Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-08-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 2
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 1,086▲ 600 vs year ago 498 · +120.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 330▲ 198 vs year ago 167 · +118.6%
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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 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.54/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$137.54
206 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440143.0663093
Medium and Large 2419134.9456564
Medium and Large 3381130.4849749
One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $132 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 sale206 hd
137.54
—
FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd
139.98
−2.43
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—High1,64099.001,6241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29666.3786013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09663.09692159
CowsLean 85-90%Low98151.5050558

Every lot

74 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 1275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2305188.00/cwt188.00–188.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 3320174.86/cwt172.00–178.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1324194.27/cwt190.00–200.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 1358191.97/cwt190.00–194.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2371178.97/cwt178.00–182.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 3377167.57/cwt164.00–170.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 2426161.93/cwt158.00–166.0069011
Steers—Medium and Large 3434150.13/cwt148.00–156.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1442168.66/cwt168.00–170.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 3472140.76/cwt138.00–144.006645
Steers—Medium and Large 2480148.97/cwt148.00–152.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1481158.93/cwt156.00–164.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 3515133.93/cwt130.00–137.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 2523142.32/cwt138.00–147.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 1528151.57/cwt148.00–158.0080014
Steers—Medium and Large 2564137.33/cwt134.00–140.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1572146.17/cwt141.00–151.0083617
Steers—Medium and Large 3578123.66/cwt122.00–124.007156
Steers—Medium and Large 2610125.97/cwt122.00–128.0076819
Steers—Medium and Large 1621134.05/cwt129.00–139.008328
Steers—Medium and Large 3628112.40/cwt109.00–116.007062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165230.00/cwt230.00–230.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170210.00/cwt210.00–210.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3221137.71/cwt130.00–142.003044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2229149.48/cwt148.00–150.003424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265138.00/cwt138.00–138.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270165.34/cwt158.00–172.0044612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274150.17/cwt146.00–156.004116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323162.31/cwt158.00–168.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324152.41/cwt150.00–156.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330140.97/cwt138.00–146.0046512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358158.18/cwt156.00–160.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379143.15/cwt140.00–148.0054312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387132.07/cwt130.00–138.0051116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413126.22/cwt120.00–129.005219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420145.19/cwt140.00–150.0061017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426133.63/cwt130.00–139.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474130.15/cwt127.00–135.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475119.96/cwt118.00–122.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476139.89/cwt138.00–146.0066615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513107.32/cwt106.00–108.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515117.12/cwt112.00–120.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516127.01/cwt123.00–131.0065517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574122.60/cwt118.00–128.007047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580110.97/cwt108.00–112.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580100.99/cwt100.00–102.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613121.64/cwt119.00–125.007469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627108.89/cwt106.00–114.006833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263224.49/cwt222.00–230.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290188.00/cwt188.00–188.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320174.98/cwt174.00–176.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323194.65/cwt190.00–200.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373168.55/cwt164.00–172.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375177.98/cwt176.00–180.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423162.26/cwt158.00–167.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435149.93/cwt148.00–154.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440169.00/cwt169.00–169.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465151.97/cwt150.00–154.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472160.88/cwt158.00–166.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480138.99/cwt138.00–140.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510155.49/cwt154.00–157.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512144.57/cwt142.00–147.007405
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,64099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94844.35/cwt43.00–45.004208
Cows—Lean 85-90%97853.38/cwt51.00–55.0052243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03448.10/cwt46.00–50.004977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03860.09/cwt58.00–62.0062472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13864.77/cwt63.00–67.0073771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17469.14/cwt68.00–72.0081216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27168.67/cwt67.00–71.008736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31764.40/cwt62.00–66.008487

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.