Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-02-22

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 22
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 611▲ 29 vs year ago 485 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 100▲ 57 vs year ago 131 · +43.5%
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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 $125.23/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$125.23
145 head · 397 lb average
Value per head Derived
$497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.84
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1399134.1553561
Medium and Large 2414119.7249649
Medium and Large 3371117.4043535
One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $100 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 sale145 hd
125.23
—
FL average8 barns · 567 hd
126.07
−0.84
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—Low1,42290.641,2898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26771.589079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10570.6578173
CowsLean 85-90%Low96050.9448925

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 2290162.00/cwt162.00–162.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 3377136.18/cwt134.00–138.005135
Steers—Medium and Large 2378145.56/cwt143.00–150.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1385154.60/cwt152.00–158.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1421145.32/cwt142.00–150.006129
Steers—Medium and Large 3428123.84/cwt120.00–128.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 1470143.39/cwt139.00–148.0067412
Steers—Medium and Large 3473123.48/cwt122.00–125.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1513139.37/cwt137.00–142.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 2525126.64/cwt124.00–128.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 3535114.49/cwt113.00–116.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 2588121.48/cwt120.00–123.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3605106.50/cwt106.00–107.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1630121.46/cwt119.00–124.007652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175188.13/cwt182.00–195.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3183151.30/cwt150.00–155.002774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215185.38/cwt180.00–190.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230164.67/cwt160.00–170.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230151.33/cwt150.00–155.003485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279155.21/cwt150.00–164.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281138.83/cwt134.00–148.003907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319136.06/cwt134.00–139.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323145.16/cwt140.00–150.004699
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335122.00/cwt122.00–122.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374132.73/cwt128.00–138.004969
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376112.16/cwt108.00–117.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.17/cwt118.00–125.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424102.73/cwt100.00–106.0043610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431121.10/cwt118.00–128.0052214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434110.52/cwt108.00–115.0048012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463102.97/cwt102.00–105.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469122.07/cwt117.00–126.005737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484108.30/cwt106.00–112.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518117.45/cwt115.00–121.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 353094.00/cwt94.00–94.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538102.79/cwt101.00–105.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565116.92/cwt114.00–120.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 358392.94/cwt90.00–96.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2592100.66/cwt100.00–101.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 261897.91/cwt95.00–101.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644102.50/cwt102.00–104.006604
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1177212.97/cwt205.00–220.003773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185194.73/cwt190.00–200.003602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185180.00/cwt180.00–180.003332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223187.25/cwt180.00–190.004184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2226201.28/cwt195.00–207.0045512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230215.46/cwt210.00–225.004969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274181.86/cwt176.00–190.004989
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350162.00/cwt162.00–162.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375136.93/cwt134.00–140.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420145.95/cwt144.00–148.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420126.00/cwt126.00–126.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433132.91/cwt130.00–136.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465144.90/cwt142.00–148.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473123.48/cwt122.00–125.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482130.92/cwt128.00–135.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520112.00/cwt112.00–112.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620123.35/cwt119.00–128.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633110.94/cwt108.00–114.007022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34092.09/cwt90.00–94.001,2343
Bulls——1,41987.47/cwt85.00–89.001,2414
Bulls——1,68099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90845.39/cwt43.00–47.004126
Cows—Lean 85-90%91248.80/cwt48.00–51.004458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02355.53/cwt53.00–57.0056811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06567.32/cwt65.00–69.0071737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11872.28/cwt70.00–74.0080823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19577.26/cwt75.00–79.0092313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23470.46/cwt68.00–72.008695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27075.32/cwt74.00–77.009573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42066.00/cwt66.00–66.009371

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.