Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-12-06

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 6
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,615 head
1,028 vs last sale 587 105 vs year ago 1,510 · +7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
66 vs last sale 130 11 vs year ago 207 · 5.3%
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 steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.40/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$140.40
236 head · 394 lb average
Value per head Derived
$553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.96
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428146.5162776
Medium and Large 2400138.0155283
Medium and Large 3354136.9348477
One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $143 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 sale236 hd
140.40
FL average8 barns · 837 hd
137.44
+2.96
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
BullsHigh1,52487.391,3327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26060.297606thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11458.9065621
CowsLean 85-90%Low92542.3739223

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3223202.25/cwt200.00–205.004512
SteersMedium and Large 3336181.07/cwt180.00–186.006085
SteersMedium and Large 3271188.87/cwt185.00–192.005126
SteersMedium and Large 3372166.43/cwt164.00–170.006198
SteersMedium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1175227.36/cwt225.00–230.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 1622112.92/cwt108.00–118.007026
SteersMedium and Large 1421178.97/cwt175.00–183.0075321
SteersMedium and Large 1616144.11/cwt138.00–148.008885
SteersMedium and Large 1565152.60/cwt150.00–154.008626
SteersMedium and Large 1524152.39/cwt148.00–157.007998
HeifersMedium and Large 1417144.63/cwt139.00–149.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 1324163.83/cwt160.00–169.005317
HeifersMedium and Large 1571116.92/cwt113.00–120.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 2378141.07/cwt138.00–146.0053317
HeifersMedium and Large 1382150.52/cwt148.00–158.005757
HeifersMedium and Large 1471133.94/cwt129.00–139.0063118
HeifersMedium and Large 3418124.64/cwt120.00–128.005218
HeifersMedium and Large 1516132.17/cwt126.00–136.0068213
HeifersMedium and Large 2470123.87/cwt119.00–128.005829
HeifersMedium and Large 2170205.00/cwt205.00–205.003491
HeifersMedium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006003
HeifersMedium and Large 1274173.89/cwt168.00–182.004769
SteersMedium and Large 1364188.86/cwt184.00–192.006879
SteersMedium and Large 2223215.70/cwt210.00–220.004815
SteersMedium and Large 2518142.37/cwt138.00–146.007374
SteersMedium and Large 3421158.54/cwt154.00–162.006676
SteersMedium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
SteersMedium and Large 3480140.63/cwt140.00–142.006753
SteersMedium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
SteersMedium and Large 2330196.91/cwt196.00–199.006503
SteersMedium and Large 1327203.89/cwt200.00–210.006676
SteersMedium and Large 2360177.54/cwt172.00–180.006398
SteersMedium and Large 2468149.15/cwt148.00–150.006985
SteersMedium and Large 2426166.84/cwt164.00–172.0071110
SteersMedium and Large 2281206.62/cwt205.00–210.005814
SteersMedium and Large 1274219.79/cwt215.00–225.006024
SteersMedium and Large 1474158.40/cwt154.00–162.0075111
SteersMedium and Large 1175239.71/cwt235.00–245.004192
SteersMedium and Large 2623132.45/cwt131.00–134.008252
SteersMedium and Large 2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
BullsMedium and Large 1482156.54/cwt154.00–164.007556
BullsMedium and Large 1211232.89/cwt230.00–240.004915
BullsMedium and Large 1372187.83/cwt184.00–192.006995
BullsMedium and Large 1425176.15/cwt174.00–178.007495
BullsMedium and Large 1527151.88/cwt148.00–158.008008
BullsMedium and Large 1170230.00/cwt230.00–230.003912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20557.91/cwt57.00–59.006982
CowsLean 85-90%86035.57/cwt34.00–38.003065
CowsLean 85-90%94344.26/cwt39.00–48.0041718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24063.63/cwt61.00–65.007893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43055.00/cwt55.00–55.007871
CowsBoner 80-85%99353.97/cwt52.00–55.005364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22162.96/cwt61.00–65.007697
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08758.02/cwt56.00–60.0063110
Bulls1,33595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2681
Bulls1,36784.14/cwt83.00–85.001,1503
Bulls1,74588.11/cwt86.00–90.001,5383
BullsMedium and Large 2419169.41/cwt166.00–172.007104
BullsMedium and Large 2185220.00/cwt220.00–220.004072
BullsMedium and Large 3224199.75/cwt195.00–205.004474
BullsMedium and Large 3573121.44/cwt120.00–123.006962
BullsMedium and Large 3329183.21/cwt180.00–188.0060310
BullsMedium and Large 3370167.52/cwt165.00–170.006208
BullsMedium and Large 2368175.63/cwt172.00–178.0064611
BullsMedium and Large 2530140.76/cwt138.00–146.007466
BullsMedium and Large 3623112.89/cwt110.00–116.007032
BullsMedium and Large 3271189.89/cwt185.00–195.005159
BullsMedium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
BullsMedium and Large 3529133.47/cwt132.00–136.007068
BullsMedium and Large 1576142.04/cwt138.00–148.008187
HeifersMedium and Large 3185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 2327153.11/cwt150.00–158.005016
HeifersMedium and Large 2419134.30/cwt130.00–138.0056319
HeifersMedium and Large 2578103.76/cwt100.00–108.006006
HeifersMedium and Large 2273158.84/cwt152.00–165.0043415
HeifersMedium and Large 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003702
HeifersMedium and Large 3267145.86/cwt140.00–150.0038913
BullsMedium and Large 2474149.56/cwt148.00–152.007098
HeifersMedium and Large 2533118.34/cwt116.00–122.006315
HeifersMedium and Large 3223175.00/cwt170.00–180.003905
HeifersMedium and Large 3373132.58/cwt129.00–137.0049522
HeifersMedium and Large 3525110.46/cwt108.00–112.005804
HeifersMedium and Large 3327142.09/cwt139.00–148.0046518
BullsMedium and Large 1628133.50/cwt130.00–140.008387
BullsMedium and Large 3190200.00/cwt200.00–200.003802
BullsMedium and Large 2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 1215209.30/cwt200.00–215.004503
HeifersMedium and Large 3486111.57/cwt110.00–118.005426
BullsMedium and Large 2573132.96/cwt132.00–134.007622
BullsMedium and Large 2278202.08/cwt197.00–210.005626
BullsMedium and Large 2315194.53/cwt192.00–196.006135
BullsMedium and Large 1330202.42/cwt200.00–208.006683
BullsMedium and Large 1278218.52/cwt215.00–227.006075

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.