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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,049 head
339 vs last sale 710 212 vs year ago 837 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
131 vs last sale 296 39 vs year ago 204 · 19.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$131.92
289 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.24
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409135.34553184
Medium and Large 2409127.6052283
Medium and Large 3389119.6246622
One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $87 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 sale289 hd
131.92
FL average10 barns · 927 hd
127.68
+4.24
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
BullsLow1,64497.911,6109thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28669.0288812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19867.30807113
CowsLean 85-90%High99451.635137thin

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
Bulls1,60395.87/cwt94.00–98.001,5376
Bulls1,68099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6632
SteersMedium and Large 2520123.78/cwt123.00–126.006445
SteersMedium and Large 2626114.43/cwt112.00–119.007164
SteersMedium and Large 2553124.50/cwt124.00–125.006882
SteersMedium and Large 2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005582
SteersMedium and Large 2290176.00/cwt176.00–176.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1518134.34/cwt129.00–138.0069655
SteersMedium and Large 1426141.67/cwt139.00–149.0060436
SteersMedium and Large 2462132.02/cwt128.00–134.0061012
SteersMedium and Large 2371141.83/cwt140.00–145.005269
SteersMedium and Large 3337153.74/cwt152.00–160.005188
SteersMedium and Large 3410126.65/cwt126.00–128.005193
SteersMedium and Large 3468120.89/cwt118.00–124.005662
SteersMedium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
SteersMedium and Large 2416135.65/cwt129.00–138.0056414
HeifersMedium and Large 1626107.30/cwt104.00–113.0067211
HeifersMedium and Large 1226156.34/cwt150.00–164.0035311
HeifersMedium and Large 1576119.33/cwt115.00–125.006877
HeifersMedium and Large 1173229.64/cwt225.00–235.003972
BullsMedium and Large 3282162.91/cwt160.00–167.004593
BullsMedium and Large 3330155.91/cwt154.00–158.005152
BullsMedium and Large 3525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
BullsMedium and Large 3245147.00/cwt147.00–147.003601
SteersMedium and Large 3260169.70/cwt160.00–173.0044114
Bulls1,820108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9661
HeifersMedium and Large 1330147.37/cwt144.00–154.0048616
HeifersMedium and Large 1531119.61/cwt116.00–126.0063520
HeifersMedium and Large 1471124.64/cwt119.00–129.0058726
HeifersMedium and Large 1375136.66/cwt132.00–142.0051227
HeifersMedium and Large 1282154.24/cwt149.00–164.0043529
HeifersMedium and Large 1428130.15/cwt126.00–136.0055735
HeifersMedium and Large 2178209.65/cwt205.00–215.003732
HeifersMedium and Large 2462116.31/cwt115.00–118.005373
HeifersMedium and Large 2610100.99/cwt100.00–102.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2219142.81/cwt140.00–148.003134
HeifersMedium and Large 2364128.52/cwt126.00–130.004687
HeifersMedium and Large 2268143.52/cwt138.00–148.003859
HeifersMedium and Large 2521111.76/cwt110.00–115.005829
HeifersMedium and Large 2415122.54/cwt120.00–125.0050910
HeifersMedium and Large 2574109.55/cwt105.00–114.0062916
HeifersMedium and Large 2325138.65/cwt135.00–143.0045120
HeifersMedium and Large 3190190.00/cwt190.00–190.003611
HeifersMedium and Large 3375117.00/cwt117.00–117.004391
HeifersMedium and Large 3515102.00/cwt102.00–102.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3210132.00/cwt132.00–132.002772
HeifersMedium and Large 3263128.81/cwt125.00–133.003392
HeifersMedium and Large 3418111.48/cwt106.00–115.004663
HeifersMedium and Large 3453107.66/cwt107.00–108.004883
HeifersMedium and Large 3568101.49/cwt101.00–103.005764
HeifersMedium and Large 3331127.53/cwt124.00–130.004225
SteersMedium and Large 1255202.98/cwt202.00–204.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1334175.11/cwt174.00–182.0058515
SteersMedium and Large 1374150.64/cwt146.00–156.0056315
SteersMedium and Large 1577130.37/cwt127.00–136.0075219
SteersMedium and Large 1632123.56/cwt121.00–130.0078123
SteersMedium and Large 1477138.95/cwt135.00–145.0066334
BullsMedium and Large 2384132.76/cwt131.00–136.005105
BullsMedium and Large 2325165.83/cwt162.00–170.005394
BullsMedium and Large 2282178.89/cwt175.00–182.005043
BullsMedium and Large 2227165.75/cwt160.00–170.003763
BullsMedium and Large 2588107.00/cwt106.00–108.006292
BullsMedium and Large 2408129.98/cwt129.00–131.005302
BullsMedium and Large 2535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
BullsMedium and Large 2185180.00/cwt180.00–180.003331
BullsMedium and Large 1427136.27/cwt132.00–142.0058210
BullsMedium and Large 1469129.75/cwt124.00–134.006097
BullsMedium and Large 1376144.24/cwt140.00–150.005425
BullsMedium and Large 1280194.41/cwt192.00–197.005444
BullsMedium and Large 1176197.06/cwt190.00–205.003474
BullsMedium and Large 1577118.86/cwt116.00–125.006863
BullsMedium and Large 1503128.33/cwt128.00–129.006453
BullsMedium and Large 1303180.66/cwt180.00–182.005473
BullsMedium and Large 1227181.14/cwt175.00–190.004113
CowsLean 85-90%1,00855.30/cwt55.00–56.005573
CowsLean 85-90%1,06850.50/cwt49.00–51.005393
CowsLean 85-90%73044.00/cwt44.00–44.003211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29770.15/cwt69.00–73.009107
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27167.43/cwt67.00–68.008575
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16766.25/cwt64.00–68.0077378
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27770.04/cwt69.00–73.0089433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12563.00/cwt63.00–63.007092

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.