Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-08-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 1,098▲ 182 vs year ago 869 · +20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 365▼ 35 vs year ago 288 · −12.2%
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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 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.67/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$160.67
250 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2439165.5472682
Medium and Large 1511159.18813127
Medium and Large 3447155.5669641
One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $30 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 sale250 hd
160.67
—
FL average9 barns · 1,140 hd
160.85
−0.18
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—Low1,50387.851,3213thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20166.9880413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13364.2872971
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02052.2453321

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 2268207.07/cwt202.00–214.005553
Steers—Medium and Large 3279189.93/cwt188.00–194.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 1310218.00/cwt218.00–218.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2325205.75/cwt202.00–210.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 3334194.71/cwt192.00–197.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1366194.21/cwt188.00–198.0071110
Steers—Medium and Large 2377181.84/cwt178.00–186.0068625
Steers—Medium and Large 3377171.63/cwt170.00–174.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 3401163.71/cwt162.00–164.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 2425168.79/cwt165.00–174.0071712
Steers—Medium and Large 1427178.71/cwt175.00–185.0076317
Steers—Medium and Large 3458145.48/cwt144.00–147.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 2463154.43/cwt148.00–157.0071525
Steers—Medium and Large 1486159.72/cwt158.00–164.0077641
Steers—Medium and Large 2511148.82/cwt148.00–151.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 3514138.11/cwt137.00–140.0071016
Steers—Medium and Large 1515158.07/cwt152.00–162.0081415
Steers—Medium and Large 3563135.55/cwt132.00–138.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 1567155.00/cwt152.00–159.0087917
Steers—Medium and Large 2576142.69/cwt139.00–148.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 2618125.68/cwt122.00–129.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1629133.19/cwt130.00–140.0083826
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1185240.00/cwt240.00–240.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220177.14/cwt172.00–185.003906
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222147.67/cwt142.00–152.003283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270169.76/cwt162.00–177.0045812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273140.97/cwt140.00–142.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278153.41/cwt150.00–160.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314168.65/cwt162.00–172.0053023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319157.35/cwt154.00–160.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321146.69/cwt144.00–150.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356151.73/cwt150.00–153.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365160.16/cwt154.00–164.0058517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380136.97/cwt136.00–139.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414140.19/cwt136.00–143.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418159.70/cwt154.00–164.0066824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422148.56/cwt147.00–150.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461136.80/cwt130.00–139.0063125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473144.52/cwt140.00–150.0068417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516124.82/cwt120.00–128.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519114.40/cwt110.00–118.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522133.60/cwt129.00–139.0069725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563116.50/cwt116.00–117.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570124.37/cwt120.00–129.0070911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614120.53/cwt118.00–124.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617109.90/cwt105.00–113.006783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1188257.40/cwt250.00–265.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200237.00/cwt237.00–237.004741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270208.98/cwt208.00–210.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274222.41/cwt215.00–230.006099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316218.49/cwt214.00–222.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325206.67/cwt204.00–210.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365194.00/cwt194.00–194.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365174.00/cwt174.00–174.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370184.00/cwt184.00–184.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432177.96/cwt176.00–180.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479161.25/cwt158.00–168.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523127.89/cwt124.00–132.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528137.50/cwt137.00–138.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537145.64/cwt144.00–148.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560138.33/cwt138.00–139.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570140.52/cwt140.00–141.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41586.28/cwt85.00–88.001,2212
Bulls——1,68091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01250.19/cwt49.00–52.0050810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02854.11/cwt53.00–55.0055611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07761.06/cwt59.00–63.0065835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13559.49/cwt58.00–61.006752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17465.96/cwt64.00–68.0077425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20469.57/cwt68.00–72.008387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22070.73/cwt69.00–73.0086311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22866.20/cwt65.00–67.008134

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.