Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-04-12

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 12
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
111 vs last sale 439 366 vs year ago 184 · +198.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
10 vs last sale 88 21 vs year ago 77 · +27.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.96/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$137.96
174 head · 365 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.35
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1401143.8157671
Medium and Large 2348136.5847560
Medium and Large 3328130.2542743
One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $149 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 sale174 hd
137.96
FL average10 barns · 861 hd
143.31
−5.35
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
BullsHigh1,58985.061,3524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35370.549548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17167.2378730
CowsLean 85-90%High99049.1548611

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2328151.31/cwt148.00–155.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 260097.00/cwt97.00–97.005821
SteersMedium and Large 2430162.00/cwt162.00–162.006971
SteersMedium and Large 2385168.63/cwt166.00–170.006493
SteersMedium and Large 2620133.87/cwt130.00–138.008302
SteersMedium and Large 2510148.00/cwt148.00–148.007552
SteersMedium and Large 2320178.86/cwt176.00–182.005722
SteersMedium and Large 2278171.94/cwt164.00–178.0047821
SteersMedium and Large 2231172.41/cwt168.00–178.003987
SteersMedium and Large 2565140.99/cwt140.00–142.007973
SteersMedium and Large 2470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006962
BullsMedium and Large 2338175.96/cwt174.00–178.005952
BullsMedium and Large 2430164.00/cwt164.00–164.007051
BullsMedium and Large 2273171.90/cwt168.00–176.004698
BullsMedium and Large 2530143.50/cwt142.00–145.007614
BullsMedium and Large 2380170.42/cwt168.00–174.006484
HeifersMedium and Large 1232159.86/cwt155.00–170.003717
HeifersMedium and Large 1414148.07/cwt144.00–151.006139
HeifersMedium and Large 1323162.80/cwt158.00–168.005269
BullsMedium and Large 1287181.71/cwt179.00–194.0052216
HeifersMedium and Large 1523124.84/cwt120.00–130.006535
HeifersMedium and Large 1190167.00/cwt167.00–167.003171
SteersMedium and Large 1518156.38/cwt153.00–160.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 1558111.97/cwt109.00–114.006256
HeifersMedium and Large 1619104.13/cwt100.00–108.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 1475130.51/cwt126.00–136.0062010
HeifersMedium and Large 1371155.57/cwt150.00–160.0057710
HeifersMedium and Large 1277161.00/cwt156.00–170.004469
SteersMedium and Large 1240185.00/cwt185.00–185.004441
SteersMedium and Large 1473156.76/cwt152.00–162.007412
SteersMedium and Large 1600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
SteersMedium and Large 1281183.59/cwt180.00–194.005167
SteersMedium and Large 1568150.44/cwt148.00–154.008546
SteersMedium and Large 1334186.25/cwt184.00–194.006224
SteersMedium and Large 1350186.00/cwt186.00–186.006511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30469.49/cwt69.00–70.009066
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07662.25/cwt60.00–64.006707
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15972.72/cwt72.00–74.008437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21767.01/cwt65.00–69.0081616
Bulls1,70386.58/cwt86.00–87.001,4742
Bulls1,47583.54/cwt83.00–84.001,2322
BullsMedium and Large 1490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
CowsLean 85-90%99853.82/cwt53.00–55.005375
CowsLean 85-90%97048.22/cwt47.00–50.004683
CowsLean 85-90%99542.29/cwt42.00–43.004213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49873.67/cwt72.00–75.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 3174140.49/cwt137.00–144.002444
HeifersMedium and Large 3480109.63/cwt107.00–112.005263
BullsMedium and Large 1578128.08/cwt124.00–134.007406
BullsMedium and Large 1220191.41/cwt185.00–198.004214
BullsMedium and Large 1380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006843
BullsMedium and Large 1178209.65/cwt205.00–215.003732
HeifersMedium and Large 3387131.97/cwt130.00–134.005113
BullsMedium and Large 3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
BullsMedium and Large 3435153.00/cwt153.00–153.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 3325142.91/cwt138.00–146.0046410
SteersMedium and Large 3360162.99/cwt162.00–164.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 3271133.03/cwt126.00–139.003617
HeifersMedium and Large 3528103.63/cwt100.00–109.005474
SteersMedium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
SteersMedium and Large 3265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
HeifersMedium and Large 3431124.21/cwt121.00–126.005354
SteersMedium and Large 3325168.98/cwt168.00–170.005492
SteersMedium and Large 3223159.61/cwt155.00–165.003562
SteersMedium and Large 3185170.00/cwt170.00–170.003151
SteersMedium and Large 3483134.44/cwt132.00–137.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 3229130.28/cwt125.00–138.002988
BullsMedium and Large 3505138.32/cwt137.00–139.006993
BullsMedium and Large 3265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004242
BullsMedium and Large 3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
BullsMedium and Large 3335167.56/cwt164.00–170.005615
BullsMedium and Large 3229158.84/cwt155.00–164.003644
HeifersMedium and Large 2179152.68/cwt147.00–160.002734
HeifersMedium and Large 2555102.50/cwt102.00–103.005692
HeifersMedium and Large 2475120.98/cwt119.00–124.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 2367146.34/cwt142.00–148.005375
BullsMedium and Large 2238170.99/cwt170.00–172.004074
BullsMedium and Large 2580136.66/cwt136.00–138.007933
HeifersMedium and Large 2278145.76/cwt140.00–154.0040514
HeifersMedium and Large 2234143.40/cwt140.00–152.0033613
HeifersMedium and Large 2426134.89/cwt132.00–140.005757
HeifersMedium and Large 2534112.15/cwt110.00–114.005996

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.