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 Sep 15, 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
252222191161median 208.8601/1203/0904/2706/2208/31
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $174.91, 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
Bulls—High1,56183.751,30719
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 1—423147.12/cwt144.00–152.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365155.17/cwt150.00–159.0056612
HeifersMedium and Large 2—405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005672
BullsMedium and Large 1—375180.02/cwt178.00–184.0067521
SteersMedium and Large 1—495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2—385168.99/cwt168.00–170.006513
BullsMedium and Large 2—423154.26/cwt150.00–159.006532
BullsMedium and Large 2—185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
SteersMedium and Large 2—435151.93/cwt150.00–156.006614
BullsMedium and Large 2—535130.62/cwt128.00–134.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327162.00/cwt158.00–168.0053012
SteersMedium and Large 2—583136.50/cwt136.00–137.007962
SteersMedium and Large 2—335177.98/cwt176.00–180.005965
SteersMedium and Large 2—265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—233146.97/cwt145.00–148.003423
HeifersMedium and Large 2—488125.97/cwt124.00–128.006152
BullsMedium and Large 1—610124.95/cwt121.00–127.007624
SteersMedium and Large 2—230185.74/cwt182.00–190.004272
SteersMedium and Large 2—530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525114.11/cwt110.00–118.005995
BullsMedium and Large 3—480133.66/cwt130.00–138.006424
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366144.89/cwt140.00–148.005304
BullsMedium and Large 1—313191.69/cwt188.00–195.006005
SteersMedium and Large 1—528149.87/cwt146.00–156.007918
HeifersMedium and Large 1—215167.86/cwt164.00–172.003614
BullsMedium and Large 2—478143.92/cwt140.00–147.006883
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585112.57/cwt110.00–115.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1—283159.66/cwt156.00–170.004525
BullsMedium and Large 1—478153.90/cwt150.00–158.007363
SteersMedium and Large 1—382178.70/cwt176.00–186.006836
SteersMedium and Large 1—579146.38/cwt143.00–153.008484
BullsMedium and Large 1—229201.09/cwt195.00–210.0046010
SteersMedium and Large 1—406168.72/cwt166.00–170.006854
SteersMedium and Large 1—208207.41/cwt205.00–210.004312
SteersMedium and Large 1—618134.95/cwt131.00–139.008345
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472138.90/cwt134.00–144.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 1—640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1—433162.95/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
Bulls——1,55490.02/cwt89.00–91.001,3994
SteersMedium and Large 1—320190.48/cwt186.00–194.006103
BullsMedium and Large 1—278193.34/cwt188.00–202.005376
BullsMedium and Large 1—177206.32/cwt200.00–215.003653
CowsLean 85-90%—74840.06/cwt38.00–42.003003
CowsLean 85-90%—98850.72/cwt49.00–52.005014
Bulls——1,53083.45/cwt82.00–86.001,2779
HeifersMedium and Large 3—331140.92/cwt138.00–144.004667
SteersMedium and Large 3—470134.99/cwt134.00–136.006342
Bulls——1,61280.03/cwt79.00–81.001,2906
CowsLean 85-90%—88545.00/cwt45.00–45.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 3—267134.16/cwt126.00–138.003585
SteersMedium and Large 1—295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63390.51/cwt90.00–91.005732
SteersMedium and Large 3—427143.93/cwt140.00–148.006155
BullsMedium and Large 1—566135.68/cwt132.00–139.007684
BullsMedium and Large 1—524143.17/cwt140.00–148.007504
BullsMedium and Large 3—272165.12/cwt160.00–170.004493
SteersMedium and Large 3—570127.98/cwt126.00–130.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471119.19/cwt116.00–122.005619
BullsMedium and Large 3—180175.67/cwt172.00–180.003162
SteersMedium and Large 3—276162.62/cwt157.00–167.004495
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428125.19/cwt122.00–131.005366
BullsMedium and Large 2—237183.22/cwt180.00–190.004345
SteersMedium and Large 2—471144.95/cwt142.00–148.006834
SteersMedium and Large 2—632122.30/cwt119.00–126.007736
BullsMedium and Large 2—266180.70/cwt172.00–185.004819
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 2—334150.79/cwt148.00–156.0050414
SteersMedium and Large 2—381168.98/cwt168.00–172.006445
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285144.00/cwt144.00–144.004102
BullsMedium and Large 2—568124.39/cwt121.00–128.007072
BullsMedium and Large 3—333167.94/cwt166.00–170.005593
SteersMedium and Large 3—510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3—525122.99/cwt122.00–124.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
BullsMedium and Large 3—385158.99/cwt158.00–160.006122
BullsMedium and Large 3—420146.00/cwt146.00–146.006132
HeifersMedium and Large 3—205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
BullsMedium and Large 3—237169.86/cwt168.00–174.004033
SteersMedium and Large 3—318170.98/cwt170.00–172.005442
BullsMedium and Large 2—325179.61/cwt178.00–182.005847
SteersMedium and Large 3—375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
SteersMedium and Large 3—240167.00/cwt167.00–167.004012
HeifersMedium and Large 3—363135.28/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.