Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 593▲ 260 vs year ago 229 · +113.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 91▲ 113 vs year ago 67 · +168.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves generally 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.32/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$134.32
117 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.66
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385149.6057544
Medium and Large 2420130.3254838
Medium and Large 3421119.4750235
One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $73 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 sale117 hd
134.32
—
FL average10 barns · 798 hd
136.98
−2.66
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—Average1,47986.291,2778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27462.7179913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13561.5769964
CowsLean 85-90%Average88442.9538014

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1264197.06/cwt192.00–202.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 2272178.45/cwt174.00–184.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 3278165.95/cwt165.00–167.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 1326181.82/cwt178.00–188.005935
Steers—Medium and Large 2326172.25/cwt170.00–176.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 3327161.96/cwt160.00–164.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 2365166.00/cwt166.00–166.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1372175.19/cwt172.00–180.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 3410152.00/cwt152.00–152.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1426168.36/cwt164.00–174.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1468166.37/cwt163.00–170.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 3470144.00/cwt144.00–144.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 2480153.39/cwt150.00–157.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1530142.54/cwt141.00–144.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2172148.20/cwt145.00–150.002553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3188130.92/cwt125.00–137.002462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1203175.99/cwt175.00–177.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223154.61/cwt150.00–160.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226139.22/cwt135.00–146.003154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266167.14/cwt160.00–172.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273134.68/cwt130.00–140.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277148.10/cwt142.00–156.004105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313163.28/cwt160.00–166.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323140.84/cwt138.00–144.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330149.00/cwt149.00–149.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379141.61/cwt138.00–145.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386149.91/cwt148.00–158.0057915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3386129.74/cwt128.00–130.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.52/cwt146.00–154.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433136.98/cwt135.00–138.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468113.95/cwt112.00–117.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483132.38/cwt128.00–138.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489119.38/cwt118.00–122.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518110.97/cwt108.00–113.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565101.00/cwt101.00–101.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568110.97/cwt108.00–117.0063010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623106.90/cwt103.00–112.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 363585.00/cwt85.00–85.005405
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1168239.08/cwt235.00–240.004026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3182201.70/cwt200.00–205.003673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225177.39/cwt175.00–180.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232189.66/cwt185.00–197.004403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265166.89/cwt164.00–170.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277193.61/cwt190.00–202.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281176.88/cwt172.00–185.004978
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323163.32/cwt162.00–164.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333171.16/cwt168.00–175.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376164.63/cwt164.00–168.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415149.14/cwt144.00–152.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428168.23/cwt164.00–170.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465146.99/cwt146.00–148.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1543136.51/cwt134.00–139.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621123.31/cwt119.00–128.007665
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20579.00/cwt79.00–79.009521
Bulls——1,46084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2262
Bulls——1,54288.67/cwt87.00–91.001,3675
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83943.96/cwt42.00–46.003694
Cows—Lean 85-90%85939.73/cwt37.00–41.003417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00349.11/cwt47.00–51.004933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10355.92/cwt54.00–57.006176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11060.19/cwt58.00–62.0066832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17264.58/cwt63.00–67.0075726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17357.48/cwt57.00–58.006742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29263.66/cwt62.00–66.0082211

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.