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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,588 head
905 vs last sale 683 369 vs year ago 1,219 · +30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
62 vs last sale 234 107 vs year ago 189 · +56.6%
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 5.00 to 10.00 lower except for heifers over 450# remained steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.25/cwt on 319 head.
Average price
$129.25
319 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.17
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480133.20639174
Medium and Large 2415128.4353389
Medium and Large 3423118.2850156
One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $139 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 sale319 hd
129.25
FL average9 barns · 1,108 hd
135.42
−6.17
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
BullsLow1,46691.781,34611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40267.8695114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19564.98776109
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02248.8149939

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2619112.18/cwt107.00–116.006947
HeifersMedium and Large 1419139.39/cwt134.00–144.0058426
HeifersMedium and Large 1616123.09/cwt120.00–127.007587
HeifersMedium and Large 2514121.22/cwt118.00–124.0062312
BullsMedium and Large 3366146.07/cwt140.00–149.005355
BullsMedium and Large 3315158.00/cwt158.00–158.004981
BullsMedium and Large 2568128.28/cwt125.00–131.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 1325146.15/cwt142.00–152.004759
HeifersMedium and Large 1269157.32/cwt149.00–164.004239
BullsMedium and Large 2321166.80/cwt162.00–170.0053518
BullsMedium and Large 2613126.22/cwt121.00–129.007743
HeifersMedium and Large 2420129.00/cwt124.00–133.0054216
SteersMedium and Large 2328165.24/cwt162.00–168.005423
SteersMedium and Large 1380162.46/cwt160.00–168.006173
SteersMedium and Large 1616135.94/cwt130.00–140.0083739
BullsMedium and Large 1525140.19/cwt136.00–146.007367
SteersMedium and Large 2562130.00/cwt129.00–131.007315
SteersMedium and Large 2277162.10/cwt157.00–168.004493
BullsMedium and Large 2380152.90/cwt150.00–158.0058110
BullsMedium and Large 1322176.61/cwt174.00–178.005693
BullsMedium and Large 1563139.93/cwt137.00–143.007882
HeifersMedium and Large 1562126.03/cwt119.00–129.0070859
SteersMedium and Large 2520131.12/cwt128.00–134.006827
SteersMedium and Large 2461141.66/cwt138.00–144.006537
HeifersMedium and Large 1524129.46/cwt125.00–135.0067828
SteersMedium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004502
SteersMedium and Large 1517141.75/cwt139.00–146.007335
BullsMedium and Large 1431152.82/cwt150.00–160.006594
HeifersMedium and Large 2324136.10/cwt132.00–141.0044116
HeifersMedium and Large 2473124.21/cwt121.00–129.0058813
HeifersMedium and Large 1469135.49/cwt130.00–140.0063518
BullsMedium and Large 1490145.97/cwt145.00–150.0071512
HeifersMedium and Large 1372136.65/cwt132.00–142.0050818
SteersMedium and Large 1420154.88/cwt150.00–159.0065017
CowsLean 85-90%1,08052.93/cwt51.00–55.0057217
CowsLean 85-90%1,01443.83/cwt41.00–45.0044411
CowsLean 85-90%94147.41/cwt46.00–50.0044611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45665.12/cwt63.00–67.009487
Bulls1,45887.83/cwt87.00–89.001,2816
Bulls1,47398.14/cwt96.00–99.001,4464
HeifersMedium and Large 3528108.90/cwt106.00–112.005752
SteersMedium and Large 1300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1569138.52/cwt133.00–143.0078846
BullsMedium and Large 1250186.00/cwt186.00–186.004651
Bulls1,49090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26070.75/cwt69.00–73.0089123
SteersMedium and Large 3358147.32/cwt142.00–149.0052712
SteersMedium and Large 3334154.14/cwt152.00–160.005157
BullsMedium and Large 3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20465.43/cwt64.00–68.0078846
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34770.60/cwt69.00–72.009517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14761.15/cwt59.00–63.0070140
BullsMedium and Large 3515122.73/cwt120.00–124.006328
HeifersMedium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004324
SteersMedium and Large 3466130.72/cwt126.00–134.006096
SteersMedium and Large 1476148.82/cwt145.00–155.007089
BullsMedium and Large 1620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008375
BullsMedium and Large 1372164.72/cwt162.00–170.006135
BullsMedium and Large 2460141.97/cwt140.00–144.006533
HeifersMedium and Large 2573113.39/cwt110.00–117.006502
SteersMedium and Large 3273147.52/cwt143.00–150.004033
HeifersMedium and Large 3270127.95/cwt126.00–130.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 363598.99/cwt98.00–100.006292
SteersMedium and Large 3518121.30/cwt118.00–124.006286
HeifersMedium and Large 2367128.14/cwt124.00–130.0047010
SteersMedium and Large 2383152.39/cwt150.00–156.0058413
HeifersMedium and Large 3575103.22/cwt100.00–108.005943
BullsMedium and Large 3280145.86/cwt142.00–150.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 3317127.99/cwt124.00–131.0040611
SteersMedium and Large 3417135.53/cwt133.00–139.005655
SteersMedium and Large 2609127.18/cwt124.00–129.0077515
HeifersMedium and Large 2275140.42/cwt134.00–146.0038613
BullsMedium and Large 2424144.17/cwt140.00–148.006117
BullsMedium and Large 3418135.32/cwt131.00–138.005665
HeifersMedium and Large 3465116.07/cwt110.00–119.0054019
BullsMedium and Large 3468130.46/cwt128.00–134.006116
BullsMedium and Large 2508133.78/cwt131.00–135.006805
BullsMedium and Large 2293158.49/cwt157.00–160.004642
SteersMedium and Large 2427143.57/cwt140.00–148.0061311
HeifersMedium and Large 3423118.43/cwt114.00–122.0050112
SteersMedium and Large 3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781

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.