Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 514▲ 180 vs year ago 481 · +37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 188▲ 4 vs year ago 136 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady with weak demand for light weight calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.88/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$129.88
179 head · 381 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.39
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426137.1558552
Medium and Large 2355132.3847069
Medium and Large 3370120.3844558
One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $139 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 sale179 hd
129.88
—
FL average9 barns · 766 hd
135.27
−5.39
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—Average1,56191.301,4257thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24866.258278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10563.0769749
CowsLean 85-90%High96451.9950112

Every lot

89 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3190155.00/cwt155.00–155.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 2215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 3280147.00/cwt147.00–147.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1285174.26/cwt172.00–177.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 2332163.62/cwt162.00–166.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 1334172.73/cwt170.00–176.005775
Steers—Medium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1365161.14/cwt154.00–164.0058821
Steers—Medium and Large 2378147.94/cwt144.00–152.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 3379137.15/cwt134.00–140.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1408155.96/cwt154.00–158.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.43/cwt138.00–143.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1453156.50/cwt156.00–157.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 3471131.74/cwt130.00–133.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 2479140.64/cwt138.00–144.006747
Steers—Medium and Large 1520141.43/cwt136.00–146.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 2525129.91/cwt127.00–133.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 3535117.93/cwt116.00–122.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2565127.61/cwt124.00–130.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1574136.08/cwt134.00–141.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 3575115.46/cwt113.00–118.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2620120.59/cwt117.00–124.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1626129.13/cwt125.00–135.008085
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165165.00/cwt165.00–165.002721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3178125.95/cwt120.00–130.002244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2179142.97/cwt140.00–147.0025610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218138.57/cwt130.00–142.003025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243144.49/cwt144.00–145.003514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270168.09/cwt160.00–174.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3281134.28/cwt130.00–140.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283149.06/cwt146.00–158.004229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319149.89/cwt146.00–154.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327128.24/cwt124.00–132.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332137.11/cwt134.00–142.0045511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369142.88/cwt138.00–147.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372131.52/cwt127.00–136.0048910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.97/cwt118.00–126.0045413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413116.57/cwt110.00–119.0048114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420135.42/cwt130.00–140.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.99/cwt121.00–129.0052712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462127.13/cwt122.00–130.0058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467115.70/cwt110.00–119.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471105.25/cwt102.00–108.004966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505107.99/cwt106.00–109.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520125.67/cwt120.00–130.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520115.33/cwt112.00–119.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567121.62/cwt120.00–125.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580107.92/cwt105.00–111.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616117.38/cwt111.00–121.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2174173.21/cwt165.00–175.0030112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175189.81/cwt185.00–195.003323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3179153.80/cwt150.00–160.002755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208197.41/cwt195.00–200.004112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230176.73/cwt172.00–180.004064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267165.58/cwt162.00–168.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278175.87/cwt170.00–185.0048915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283145.50/cwt145.00–146.004122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318156.46/cwt155.00–158.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322165.57/cwt164.00–168.005335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329173.83/cwt170.00–180.005728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377157.49/cwt154.00–160.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378138.35/cwt136.00–142.005235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385146.43/cwt144.00–150.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421152.83/cwt148.00–158.006438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424142.12/cwt138.00–147.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430132.74/cwt132.00–134.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472143.09/cwt138.00–148.0067511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477121.61/cwt120.00–125.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510126.30/cwt124.00–128.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513115.95/cwt114.00–118.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518134.76/cwt131.00–139.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565126.43/cwt123.00–130.007148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55088.31/cwt87.00–89.001,3693
Bulls——1,56993.55/cwt91.00–95.001,4684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73541.00/cwt41.00–41.003011
Cows—Lean 85-90%93849.40/cwt48.00–50.004633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00354.33/cwt51.00–55.005458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07459.05/cwt57.00–61.0063421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11364.64/cwt62.00–66.0071917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15468.34/cwt67.00–71.0078911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17558.00/cwt58.00–58.006821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21869.23/cwt67.00–71.008435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36062.91/cwt62.00–64.008562

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.