Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-08-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 23
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,247 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 1,106▲ 265 vs year ago 982 · +27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 434▲ 109 vs year ago 248 · +44.0%
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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 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 $138.69/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$138.69
246 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466143.62669118
Medium and Large 2440137.0460477
Medium and Large 3426129.7655351
One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $116 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 sale246 hd
138.69
—
FL average9 barns · 1,074 hd
141.10
−2.41
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—Low1,44889.181,2926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44073.641,0604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12467.8376269
CowsLean 85-90%Low88552.8646851

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260197.00/cwt197.00–197.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1285208.00/cwt208.00–208.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2315196.98/cwt196.00–198.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 3342180.65/cwt180.00–182.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1357188.30/cwt186.00–190.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 2369175.68/cwt170.00–178.0064810
Steers—Medium and Large 3378163.81/cwt160.00–168.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 2417163.10/cwt158.00–168.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 1433172.61/cwt170.00–179.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 3433152.37/cwt150.00–154.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2464150.20/cwt146.00–152.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 3466139.70/cwt138.00–142.006517
Steers—Medium and Large 1477158.02/cwt154.00–164.0075423
Steers—Medium and Large 3515125.96/cwt124.00–128.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1521145.45/cwt140.00–150.0075851
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.99/cwt130.00–133.007077
Steers—Medium and Large 3565124.99/cwt124.00–126.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1572142.95/cwt138.00–148.0081828
Steers—Medium and Large 2572132.80/cwt128.00–136.0076015
Steers—Medium and Large 2612130.65/cwt124.00–133.0080010
Steers—Medium and Large 1619139.55/cwt135.00–144.0086418
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223171.93/cwt170.00–174.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227186.57/cwt182.00–194.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267175.76/cwt167.00–182.004699
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275143.90/cwt140.00–147.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278158.97/cwt158.00–160.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323170.54/cwt166.00–176.005519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324150.38/cwt146.00–154.004878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325159.96/cwt158.00–162.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367157.72/cwt152.00–162.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373146.41/cwt142.00–150.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376135.71/cwt132.00–139.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415154.37/cwt151.00–158.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429141.06/cwt138.00–144.0060517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436129.86/cwt128.00–134.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469131.63/cwt126.00–135.0061724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472121.05/cwt116.00–124.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482138.70/cwt136.00–146.0066936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512132.19/cwt126.00–135.0067732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521119.75/cwt116.00–124.0062411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533107.33/cwt106.00–108.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566132.07/cwt126.00–136.0074814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3607114.66/cwt114.00–116.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609134.81/cwt130.00–137.008217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627120.55/cwt118.00–126.007563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208217.41/cwt215.00–220.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250216.00/cwt216.00–216.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260197.40/cwt195.00–200.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280175.86/cwt172.00–180.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323204.65/cwt200.00–210.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333192.48/cwt190.00–198.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378173.39/cwt170.00–178.0065511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378163.81/cwt160.00–168.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380183.12/cwt180.00–188.006968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415176.49/cwt170.00–180.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415156.68/cwt150.00–158.006508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421164.65/cwt160.00–169.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468139.32/cwt138.00–140.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475148.06/cwt144.00–152.007039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482156.75/cwt154.00–163.007566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510188.00/cwt188.00–188.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522135.21/cwt130.00–138.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525144.16/cwt143.00–150.0075716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560134.99/cwt134.00–136.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593138.49/cwt138.00–140.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35894.47/cwt94.00–95.001,2832
Bulls——1,42884.72/cwt84.00–85.001,2103
Bulls——1,69092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83248.63/cwt46.00–50.0040523
Cows—Lean 85-90%92856.34/cwt51.00–60.0052328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04263.96/cwt61.00–65.0066624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16368.41/cwt66.00–70.0079628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17472.34/cwt71.00–75.0084917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44073.64/cwt73.00–75.001,0604

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.