Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-29

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 29
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
66 vs last sale 534 328 vs year ago 272 · +120.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
41 vs last sale 168 73 vs year ago 200 · 36.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.88/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits 38.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.
Average price
$169.88
120 head · 363 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.32
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1373175.9065764
Medium and Large 2349167.9358635
Medium and Large 3356154.8055021
One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $106 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
252227202178median 208.8601/0503/0204/2006/1508/17
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $191.56, median $208.86 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale120 hd
169.88
FL average10 barns · 541 hd
151.56
+18.32
This barn, trailing median24 sales
208.86
−38.98
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
BullsHigh1,56183.751,30719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41367.159496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06562.6866848
CowsLean 85-90%Low88546.014078thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1423147.12/cwt144.00–152.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1365155.17/cwt150.00–159.0056612
HeifersMedium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005672
BullsMedium and Large 1375180.02/cwt178.00–184.0067521
SteersMedium and Large 1495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2385168.99/cwt168.00–170.006513
BullsMedium and Large 2423154.26/cwt150.00–159.006532
BullsMedium and Large 2185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
SteersMedium and Large 2435151.93/cwt150.00–156.006614
BullsMedium and Large 2535130.62/cwt128.00–134.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1327162.00/cwt158.00–168.0053012
SteersMedium and Large 2583136.50/cwt136.00–137.007962
SteersMedium and Large 2335177.98/cwt176.00–180.005965
SteersMedium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
HeifersMedium and Large 2233146.97/cwt145.00–148.003423
HeifersMedium and Large 2488125.97/cwt124.00–128.006152
BullsMedium and Large 1610124.95/cwt121.00–127.007624
SteersMedium and Large 2230185.74/cwt182.00–190.004272
SteersMedium and Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2525114.11/cwt110.00–118.005995
BullsMedium and Large 3480133.66/cwt130.00–138.006424
HeifersMedium and Large 2366144.89/cwt140.00–148.005304
BullsMedium and Large 1313191.69/cwt188.00–195.006005
SteersMedium and Large 1528149.87/cwt146.00–156.007918
HeifersMedium and Large 1215167.86/cwt164.00–172.003614
BullsMedium and Large 2478143.92/cwt140.00–147.006883
HeifersMedium and Large 1585112.57/cwt110.00–115.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1283159.66/cwt156.00–170.004525
BullsMedium and Large 1478153.90/cwt150.00–158.007363
SteersMedium and Large 1382178.70/cwt176.00–186.006836
SteersMedium and Large 1579146.38/cwt143.00–153.008484
BullsMedium and Large 1229201.09/cwt195.00–210.0046010
SteersMedium and Large 1406168.72/cwt166.00–170.006854
SteersMedium and Large 1208207.41/cwt205.00–210.004312
SteersMedium and Large 1618134.95/cwt131.00–139.008345
HeifersMedium and Large 1472138.90/cwt134.00–144.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 1640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1433162.95/cwt160.00–166.007064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29864.96/cwt64.00–66.008433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52869.35/cwt67.00–71.001,0603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02358.28/cwt56.00–60.0059614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15267.33/cwt66.00–70.0077610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05463.30/cwt61.00–65.0066724
Bulls1,55490.02/cwt89.00–91.001,3994
SteersMedium and Large 1320190.48/cwt186.00–194.006103
BullsMedium and Large 1278193.34/cwt188.00–202.005376
BullsMedium and Large 1177206.32/cwt200.00–215.003653
CowsLean 85-90%74840.06/cwt38.00–42.003003
CowsLean 85-90%98850.72/cwt49.00–52.005014
Bulls1,53083.45/cwt82.00–86.001,2779
HeifersMedium and Large 3331140.92/cwt138.00–144.004667
SteersMedium and Large 3470134.99/cwt134.00–136.006342
Bulls1,61280.03/cwt79.00–81.001,2906
CowsLean 85-90%88545.00/cwt45.00–45.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 3267134.16/cwt126.00–138.003585
SteersMedium and Large 1295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 363390.51/cwt90.00–91.005732
SteersMedium and Large 3427143.93/cwt140.00–148.006155
BullsMedium and Large 1566135.68/cwt132.00–139.007684
BullsMedium and Large 1524143.17/cwt140.00–148.007504
BullsMedium and Large 3272165.12/cwt160.00–170.004493
SteersMedium and Large 3570127.98/cwt126.00–130.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 3471119.19/cwt116.00–122.005619
BullsMedium and Large 3180175.67/cwt172.00–180.003162
SteersMedium and Large 3276162.62/cwt157.00–167.004495
HeifersMedium and Large 3428125.19/cwt122.00–131.005366
BullsMedium and Large 2237183.22/cwt180.00–190.004345
SteersMedium and Large 2471144.95/cwt142.00–148.006834
SteersMedium and Large 2632122.30/cwt119.00–126.007736
BullsMedium and Large 2266180.70/cwt172.00–185.004819
HeifersMedium and Large 3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 2334150.79/cwt148.00–156.0050414
SteersMedium and Large 2381168.98/cwt168.00–172.006445
HeifersMedium and Large 2285144.00/cwt144.00–144.004102
BullsMedium and Large 2568124.39/cwt121.00–128.007072
BullsMedium and Large 3333167.94/cwt166.00–170.005593
SteersMedium and Large 3510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3525122.99/cwt122.00–124.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
BullsMedium and Large 3385158.99/cwt158.00–160.006122
BullsMedium and Large 3420146.00/cwt146.00–146.006132
HeifersMedium and Large 3205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
BullsMedium and Large 3237169.86/cwt168.00–174.004033
SteersMedium and Large 3318170.98/cwt170.00–172.005442
BullsMedium and Large 2325179.61/cwt178.00–182.005847
SteersMedium and Large 3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
SteersMedium and Large 3240167.00/cwt167.00–167.004012
HeifersMedium and Large 3363135.28/cwt134.00–138.004913

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.