Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-07-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,086 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 1,078▲ 454 vs year ago 632 · +71.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 225▲ 132 vs year ago 198 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.22/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$150.22
234 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$70
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$1.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3438151.0066223
Medium and Large 1532150.36801103
Medium and Large 2488149.91731108
One grade step is worth $1.09/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale234 hd
150.22
—
FL average9 barns · 1,128 hd
151.20
−0.98
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—Low1,67389.001,4898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26963.8681015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14160.32689107
CowsLean 85-90%Low99345.7345446

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2265207.00/cwt207.00–207.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 3313182.66/cwt182.00–184.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1330199.00/cwt199.00–199.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 2330189.18/cwt186.00–194.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 3360165.97/cwt164.00–168.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1369184.25/cwt179.00–189.006805
Steers—Medium and Large 2369174.14/cwt169.00–178.0064310
Steers—Medium and Large 3424152.10/cwt150.00–157.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 2427161.61/cwt159.00–166.0069018
Steers—Medium and Large 1428171.44/cwt168.00–178.0073418
Steers—Medium and Large 3477139.93/cwt138.00–144.006673
Steers—Medium and Large 1478159.57/cwt156.00–166.007639
Steers—Medium and Large 2482148.29/cwt146.00–154.007159
Steers—Medium and Large 2521142.84/cwt138.00–147.0074452
Steers—Medium and Large 1538149.35/cwt148.00–158.0080426
Steers—Medium and Large 3538129.50/cwt129.00–130.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 3563126.38/cwt125.00–129.007125
Steers—Medium and Large 2570135.17/cwt130.00–139.0077013
Steers—Medium and Large 1583142.44/cwt141.00–150.0083019
Steers—Medium and Large 2610122.97/cwt121.00–125.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1624130.22/cwt127.00–136.0081325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1259158.47/cwt148.00–160.0041044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275136.68/cwt132.00–140.003765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320153.16/cwt150.00–158.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324142.33/cwt138.00–146.0046116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327131.40/cwt128.00–137.004307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373144.63/cwt140.00–150.0053915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377133.66/cwt130.00–139.005049
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379123.08/cwt120.00–128.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417134.53/cwt130.00–138.0056111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418124.45/cwt122.00–128.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425143.45/cwt140.00–149.0061013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472140.88/cwt137.00–146.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478119.73/cwt118.00–122.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481128.76/cwt126.00–131.006199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511116.83/cwt110.00–119.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523104.31/cwt100.00–109.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537121.61/cwt120.00–123.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563118.80/cwt114.00–122.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 357895.88/cwt92.00–100.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619112.46/cwt110.00–117.0069612
Heifers—Medium and Large 362092.00/cwt92.00–92.005701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283213.34/cwt211.00–225.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290197.64/cwt195.00–200.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330199.19/cwt196.00–206.0065717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367174.68/cwt170.00–178.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374183.11/cwt179.00–188.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419173.09/cwt169.00–175.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420152.92/cwt150.00–156.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428161.44/cwt158.00–164.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472140.45/cwt136.00–145.006637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480148.94/cwt146.00–154.007157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518132.44/cwt129.00–136.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527140.94/cwt137.00–147.0074320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579129.23/cwt126.00–136.0074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613122.45/cwt120.00–125.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627129.97/cwt128.00–134.008156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50288.33/cwt87.00–91.001,3276
Bulls——1,73596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6661
Bulls——2,64086.00/cwt86.00–86.002,2701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94139.92/cwt38.00–41.0037611
Cows—Lean 85-90%95644.85/cwt43.00–47.0042915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04949.58/cwt48.00–52.0052020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12958.03/cwt56.00–60.0065564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13562.60/cwt61.00–64.0071132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22062.19/cwt60.00–64.007596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22058.00/cwt58.00–58.007081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23367.03/cwt66.00–70.0082611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31165.85/cwt65.00–69.008638

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.