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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 5
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
65 vs last sale 1,211 191 vs year ago 1,337 · 14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
2 vs last sale 193 18 vs year ago 173 · +10.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$132.82
221 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.25
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442137.41608116
Medium and Large 2407130.9053359
Medium and Large 3381123.7347146
One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $136 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 sale221 hd
132.82
FL average8 barns · 764 hd
130.57
+2.25
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
BullsAverage1,54681.111,2549thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36260.6682618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32959.7879472
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03044.8946226

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 2318145.29/cwt140.00–148.004627
HeifersMedium and Large 1467132.70/cwt129.00–137.0062019
HeifersMedium and Large 2565115.89/cwt111.00–119.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1574124.24/cwt120.00–130.0071319
HeifersMedium and Large 1513128.77/cwt123.00–132.0066116
SteersMedium and Large 3558124.50/cwt124.00–125.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 2610111.97/cwt110.00–114.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 1314156.53/cwt150.00–160.0049214
HeifersMedium and Large 3413119.43/cwt117.00–122.0049311
SteersMedium and Large 1522146.73/cwt142.00–152.0076628
SteersMedium and Large 1369173.25/cwt168.00–178.006399
SteersMedium and Large 2424154.10/cwt150.00–158.006535
HeifersMedium and Large 1429136.17/cwt133.00–143.0058412
HeifersMedium and Large 2375131.12/cwt128.00–136.0049213
HeifersMedium and Large 1623119.88/cwt115.00–125.007474
SteersMedium and Large 3475135.95/cwt132.00–138.006465
SteersMedium and Large 3382151.19/cwt150.00–152.005785
SteersMedium and Large 1616132.06/cwt126.00–136.0081315
SteersMedium and Large 3520126.88/cwt122.00–130.006603
SteersMedium and Large 2325171.96/cwt170.00–174.005593
SteersMedium and Large 1469157.53/cwt152.00–162.007399
SteersMedium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
SteersMedium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
SteersMedium and Large 1574141.42/cwt138.00–147.008126
SteersMedium and Large 3618111.50/cwt111.00–112.006892
SteersMedium and Large 3433142.49/cwt140.00–148.006177
SteersMedium and Large 3327161.58/cwt160.00–165.005283
SteersMedium and Large 2381160.72/cwt158.00–166.0061214
SteersMedium and Large 2618121.73/cwt120.00–124.007524
SteersMedium and Large 2570132.14/cwt128.00–136.007534
SteersMedium and Large 2473146.22/cwt144.00–151.006923
SteersMedium and Large 2521136.81/cwt132.00–141.0071316
SteersMedium and Large 1290178.00/cwt178.00–178.005162
SteersMedium and Large 1330181.24/cwt178.00–187.005988
BullsMedium and Large 1251188.99/cwt186.00–190.004744
BullsMedium and Large 1190212.30/cwt205.00–220.004032
BullsMedium and Large 2425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006041
BullsMedium and Large 1424152.40/cwt148.00–158.0064614
BullsMedium and Large 1326181.80/cwt178.00–188.005935
BullsMedium and Large 1565127.16/cwt122.00–131.007184
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34459.65/cwt58.00–62.0080237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40656.16/cwt53.00–57.007904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32166.01/cwt65.00–67.008724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36060.32/cwt58.00–62.0082010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29454.66/cwt53.00–57.0070715
CowsLean 85-90%1,01039.95/cwt38.00–41.0040311
CowsLean 85-90%1,04448.51/cwt45.00–52.0050615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32763.87/cwt63.00–67.0084820
Bulls1,53179.80/cwt77.00–81.001,2226
Bulls1,57783.72/cwt82.00–86.001,3203
BullsMedium and Large 3473129.32/cwt128.00–130.006123
BullsMedium and Large 1518135.74/cwt130.00–140.007036
BullsMedium and Large 3372152.55/cwt148.00–156.005676
BullsMedium and Large 3425131.95/cwt130.00–134.005612
BullsMedium and Large 2515126.25/cwt122.00–129.006503
BullsMedium and Large 3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
BullsMedium and Large 2465140.96/cwt138.00–144.006556
BullsMedium and Large 2384160.22/cwt158.00–164.006157
BullsMedium and Large 2578114.91/cwt112.00–118.006642
BullsMedium and Large 2275167.41/cwt165.00–170.004602
BullsMedium and Large 3515115.96/cwt114.00–118.005972
BullsMedium and Large 3315163.93/cwt160.00–166.005165
HeifersMedium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 3324134.04/cwt130.00–138.0043411
BullsMedium and Large 2326171.93/cwt168.00–174.005607
BullsMedium and Large 1377171.10/cwt168.00–176.0064511
BullsMedium and Large 1468150.69/cwt146.00–155.0070516
HeifersMedium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005284
HeifersMedium and Large 2459124.17/cwt122.00–126.005705
HeifersMedium and Large 1370142.10/cwt138.00–147.0052626
HeifersMedium and Large 2281149.07/cwt144.00–155.004194
HeifersMedium and Large 3367122.79/cwt118.00–126.004519
HeifersMedium and Large 2243150.99/cwt150.00–152.003672
HeifersMedium and Large 1274166.32/cwt160.00–174.004566
HeifersMedium and Large 3510109.00/cwt109.00–109.005561
HeifersMedium and Large 3240137.45/cwt135.00–140.003302
HeifersMedium and Large 3277134.87/cwt130.00–142.003745
HeifersMedium and Large 2514118.14/cwt115.00–120.006076
HeifersMedium and Large 2412129.51/cwt124.00–132.0053417
SteersMedium and Large 1419165.55/cwt160.00–170.0069414

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.