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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
703 head
283 vs last sale 986 184 vs year ago 887 · 20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
350 head
10 vs last sale 360 43 vs year ago 393 · 10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 29 vs year ago 33 · 87.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.18/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$142.18
161 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.73
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427147.2062994
Medium and Large 2409138.9556841
Medium and Large 3408129.1052626
One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $102 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 sale161 hd
142.18
FL average7 barns · 584 hd
144.91
−2.73
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
BullsHigh1,67579.391,33025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26056.9071724
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14054.38620188
CowsLean 85-90%High85035.4830214

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2270158.17/cwt154.00–164.004278
HeifersMedium and Large 2328160.59/cwt158.00–164.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 3380133.39/cwt130.00–139.005076
HeifersMedium and Large 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 3330149.52/cwt146.00–154.004933
HeifersMedium and Large 3268145.66/cwt144.00–147.003903
SteersMedium and Large 3277194.77/cwt190.00–200.005402
SteersMedium and Large 3217200.99/cwt200.00–202.004362
SteersMedium and Large 3565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 3424126.88/cwt122.00–130.005387
HeifersMedium and Large 3465118.91/cwt114.00–121.005534
HeifersMedium and Large 364095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
SteersMedium and Large 1276223.13/cwt220.00–230.006163
SteersMedium and Large 1620146.95/cwt144.00–150.009112
SteersMedium and Large 1175259.71/cwt255.00–265.004542
SteersMedium and Large 2422168.65/cwt164.00–170.007129
SteersMedium and Large 2277207.92/cwt205.00–212.005767
SteersMedium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
SteersMedium and Large 2373175.28/cwt172.00–178.006543
SteersMedium and Large 2585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
SteersMedium and Large 1525161.93/cwt157.00–167.0085013
SteersMedium and Large 1428176.60/cwt173.00–183.0075613
SteersMedium and Large 1567157.95/cwt153.00–161.008965
SteersMedium and Large 1375184.99/cwt184.00–186.006944
SteersMedium and Large 3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1225232.17/cwt225.00–240.005225
SteersMedium and Large 2337197.97/cwt197.00–202.006677
SteersMedium and Large 1320212.72/cwt210.00–215.006814
SteersMedium and Large 2471164.13/cwt161.00–166.007736
SteersMedium and Large 2615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008493
SteersMedium and Large 2175240.00/cwt240.00–240.004203
SteersMedium and Large 3620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1479172.08/cwt169.00–178.0082414
SteersMedium and Large 3495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
SteersMedium and Large 3440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1316213.93/cwt210.00–217.006765
BullsMedium and Large 1269227.06/cwt222.00–232.006115
BullsMedium and Large 1370186.06/cwt180.00–190.006884
BullsMedium and Large 1238226.15/cwt225.00–230.005384
BullsMedium and Large 1475172.88/cwt169.00–178.008213
BullsMedium and Large 1165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35159.37/cwt58.00–62.0080210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17154.97/cwt53.00–57.00644108
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03750.82/cwt48.00–52.0052753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22058.98/cwt58.00–62.0072027
CowsLean 85-90%92938.51/cwt37.00–41.003587
CowsLean 85-90%80134.76/cwt34.00–36.002784
CowsLean 85-90%73129.36/cwt27.00–31.002153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19555.14/cwt53.00–57.0065914
Bulls1,73584.47/cwt83.00–87.001,4669
Bulls1,60475.26/cwt73.00–77.001,20712
Bulls1,75180.38/cwt79.00–82.001,4074
Stock CowsMedium and Large 190677.49/cwt64.00–101.007024
BullsMedium and Large 2486159.89/cwt158.00–166.007774
BullsMedium and Large 2405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006972
BullsMedium and Large 2365176.99/cwt176.00–178.006462
BullsMedium and Large 2335199.94/cwt198.00–202.006702
BullsMedium and Large 2260215.00/cwt215.00–215.005591
BullsMedium and Large 1531160.95/cwt159.00–166.008555
BullsMedium and Large 3320192.92/cwt190.00–196.006174
BullsMedium and Large 1425177.92/cwt174.00–182.007565
BullsMedium and Large 3271194.55/cwt190.00–197.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 2525116.57/cwt112.00–120.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 2387141.94/cwt140.00–146.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 1325170.97/cwt166.00–176.005568
HeifersMedium and Large 2422137.29/cwt132.00–141.0057913
HeifersMedium and Large 1427146.34/cwt142.00–152.0062513
HeifersMedium and Large 3530106.00/cwt106.00–106.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1275171.74/cwt165.00–180.0047214
HeifersMedium and Large 1520128.21/cwt124.00–132.0066718
HeifersMedium and Large 2620110.49/cwt109.00–112.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 1215191.02/cwt185.00–195.004114
HeifersMedium and Large 1618122.39/cwt120.00–124.007565
HeifersMedium and Large 2473126.95/cwt124.00–130.006003
BullsMedium and Large 3481151.97/cwt150.00–154.007313
BullsMedium and Large 3412160.49/cwt160.00–162.006614
BullsMedium and Large 2185237.43/cwt235.00–240.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 1576124.64/cwt120.00–130.007187
HeifersMedium and Large 1376154.51/cwt150.00–160.0058112
HeifersMedium and Large 1485134.79/cwt132.00–142.0065413
BullsMedium and Large 2226216.61/cwt215.00–220.004907
BullsMedium and Large 3515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007421
BullsMedium and Large 3227202.36/cwt200.00–205.004592

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.