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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 25
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
179 vs last sale 827 53 vs year ago 701 · 7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
100 vs last sale 296 36 vs year ago 160 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
12 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 14 · 14.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.43/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$140.43
220 head · 355 lb average
Value per head Derived
$498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.22
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1352147.75521122
Medium and Large 2358135.2248465
Medium and Large 3357123.6444233
One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $79 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 sale220 hd
140.43
FL average10 barns · 925 hd
130.21
+10.22
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
BullsAverage1,52792.451,4125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48068.601,01519
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22166.59813101
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01051.6252219

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1473125.53/cwt121.00–131.0059411
HeifersMedium and Large 1228175.48/cwt170.00–185.0040013
HeifersMedium and Large 1331148.89/cwt146.00–156.0049325
BullsMedium and Large 2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
BullsMedium and Large 2486139.72/cwt138.00–142.006794
HeifersMedium and Large 1628107.61/cwt106.00–114.006766
BullsMedium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006702
BullsMedium and Large 2370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
SteersMedium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 1175182.95/cwt175.00–190.003203
SteersMedium and Large 2431142.91/cwt140.00–148.006166
SteersMedium and Large 2533126.55/cwt124.00–132.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 2585100.50/cwt100.00–101.005882
SteersMedium and Large 2237172.81/cwt170.00–180.004105
SteersMedium and Large 2278155.63/cwt150.00–164.004334
BullsMedium and Large 2267159.98/cwt158.00–162.004276
SteersMedium and Large 2331153.06/cwt150.00–158.005075
SteersMedium and Large 2469143.10/cwt138.00–145.0067111
HeifersMedium and Large 2377131.76/cwt128.00–136.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 2464117.16/cwt112.00–120.005448
BullsMedium and Large 2413146.70/cwt144.00–149.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1423154.53/cwt150.00–160.006549
HeifersMedium and Large 1415137.51/cwt133.00–141.0057115
BullsMedium and Large 1382159.52/cwt158.00–162.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 1595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
SteersMedium and Large 1368162.52/cwt158.00–167.0059811
HeifersMedium and Large 1372142.90/cwt138.00–148.0053215
BullsMedium and Large 1269173.75/cwt170.00–180.004674
HeifersMedium and Large 1515118.69/cwt115.00–122.006114
HeifersMedium and Large 1269160.63/cwt152.00–167.0043229
SteersMedium and Large 1163212.46/cwt210.00–215.003462
SteersMedium and Large 1262176.37/cwt170.00–180.004623
SteersMedium and Large 1610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1328164.08/cwt160.00–168.005386
SteersMedium and Large 1478151.76/cwt148.00–158.007258
SteersMedium and Large 1508141.97/cwt140.00–144.007212
BullsMedium and Large 1419155.99/cwt154.00–158.006545
BullsMedium and Large 1568133.88/cwt130.00–138.007602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49366.63/cwt65.00–68.0099511
Bulls1,56593.57/cwt93.00–94.001,4642
Bulls1,48087.56/cwt86.00–89.001,2962
Bulls1,545100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24166.53/cwt64.00–68.0082653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46271.31/cwt69.00–73.001,0438
CowsLean 85-90%1,03947.30/cwt45.00–48.004915
CowsLean 85-90%98156.72/cwt55.00–58.005565
HeifersMedium and Large 3185145.00/cwt145.00–145.002681
BullsMedium and Large 1321164.91/cwt162.00–170.0052914
BullsMedium and Large 1495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17161.45/cwt60.00–63.0072021
SteersMedium and Large 1205198.25/cwt195.00–200.004063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291881.77/cwt72.00–97.0075112
HeifersMedium and Large 3378121.33/cwt118.00–126.004597
SteersMedium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22070.71/cwt69.00–73.0086327
CowsLean 85-90%1,01151.19/cwt49.00–53.005189
HeifersMedium and Large 3475104.99/cwt104.00–106.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 3408119.50/cwt119.00–120.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 3227146.62/cwt140.00–152.003336
SteersMedium and Large 3332142.57/cwt140.00–146.004733
BullsMedium and Large 1530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1570133.00/cwt133.00–133.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 362089.00/cwt89.00–89.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 352695.70/cwt92.00–98.005034
SteersMedium and Large 3225162.39/cwt160.00–165.003652
BullsMedium and Large 3285138.92/cwt135.00–142.003963
SteersMedium and Large 3378140.74/cwt139.00–144.005325
SteersMedium and Large 2363153.39/cwt148.00–156.005576
HeifersMedium and Large 2319141.53/cwt136.00–145.004518
HeifersMedium and Large 2230160.91/cwt155.00–167.0037010
BullsMedium and Large 2320154.91/cwt152.00–158.004963
BullsMedium and Large 2580120.92/cwt118.00–124.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 2276144.01/cwt138.00–150.0039714
SteersMedium and Large 2624108.73/cwt107.00–111.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2190160.00/cwt160.00–160.003043
HeifersMedium and Large 2530105.26/cwt103.00–109.005583
BullsMedium and Large 3185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
BullsMedium and Large 3238158.48/cwt157.00–160.003772
BullsMedium and Large 3385138.97/cwt138.00–140.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 2404129.39/cwt128.00–130.005235
BullsMedium and Large 3580111.97/cwt110.00–114.006492
BullsMedium and Large 3470132.99/cwt132.00–134.006252
SteersMedium and Large 3580112.44/cwt110.00–115.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 3263132.90/cwt130.00–136.003505
SteersMedium and Large 3468133.97/cwt132.00–136.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 262099.20/cwt96.00–103.006154
SteersMedium and Large 3185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
SteersMedium and Large 3400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 3330128.95/cwt128.00–132.004264
SteersMedium and Large 3284138.92/cwt136.00–148.003955

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.