Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-29

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 29
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 534▲ 328 vs year ago 272 · +120.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 168▼ 73 vs year ago 200 · −36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.88/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −38.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.
Average price
$169.88
120 head · 363 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.32
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1373175.9065764
Medium and Large 2349167.9358635
Medium and Large 3356154.8055021
One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $106 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 sale120 hd
169.88
—
FL average10 barns · 541 hd
151.56
+18.32
This barn, trailing median24 sales
208.86
−38.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
252222191161median 208.8603/0204/2006/1508/3110/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $174.75, median $208.86 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,56183.751,30719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41367.159496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06562.6866848
CowsLean 85-90%Low88546.014078thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1208207.41/cwt205.00–210.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 2230185.74/cwt182.00–190.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 3240167.00/cwt167.00–167.004012
Steers—Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 3276162.62/cwt157.00–167.004495
Steers—Medium and Large 1295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 3318170.98/cwt170.00–172.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1320190.48/cwt186.00–194.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 2335177.98/cwt176.00–180.005965
Steers—Medium and Large 3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2381168.98/cwt168.00–172.006445
Steers—Medium and Large 1382178.70/cwt176.00–186.006836
Steers—Medium and Large 1406168.72/cwt166.00–170.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 3427143.93/cwt140.00–148.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 2435151.93/cwt150.00–156.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 3470134.99/cwt134.00–136.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2471144.95/cwt142.00–148.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 1495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 3510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1528149.87/cwt146.00–156.007918
Steers—Medium and Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 3570127.98/cwt126.00–130.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1579146.38/cwt143.00–153.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 2583136.50/cwt136.00–137.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1618134.95/cwt131.00–139.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 2632122.30/cwt119.00–126.007736
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215167.86/cwt164.00–172.003614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233146.97/cwt145.00–148.003423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267134.16/cwt126.00–138.003585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283159.66/cwt156.00–170.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285144.00/cwt144.00–144.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327162.00/cwt158.00–168.0053012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331140.92/cwt138.00–144.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334150.79/cwt148.00–156.0050414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363135.28/cwt134.00–138.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365155.17/cwt150.00–159.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366144.89/cwt140.00–148.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423147.12/cwt144.00–152.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428125.19/cwt122.00–131.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471119.19/cwt116.00–122.005619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472138.90/cwt134.00–144.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488125.97/cwt124.00–128.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525114.11/cwt110.00–118.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585112.57/cwt110.00–115.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 363390.51/cwt90.00–91.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1177206.32/cwt200.00–215.003653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3180175.67/cwt172.00–180.003162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1229201.09/cwt195.00–210.0046010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2237183.22/cwt180.00–190.004345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3237169.86/cwt168.00–174.004033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266180.70/cwt172.00–185.004819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272165.12/cwt160.00–170.004493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278193.34/cwt188.00–202.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313191.69/cwt188.00–195.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325179.61/cwt178.00–182.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333167.94/cwt166.00–170.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375180.02/cwt178.00–184.0067521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385168.99/cwt168.00–170.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385158.99/cwt158.00–160.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420146.00/cwt146.00–146.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423154.26/cwt150.00–159.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433162.95/cwt160.00–166.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478153.90/cwt150.00–158.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478143.92/cwt140.00–147.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480133.66/cwt130.00–138.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524143.17/cwt140.00–148.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525122.99/cwt122.00–124.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535130.62/cwt128.00–134.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566135.68/cwt132.00–139.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568124.39/cwt121.00–128.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610124.95/cwt121.00–127.007624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53083.45/cwt82.00–86.001,2779
Bulls——1,55490.02/cwt89.00–91.001,3994
Bulls——1,61280.03/cwt79.00–81.001,2906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74840.06/cwt38.00–42.003003
Cows—Lean 85-90%88545.00/cwt45.00–45.003981
Cows—Lean 85-90%98850.72/cwt49.00–52.005014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02358.28/cwt56.00–60.0059614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05463.30/cwt61.00–65.0066724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15267.33/cwt66.00–70.0077610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29864.96/cwt64.00–66.008433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52869.35/cwt67.00–71.001,0603

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.