Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-04-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 26
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
146 vs last sale 667 284 vs year ago 237 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
4 vs last sale 96 39 vs year ago 131 · 29.8%
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 $126.68/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$126.68
140 head · 362 lb average
Value per head Derived
$458
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.43
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1349137.4548056
Medium and Large 2360122.2844155
Medium and Large 3389114.2044429
One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $36 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 sale140 hd
126.68
FL average10 barns · 623 hd
132.11
−5.43
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
BullsHigh1,53290.911,3923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06663.6167831
CowsLean 85-90%Low88845.1040116

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium and Large 2230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003751
SteersMedium and Large 2479144.42/cwt140.00–148.006927
BullsMedium and Large 3379151.91/cwt148.00–156.005764
HeifersMedium and Large 2322135.14/cwt130.00–138.004353
SteersMedium and Large 2318163.35/cwt162.00–166.005195
HeifersMedium and Large 2530102.13/cwt100.00–106.005416
BullsMedium and Large 2323163.15/cwt159.00–166.005278
BullsMedium and Large 2475146.99/cwt146.00–148.006982
BullsMedium and Large 2374162.47/cwt158.00–166.006087
BullsMedium and Large 1270168.32/cwt160.00–175.0045412
SteersMedium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 1500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1580132.73/cwt130.00–135.007704
BullsMedium and Large 1332170.75/cwt168.00–178.005676
HeifersMedium and Large 2483120.91/cwt118.00–126.005846
SteersMedium and Large 1281164.50/cwt160.00–172.004627
BullsMedium and Large 2175162.23/cwt155.00–165.002845
HeifersMedium and Large 161599.61/cwt98.00–101.006135
HeifersMedium and Large 1479131.42/cwt128.00–138.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 1173145.25/cwt137.00–150.002513
HeifersMedium and Large 2216129.57/cwt122.00–134.002807
SteersMedium and Large 1218181.22/cwt178.00–185.003952
SteersMedium and Large 1488154.48/cwt153.00–156.007544
HeifersMedium and Large 1585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
SteersMedium and Large 1600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1282142.35/cwt138.00–152.0040116
BullsMedium and Large 2264155.55/cwt154.00–158.004115
SteersMedium and Large 1515138.47/cwt132.00–142.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 1216145.22/cwt140.00–150.003146
HeifersMedium and Large 1319145.82/cwt140.00–150.0046510
BullsMedium and Large 1180173.44/cwt170.00–185.003124
BullsMedium and Large 1473157.21/cwt154.00–162.007443
SteersMedium and Large 1345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
BullsMedium and Large 1377171.84/cwt168.00–178.006488
HeifersMedium and Large 1420139.90/cwt138.00–144.005883
SteersMedium and Large 1550139.00/cwt139.00–139.007651
CowsLean 85-90%85139.79/cwt38.00–41.003394
CowsLean 85-90%88249.71/cwt48.00–52.004385
Bulls1,62594.37/cwt93.00–96.001,5342
CowsLean 85-90%91444.85/cwt43.00–47.004107
CowsBoner 80-85%99960.12/cwt58.00–61.0060112
Bulls1,34584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1301
SteersMedium and Large 1390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
BullsMedium and Large 1235173.05/cwt170.00–180.004073
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16268.52/cwt67.00–71.007968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06963.85/cwt62.00–66.0068311
BullsMedium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1423158.73/cwt154.00–164.006712
BullsMedium and Large 3315154.98/cwt154.00–156.004882
SteersMedium and Large 3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1370143.45/cwt138.00–148.005316
BullsMedium and Large 1533134.93/cwt132.00–138.007192
SteersMedium and Large 3485134.60/cwt132.00–138.006536
BullsMedium and Large 1645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 3481110.87/cwt108.00–117.005336
HeifersMedium and Large 3387119.97/cwt118.00–122.004646
SteersMedium and Large 3345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
HeifersMedium and Large 3325124.58/cwt121.00–127.004053
SteersMedium and Large 3368153.96/cwt152.00–156.005673
BullsMedium and Large 3478138.51/cwt138.00–139.006622
BullsMedium and Large 3575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
BullsMedium and Large 3273138.59/cwt137.00–142.003783
BullsMedium and Large 3236143.65/cwt140.00–150.003396
SteersMedium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2425148.34/cwt145.00–152.006302
SteersMedium and Large 2630118.99/cwt118.00–120.007503
SteersMedium and Large 3423138.66/cwt138.00–140.005873
SteersMedium and Large 2265154.98/cwt154.00–156.004112
HeifersMedium and Large 2421129.69/cwt127.00–132.005464
SteersMedium and Large 2375162.62/cwt159.00–166.006104
HeifersMedium and Large 2385130.29/cwt128.00–134.005026
HeifersMedium and Large 2183124.00/cwt120.00–130.002276
SteersMedium and Large 3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
HeifersMedium and Large 2268130.82/cwt122.00–136.0035112
HeifersMedium and Large 264589.00/cwt89.00–89.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 257692.92/cwt90.00–98.005354
BullsMedium and Large 3175147.36/cwt145.00–150.002582
BullsMedium and Large 2420149.96/cwt148.00–152.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
BullsMedium and Large 2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
BullsMedium and Large 2229161.52/cwt158.00–168.003705
HeifersMedium and Large 3425118.76/cwt116.00–122.005055
HeifersMedium and Large 3232110.47/cwt106.00–117.002565
HeifersMedium and Large 351795.66/cwt95.00–97.004953

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.