Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 661▲ 123 vs year ago 470 · +26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 140▼ 51 vs year ago 142 · −35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes over 350 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.69/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$131.69
179 head · 362 lb average
Value per head Derived
$477
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.01
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1348142.9749857
Medium and Large 2359130.6946970
Medium and Large 3381120.6746052
One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $38 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
131.69
—
FL average10 barns · 774 hd
133.70
−2.01
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—Average1,57585.831,35211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45262.039013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09158.7464120
CowsLean 85-90%Low86343.3037418

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225158.27/cwt155.00–162.003562
Steers—Medium and Large 1235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1278167.25/cwt164.00–170.004653
Steers—Medium and Large 3290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 2320158.00/cwt158.00–158.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 3320151.48/cwt150.00–154.004854
Steers—Medium and Large 1340166.99/cwt166.00–168.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1370156.97/cwt156.00–158.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.92/cwt144.00–148.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1415159.90/cwt156.00–163.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 2422148.66/cwt148.00–150.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 3438138.99/cwt138.00–140.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2462145.36/cwt142.00–147.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1468154.09/cwt149.00–158.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 3480130.91/cwt128.00–134.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1508147.30/cwt145.00–149.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2521133.72/cwt131.00–136.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 3558123.48/cwt122.00–125.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1572141.35/cwt139.00–146.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 2585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2616125.93/cwt121.00–128.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1624135.28/cwt131.00–140.008449
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2168132.37/cwt130.00–135.002223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1176147.77/cwt140.00–155.002607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218132.89/cwt130.00–135.002905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2224145.20/cwt140.00–150.0032513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227159.96/cwt155.00–168.0036311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3256127.73/cwt126.00–129.003274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274153.44/cwt150.00–160.004206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286133.85/cwt130.00–142.0038312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322129.81/cwt125.00–133.004189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323149.85/cwt146.00–155.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333138.42/cwt135.00–142.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.30/cwt129.00–137.0049313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371122.90/cwt121.00–127.0045618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.22/cwt138.00–148.0053711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419134.71/cwt132.00–139.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425113.38/cwt110.00–117.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474109.51/cwt105.00–113.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477118.70/cwt115.00–124.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478128.70/cwt125.00–135.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500134.00/cwt134.00–134.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524118.46/cwt115.00–121.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528107.61/cwt104.00–111.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568100.50/cwt100.00–101.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586115.98/cwt114.00–118.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 360098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613105.48/cwt104.00–108.006474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2178157.16/cwt155.00–162.002803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1179176.60/cwt170.00–185.003168
Bulls—Medium and Large 3219145.98/cwt142.00–150.003205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2221159.92/cwt152.00–165.003539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1232171.73/cwt167.00–182.0039813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264174.15/cwt164.00–178.0046014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265144.00/cwt144.00–144.003821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278154.14/cwt148.00–160.004295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311173.48/cwt168.00–176.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328150.46/cwt148.00–152.004944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345156.00/cwt156.00–156.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370157.72/cwt154.00–161.005849
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370136.14/cwt131.00–140.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372145.55/cwt142.00–150.005419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419148.62/cwt143.00–152.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425157.06/cwt153.00–162.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430136.26/cwt134.00–141.005869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472144.99/cwt140.00–150.006846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476134.29/cwt130.00–139.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510129.50/cwt129.00–130.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526136.21/cwt132.00–142.0071610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558128.97/cwt127.00–131.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610107.00/cwt107.00–107.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616125.27/cwt120.00–129.007729
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45780.33/cwt80.00–81.001,1703
Bulls——1,58390.17/cwt88.00–92.001,4274
Bulls——1,65585.61/cwt84.00–87.001,4174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85647.51/cwt46.00–49.004078
Cows—Lean 85-90%86537.33/cwt35.00–39.003234
Cows—Lean 85-90%87241.67/cwt41.00–43.003636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05858.94/cwt57.00–60.006246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08253.67/cwt51.00–55.005817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12763.64/cwt61.00–65.007177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17566.00/cwt66.00–66.007761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59060.05/cwt59.00–61.009552

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.