Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-04-19

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 550▲ 514 vs year ago 153 · +335.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 98▼ 7 vs year ago 103 · −6.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower with very weak demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.55/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$126.55
138 head · 386 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1390136.6853352
Medium and Large 2382124.8047750
Medium and Large 3384114.3543936
One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale138 hd
126.55
—
FL average10 barns · 779 hd
142.83
−16.28
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—High1,34583.861,12812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24166.658275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10164.3270817
CowsLean 85-90%Low91144.3040310

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1175144.71/cwt140.00–150.002532
Steers—Medium and Large 1200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 3227145.85/cwt140.00–154.003313
Steers—Medium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 1269174.98/cwt168.00–180.004719
Steers—Medium and Large 2276156.33/cwt152.00–164.004315
Steers—Medium and Large 3316148.54/cwt142.00–150.004696
Steers—Medium and Large 2324156.90/cwt152.00–160.005088
Steers—Medium and Large 1326166.42/cwt162.00–172.005437
Steers—Medium and Large 3366147.91/cwt144.00–150.005415
Steers—Medium and Large 2375155.87/cwt152.00–160.005859
Steers—Medium and Large 1378166.03/cwt162.00–172.0062813
Steers—Medium and Large 2410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1415166.37/cwt160.00–170.0069015
Steers—Medium and Large 3421144.66/cwt140.00–148.006098
Steers—Medium and Large 1472157.26/cwt153.00–162.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 2483144.48/cwt142.00–146.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 3495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 3515130.99/cwt130.00–132.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1569142.64/cwt138.00–147.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1614137.15/cwt134.00–140.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 3620115.97/cwt114.00–118.007192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3219124.05/cwt120.00–128.002726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223152.99/cwt150.00–160.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233133.86/cwt130.00–138.003123
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265123.68/cwt120.00–125.003284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276134.30/cwt128.00–142.0037113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278149.28/cwt144.00–158.004158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315148.86/cwt146.00–152.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321127.44/cwt122.00–130.004097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322137.24/cwt132.00–140.004428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373131.08/cwt128.00–134.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374140.64/cwt136.00–146.0052618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.99/cwt120.00–122.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426128.45/cwt126.00–132.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426118.23/cwt114.00–122.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431137.64/cwt134.00–144.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467110.63/cwt108.00–112.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468100.39/cwt100.00–102.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477118.25/cwt115.00–124.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518106.05/cwt100.00–109.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540110.98/cwt110.00–113.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 354590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 262591.45/cwt90.00–93.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635102.00/cwt102.00–102.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 364581.00/cwt81.00–81.005224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165115.00/cwt115.00–115.001901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1179141.56/cwt135.00–150.002535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2183126.01/cwt125.00–127.002312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271172.86/cwt168.00–178.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288153.95/cwt150.00–156.004433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313159.49/cwt158.00–160.004994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326166.37/cwt162.00–172.005427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328145.79/cwt142.00–150.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370168.00/cwt168.00–168.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380155.36/cwt152.00–160.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383144.60/cwt142.00–150.005546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415166.99/cwt166.00–168.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415156.99/cwt156.00–158.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428143.90/cwt140.00–148.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475146.99/cwt146.00–148.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528128.31/cwt126.00–130.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576120.77/cwt119.00–121.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578130.49/cwt129.00–132.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627124.28/cwt121.00–128.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640130.99/cwt130.00–132.008382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10378.29/cwt77.00–79.008644
Bulls——1,43284.78/cwt82.00–86.001,2145
Bulls——1,52389.75/cwt88.00–91.001,3673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81043.00/cwt43.00–43.003481
Cows—Lean 85-90%87038.71/cwt38.00–40.003374
Cows—Lean 85-90%96349.03/cwt46.00–50.004725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04261.76/cwt59.00–63.006443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09057.48/cwt57.00–58.006272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11866.10/cwt64.00–68.0073912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20370.17/cwt68.00–72.008442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26764.31/cwt64.00–65.008153

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.