Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-09-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,291 head
42 vs last sale 1,333 359 vs year ago 932 · +38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
40 vs last sale 410 225 vs year ago 145 · +155.2%
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 lower, feeder bulls and steers steady and feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$130.14
269 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.37
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428136.29583123
Medium and Large 2426127.5854492
Medium and Large 3411120.5049554
One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about $88 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 sale269 hd
130.14
FL average9 barns · 1,045 hd
134.51
−4.37
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
BullsAverage1,38087.561,2089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30165.6285310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12658.39657180
CowsLean 85-90%Low97245.5744332

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 1221146.70/cwt140.00–154.003249
HeifersMedium and Large 1421140.80/cwt138.00–146.0059335
HeifersMedium and Large 1561115.40/cwt108.00–118.0064722
HeifersMedium and Large 3469119.32/cwt114.00–123.0056010
SteersMedium and Large 1200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1509150.05/cwt144.00–152.0076425
SteersMedium and Large 1629131.92/cwt129.00–139.008308
SteersMedium and Large 1468165.64/cwt160.00–170.007755
HeifersMedium and Large 1617114.12/cwt110.00–118.007046
HeifersMedium and Large 2325140.06/cwt136.00–144.0045514
SteersMedium and Large 3630111.97/cwt110.00–114.007052
SteersMedium and Large 2310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005522
SteersMedium and Large 3355168.77/cwt166.00–170.005995
SteersMedium and Large 3421150.93/cwt146.00–154.006356
SteersMedium and Large 2487151.49/cwt150.00–158.0073821
HeifersMedium and Large 1473138.45/cwt134.00–144.0065515
SteersMedium and Large 2595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
SteersMedium and Large 2619124.33/cwt119.00–128.007705
SteersMedium and Large 3568123.75/cwt119.00–126.007035
SteersMedium and Large 3518127.29/cwt125.00–130.006593
SteersMedium and Large 1573142.52/cwt138.00–148.008176
HeifersMedium and Large 1319151.41/cwt146.00–156.004839
SteersMedium and Large 2369176.06/cwt174.00–180.006508
SteersMedium and Large 2424160.41/cwt156.00–164.006804
SteersMedium and Large 2222178.23/cwt175.00–180.003963
SteersMedium and Large 3208166.02/cwt165.00–167.003453
SteersMedium and Large 3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005192
SteersMedium and Large 1250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
SteersMedium and Large 1375185.09/cwt182.00–191.006945
SteersMedium and Large 2533134.55/cwt132.00–140.007173
SteersMedium and Large 2283164.22/cwt160.00–168.004653
SteersMedium and Large 1340184.00/cwt184.00–184.006261
SteersMedium and Large 1419171.47/cwt166.00–176.0071811
SteersMedium and Large 3461147.03/cwt140.00–149.0067810
SteersMedium and Large 3250158.00/cwt158.00–158.003951
BullsMedium and Large 2410164.00/cwt164.00–164.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1530144.92/cwt142.00–149.007683
BullsMedium and Large 1381183.79/cwt182.00–190.0070010
BullsMedium and Large 1321186.92/cwt182.00–192.006005
BullsMedium and Large 1445166.00/cwt166.00–166.007391
CowsLean 85-90%92440.33/cwt39.00–41.0037311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19464.56/cwt63.00–67.0077124
CowsLean 85-90%99748.32/cwt44.00–52.0048221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30766.64/cwt65.00–69.008718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27561.55/cwt60.00–63.007852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15859.71/cwt58.00–62.0069172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07955.50/cwt53.00–57.0059984
Bulls1,28585.53/cwt85.00–86.001,0994
Bulls1,51081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2231
Bulls1,44291.24/cwt89.00–93.001,3164
BullsMedium and Large 3426149.93/cwt146.00–154.0063911
BullsMedium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
BullsMedium and Large 3517127.56/cwt127.00–130.006597
BullsMedium and Large 3368166.22/cwt162.00–170.006125
BullsMedium and Large 2317177.66/cwt172.00–180.0056315
BullsMedium and Large 2463156.23/cwt152.00–159.007233
BullsMedium and Large 2267168.51/cwt160.00–172.004507
BullsMedium and Large 2231174.30/cwt170.00–184.004034
BullsMedium and Large 2570119.46/cwt117.00–122.006812
BullsMedium and Large 1460168.00/cwt168.00–168.007731
BullsMedium and Large 2369176.12/cwt172.00–180.006508
HeifersMedium and Large 1376143.85/cwt140.00–150.0054117
HeifersMedium and Large 1520127.19/cwt122.00–132.006613
HeifersMedium and Large 2366135.79/cwt132.00–138.0049713
HeifersMedium and Large 2585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 2276132.33/cwt128.00–140.003657
HeifersMedium and Large 2479127.10/cwt124.00–130.0060920
HeifersMedium and Large 2230129.82/cwt125.00–135.002993
HeifersMedium and Large 2617103.60/cwt100.00–107.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2419131.15/cwt126.00–134.005509
HeifersMedium and Large 3518107.64/cwt104.00–110.005589
HeifersMedium and Large 3414122.20/cwt118.00–124.005068
HeifersMedium and Large 3270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003243
HeifersMedium and Large 2522116.49/cwt112.00–121.0060822
HeifersMedium and Large 1277146.55/cwt142.00–156.004067
BullsMedium and Large 1570129.25/cwt126.00–134.007373
BullsMedium and Large 3464146.09/cwt140.00–149.0067811
BullsMedium and Large 2526135.63/cwt132.00–140.007137
HeifersMedium and Large 3323130.40/cwt128.00–134.004219
HeifersMedium and Large 3374124.27/cwt120.00–129.0046514
HeifersMedium and Large 356594.00/cwt94.00–94.005311
BullsMedium and Large 3328165.31/cwt162.00–170.005424

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.