Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-22

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 489▲ 443 vs year ago 91 · +486.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 180▼ 56 vs year ago 224 · −25.0%
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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 $143.19/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$143.19
126 head · 353 lb average
Value per head Derived
$506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.86
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1364151.7255257
Medium and Large 2312144.7745236
Medium and Large 3379126.7148033
One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $72 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 sale126 hd
143.19
—
FL average10 barns · 809 hd
137.33
+5.86
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—High1,53181.761,2519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27365.998403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13360.7568982
CowsLean 85-90%Low95745.0843212

Every lot

81 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 1210206.00/cwt206.00–206.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 2233184.84/cwt180.00–190.004314
Steers—Medium and Large 3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2268178.99/cwt178.00–180.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 1270192.31/cwt185.00–197.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1315183.92/cwt178.00–186.0057916
Steers—Medium and Large 3320164.00/cwt164.00–164.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 2323172.88/cwt170.00–176.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1355184.00/cwt184.00–184.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 2382168.62/cwt166.00–170.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 2415156.41/cwt154.00–159.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1418165.94/cwt164.00–168.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1458161.32/cwt160.00–163.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 2465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 3525122.91/cwt120.00–126.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1528141.87/cwt138.00–146.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1568135.36/cwt131.00–140.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1623123.97/cwt121.00–126.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 2625113.61/cwt109.00–118.007106
Steers—Medium and Large 3630101.00/cwt101.00–101.006361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221163.19/cwt155.00–170.003618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227146.53/cwt140.00–154.0033310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228130.97/cwt130.00–132.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269152.65/cwt144.00–158.0041111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270168.24/cwt162.00–174.0045411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274137.00/cwt131.00–140.0037510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323147.71/cwt146.00–149.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326156.39/cwt152.00–162.005108
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345132.00/cwt132.00–132.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366135.24/cwt132.00–137.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378152.84/cwt150.00–159.0057810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393139.50/cwt139.00–140.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408136.57/cwt134.00–138.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421144.13/cwt139.00–149.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426122.94/cwt120.00–126.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473138.89/cwt134.00–144.006576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475128.69/cwt125.00–132.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484116.44/cwt114.00–121.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518114.90/cwt112.00–118.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520134.92/cwt133.00–139.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570116.38/cwt112.00–121.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 357594.54/cwt91.00–100.005443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1219204.30/cwt199.00–210.004474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228185.73/cwt180.00–194.004237
Bulls—Medium and Large 3231169.67/cwt165.00–178.003924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264194.75/cwt185.00–200.005147
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273162.78/cwt158.00–168.004446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277175.80/cwt170.00–184.0048714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330161.94/cwt160.00–164.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331181.28/cwt178.00–188.006007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332171.26/cwt168.00–174.005696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377160.58/cwt158.00–164.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378180.11/cwt176.00–186.006818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388167.96/cwt166.00–170.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421144.46/cwt140.00–148.006088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427164.50/cwt162.00–170.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468139.50/cwt139.00–140.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483145.98/cwt144.00–148.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520133.96/cwt132.00–136.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530141.36/cwt138.00–148.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565117.00/cwt117.00–117.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580133.32/cwt132.00–135.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605127.98/cwt125.00–129.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0402
Bulls——1,45378.50/cwt78.00–79.001,1412
Bulls——1,63484.96/cwt83.00–87.001,3885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79540.32/cwt38.00–41.003214
Cows—Lean 85-90%99748.77/cwt47.00–51.004865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10557.22/cwt55.00–59.0063238
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10845.29/cwt43.00–46.005023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14661.99/cwt60.00–64.0071029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18167.32/cwt66.00–69.0079515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24063.00/cwt63.00–63.007811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29067.48/cwt67.00–68.008702

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.