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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 14
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,135 head
273 vs last sale 862 151 vs year ago 1,286 · 11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
88 vs last sale 225 32 vs year ago 345 · 9.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.00/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$146.00
216 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.95
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452152.04687102
Medium and Large 2456141.0164277
Medium and Large 3397139.7555537
One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale216 hd
146.00
FL average10 barns · 950 hd
142.05
+3.95
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
BullsLow1,72681.781,41214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34158.167809thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21952.73643133
CowsLean 85-90%High84130.1725411

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2230194.67/cwt190.00–200.004482
HeifersMedium and Large 1464152.54/cwt145.00–155.0070822
HeifersMedium and Large 1527142.38/cwt139.00–148.0075030
HeifersMedium and Large 3178201.54/cwt200.00–205.003593
HeifersMedium and Large 3268134.99/cwt134.00–136.003622
HeifersMedium and Large 3565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2476139.54/cwt135.00–144.0066427
SteersMedium and Large 3575126.92/cwt124.00–130.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 1258167.99/cwt167.00–170.004333
HeifersMedium and Large 2384147.07/cwt144.00–152.005657
HeifersMedium and Large 2568126.90/cwt122.00–130.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2625117.49/cwt117.00–118.007342
HeifersMedium and Large 2330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005212
SteersMedium and Large 3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006562
SteersMedium and Large 2630127.48/cwt124.00–132.008037
SteersMedium and Large 2567138.61/cwt134.00–141.007866
SteersMedium and Large 3387170.38/cwt168.00–172.006595
SteersMedium and Large 3618119.87/cwt114.00–123.007413
SteersMedium and Large 1626138.82/cwt134.00–144.0086921
SteersMedium and Large 1520153.00/cwt148.00–157.0079616
SteersMedium and Large 3440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006781
SteersMedium and Large 2476158.81/cwt156.00–162.0075614
SteersMedium and Large 2431165.70/cwt162.00–169.0071412
SteersMedium and Large 2526141.54/cwt137.00–145.0074510
SteersMedium and Large 1325214.69/cwt210.00–220.006982
SteersMedium and Large 1379191.81/cwt188.00–198.007274
SteersMedium and Large 1205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
SteersMedium and Large 2385180.43/cwt178.00–184.006954
SteersMedium and Large 2327204.66/cwt204.00–205.006693
SteersMedium and Large 2225217.39/cwt215.00–220.004892
SteersMedium and Large 1573147.57/cwt142.00–152.0084630
SteersMedium and Large 1165285.00/cwt285.00–285.004701
SteersMedium and Large 1482166.65/cwt164.00–174.0080315
SteersMedium and Large 1428176.32/cwt172.00–182.0075512
SteersMedium and Large 1273222.96/cwt220.00–230.006097
BullsMedium and Large 1572131.54/cwt126.00–136.007523
BullsMedium and Large 1378192.42/cwt190.00–195.007272
BullsMedium and Large 1330212.39/cwt210.00–215.007012
BullsMedium and Large 1445172.00/cwt172.00–172.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
BullsMedium and Large 1175295.00/cwt295.00–295.005161
Bulls1,67478.74/cwt77.00–81.001,3189
Bulls1,78289.00/cwt88.00–91.001,5863
Bulls1,87884.64/cwt83.00–86.001,5902
BullsMedium and Large 3473135.43/cwt133.00–138.006412
BullsMedium and Large 3390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2270208.47/cwt207.00–210.005632
BullsMedium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
BullsMedium and Large 3421157.74/cwt156.00–159.006644
BullsMedium and Large 1523140.70/cwt138.00–145.007364
BullsMedium and Large 1474155.37/cwt151.00–160.007364
BullsMedium and Large 3315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
BullsMedium and Large 3165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
BullsMedium and Large 2370183.97/cwt182.00–186.006814
BullsMedium and Large 2438163.97/cwt162.00–166.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
BullsMedium and Large 2185265.00/cwt265.00–265.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1229230.37/cwt225.00–240.005285
CowsLean 85-90%93836.31/cwt36.00–37.003413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37056.74/cwt56.00–58.007776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35864.50/cwt64.00–65.008762
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13554.00/cwt54.00–54.006131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26353.87/cwt52.00–56.0068079
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09149.26/cwt47.00–51.0053743
HeifersMedium and Large 1605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 1165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39958.10/cwt57.00–61.0081311
CowsLean 85-90%81630.26/cwt29.00–31.002474
CowsLean 85-90%79325.47/cwt25.00–26.002024
HeifersMedium and Large 3330147.67/cwt144.00–151.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 2423142.22/cwt138.00–146.0060223
HeifersMedium and Large 3523123.46/cwt120.00–125.006464
HeifersMedium and Large 1379157.92/cwt154.00–164.0059922
HeifersMedium and Large 1429150.79/cwt147.00–157.006479
HeifersMedium and Large 1571136.91/cwt132.00–141.007828
HeifersMedium and Large 1314171.32/cwt167.00–174.005385
HeifersMedium and Large 2522133.49/cwt130.00–137.0069711
HeifersMedium and Large 3418133.26/cwt128.00–136.005579
HeifersMedium and Large 3465131.95/cwt128.00–134.006147
HeifersMedium and Large 3376138.65/cwt134.00–142.005217

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.