Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-04-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 26
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 667▲ 284 vs year ago 237 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 96▼ 39 vs year ago 131 · −29.8%
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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 $126.68/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$126.68
140 head · 362 lb average
Value per head Derived
$458
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1349137.4548056
Medium and Large 2360122.2844155
Medium and Large 3389114.2044429
One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $36 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 sale140 hd
126.68
—
FL average10 barns · 623 hd
132.11
−5.43
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—High1,53290.911,3923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06663.6167831
CowsLean 85-90%Low88845.1040116

Every lot

85 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 1218181.22/cwt178.00–185.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 2230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 2265154.98/cwt154.00–156.004112
Steers—Medium and Large 3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1281164.50/cwt160.00–172.004627
Steers—Medium and Large 2318163.35/cwt162.00–166.005195
Steers—Medium and Large 1345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 3368153.96/cwt152.00–156.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2375162.62/cwt159.00–166.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 3423138.66/cwt138.00–140.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2425148.34/cwt145.00–152.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 2479144.42/cwt140.00–148.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 3485134.60/cwt132.00–138.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1488154.48/cwt153.00–156.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1515138.47/cwt132.00–142.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1550139.00/cwt139.00–139.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2630118.99/cwt118.00–120.007503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173145.25/cwt137.00–150.002513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2183124.00/cwt120.00–130.002276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216145.22/cwt140.00–150.003146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2216129.57/cwt122.00–134.002807
Heifers—Medium and Large 3232110.47/cwt106.00–117.002565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268130.82/cwt122.00–136.0035112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282142.35/cwt138.00–152.0040116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319145.82/cwt140.00–150.0046510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322135.14/cwt130.00–138.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325124.58/cwt121.00–127.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370143.45/cwt138.00–148.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385130.29/cwt128.00–134.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387119.97/cwt118.00–122.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420139.90/cwt138.00–144.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421129.69/cwt127.00–132.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.76/cwt116.00–122.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479131.42/cwt128.00–138.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481110.87/cwt108.00–117.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483120.91/cwt118.00–126.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 351795.66/cwt95.00–97.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530102.13/cwt100.00–106.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 257692.92/cwt90.00–98.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 161599.61/cwt98.00–101.006135
Heifers—Medium and Large 264589.00/cwt89.00–89.005741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2175162.23/cwt155.00–165.002845
Bulls—Medium and Large 3175147.36/cwt145.00–150.002582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180173.44/cwt170.00–185.003124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2229161.52/cwt158.00–168.003705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235173.05/cwt170.00–180.004073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3236143.65/cwt140.00–150.003396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264155.55/cwt154.00–158.004115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270168.32/cwt160.00–175.0045412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273138.59/cwt137.00–142.003783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315154.98/cwt154.00–156.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323163.15/cwt159.00–166.005278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332170.75/cwt168.00–178.005676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374162.47/cwt158.00–166.006087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377171.84/cwt168.00–178.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379151.91/cwt148.00–156.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420149.96/cwt148.00–152.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423158.73/cwt154.00–164.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473157.21/cwt154.00–162.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475146.99/cwt146.00–148.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478138.51/cwt138.00–139.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533134.93/cwt132.00–138.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580132.73/cwt130.00–135.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1301
Bulls——1,62594.37/cwt93.00–96.001,5342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85139.79/cwt38.00–41.003394
Cows—Lean 85-90%88249.71/cwt48.00–52.004385
Cows—Lean 85-90%91444.85/cwt43.00–47.004107
Cows—Boner 80-85%99960.12/cwt58.00–61.0060112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06963.85/cwt62.00–66.0068311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16268.52/cwt67.00–71.007968

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.