Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-10-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
▲ 328 vs last sale 663▲ 201 vs year ago 790 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 178▼ 7 vs year ago 137 · −5.1%
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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 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.82/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$124.82
235 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.87
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441131.6858189
Medium and Large 2410124.3750987
Medium and Large 3419115.1448259
One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $99 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 sale235 hd
124.82
—
FL average8 barns · 842 hd
129.69
−4.87
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—Low1,53787.431,34416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35759.3280515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22057.2769937
CowsLean 85-90%Low93043.8140715

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 2275172.41/cwt170.00–175.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1330181.03/cwt178.00–188.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 3340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 3367157.66/cwt157.00–158.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 1373176.80/cwt172.00–182.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 2375165.95/cwt164.00–168.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 3410146.99/cwt146.00–148.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 1423164.63/cwt160.00–170.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 2423154.43/cwt152.00–157.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2465140.90/cwt138.00–144.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.60/cwt146.00–155.007086
Steers—Medium and Large 1518144.48/cwt140.00–149.007489
Steers—Medium and Large 2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 2554130.24/cwt129.00–131.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1568137.83/cwt132.00–142.0078311
Steers—Medium and Large 1621131.93/cwt127.00–137.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 2640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205142.00/cwt142.00–142.002911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222153.70/cwt150.00–160.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270149.33/cwt142.00–156.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270133.84/cwt129.00–140.0036112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320136.82/cwt132.00–140.0043815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321146.83/cwt142.00–152.0047111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324126.12/cwt122.00–130.004097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376141.83/cwt138.00–148.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376131.61/cwt128.00–136.0049514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377121.60/cwt118.00–126.0045819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414115.09/cwt110.00–118.0047614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424133.29/cwt129.00–139.0056510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.04/cwt120.00–128.0052317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466126.26/cwt120.00–130.0058817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467115.54/cwt111.00–119.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467105.99/cwt105.00–108.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513102.44/cwt100.00–105.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516122.40/cwt117.00–126.0063220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521110.76/cwt108.00–114.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567111.66/cwt111.00–112.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572100.58/cwt100.00–105.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573120.69/cwt116.00–126.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623101.34/cwt100.00–105.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626110.89/cwt107.00–117.006944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208222.41/cwt220.00–225.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240197.00/cwt197.00–197.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265195.77/cwt192.00–200.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3269163.80/cwt155.00–168.004419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278176.06/cwt170.00–180.004894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331180.69/cwt179.00–184.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333160.38/cwt158.00–166.005348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338169.32/cwt168.00–170.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367177.53/cwt174.00–180.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374156.07/cwt152.00–160.0058412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390162.99/cwt162.00–164.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415166.00/cwt166.00–166.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423144.55/cwt140.00–149.0061113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438151.28/cwt150.00–156.006636
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466130.82/cwt128.00–134.006107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469140.26/cwt136.00–144.0065814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485147.04/cwt145.00–154.0071320
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519124.33/cwt120.00–128.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525132.89/cwt129.00–138.0069810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538140.47/cwt139.00–143.007566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561131.36/cwt126.00–134.0073715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571118.61/cwt114.00–123.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603116.33/cwt116.00–117.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615124.53/cwt120.00–128.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630100.99/cwt100.00–102.006362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43784.83/cwt82.00–86.001,2199
Bulls——1,60288.67/cwt87.00–90.001,4205
Bulls——1,82596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92945.95/cwt42.00–50.0042711
Cows—Lean 85-90%93337.92/cwt36.00–40.003544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13053.92/cwt52.00–55.0060912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25058.14/cwt56.00–60.0072721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31758.19/cwt56.00–59.007666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33662.71/cwt61.00–65.008384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38261.80/cwt60.00–64.008547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39054.00/cwt54.00–54.007512

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.