Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-10-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 369 vs last sale 991▼ 367 vs year ago 989 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 130▲ 111 vs year ago 88 · +126.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $123.50/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$123.50
155 head · 408 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.35
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414132.4654860
Medium and Large 2426120.4751360
Medium and Large 3368113.3341735
One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $131 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 sale155 hd
123.50
—
FL average9 barns · 764 hd
126.85
−3.35
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—High1,47089.771,32014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,23260.777499thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11858.2165056
CowsLean 85-90%Average93042.1139232

Every lot

79 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 3255158.00/cwt158.00–158.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1290178.98/cwt178.00–180.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 2325171.85/cwt168.00–176.005594
Steers—Medium and Large 3326161.66/cwt158.00–165.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 1334180.26/cwt178.00–186.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 1361185.41/cwt178.00–188.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 2369173.54/cwt170.00–176.006405
Steers—Medium and Large 3372162.62/cwt160.00–164.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1419173.49/cwt170.00–178.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 2425161.81/cwt158.00–166.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 3430150.94/cwt149.00–155.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1473150.43/cwt148.00–156.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 2483138.50/cwt138.00–139.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1511146.18/cwt141.00–149.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 2523133.35/cwt129.00–138.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 1553138.50/cwt138.00–139.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1613125.98/cwt124.00–128.007722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218154.60/cwt150.00–160.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3224122.45/cwt118.00–125.002745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273112.97/cwt110.00–118.003088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275141.73/cwt135.00–150.003908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276126.35/cwt120.00–134.003498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313145.55/cwt142.00–149.004568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322123.72/cwt120.00–126.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330136.97/cwt130.00–140.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367119.65/cwt118.00–121.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373138.40/cwt136.00–144.0051613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377127.75/cwt124.00–133.0048212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415118.00/cwt118.00–118.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417137.65/cwt134.00–142.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427125.61/cwt122.00–130.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465108.66/cwt104.00–112.005058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468128.51/cwt124.00–133.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471117.79/cwt114.00–122.005557
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.99/cwt100.00–102.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516109.63/cwt104.00–113.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531116.91/cwt114.00–124.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 357294.57/cwt91.00–99.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575114.06/cwt110.00–120.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584102.12/cwt100.00–109.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 262893.50/cwt93.00–94.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635101.97/cwt100.00–104.006482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273167.24/cwt164.00–170.004574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283150.66/cwt150.00–152.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319173.23/cwt170.00–176.005537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332180.61/cwt178.00–188.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333160.46/cwt158.00–162.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387169.63/cwt168.00–172.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395179.00/cwt179.00–179.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427151.89/cwt148.00–156.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435159.95/cwt158.00–162.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443168.50/cwt168.00–169.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472130.57/cwt126.00–134.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474139.76/cwt137.00–142.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482148.66/cwt148.00–150.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.28/cwt119.00–125.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585130.77/cwt129.00–134.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620124.35/cwt120.00–129.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35284.97/cwt83.00–87.001,1493
Bulls——1,40189.36/cwt88.00–91.001,2528
Bulls——1,77295.64/cwt94.00–97.001,6953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88336.53/cwt35.00–39.003239
Cows—Lean 85-90%94944.29/cwt40.00–49.0042023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06853.80/cwt52.00–56.0057521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13459.03/cwt57.00–61.0066920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16563.28/cwt62.00–66.0073715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18555.00/cwt55.00–55.006522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19264.38/cwt63.00–66.007675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38057.52/cwt57.00–58.007942

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.