Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-10-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
328 vs last sale 663 201 vs year ago 790 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
48 vs last sale 178 7 vs year ago 137 · 5.1%
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 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.82/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$124.82
235 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.87
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441131.6858189
Medium and Large 2410124.3750987
Medium and Large 3419115.1448259
One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $99 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 sale235 hd
124.82
FL average8 barns · 842 hd
129.69
−4.87
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
BullsLow1,53787.431,34416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35759.3280515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22057.2769937
CowsLean 85-90%Low93043.8140715

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
SteersMedium and Large 1518144.48/cwt140.00–149.007489
SteersMedium and Large 1568137.83/cwt132.00–142.0078311
SteersMedium and Large 1330181.03/cwt178.00–188.005973
SteersMedium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 1516122.40/cwt117.00–126.0063220
HeifersMedium and Large 1626110.89/cwt107.00–117.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 1270149.33/cwt142.00–156.004035
HeifersMedium and Large 1573120.69/cwt116.00–126.006928
HeifersMedium and Large 1424133.29/cwt129.00–139.0056510
SteersMedium and Large 1423164.63/cwt160.00–170.006965
HeifersMedium and Large 2567111.66/cwt111.00–112.006333
HeifersMedium and Large 2623101.34/cwt100.00–105.006318
HeifersMedium and Large 1321146.83/cwt142.00–152.0047111
HeifersMedium and Large 1376141.83/cwt138.00–148.0053311
HeifersMedium and Large 1466126.26/cwt120.00–130.0058817
HeifersMedium and Large 1222153.70/cwt150.00–160.003413
HeifersMedium and Large 3324126.12/cwt122.00–130.004097
HeifersMedium and Large 2376131.61/cwt128.00–136.0049514
HeifersMedium and Large 2320136.82/cwt132.00–140.0043815
HeifersMedium and Large 2205142.00/cwt142.00–142.002911
HeifersMedium and Large 3414115.09/cwt110.00–118.0047614
SteersMedium and Large 1621131.93/cwt127.00–137.008197
SteersMedium and Large 1473149.60/cwt146.00–155.007086
SteersMedium and Large 2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
SteersMedium and Large 3367157.66/cwt157.00–158.005793
SteersMedium and Large 3410146.99/cwt146.00–148.006032
SteersMedium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
SteersMedium and Large 3340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
SteersMedium and Large 3265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
SteersMedium and Large 2640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
SteersMedium and Large 1373176.80/cwt172.00–182.006594
SteersMedium and Large 2554130.24/cwt129.00–131.007224
SteersMedium and Large 2423154.43/cwt152.00–157.006532
SteersMedium and Large 2375165.95/cwt164.00–168.006222
SteersMedium and Large 2275172.41/cwt170.00–175.004742
SteersMedium and Large 2465140.90/cwt138.00–144.006554
BullsMedium and Large 1331180.69/cwt179.00–184.005984
BullsMedium and Large 1265195.77/cwt192.00–200.005192
BullsMedium and Large 1208222.41/cwt220.00–225.004632
BullsMedium and Large 1415166.00/cwt166.00–166.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1561131.36/cwt126.00–134.0073715
BullsMedium and Large 1615124.53/cwt120.00–128.007665
CowsLean 85-90%93337.92/cwt36.00–40.003544
CowsLean 85-90%92945.95/cwt42.00–50.0042711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39054.00/cwt54.00–54.007512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38261.80/cwt60.00–64.008547
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31758.19/cwt56.00–59.007666
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13053.92/cwt52.00–55.0060912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33662.71/cwt61.00–65.008384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25058.14/cwt56.00–60.0072721
Bulls1,43784.83/cwt82.00–86.001,2199
Bulls1,82596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7522
Bulls1,60288.67/cwt87.00–90.001,4205
BullsMedium and Large 3466130.82/cwt128.00–134.006107
BullsMedium and Large 3519124.33/cwt120.00–128.006455
BullsMedium and Large 3423144.55/cwt140.00–149.0061113
BullsMedium and Large 3374156.07/cwt152.00–160.0058412
BullsMedium and Large 3215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
BullsMedium and Large 3630100.99/cwt100.00–102.006362
BullsMedium and Large 2338169.32/cwt168.00–170.005723
BullsMedium and Large 2390162.99/cwt162.00–164.006362
BullsMedium and Large 2469140.26/cwt136.00–144.0065814
BullsMedium and Large 2525132.89/cwt129.00–138.0069810
HeifersMedium and Large 2425123.04/cwt120.00–128.0052317
HeifersMedium and Large 3572100.58/cwt100.00–105.0057510
HeifersMedium and Large 3377121.60/cwt118.00–126.0045819
HeifersMedium and Large 3250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
HeifersMedium and Large 2521110.76/cwt108.00–114.005775
HeifersMedium and Large 2270133.84/cwt129.00–140.0036112
HeifersMedium and Large 2467115.54/cwt111.00–119.0054012
BullsMedium and Large 2603116.33/cwt116.00–117.007013
BullsMedium and Large 2571118.61/cwt114.00–123.006777
HeifersMedium and Large 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
HeifersMedium and Large 3513102.44/cwt100.00–105.005262
HeifersMedium and Large 3467105.99/cwt105.00–108.004953
BullsMedium and Large 2278176.06/cwt170.00–180.004894
BullsMedium and Large 2438151.28/cwt150.00–156.006636
BullsMedium and Large 1367177.53/cwt174.00–180.006525
BullsMedium and Large 1538140.47/cwt139.00–143.007566
BullsMedium and Large 1485147.04/cwt145.00–154.0071320
BullsMedium and Large 2240197.00/cwt197.00–197.004731
BullsMedium and Large 3333160.38/cwt158.00–166.005348
BullsMedium and Large 3269163.80/cwt155.00–168.004419

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.