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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 21
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,064 head
71 vs last sale 1,135 43 vs year ago 1,021 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
132 vs last sale 313 59 vs year ago 240 · 24.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 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 unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.55/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$142.55
262 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.36
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460145.70670120
Medium and Large 2424140.78598108
Medium and Large 3373137.0351134
One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $159 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 sale262 hd
142.55
FL average10 barns · 1,038 hd
140.18
+2.36
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
BullsHigh1,83289.911,6487thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30459.777797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18056.8767198
CowsLean 85-90%Average90240.7836810

Every lot, as filed

91 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
SteersMedium and Large 3295196.00/cwt196.00–196.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1473163.19/cwt158.00–168.0077210
SteersMedium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
SteersMedium and Large 3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
SteersMedium and Large 3420155.95/cwt154.00–158.006552
SteersMedium and Large 3365166.91/cwt162.00–169.006095
SteersMedium and Large 3330188.92/cwt185.00–194.0062311
SteersMedium and Large 2263220.32/cwt220.00–222.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 1569133.33/cwt129.00–137.007598
HeifersMedium and Large 1436148.63/cwt146.00–156.0064813
HeifersMedium and Large 1378154.42/cwt150.00–160.0058416
HeifersMedium and Large 1528136.22/cwt132.00–142.0071923
HeifersMedium and Large 3245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
SteersMedium and Large 3460146.00/cwt146.00–146.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 2605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 2213190.99/cwt190.00–192.004072
HeifersMedium and Large 2283160.22/cwt157.00–162.004534
HeifersMedium and Large 2573123.44/cwt119.00–126.007074
HeifersMedium and Large 3428130.37/cwt128.00–134.0055812
HeifersMedium and Large 1327164.44/cwt160.00–170.005387
HeifersMedium and Large 2320155.77/cwt150.00–159.0049811
HeifersMedium and Large 2375144.76/cwt140.00–149.0054313
SteersMedium and Large 2418166.30/cwt161.00–169.0069522
SteersMedium and Large 2369176.09/cwt174.00–178.006509
SteersMedium and Large 2469154.08/cwt152.00–157.007238
SteersMedium and Large 2315200.82/cwt197.00–204.006338
SteersMedium and Large 1268234.81/cwt230.00–240.006293
SteersMedium and Large 3524140.20/cwt138.00–144.007354
SteersMedium and Large 2631125.72/cwt124.00–129.007934
SteersMedium and Large 2520150.96/cwt149.00–154.007853
SteersMedium and Large 2240215.00/cwt215.00–215.005161
SteersMedium and Large 1374185.04/cwt180.00–190.0069217
SteersMedium and Large 2572133.53/cwt130.00–137.007645
SteersMedium and Large 3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1573143.14/cwt138.00–148.008209
SteersMedium and Large 1521161.05/cwt155.00–165.008398
SteersMedium and Large 1624137.44/cwt134.00–142.008586
SteersMedium and Large 1333208.23/cwt206.00–212.006933
SteersMedium and Large 1435172.82/cwt170.00–180.0075210
BullsMedium and Large 1619137.46/cwt135.00–141.008514
BullsMedium and Large 1392181.33/cwt180.00–182.007113
BullsMedium and Large 1222237.86/cwt230.00–245.005283
BullsMedium and Large 1323210.78/cwt207.00–215.006812
BullsMedium and Large 1288227.43/cwt225.00–230.006552
BullsMedium and Large 1175300.00/cwt300.00–300.005252
BullsMedium and Large 2420166.05/cwt162.00–169.0069710
Bulls1,99794.43/cwt93.00–96.001,8863
Bulls1,82389.05/cwt88.00–90.001,6232
Bulls1,59584.00/cwt83.00–85.001,3402
BullsMedium and Large 3424154.64/cwt150.00–158.006565
BullsMedium and Large 3355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006005
BullsMedium and Large 2640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
BullsMedium and Large 3280202.00/cwt202.00–202.005663
BullsMedium and Large 3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
BullsMedium and Large 3475143.00/cwt143.00–143.006791
BullsMedium and Large 3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
BullsMedium and Large 3170255.00/cwt255.00–255.004341
BullsMedium and Large 2232219.78/cwt215.00–225.005103
BullsMedium and Large 2473153.21/cwt149.00–156.007257
BullsMedium and Large 2277215.85/cwt210.00–220.005985
BullsMedium and Large 2333197.95/cwt196.00–200.006594
BullsMedium and Large 2518141.61/cwt138.00–144.007343
BullsMedium and Large 3329189.19/cwt187.00–192.006224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23361.43/cwt60.00–64.0075722
BullsMedium and Large 1524150.03/cwt145.00–155.007868
BullsMedium and Large 1568138.75/cwt136.00–142.007885
BullsMedium and Large 1476162.70/cwt158.00–168.007745
BullsMedium and Large 1423175.65/cwt170.00–179.007435
HeifersMedium and Large 2476132.71/cwt128.00–137.0063224
HeifersMedium and Large 2427140.30/cwt136.00–145.0059938
HeifersMedium and Large 3185150.00/cwt150.00–150.002781
HeifersMedium and Large 2165170.00/cwt170.00–170.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 2518128.36/cwt124.00–130.0066510
HeifersMedium and Large 3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 3322145.14/cwt140.00–148.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 3261151.47/cwt150.00–154.003954
HeifersMedium and Large 3368136.31/cwt132.00–138.0050211
CowsLean 85-90%82040.53/cwt39.00–42.003322
HeifersMedium and Large 1630126.92/cwt123.00–133.008005
HeifersMedium and Large 1483141.30/cwt138.00–148.0068240
HeifersMedium and Large 1205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 1183182.19/cwt175.00–190.003332
HeifersMedium and Large 1284173.92/cwt170.00–185.004945
CowsLean 85-90%78335.48/cwt35.00–37.002784
CowsLean 85-90%1,06146.21/cwt45.00–47.004904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03852.61/cwt50.00–54.0054624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22356.90/cwt55.00–59.0069652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47057.24/cwt56.00–58.008412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23760.78/cwt59.00–63.007525
BullsMedium and Large 2384172.62/cwt170.00–179.0066319

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.