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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 6
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,337 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 1,156▲ 82 vs year ago 1,255 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 202▲ 15 vs year ago 158 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.26/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$117.26
298 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.30
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1423123.05520158
Medium and Large 2406112.18455111
Medium and Large 3380105.1740029
One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $121 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 sale298 hd
117.26
—
FL average10 barns · 1,011 hd
117.56
−0.30
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
Bulls—Average1,52377.221,17620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24951.796474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23547.2658496
CowsLean 85-90%Average99033.0632714

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3—475111.35/cwt108.00–116.005294
BullsMedium and Large 3—345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004691
BullsMedium and Large 3—370129.92/cwt128.00–132.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—334122.93/cwt122.00–126.004118
HeifersMedium and Large 2—210120.48/cwt115.00–122.0025311
SteersMedium and Large 3—625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
BullsMedium and Large 2—223164.49/cwt160.00–170.003672
BullsMedium and Large 2—273166.61/cwt165.00–170.004554
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280115.22/cwt110.00–124.0032313
SteersMedium and Large 2—462136.09/cwt130.00–138.0062917
SteersMedium and Large 2—270162.31/cwt160.00–165.004382
BullsMedium and Large 3—273147.96/cwt142.00–155.004042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376120.82/cwt118.00–125.004549
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521102.27/cwt97.00–106.0053314
HeifersMedium and Large 2—477106.27/cwt102.00–111.0050726
SteersMedium and Large 2—215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
SteersMedium and Large 2—338161.36/cwt160.00–162.005453
BullsMedium and Large 2—424129.95/cwt128.00–132.005514
SteersMedium and Large 2—625108.53/cwt105.00–113.006785
SteersMedium and Large 2—383154.78/cwt152.00–160.005939
SteersMedium and Large 2—428143.24/cwt140.00–146.0061313
BullsMedium and Large 2—475121.85/cwt118.00–126.0057917
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423104.83/cwt100.00–109.0044315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—62595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428113.66/cwt110.00–119.0048624
SteersMedium and Large 3—300154.00/cwt154.00–154.004621
SteersMedium and Large 3—561105.73/cwt105.00–106.005934
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,24052.72/cwt51.00–55.006543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29351.80/cwt50.00–54.0067027
CowsLean 85-90%—92030.78/cwt30.00–34.002834
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,27549.00/cwt49.00–49.006251
Bulls——1,50676.79/cwt75.00–79.001,1568
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23646.85/cwt45.00–49.0057946
Bulls——1,37172.54/cwt70.00–74.009956
CowsLean 85-90%—99027.34/cwt25.00–29.002713
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16642.73/cwt40.00–44.0049823
Bulls——1,69782.47/cwt80.00–84.001,4006
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02936.82/cwt35.00–39.003797
SteersMedium and Large 3—473122.33/cwt119.00–126.005792
BullsMedium and Large 3—417122.89/cwt117.00–125.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 3—61090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—211107.68/cwt102.00–110.002274
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003583
SteersMedium and Large 3—433131.89/cwt130.00–137.0057126
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002892
BullsMedium and Large 1—322162.63/cwt160.00–166.005245
SteersMedium and Large 3—374145.33/cwt142.00–148.005447
SteersMedium and Large 3—273152.75/cwt150.00–156.004172
SteersMedium and Large 3—525115.91/cwt113.00–120.0060924
HeifersMedium and Large 3—47598.00/cwt98.00–98.004662
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373110.41/cwt109.00–112.004122
SteersMedium and Large 1—531134.20/cwt131.00–141.0071311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—849106.26/cwt80.00–124.0090218
BullsMedium and Large 1—175190.77/cwt187.00–195.003342
SteersMedium and Large 1—277177.52/cwt172.00–187.0049210
BullsMedium and Large 1—380150.45/cwt148.00–156.0057210
BullsMedium and Large 1—586112.56/cwt111.00–119.006608
SteersMedium and Large 1—200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003802
BullsMedium and Large 1—229178.48/cwt175.00–185.004095
BullsMedium and Large 1—273180.67/cwt177.00–185.004932
SteersMedium and Large 1—578125.63/cwt122.00–132.0072613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379129.37/cwt126.00–136.0049034
SteersMedium and Large 1—484141.20/cwt139.00–149.0068316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—577109.21/cwt105.00–115.006307
SteersMedium and Large 1—428155.47/cwt152.00–160.006659
SteersMedium and Large 1—324171.83/cwt168.00–176.005574
BullsMedium and Large 2—570104.49/cwt104.00–105.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565102.71/cwt101.00–104.005804
BullsMedium and Large 2—322151.15/cwt147.00–155.004873
SteersMedium and Large 2—529124.42/cwt122.00–128.006588
SteersMedium and Large 2—569117.76/cwt114.00–121.0067011
BullsMedium and Large 1—420141.93/cwt138.00–146.0059612
BullsMedium and Large 1—472132.69/cwt129.00–137.0062638
HeifersMedium and Large 2—165130.00/cwt130.00–130.002151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530110.62/cwt107.00–117.0058617
BullsMedium and Large 2—523107.25/cwt104.00–110.005613
BullsMedium and Large 2—373139.95/cwt136.00–144.005229
HeifersMedium and Large 1—170147.00/cwt147.00–147.002501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616108.35/cwt105.00–111.006675
BullsMedium and Large 2—62397.93/cwt96.00–100.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324132.65/cwt128.00–138.0043019
BullsMedium and Large 1—615112.25/cwt109.00–114.006903
BullsMedium and Large 1—510119.55/cwt115.00–121.0061010
SteersMedium and Large 1—624119.78/cwt115.00–125.0074717
SteersMedium and Large 1—165197.00/cwt197.00–197.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—283129.60/cwt126.00–140.0036712
SteersMedium and Large 1—380165.07/cwt162.00–172.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476116.51/cwt112.00–122.0055523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428123.84/cwt120.00–130.0053040

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.