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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 14
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,219 head
183 vs last sale 1,402 23 vs year ago 1,196 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
17 vs last sale 172 73 vs year ago 262 · 27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
19 vs last sale 32 13 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: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.34/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$135.34
316 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.26
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514136.78704214
Medium and Large 3400133.8653521
Medium and Large 2463131.9361181
One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $93 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 sale316 hd
135.34
FL average10 barns · 1,422 hd
137.61
−2.26
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
BullsLow1,46384.001,2292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35364.1686813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30160.0878182
CowsLean 85-90%Low94043.584097thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
BullsMedium and Large 3328156.47/cwt155.00–158.005132
BullsMedium and Large 3435121.67/cwt121.00–122.005293
BullsMedium and Large 3372137.42/cwt135.00–141.005116
HeifersMedium and Large 1165205.00/cwt205.00–205.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 1200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 1623114.82/cwt110.00–120.007152
HeifersMedium and Large 1580117.38/cwt114.00–124.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 1271155.15/cwt147.00–162.004207
HeifersMedium and Large 1326146.71/cwt142.00–152.0047810
HeifersMedium and Large 1376136.68/cwt132.00–142.0051424
HeifersMedium and Large 1533119.76/cwt117.00–127.0063828
HeifersMedium and Large 1424128.85/cwt124.00–134.0054638
HeifersMedium and Large 1475123.73/cwt119.00–129.0058843
HeifersMedium and Large 2245148.00/cwt148.00–148.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 2170185.00/cwt185.00–185.003152
HeifersMedium and Large 2281137.01/cwt132.00–144.003854
HeifersMedium and Large 2633102.96/cwt101.00–107.006524
HeifersMedium and Large 2570109.38/cwt107.00–112.006235
HeifersMedium and Large 2323137.27/cwt134.00–141.004439
HeifersMedium and Large 2371126.77/cwt123.00–131.0047010
HeifersMedium and Large 2462115.98/cwt109.00–118.0053617
BullsMedium and Large 3240177.45/cwt175.00–180.004262
BullsMedium and Large 3460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
BullsMedium and Large 3285152.00/cwt152.00–152.004331
BullsMedium and Large 2418135.12/cwt131.00–138.005656
BullsMedium and Large 2373147.44/cwt144.00–150.005506
BullsMedium and Large 2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006285
BullsMedium and Large 2327166.61/cwt164.00–168.005453
BullsMedium and Large 2468124.89/cwt122.00–128.005842
BullsMedium and Large 2280167.41/cwt165.00–170.004692
BullsMedium and Large 2163202.46/cwt200.00–205.003302
BullsMedium and Large 2600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
BullsMedium and Large 2235195.00/cwt195.00–195.004581
BullsMedium and Large 1563125.39/cwt121.00–128.0070620
BullsMedium and Large 1435141.05/cwt139.00–149.0061416
BullsMedium and Large 1529129.04/cwt125.00–135.0068310
BullsMedium and Large 1469134.58/cwt130.00–139.006317
BullsMedium and Large 1370157.58/cwt154.00–162.005837
BullsMedium and Large 1263187.33/cwt180.00–190.004936
BullsMedium and Large 1302181.59/cwt180.00–182.005485
BullsMedium and Large 1212216.30/cwt210.00–220.004593
BullsMedium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
CowsLean 85-90%86538.64/cwt37.00–40.003343
CowsLean 85-90%1,00344.01/cwt43.00–45.004412
CowsLean 85-90%98850.55/cwt50.00–51.004992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35166.87/cwt65.00–69.009037
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35361.41/cwt60.00–62.008315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37059.00/cwt59.00–59.008081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27657.44/cwt55.00–59.0073338
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34361.39/cwt60.00–64.0082436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22866.71/cwt65.00–69.008198
Bulls1,46384.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2292
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291484.75/cwt81.00–92.007754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-284693.73/cwt84.00–100.007939
SteersMedium and Large 3417125.18/cwt120.00–128.005228
SteersMedium and Large 3375136.95/cwt134.00–139.005144
SteersMedium and Large 3528114.33/cwt114.00–115.006043
SteersMedium and Large 3327156.94/cwt155.00–160.005133
SteersMedium and Large 3495114.00/cwt114.00–114.005641
SteersMedium and Large 3265157.00/cwt157.00–157.004161
SteersMedium and Large 3235177.00/cwt177.00–177.004161
SteersMedium and Large 2514126.56/cwt120.00–129.0065127
SteersMedium and Large 2429132.82/cwt130.00–138.0057022
SteersMedium and Large 2467130.36/cwt124.00–133.0060919
SteersMedium and Large 2382145.14/cwt142.00–149.005549
SteersMedium and Large 2628112.98/cwt111.00–115.007102
SteersMedium and Large 2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005581
SteersMedium and Large 2260174.00/cwt174.00–174.004521
SteersMedium and Large 1528133.86/cwt130.00–140.0070772
SteersMedium and Large 1570130.67/cwt125.00–135.0074555
SteersMedium and Large 1479137.76/cwt134.00–144.0066034
SteersMedium and Large 1617125.51/cwt119.00–129.0077419
SteersMedium and Large 1423143.16/cwt139.00–149.0060618
SteersMedium and Large 1318178.33/cwt174.00–182.005678
SteersMedium and Large 1368158.49/cwt158.00–160.005834
SteersMedium and Large 1270185.18/cwt177.00–192.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 3363118.79/cwt115.00–121.004317
HeifersMedium and Large 3319127.89/cwt123.00–130.004084
HeifersMedium and Large 3478102.92/cwt100.00–106.004922
HeifersMedium and Large 3550103.00/cwt103.00–103.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 3280124.00/cwt124.00–124.003471
HeifersMedium and Large 3200144.00/cwt144.00–144.002881
HeifersMedium and Large 2421119.44/cwt115.00–123.0050325
HeifersMedium and Large 2522111.82/cwt107.00–116.0058417

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.