Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
147 vs last sale 514 180 vs year ago 481 · +37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
48 vs last sale 188 4 vs year ago 136 · +2.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady with weak demand for light weight calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.88/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$129.88
179 head · 381 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.39
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426137.1558552
Medium and Large 2355132.3847069
Medium and Large 3370120.3844558
One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $139 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 sale179 hd
129.88
FL average9 barns · 766 hd
135.27
−5.39
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
BullsAverage1,56191.301,4257thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24866.258278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10563.0769749
CowsLean 85-90%High96451.9950112

Every lot, as filed

89 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1369142.88/cwt138.00–147.005277
BullsMedium and Large 2385146.43/cwt144.00–150.005644
BullsMedium and Large 2322165.57/cwt164.00–168.005335
HeifersMedium and Large 1520125.67/cwt120.00–130.006538
BullsMedium and Large 1278175.87/cwt170.00–185.0048915
SteersMedium and Large 2525129.91/cwt127.00–133.006822
BullsMedium and Large 1565126.43/cwt123.00–130.007148
SteersMedium and Large 2479140.64/cwt138.00–144.006747
HeifersMedium and Large 2520115.33/cwt112.00–119.006005
HeifersMedium and Large 1462127.13/cwt122.00–130.0058710
BullsMedium and Large 2455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006192
SteersMedium and Large 2620120.59/cwt117.00–124.007483
BullsMedium and Large 2424142.12/cwt138.00–147.006038
SteersMedium and Large 2215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 2635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
BullsMedium and Large 2174173.21/cwt165.00–175.0030112
SteersMedium and Large 2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 2425123.99/cwt121.00–129.0052712
SteersMedium and Large 2332163.62/cwt162.00–166.005433
HeifersMedium and Large 2467115.70/cwt110.00–119.005405
BullsMedium and Large 2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
SteersMedium and Large 2433140.43/cwt138.00–143.006082
BullsMedium and Large 2267165.58/cwt162.00–168.004423
HeifersMedium and Large 1616117.38/cwt111.00–121.007234
SteersMedium and Large 1520141.43/cwt136.00–146.007357
HeifersMedium and Large 1567121.62/cwt120.00–125.006903
HeifersMedium and Large 1165165.00/cwt165.00–165.002721
SteersMedium and Large 1365161.14/cwt154.00–164.0058821
BullsMedium and Large 1472143.09/cwt138.00–148.0067511
SteersMedium and Large 1626129.13/cwt125.00–135.008085
SteersMedium and Large 1408155.96/cwt154.00–158.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 1420135.42/cwt130.00–140.005697
HeifersMedium and Large 1319149.89/cwt146.00–154.004786
HeifersMedium and Large 1270168.09/cwt160.00–174.004546
BullsMedium and Large 1175189.81/cwt185.00–195.003323
SteersMedium and Large 1334172.73/cwt170.00–176.005775
SteersMedium and Large 1285174.26/cwt172.00–177.004973
SteersMedium and Large 1453156.50/cwt156.00–157.007092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17558.00/cwt58.00–58.006821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21869.23/cwt67.00–71.008435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07459.05/cwt57.00–61.0063421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15468.34/cwt67.00–71.0078911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11364.64/cwt62.00–66.0071917
Bulls1,55088.31/cwt87.00–89.001,3693
BullsMedium and Large 1518134.76/cwt131.00–139.006986
BullsMedium and Large 1208197.41/cwt195.00–200.004112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36062.91/cwt62.00–64.008562
Bulls1,56993.55/cwt91.00–95.001,4684
CowsLean 85-90%1,00354.33/cwt51.00–55.005458
CowsLean 85-90%73541.00/cwt41.00–41.003011
HeifersMedium and Large 3505107.99/cwt106.00–109.005455
CowsLean 85-90%93849.40/cwt48.00–50.004633
HeifersMedium and Large 3178125.95/cwt120.00–130.002244
SteersMedium and Large 1574136.08/cwt134.00–141.007817
BullsMedium and Large 1421152.83/cwt148.00–158.006438
BullsMedium and Large 1329173.83/cwt170.00–180.005728
SteersMedium and Large 3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1377157.49/cwt154.00–160.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 3471105.25/cwt102.00–108.004966
HeifersMedium and Large 3327128.24/cwt124.00–132.004196
HeifersMedium and Large 3375120.97/cwt118.00–126.0045413
BullsMedium and Large 3318156.46/cwt155.00–158.004982
SteersMedium and Large 3190155.00/cwt155.00–155.002951
HeifersMedium and Large 3281134.28/cwt130.00–140.003774
SteersMedium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
SteersMedium and Large 3280147.00/cwt147.00–147.004121
SteersMedium and Large 2565127.61/cwt124.00–130.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2283149.06/cwt146.00–158.004229
SteersMedium and Large 2378147.94/cwt144.00–152.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 2332137.11/cwt134.00–142.0045511
BullsMedium and Large 3179153.80/cwt150.00–160.002755
HeifersMedium and Large 2243144.49/cwt144.00–145.003514
HeifersMedium and Large 2372131.52/cwt127.00–136.0048910
BullsMedium and Large 3477121.61/cwt120.00–125.005803
HeifersMedium and Large 2580107.92/cwt105.00–111.006262
BullsMedium and Large 3430132.74/cwt132.00–134.005714
SteersMedium and Large 3379137.15/cwt134.00–140.005205
BullsMedium and Large 2230176.73/cwt172.00–180.004064
BullsMedium and Large 2510126.30/cwt124.00–128.006443
SteersMedium and Large 3471131.74/cwt130.00–133.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 2179142.97/cwt140.00–147.0025610
SteersMedium and Large 3575115.46/cwt113.00–118.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 3218138.57/cwt130.00–142.003025
BullsMedium and Large 3378138.35/cwt136.00–142.005235
BullsMedium and Large 3513115.95/cwt114.00–118.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 3560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005771
BullsMedium and Large 3283145.50/cwt145.00–146.004122
SteersMedium and Large 3535117.93/cwt116.00–122.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 3413116.57/cwt110.00–119.0048114

How this sale compares

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.