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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 9
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
849 head
358 vs last sale 1,207 94 vs year ago 755 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
83 vs last sale 280 49 vs year ago 148 · +33.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $139.38/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$139.38
181 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411146.3660295
Medium and Large 2403136.6655155
Medium and Large 3423122.8251931
One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about $83 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 sale181 hd
139.38
FL average9 barns · 822 hd
137.90
+1.48
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
BullsHigh1,56188.541,38218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27564.898278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20561.2673857
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01847.6848640

Every lot, as filed

89 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
SteersMedium and Large 3423151.89/cwt150.00–154.006422
SteersMedium and Large 1469163.24/cwt158.00–168.0076613
SteersMedium and Large 1426172.09/cwt168.00–178.0073314
SteersMedium and Large 1306195.57/cwt194.00–197.005985
SteersMedium and Large 1513157.80/cwt154.00–161.0081013
SteersMedium and Large 1576147.04/cwt143.00–153.008479
SteersMedium and Large 3528134.86/cwt132.00–140.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1613124.59/cwt123.00–126.007645
HeifersMedium and Large 1515130.21/cwt125.00–134.0067111
HeifersMedium and Large 1419140.46/cwt135.00–145.0058914
HeifersMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1472136.77/cwt132.00–142.0064615
SteersMedium and Large 1625138.77/cwt135.00–144.008676
HeifersMedium and Large 1332161.55/cwt159.00–169.0053616
HeifersMedium and Large 1175184.71/cwt180.00–190.003232
HeifersMedium and Large 2371140.40/cwt136.00–145.005219
HeifersMedium and Large 1372150.73/cwt150.00–156.0056117
HeifersMedium and Large 1564122.30/cwt117.00–126.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 1266165.92/cwt160.00–170.004419
HeifersMedium and Large 2561109.47/cwt108.00–110.006144
HeifersMedium and Large 3374129.79/cwt126.00–134.004859
HeifersMedium and Large 2519118.92/cwt114.00–122.006175
SteersMedium and Large 3550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
SteersMedium and Large 3362163.45/cwt158.00–166.005925
SteersMedium and Large 3322170.04/cwt167.00–176.005486
SteersMedium and Large 3473140.48/cwt140.00–141.006642
SteersMedium and Large 3250177.00/cwt177.00–177.004431
SteersMedium and Large 2416163.39/cwt158.00–167.0068010
SteersMedium and Large 1275209.05/cwt205.00–215.005753
SteersMedium and Large 2250187.00/cwt187.00–187.004681
SteersMedium and Large 2367170.89/cwt168.00–174.006278
SteersMedium and Large 2512148.41/cwt142.00–150.007606
SteersMedium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1373182.36/cwt178.00–188.006806
SteersMedium and Large 2322183.19/cwt180.00–186.005903
SteersMedium and Large 2473153.90/cwt152.00–156.007282
SteersMedium and Large 2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
SteersMedium and Large 2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1173229.78/cwt225.00–235.003982
BullsMedium and Large 1419166.38/cwt163.00–170.006974
BullsMedium and Large 1366183.92/cwt180.00–188.006735
BullsMedium and Large 1473156.90/cwt155.00–159.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1223219.49/cwt215.00–225.004892
BullsMedium and Large 1550131.00/cwt131.00–131.007211
CowsLean 85-90%95941.46/cwt40.00–44.0039811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14757.97/cwt56.00–60.0066527
CowsLean 85-90%1,04150.04/cwt45.00–54.0052129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31168.23/cwt66.00–70.008945
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17562.00/cwt62.00–62.007291
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23358.00/cwt58.00–58.007152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23262.82/cwt61.00–65.0077422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32768.10/cwt66.00–70.009048
Bulls1,77194.04/cwt93.00–96.001,6655
Bulls1,49688.56/cwt87.00–89.001,3255
Bulls1,47085.10/cwt83.00–86.001,2518
BullsMedium and Large 3500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
BullsMedium and Large 3230182.90/cwt180.00–190.004213
BullsMedium and Large 3600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
BullsMedium and Large 3350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005531
BullsMedium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
BullsMedium and Large 3165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
BullsMedium and Large 2459146.17/cwt140.00–148.0067114
BullsMedium and Large 2400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2180215.00/cwt215.00–215.003871
BullsMedium and Large 2324181.70/cwt178.00–185.005895
BullsMedium and Large 3280176.49/cwt175.00–180.004943
HeifersMedium and Large 2600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 2273148.52/cwt145.00–154.004056
HeifersMedium and Large 2228187.52/cwt186.00–190.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 3180155.00/cwt155.00–155.002791
HeifersMedium and Large 3518108.44/cwt106.00–110.005624
HeifersMedium and Large 3273136.92/cwt136.00–138.003742
HeifersMedium and Large 2316154.69/cwt150.00–158.004897
HeifersMedium and Large 2469126.91/cwt123.00–130.005959
HeifersMedium and Large 3428119.87/cwt117.00–124.005134
HeifersMedium and Large 2423129.75/cwt126.00–134.0054911
BullsMedium and Large 2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1617126.19/cwt120.00–130.007793
HeifersMedium and Large 3630100.63/cwt100.00–102.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3323141.86/cwt140.00–144.004584
HeifersMedium and Large 3473113.95/cwt113.00–115.005392
BullsMedium and Large 1528143.50/cwt140.00–150.007585
BullsMedium and Large 3300176.00/cwt176.00–176.005281
BullsMedium and Large 1250204.00/cwt204.00–204.005101
BullsMedium and Large 1325189.85/cwt187.00–195.006176
BullsMedium and Large 2379170.94/cwt168.00–177.006489
BullsMedium and Large 2200202.00/cwt202.00–202.004041
BullsMedium and Large 2250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881

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.