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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
322 vs last sale 1,146 502 vs year ago 1,326 · 37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
125 vs last sale 191 55 vs year ago 261 · +21.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$126.36
190 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.88
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1416135.0456185
Medium and Large 2396124.7249454
Medium and Large 3402113.6345751
One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $105 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 sale190 hd
126.36
FL average9 barns · 895 hd
127.24
−0.88
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
BullsAverage1,58087.181,37724
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39158.9382020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18756.97676149
CowsLean 85-90%Low93144.0541034

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 1274144.70/cwt138.00–152.003967
HeifersMedium and Large 3279112.75/cwt110.00–120.003154
HeifersMedium and Large 2633104.50/cwt104.00–105.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 2518114.27/cwt110.00–118.005929
HeifersMedium and Large 1210154.11/cwt150.00–157.003244
HeifersMedium and Large 1322142.59/cwt139.00–148.0045913
SteersMedium and Large 1505148.49/cwt147.00–150.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 2563113.33/cwt113.00–114.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 3432114.11/cwt112.00–120.004939
HeifersMedium and Large 1564123.38/cwt120.00–127.006967
HeifersMedium and Large 1621117.18/cwt113.00–122.007284
HeifersMedium and Large 2223132.84/cwt127.00–140.002962
SteersMedium and Large 3375149.95/cwt148.00–152.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1413137.86/cwt134.00–141.0056918
HeifersMedium and Large 1475128.92/cwt125.00–135.0061216
SteersMedium and Large 3325163.88/cwt160.00–166.005333
SteersMedium and Large 3573121.94/cwt119.00–125.006996
SteersMedium and Large 1308187.58/cwt187.00–190.005785
SteersMedium and Large 2424152.17/cwt148.00–155.006454
SteersMedium and Large 1235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
SteersMedium and Large 1628128.45/cwt125.00–135.0080714
SteersMedium and Large 2335172.00/cwt172.00–172.005762
SteersMedium and Large 3640105.99/cwt105.00–107.006782
SteersMedium and Large 2590128.99/cwt128.00–130.007612
SteersMedium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
SteersMedium and Large 3521124.96/cwt121.00–128.006515
SteersMedium and Large 3481135.73/cwt134.00–142.0065312
SteersMedium and Large 2610121.48/cwt120.00–123.007412
SteersMedium and Large 2528133.40/cwt130.00–138.007044
SteersMedium and Large 1561144.98/cwt143.00–148.008136
SteersMedium and Large 1368171.47/cwt166.00–176.006315
SteersMedium and Large 2378159.81/cwt156.00–164.006042
SteersMedium and Large 2466148.71/cwt144.00–150.006938
SteersMedium and Large 1413164.89/cwt160.00–168.006816
SteersMedium and Large 1453162.19/cwt160.00–163.007355
BullsMedium and Large 1628116.49/cwt113.00–123.007325
BullsMedium and Large 1405156.99/cwt156.00–158.006362
BullsMedium and Large 1456144.48/cwt136.00–146.0065920
BullsMedium and Large 1566122.10/cwt116.00–126.006915
BullsMedium and Large 1165245.00/cwt245.00–245.004041
BullsMedium and Large 1255198.27/cwt195.00–200.005063
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39061.22/cwt59.00–63.0085111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38856.65/cwt55.00–58.007868
CowsLean 85-90%90338.25/cwt37.00–40.003458
CowsLean 85-90%94045.83/cwt41.00–50.0043126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42052.00/cwt52.00–52.007381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19056.94/cwt55.00–59.0067862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11553.05/cwt51.00–54.0059248
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27061.86/cwt60.00–64.0078639
Bulls1,56386.41/cwt85.00–88.001,35110
Bulls1,47480.23/cwt79.00–81.001,1834
Bulls1,63990.74/cwt89.00–93.001,48710
BullsMedium and Large 3422132.60/cwt131.00–136.005603
BullsMedium and Large 2514122.18/cwt119.00–125.006284
BullsMedium and Large 2368161.33/cwt158.00–164.005945
BullsMedium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2275177.41/cwt175.00–180.004882
BullsMedium and Large 2175222.36/cwt220.00–225.003892
BullsMedium and Large 3378149.44/cwt146.00–152.005654
BullsMedium and Large 1200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
BullsMedium and Large 2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 2410127.95/cwt124.00–130.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 2465120.92/cwt117.00–124.005624
HeifersMedium and Large 3327121.59/cwt120.00–124.003988
HeifersMedium and Large 3522103.91/cwt100.00–106.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 3372116.56/cwt112.00–120.0043412
HeifersMedium and Large 2276128.47/cwt124.00–134.003558
BullsMedium and Large 2332172.45/cwt170.00–178.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 3480108.02/cwt105.00–112.0051811
HeifersMedium and Large 2368127.27/cwt124.00–130.004686
HeifersMedium and Large 3220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002642
HeifersMedium and Large 2322132.38/cwt128.00–137.0042613
HeifersMedium and Large 3565102.92/cwt100.00–106.005812
BullsMedium and Large 3334162.00/cwt160.00–169.005416
BullsMedium and Large 2413144.99/cwt144.00–146.005992
BullsMedium and Large 3268163.91/cwt160.00–166.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 1369137.61/cwt132.00–142.005089
HeifersMedium and Large 1514125.79/cwt122.00–129.006477
BullsMedium and Large 1330182.86/cwt180.00–186.006032
BullsMedium and Large 2620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006631
BullsMedium and Large 1502135.54/cwt132.00–136.006809
BullsMedium and Large 1390166.96/cwt166.00–170.006514

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.