Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-05-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 10
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
426 vs last sale 801 30 vs year ago 345 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
10 vs last sale 149 15 vs year ago 124 · +12.1%
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 unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.02/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$123.02
109 head · 366 lb average
Value per head Derived
$451
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.85
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1358132.4347450
Medium and Large 2366116.2442537
Medium and Large 3386113.0443722
One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $37 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 sale109 hd
123.02
FL average10 barns · 616 hd
126.87
−3.85
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
BullsHigh1,66088.581,47016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29469.5990121
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23469.0885253
CowsLean 85-90%Low92649.2245611

Every lot, as filed

80 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
BullsMedium and Large 2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
HeifersMedium and Large 2278123.96/cwt122.00–126.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 258094.00/cwt94.00–94.005452
HeifersMedium and Large 2160140.00/cwt140.00–140.002242
SteersMedium and Large 2300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 1581102.90/cwt100.00–110.005988
SteersMedium and Large 2279147.05/cwt140.00–152.004105
HeifersMedium and Large 2425121.52/cwt118.00–126.005163
SteersMedium and Large 2375148.65/cwt148.00–150.005573
SteersMedium and Large 2615116.02/cwt114.00–118.007142
SteersMedium and Large 2413147.94/cwt146.00–150.006114
SteersMedium and Large 1520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2515128.99/cwt128.00–130.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 2228121.04/cwt115.00–128.0027612
BullsMedium and Large 2165160.00/cwt160.00–160.002641
HeifersMedium and Large 2380123.11/cwt120.00–126.004685
BullsMedium and Large 2473135.30/cwt134.00–138.006403
SteersMedium and Large 1484142.43/cwt140.00–146.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 1170149.61/cwt145.00–157.002545
BullsMedium and Large 1416156.96/cwt154.00–160.006536
HeifersMedium and Large 1275140.32/cwt134.00–148.0038612
SteersMedium and Large 2170160.00/cwt160.00–160.002721
BullsMedium and Large 1374158.48/cwt156.00–164.005937
BullsMedium and Large 1315163.44/cwt158.00–167.005153
HeifersMedium and Large 1474121.90/cwt119.00–127.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 1425131.70/cwt128.00–137.005607
HeifersMedium and Large 1361137.57/cwt132.00–140.004976
BullsMedium and Large 2370149.66/cwt148.00–153.005547
SteersMedium and Large 1315164.00/cwt164.00–164.005171
BullsMedium and Large 1229170.85/cwt165.00–180.003914
SteersMedium and Large 1418157.35/cwt154.00–161.006582
SteersMedium and Large 1600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1268163.61/cwt158.00–170.004382
BullsMedium and Large 1178169.65/cwt165.00–175.003022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28671.20/cwt70.00–74.0091627
Bulls1,79895.09/cwt93.00–97.001,7102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20567.97/cwt65.00–69.0081920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09863.20/cwt62.00–64.006946
Bulls1,73689.83/cwt88.00–92.001,5598
Bulls1,51284.75/cwt83.00–87.001,2816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22866.02/cwt64.00–68.008115
CowsLean 85-90%73541.00/cwt41.00–41.003012
SteersMedium and Large 3325141.94/cwt140.00–144.004612
BullsMedium and Large 1550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
CowsLean 85-90%99052.77/cwt51.00–55.005225
SteersMedium and Large 1382157.27/cwt154.00–160.006013
BullsMedium and Large 1520137.92/cwt136.00–142.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 3255116.00/cwt116.00–116.002961
HeifersMedium and Large 351596.00/cwt96.00–96.004941
CowsLean 85-90%94148.90/cwt47.00–50.004604
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31570.70/cwt69.00–73.0093016
BullsMedium and Large 3230141.28/cwt140.00–144.003253
BullsMedium and Large 3278132.92/cwt130.00–136.003702
HeifersMedium and Large 3332122.73/cwt120.00–128.004077
BullsMedium and Large 3170145.00/cwt145.00–145.002471
HeifersMedium and Large 1215140.06/cwt136.00–145.003015
HeifersMedium and Large 1327143.74/cwt140.00–150.004703
SteersMedium and Large 3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
HeifersMedium and Large 3363117.32/cwt116.00–118.004263
SteersMedium and Large 3463127.50/cwt127.00–128.005902
BullsMedium and Large 2570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 3414113.23/cwt112.00–115.004694
SteersMedium and Large 3423135.79/cwt132.00–140.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 359580.00/cwt80.00–80.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 3180122.00/cwt122.00–122.002201
BullsMedium and Large 3520117.96/cwt116.00–120.006132
HeifersMedium and Large 2536102.25/cwt100.00–108.005489
BullsMedium and Large 3476123.67/cwt120.00–128.005894
BullsMedium and Large 3390134.99/cwt134.00–136.005262
BullsMedium and Large 3320142.00/cwt142.00–142.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 3471102.23/cwt100.00–104.004824
BullsMedium and Large 2274146.81/cwt140.00–150.004024
SteersMedium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 2495108.00/cwt108.00–108.005351
BullsMedium and Large 2318152.52/cwt148.00–156.004856
BullsMedium and Large 2413147.37/cwt142.00–150.006094
BullsMedium and Large 3415138.00/cwt138.00–138.005731
SteersMedium and Large 2585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2235153.05/cwt150.00–160.003603

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.