cwt101.00–104.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476121.13/cwt117.00–127.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533105.65/cwt104.00–108.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537114.66/cwt114.00–115.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 357096.96/cwt95.00–99.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573114.80/cwt110.00–120.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578104.19/cwt101.00–108.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623105.88/cwt101.00–111.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 262396.50/cwt96.00–97.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 363782.98/cwt81.00–85.005293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1178222.81/cwt220.00–230.003975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185205.00/cwt205.00–205.003791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3190187.43/cwt185.00–190.003562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221217.71/cwt210.00–225.004817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2221202.78/cwt195.00–205.004485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222188.39/cwt185.00–192.004186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1261195.68/cwt185.00–200.0051114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272177.12/cwt172.00–182.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305192.74/cwt184.00–194.005889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325178.51/cwt174.00–182.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333167.40/cwt166.00–172.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374162.64/cwt158.00–168.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390138.49/cwt138.00–139.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415140.99/cwt140.00–142.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425148.49/cwt144.00–154.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430127.30/cwt126.00–130.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477124.08/cwt120.00–129.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490140.99/cwt140.00–142.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573113.48/cwt112.00–115.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65386.34/cwt86.00–87.001,4273
Bulls——1,70393.23/cwt92.00–94.001,5884
Bulls——1,78084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74539.00/cwt39.00–39.002911
Cows—Lean 85-90%86843.93/cwt43.00–45.003813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00550.47/cwt50.00–51.005074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08961.00/cwt59.00–63.0066455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12956.40/cwt54.00–58.0063728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16259.79/cwt58.00–62.006954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21964.97/cwt64.00–68.0079234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33165.54/cwt63.00–67.008728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35556.45/cwt56.00–57.007652

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.