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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
63 vs last sale 545 50 vs year ago 532 · 9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
28 vs last sale 231 19 vs year ago 184 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 5 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 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 $136.11/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$136.11
157 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410143.7559064
Medium and Large 2410133.9354949
Medium and Large 3394127.4350244
One grade step is worth $16.32/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 sale157 hd
136.11
FL average10 barns · 806 hd
134.73
+1.37
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
BullsLow1,73784.211,4639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40061.6086311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19360.44721115
CowsLean 85-90%Average87541.0735917

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2528122.38/cwt119.00–126.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2473131.48/cwt130.00–133.006222
BullsMedium and Large 2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 2427133.69/cwt130.00–139.0057110
SteersMedium and Large 2334172.88/cwt170.00–178.005774
SteersMedium and Large 2376161.89/cwt158.00–166.0060916
SteersMedium and Large 2453150.66/cwt150.00–151.006823
SteersMedium and Large 2420153.98/cwt152.00–156.006473
BullsMedium and Large 1318185.83/cwt182.00–190.005914
SteersMedium and Large 2281165.13/cwt162.00–170.004644
SteersMedium and Large 2218171.64/cwt170.00–175.003743
BullsMedium and Large 2428151.23/cwt148.00–157.006475
BullsMedium and Large 2470147.47/cwt146.00–149.006934
BullsMedium and Large 2326174.13/cwt170.00–178.005684
HeifersMedium and Large 1572113.35/cwt109.00–118.006487
BullsMedium and Large 2273167.12/cwt160.00–174.004564
BullsMedium and Large 2538140.23/cwt138.00–143.007544
HeifersMedium and Large 1377149.60/cwt146.00–156.0056410
HeifersMedium and Large 1326162.32/cwt158.00–168.005299
SteersMedium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1521133.04/cwt128.00–138.006935
BullsMedium and Large 1472157.28/cwt154.00–160.007423
BullsMedium and Large 1428161.87/cwt158.00–168.006935
SteersMedium and Large 1473156.88/cwt152.00–162.007425
SteersMedium and Large 1369173.88/cwt170.00–178.006424
BullsMedium and Large 1208189.95/cwt188.00–192.003953
BullsMedium and Large 1570137.34/cwt133.00–142.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 1468141.93/cwt139.00–146.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 1223150.24/cwt144.00–158.003354
SteersMedium and Large 1300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005704
SteersMedium and Large 1435160.21/cwt158.00–166.0069710
SteersMedium and Large 1261187.64/cwt184.00–190.004907
HeifersMedium and Large 1418145.73/cwt141.00–150.0060911
HeifersMedium and Large 1275162.76/cwt158.00–170.004489
BullsMedium and Large 1274182.60/cwt176.00–190.005007
CowsLean 85-90%87042.84/cwt41.00–44.003735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39860.83/cwt59.00–62.008508
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40763.67/cwt63.00–64.008963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18060.16/cwt58.00–62.0071055
Bulls1,44579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1422
Bulls1,81187.07/cwt86.00–90.001,5775
SteersMedium and Large 1524152.73/cwt150.00–158.008005
BullsMedium and Large 1609130.24/cwt129.00–132.007934
BullsMedium and Large 1540148.99/cwt148.00–150.008052
Bulls1,84582.29/cwt81.00–83.001,5182
CowsLean 85-90%84138.65/cwt37.00–40.0032510
CowsLean 85-90%1,05848.77/cwt47.00–50.005162
SteersMedium and Large 3435140.44/cwt138.00–144.006114
SteersMedium and Large 3321165.35/cwt160.00–168.005314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13255.81/cwt53.00–57.0063224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25263.95/cwt63.00–67.0080136
HeifersMedium and Large 3474120.92/cwt117.00–124.005734
HeifersMedium and Large 1621109.52/cwt104.00–114.006805
HeifersMedium and Large 362090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
SteersMedium and Large 3530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
BullsMedium and Large 1388169.32/cwt168.00–170.006573
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02777.15/cwt69.00–85.007925
BullsMedium and Large 3370153.37/cwt148.00–156.005674
HeifersMedium and Large 3200127.00/cwt127.00–127.002541
HeifersMedium and Large 3372130.85/cwt126.00–135.0048711
BullsMedium and Large 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 356595.00/cwt95.00–95.005371
HeifersMedium and Large 3523112.46/cwt110.00–115.005886
HeifersMedium and Large 3423124.89/cwt120.00–128.005286
SteersMedium and Large 3367153.93/cwt150.00–156.005655
HeifersMedium and Large 3328141.85/cwt138.00–146.004659
HeifersMedium and Large 2333151.12/cwt148.00–155.0050311
SteersMedium and Large 3473136.48/cwt135.00–138.006462
BullsMedium and Large 3445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 3269134.22/cwt130.00–138.003615
BullsMedium and Large 3255158.00/cwt158.00–158.004031
BullsMedium and Large 3223156.97/cwt156.00–158.003502
BullsMedium and Large 2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
BullsMedium and Large 3328163.65/cwt160.00–169.005376
HeifersMedium and Large 2572102.75/cwt100.00–106.005885
BullsMedium and Large 2382161.27/cwt158.00–164.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2293140.99/cwt140.00–143.004133
HeifersMedium and Large 2371140.72/cwt136.00–145.0052211
HeifersMedium and Large 263596.31/cwt95.00–99.006123
BullsMedium and Large 2215171.40/cwt170.00–176.003694
HeifersMedium and Large 2205140.98/cwt140.00–142.002892
SteersMedium and Large 2531140.97/cwt138.00–143.007494

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.