Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-09-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 27
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 1,291▲ 389 vs year ago 711 · +54.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 370▼ 14 vs year ago 171 · −8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $128.87/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$128.87
289 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484133.07644132
Medium and Large 2437128.7556395
Medium and Large 3416120.1350062
One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $144 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 sale289 hd
128.87
—
FL average9 barns · 977 hd
130.16
−1.28
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—Low1,61886.651,40218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39060.3483919
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15057.3165959
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00244.8544913

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003532
Steers—Medium and Large 1268192.61/cwt187.00–199.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1323192.65/cwt188.00–198.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 3336170.26/cwt168.00–172.005727
Steers—Medium and Large 3368167.25/cwt164.00–170.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 2373176.45/cwt174.00–180.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 1378185.38/cwt182.00–190.007019
Steers—Medium and Large 2428171.45/cwt169.00–177.0073415
Steers—Medium and Large 3433160.47/cwt158.00–162.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1436179.71/cwt178.00–188.0078411
Steers—Medium and Large 1469174.28/cwt170.00–179.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 2470163.72/cwt161.00–166.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 3475152.89/cwt149.00–158.0072612
Steers—Medium and Large 3523132.32/cwt128.00–134.0069211
Steers—Medium and Large 2533140.67/cwt138.00–146.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 1536149.65/cwt148.00–158.0080220
Steers—Medium and Large 1564146.45/cwt140.00–150.0082620
Steers—Medium and Large 3571124.77/cwt120.00–129.007128
Steers—Medium and Large 2576133.73/cwt132.00–136.007708
Steers—Medium and Large 3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2622124.86/cwt120.00–129.0077722
Steers—Medium and Large 1633132.45/cwt130.00–140.0083827
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225139.67/cwt135.00–145.003143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240120.98/cwt120.00–122.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265126.40/cwt124.00–130.003356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276138.27/cwt132.00–144.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280153.57/cwt150.00–162.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319153.60/cwt150.00–158.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329131.12/cwt128.00–134.0043110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333140.39/cwt140.00–142.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370128.88/cwt124.00–132.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372148.64/cwt144.00–154.0055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372138.77/cwt134.00–142.0051614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423132.78/cwt128.00–137.0056231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427121.48/cwt118.00–124.0051913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431140.88/cwt138.00–148.0060726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465138.10/cwt132.00–142.0064235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468117.42/cwt114.00–120.0055015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475126.05/cwt122.00–131.0059916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518119.39/cwt117.00–123.0061812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526127.94/cwt124.00–134.0067318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526107.39/cwt104.00–110.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553104.66/cwt104.00–105.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572120.72/cwt116.00–126.0069114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.24/cwt108.00–115.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607102.55/cwt100.00–104.006227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617110.85/cwt105.00–115.0068420
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273190.50/cwt185.00–197.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320172.86/cwt168.00–176.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325191.94/cwt190.00–194.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363168.35/cwt166.00–170.006118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365188.38/cwt182.00–192.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374176.34/cwt174.00–180.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428161.20/cwt158.00–166.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440168.99/cwt168.00–170.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468163.82/cwt158.00–168.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478141.37/cwt138.00–145.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488149.43/cwt148.00–152.007299
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513125.00/cwt124.00–126.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525142.12/cwt138.00–148.007469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533130.67/cwt128.00–136.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562124.58/cwt122.00–127.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569133.52/cwt129.00–138.007608
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.94/cwt109.00–118.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623123.56/cwt120.00–129.007703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48882.33/cwt80.00–84.001,2255
Bulls——1,57392.57/cwt91.00–94.001,4562
Bulls——1,68587.54/cwt85.00–89.001,47511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98539.24/cwt37.00–40.003875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01248.36/cwt41.00–50.004898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09353.06/cwt51.00–54.005809
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14356.79/cwt55.00–59.0064938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21762.12/cwt60.00–64.0075612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36859.31/cwt57.00–61.0081115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47164.20/cwt63.00–66.009444

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.