Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-05-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 3
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 521▲ 555 vs year ago 246 · +225.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 92▲ 91 vs year ago 58 · +156.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.37/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$119.37
220 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.20
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426126.9154192
Medium and Large 2430116.2650086
Medium and Large 3408109.2244642
One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $95 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 sale220 hd
119.37
—
FL average10 barns · 763 hd
128.57
−9.20
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—Average1,77788.481,5724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29767.688788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15062.9272444
CowsLean 85-90%Low85845.8839419

Every lot

95 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 1219164.89/cwt156.00–170.003615
Steers—Medium and Large 2225147.00/cwt147.00–147.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 3240127.00/cwt127.00–127.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 2266148.85/cwt142.00–152.003966
Steers—Medium and Large 1290155.64/cwt154.00–158.004513
Steers—Medium and Large 1317156.23/cwt150.00–160.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 3318135.06/cwt130.00–138.004294
Steers—Medium and Large 2321145.46/cwt140.00–148.004675
Steers—Medium and Large 1364160.75/cwt154.00–164.0058515
Steers—Medium and Large 2376147.84/cwt144.00–152.0055616
Steers—Medium and Large 3376138.52/cwt136.00–142.005217
Steers—Medium and Large 1412157.55/cwt156.00–160.0064914
Steers—Medium and Large 3419135.65/cwt132.00–139.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2421144.91/cwt140.00–149.0061019
Steers—Medium and Large 1462143.51/cwt140.00–146.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 2466132.62/cwt128.00–134.0061811
Steers—Medium and Large 3485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2507128.33/cwt128.00–129.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1520135.92/cwt132.00–138.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 3535111.98/cwt110.00–114.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1573128.80/cwt124.00–134.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1618128.25/cwt124.00–132.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 3631105.44/cwt102.00–110.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3165130.00/cwt130.00–130.002151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173158.62/cwt152.00–165.002743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185140.00/cwt140.00–140.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3211120.53/cwt115.00–124.002544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227146.07/cwt140.00–155.003326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2229130.23/cwt125.00–138.002985
Heifers—Medium and Large 3257124.32/cwt124.00–125.003203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1259153.69/cwt150.00–156.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270134.13/cwt130.00–140.0036210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329141.44/cwt138.00–148.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329132.23/cwt130.00–134.004357
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337119.90/cwt118.00–124.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371133.42/cwt128.00–138.0049527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380121.29/cwt118.00–126.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383111.49/cwt110.00–112.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422121.59/cwt118.00–124.0051311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430109.92/cwt108.00–114.0047310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435128.09/cwt126.00–136.0055712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467106.36/cwt103.00–108.0049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469125.91/cwt122.00–130.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477113.90/cwt110.00–119.0054313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525104.66/cwt100.00–109.0054919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526114.41/cwt111.00–120.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 352793.72/cwt91.00–99.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580102.21/cwt99.00–109.0059311
Heifers—Medium and Large 258690.97/cwt89.00–95.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 359080.00/cwt80.00–80.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 361585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 262393.13/cwt89.00–97.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625102.85/cwt100.00–108.0064310
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1171185.35/cwt180.00–190.003174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3175152.00/cwt152.00–152.002661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185165.00/cwt165.00–165.003052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205151.97/cwt150.00–154.003123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215135.00/cwt135.00–135.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217164.96/cwt158.00–170.003586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264148.27/cwt138.00–152.003919
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268132.99/cwt132.00–134.003564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274160.79/cwt155.00–168.004418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318156.08/cwt150.00–160.004968
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328133.90/cwt130.00–138.004397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330143.30/cwt140.00–148.004737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375148.60/cwt146.00–152.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378158.56/cwt156.00–164.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424133.98/cwt130.00–139.005687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430139.00/cwt139.00–139.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431143.42/cwt140.00–148.006186
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468121.95/cwt118.00–124.0057110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469141.70/cwt136.00–145.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479129.97/cwt126.00–132.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523134.78/cwt130.00–140.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526124.63/cwt120.00–128.0065610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526113.89/cwt110.00–119.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568120.32/cwt118.00–122.006836
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583126.97/cwt124.00–130.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618108.39/cwt107.00–110.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632115.30/cwt113.00–119.007299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68886.05/cwt85.00–87.001,4532
Bulls——1,86590.91/cwt90.00–92.001,6952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78345.98/cwt45.00–47.003602
Cows—Lean 85-90%84140.79/cwt39.00–42.003439
Cows—Lean 85-90%89651.57/cwt50.00–53.004628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07058.93/cwt56.00–60.0063113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17767.22/cwt66.00–70.0079112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18862.94/cwt61.00–65.0074819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21865.54/cwt64.00–67.007982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26558.00/cwt58.00–58.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33570.47/cwt68.00–72.009415

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.