Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-05-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 24
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 557▲ 780 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 229▲ 283 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady. Market will be closed Monday 5-31-2021 for Memorial Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.35/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$127.35
253 head · 372 lb average
Value per head Derived
$474
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394131.10516122
Medium and Large 2351126.0444398
Medium and Large 3357117.3841933
One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $97 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 sale253 hd
127.35
—
FL average10 barns · 909 hd
128.34
−0.98
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—Average1,59590.031,43613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24971.738967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09767.06736106
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01151.6752317

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2—414119.05/cwt114.00–122.0049310
SteersMedium and Large 2—277155.80/cwt150.00–160.004323
SteersMedium and Large 2—482130.73/cwt128.00–136.006305
BullsMedium and Large 3—530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—62299.58/cwt98.00–102.006195
BullsMedium and Large 3—479121.47/cwt120.00–124.005826
BullsMedium and Large 3—383140.99/cwt140.00–142.005406
SteersMedium and Large 2—519129.96/cwt128.00–133.006744
SteersMedium and Large 2—381151.12/cwt148.00–154.005765
SteersMedium and Large 3—221146.54/cwt140.00–150.003247
BullsMedium and Large 2—275157.02/cwt150.00–164.004328
SteersMedium and Large 3—470123.96/cwt122.00–126.005832
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320127.28/cwt124.00–130.0040715
HeifersMedium and Large 2—229130.67/cwt125.00–137.0029912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280127.18/cwt122.00–134.0035620
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405111.32/cwt110.00–112.004513
BullsMedium and Large 3—272143.22/cwt140.00–148.003905
SteersMedium and Large 3—365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005262
BullsMedium and Large 3—425137.94/cwt136.00–142.005865
BullsMedium and Large 3—318150.60/cwt146.00–154.004798
BullsMedium and Large 3—219148.79/cwt145.00–152.003269
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
SteersMedium and Large 3—270144.00/cwt144.00–144.003891
HeifersMedium and Large 3—53590.99/cwt90.00–92.004872
HeifersMedium and Large 3—233115.45/cwt114.00–117.002694
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285112.00/cwt112.00–112.003191
HeifersMedium and Large 3—62589.00/cwt89.00–89.005561
BullsMedium and Large 1—325169.19/cwt166.00–175.005506
SteersMedium and Large 3—313150.99/cwt150.00–152.004732
BullsMedium and Large 1—526138.02/cwt134.00–144.007267
BullsMedium and Large 1—469143.07/cwt140.00–148.006718
SteersMedium and Large 1—470143.54/cwt139.00–148.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 3—364118.34/cwt115.00–120.004315
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01349.53/cwt49.00–50.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 3—55094.00/cwt94.00–94.005171
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01454.68/cwt53.00–56.0055411
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00344.45/cwt44.00–46.004464
Bulls——1,62489.99/cwt89.00–91.001,4614
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,21972.68/cwt71.00–75.008866
BullsMedium and Large 1—630123.97/cwt122.00–126.007812
BullsMedium and Large 1—230174.89/cwt170.00–185.004027
Bulls——1,56494.30/cwt93.00–97.001,4755
Bulls——1,60584.74/cwt83.00–87.001,3604
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09166.98/cwt65.00–69.0073155
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14071.95/cwt70.00–74.0082025
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06862.54/cwt60.00–64.0066826
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43066.00/cwt66.00–66.009441
SteersMedium and Large 1—283169.21/cwt166.00–178.0047919
SteersMedium and Large 1—245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
SteersMedium and Large 1—410161.44/cwt159.00–164.006622
BullsMedium and Large 1—569131.92/cwt128.00–136.007515
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564111.78/cwt110.00–115.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424127.56/cwt124.00–133.0054120
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378135.27/cwt132.00–142.0051128
SteersMedium and Large 1—523139.23/cwt138.00–141.007284
SteersMedium and Large 1—379161.04/cwt158.00–168.006105
BullsMedium and Large 1—270173.94/cwt168.00–180.0047010
SteersMedium and Large 1—610129.40/cwt126.00–130.007897
HeifersMedium and Large 1—237142.70/cwt140.00–155.0033812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508116.24/cwt110.00–118.0059013
SteersMedium and Large 1—570131.96/cwt130.00–134.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—627109.22/cwt104.00–114.006853
BullsMedium and Large 2—384150.17/cwt148.00–156.0057715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—319147.26/cwt142.00–152.004707
BullsMedium and Large 2—523128.37/cwt126.00–131.006715
BullsMedium and Large 2—424148.41/cwt146.00–150.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 1—284141.62/cwt138.00–152.0040218
BullsMedium and Large 1—429157.35/cwt154.00–164.006759
HeifersMedium and Large 2—535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
BullsMedium and Large 1—382161.11/cwt158.00–166.0061510
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469112.43/cwt108.00–116.005275
SteersMedium and Large 2—315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467122.86/cwt117.00–127.0057416
BullsMedium and Large 2—473132.27/cwt129.00–136.006269
HeifersMedium and Large 2—558102.99/cwt102.00–104.005752
BullsMedium and Large 2—565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373126.68/cwt122.00–131.0047317
HeifersMedium and Large 2—326135.77/cwt132.00–140.0044326
BullsMedium and Large 2—600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
SteersMedium and Large 2—235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
BullsMedium and Large 2—215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
SteersMedium and Large 2—412150.72/cwt144.00–153.006217
BullsMedium and Large 2—324159.15/cwt156.00–164.0051619

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.