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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,402 head
57 vs last sale 1,345 557 vs year ago 845 · +65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
78 vs last sale 250 72 vs year ago 244 · 29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
32 vs last sale 0 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market closed last week for holiday. No trends.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.07/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$135.07
281 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.77
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492137.74678160
Medium and Large 2461132.66612101
Medium and Large 3428125.8953920
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $139 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 sale281 hd
135.07
FL average8 barns · 837 hd
138.83
−3.77
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
BullsAverage1,35990.871,2357thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47762.3992213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25161.7677375
CowsLean 85-90%High96743.124177thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2370125.58/cwt120.00–129.0046513
HeifersMedium and Large 2325134.83/cwt130.00–138.0043813
HeifersMedium and Large 2466116.37/cwt113.00–119.005429
HeifersMedium and Large 2566106.58/cwt103.00–109.006038
HeifersMedium and Large 2418120.22/cwt116.00–123.005037
HeifersMedium and Large 2518111.10/cwt105.00–113.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 2270138.17/cwt130.00–142.003736
HeifersMedium and Large 2213152.38/cwt147.00–156.003253
HeifersMedium and Large 1425128.71/cwt124.00–134.0054735
HeifersMedium and Large 1477124.20/cwt120.00–130.0059233
HeifersMedium and Large 1521120.84/cwt117.00–125.0063018
HeifersMedium and Large 1374134.79/cwt130.00–140.0050418
HeifersMedium and Large 1325144.80/cwt140.00–150.0047112
HeifersMedium and Large 1560117.68/cwt110.00–120.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1265155.08/cwt150.00–160.004114
HeifersMedium and Large 1620111.35/cwt107.00–116.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 1200172.00/cwt172.00–172.003441
BullsMedium and Large 3375132.74/cwt130.00–137.004986
BullsMedium and Large 3272163.15/cwt158.00–167.004443
BullsMedium and Large 3578100.50/cwt100.00–101.005812
BullsMedium and Large 3510112.47/cwt111.00–114.005742
BullsMedium and Large 3428117.36/cwt114.00–121.005022
BullsMedium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
BullsMedium and Large 3345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
BullsMedium and Large 2418130.37/cwt126.00–132.005457
BullsMedium and Large 2372143.51/cwt140.00–146.005347
BullsMedium and Large 2470125.40/cwt121.00–129.005896
BullsMedium and Large 2516121.75/cwt121.00–122.006284
BullsMedium and Large 2330159.97/cwt158.00–162.005284
BullsMedium and Large 2272178.25/cwt175.00–180.004853
BullsMedium and Large 2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
BullsMedium and Large 1474134.84/cwt131.00–140.0063933
BullsMedium and Large 1570121.83/cwt118.00–126.0069431
BullsMedium and Large 1528129.13/cwt125.00–135.0068227
BullsMedium and Large 1423139.24/cwt134.00–144.0058912
BullsMedium and Large 1274192.60/cwt186.00–200.005288
BullsMedium and Large 1325170.47/cwt166.00–176.005546
BullsMedium and Large 1622112.09/cwt108.00–117.006975
BullsMedium and Large 1373153.08/cwt148.00–158.005714
CowsLean 85-90%93445.01/cwt44.00–47.004204
CowsLean 85-90%1,01240.61/cwt40.00–41.004113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41564.31/cwt62.00–66.009108
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57659.33/cwt58.00–61.009355
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23364.58/cwt63.00–67.0079638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32460.66/cwt58.00–62.0080324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17055.52/cwt53.00–57.0065013
Bulls1,36090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2243
Bulls1,67597.54/cwt96.00–99.001,6342
Bulls1,04385.52/cwt85.00–86.008922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18078.50/cwt66.00–96.0092614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20778.53/cwt63.00–98.0094816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21069.24/cwt65.00–74.008382
SteersMedium and Large 3413125.66/cwt121.00–128.005198
SteersMedium and Large 3379131.96/cwt129.00–134.005005
SteersMedium and Large 3481120.44/cwt117.00–124.005794
SteersMedium and Large 3575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006271
SteersMedium and Large 3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
SteersMedium and Large 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 2473131.84/cwt127.00–136.0062437
SteersMedium and Large 2419134.70/cwt130.00–138.0056423
SteersMedium and Large 2516125.96/cwt121.00–128.0065014
SteersMedium and Large 2382141.10/cwt138.00–146.0053911
SteersMedium and Large 2621113.04/cwt108.00–117.007026
SteersMedium and Large 2328159.76/cwt157.00–164.005246
SteersMedium and Large 2583117.50/cwt117.00–118.006854
SteersMedium and Large 1480140.36/cwt137.00–147.0067445
SteersMedium and Large 1426143.19/cwt140.00–149.0061045
SteersMedium and Large 1618124.33/cwt118.00–128.0076822
SteersMedium and Large 1576128.57/cwt124.00–134.0074121
SteersMedium and Large 1527132.97/cwt129.00–139.0070114
SteersMedium and Large 1383151.09/cwt148.00–156.0057912
SteersMedium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
HeifersMedium and Large 3326124.62/cwt120.00–128.0040611
HeifersMedium and Large 3470105.27/cwt100.00–109.004958
HeifersMedium and Large 3425108.32/cwt105.00–113.004607
HeifersMedium and Large 3365116.10/cwt112.00–118.004247
HeifersMedium and Large 363090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3270122.00/cwt122.00–122.003291

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.