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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 31, 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
Bulls—Average1,52792.451,4125thin
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 1—473125.53/cwt121.00–131.0059411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—228175.48/cwt170.00–185.0040013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—331148.89/cwt146.00–156.0049325
BullsMedium and Large 2—245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
BullsMedium and Large 2—486139.72/cwt138.00–142.006794
HeifersMedium and Large 1—628107.61/cwt106.00–114.006766
BullsMedium and Large 2—515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006702
BullsMedium and Large 2—370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2—185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
SteersMedium and Large 2—585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2—185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—175182.95/cwt175.00–190.003203
SteersMedium and Large 2—431142.91/cwt140.00–148.006166
SteersMedium and Large 2—533126.55/cwt124.00–132.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585100.50/cwt100.00–101.005882
SteersMedium and Large 2—237172.81/cwt170.00–180.004105
SteersMedium and Large 2—278155.63/cwt150.00–164.004334
BullsMedium and Large 2—267159.98/cwt158.00–162.004276
SteersMedium and Large 2—331153.06/cwt150.00–158.005075
SteersMedium and Large 2—469143.10/cwt138.00–145.0067111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377131.76/cwt128.00–136.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464117.16/cwt112.00–120.005448
BullsMedium and Large 2—413146.70/cwt144.00–149.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1—423154.53/cwt150.00–160.006549
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415137.51/cwt133.00–141.0057115
BullsMedium and Large 1—382159.52/cwt158.00–162.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 1—595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
SteersMedium and Large 1—368162.52/cwt158.00–167.0059811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372142.90/cwt138.00–148.0053215
BullsMedium and Large 1—269173.75/cwt170.00–180.004674
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515118.69/cwt115.00–122.006114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—269160.63/cwt152.00–167.0043229
SteersMedium and Large 1—163212.46/cwt210.00–215.003462
SteersMedium and Large 1—262176.37/cwt170.00–180.004623
SteersMedium and Large 1—610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1—328164.08/cwt160.00–168.005386
SteersMedium and Large 1—478151.76/cwt148.00–158.007258
SteersMedium and Large 1—508141.97/cwt140.00–144.007212
BullsMedium and Large 1—419155.99/cwt154.00–158.006545
BullsMedium and Large 1—568133.88/cwt130.00–138.007602
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49366.63/cwt65.00–68.0099511
Bulls——1,56593.57/cwt93.00–94.001,4642
Bulls——1,48087.56/cwt86.00–89.001,2962
Bulls——1,545100.00/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 3—185145.00/cwt145.00–145.002681
BullsMedium and Large 1—321164.91/cwt162.00–170.0052914
BullsMedium and Large 1—495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17161.45/cwt60.00–63.0072021
SteersMedium and Large 1—205198.25/cwt195.00–200.004063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—91881.77/cwt72.00–97.0075112
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378121.33/cwt118.00–126.004597
SteersMedium and Large 3—515120.00/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 3—475104.99/cwt104.00–106.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 3—408119.50/cwt119.00–120.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 3—227146.62/cwt140.00–152.003336
SteersMedium and Large 3—332142.57/cwt140.00–146.004733
BullsMedium and Large 1—530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1—570133.00/cwt133.00–133.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—62089.00/cwt89.00–89.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 3—52695.70/cwt92.00–98.005034
SteersMedium and Large 3—225162.39/cwt160.00–165.003652
BullsMedium and Large 3—285138.92/cwt135.00–142.003963
SteersMedium and Large 3—378140.74/cwt139.00–144.005325
SteersMedium and Large 2—363153.39/cwt148.00–156.005576
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319141.53/cwt136.00–145.004518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230160.91/cwt155.00–167.0037010
BullsMedium and Large 2—320154.91/cwt152.00–158.004963
BullsMedium and Large 2—580120.92/cwt118.00–124.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—276144.01/cwt138.00–150.0039714
SteersMedium and Large 2—624108.73/cwt107.00–111.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2—190160.00/cwt160.00–160.003043
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530105.26/cwt103.00–109.005583
BullsMedium and Large 3—185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
BullsMedium and Large 3—238158.48/cwt157.00–160.003772
BullsMedium and Large 3—385138.97/cwt138.00–140.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—404129.39/cwt128.00–130.005235
BullsMedium and Large 3—580111.97/cwt110.00–114.006492
BullsMedium and Large 3—470132.99/cwt132.00–134.006252
SteersMedium and Large 3—580112.44/cwt110.00–115.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 3—263132.90/cwt130.00–136.003505
SteersMedium and Large 3—468133.97/cwt132.00–136.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 2—62099.20/cwt96.00–103.006154
SteersMedium and Large 3—185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
SteersMedium and Large 3—400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330128.95/cwt128.00–132.004264
SteersMedium and Large 3—284138.92/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.