Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-08-30

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 30
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,005 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 1,247▲ 400 vs year ago 605 · +66.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 357▲ 194 vs year ago 161 · +120.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.00/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$148.00
194 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.88
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415153.3763679
Medium and Large 2378147.7255869
Medium and Large 3393139.2154746
One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $89 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 sale194 hd
148.00
—
FL average9 barns · 955 hd
142.12
+5.88
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—Low1,37891.381,2596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30572.3194418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09767.0873688
CowsLean 85-90%Average93752.9849647

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265198.00/cwt198.00–198.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1273210.12/cwt206.00–215.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 3274178.68/cwt175.00–184.004905
Steers—Medium and Large 2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1325210.51/cwt206.00–214.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 3328189.95/cwt188.00–192.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 3363180.28/cwt178.00–183.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1371199.02/cwt194.00–204.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 2382186.75/cwt184.00–190.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 3420159.12/cwt158.00–162.006687
Steers—Medium and Large 2428167.32/cwt166.00–168.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1429177.13/cwt174.00–179.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 3466144.72/cwt140.00–148.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 2469154.13/cwt150.00–158.0072316
Steers—Medium and Large 1471164.04/cwt159.00–169.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 3517129.66/cwt129.00–130.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.11/cwt144.00–154.0077511
Steers—Medium and Large 2530136.95/cwt134.00–140.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1557150.24/cwt144.00–152.0083714
Steers—Medium and Large 3568127.74/cwt126.00–130.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 2572136.59/cwt136.00–139.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1610138.71/cwt132.00–141.0084612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277155.74/cwt150.00–164.0043119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283170.71/cwt167.00–180.0048315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330171.08/cwt168.00–178.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333160.41/cwt158.00–164.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335149.98/cwt148.00–154.0050217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366164.16/cwt158.00–168.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382150.50/cwt148.00–156.0057515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382140.52/cwt138.00–146.0053713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418155.72/cwt150.00–160.0065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420145.33/cwt140.00–148.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425133.92/cwt130.00–138.0056910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468144.97/cwt140.00–149.0067825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476132.79/cwt130.00–138.0063215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505124.00/cwt124.00–124.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513132.95/cwt128.00–136.0068210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565133.27/cwt130.00–137.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575111.41/cwt108.00–115.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630100.50/cwt100.00–101.006332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230212.00/cwt212.00–212.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264212.91/cwt208.00–218.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264197.14/cwt190.00–200.005206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268181.65/cwt180.00–185.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318191.24/cwt188.00–194.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322210.59/cwt208.00–216.006789
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326199.71/cwt198.00–200.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363190.39/cwt190.00–192.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373178.28/cwt174.00–182.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377197.66/cwt196.00–204.0074511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415180.05/cwt177.00–184.0074714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422158.58/cwt154.00–162.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431166.73/cwt164.00–170.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460155.90/cwt150.00–158.0071710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465144.88/cwt140.00–148.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486160.79/cwt159.00–162.007815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523138.29/cwt134.00–140.007236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527147.61/cwt144.00–154.0077818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566138.20/cwt134.00–140.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590142.99/cwt142.00–144.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633113.50/cwt113.00–114.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635132.99/cwt132.00–134.008442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31488.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1564
Bulls——1,50598.13/cwt96.00–100.001,4772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93155.61/cwt51.00–60.0051828
Cows—Lean 85-90%94649.10/cwt46.00–50.0046419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04563.06/cwt61.00–65.0065938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08867.77/cwt66.00–70.0073724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18272.32/cwt71.00–75.0085526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29273.52/cwt71.00–75.0095013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34069.18/cwt68.00–70.009275

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.