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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 16
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
105 vs last sale 849 553 vs year ago 1,507 · 36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
326 head
129 vs last sale 197 74 vs year ago 252 · +29.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.05/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$140.05
222 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436143.85627126
Medium and Large 2387140.3254356
Medium and Large 3412127.7152640
One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $101 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 sale222 hd
140.05
FL average8 barns · 899 hd
138.99
+1.06
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
BullsLow1,47683.881,23827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44460.8987915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19358.90703144
CowsLean 85-90%Low96346.9445234

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
SteersMedium and Large 3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1200222.00/cwt222.00–222.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 3468123.05/cwt118.00–126.005766
HeifersMedium and Large 2418139.78/cwt136.00–143.005848
HeifersMedium and Large 2470133.20/cwt129.00–137.006267
HeifersMedium and Large 1528131.71/cwt128.00–138.0069524
SteersMedium and Large 3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
SteersMedium and Large 2427161.55/cwt158.00–167.006909
HeifersMedium and Large 1377151.75/cwt148.00–158.0057229
HeifersMedium and Large 2367143.54/cwt138.00–146.0052720
HeifersMedium and Large 2319150.58/cwt146.00–154.004809
SteersMedium and Large 3400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006161
SteersMedium and Large 1426171.89/cwt168.00–178.0073213
SteersMedium and Large 3327174.09/cwt172.00–177.005695
SteersMedium and Large 1271189.76/cwt185.00–196.005147
SteersMedium and Large 1471163.74/cwt160.00–168.0077136
HeifersMedium and Large 1477141.89/cwt138.00–148.0067710
SteersMedium and Large 3273160.67/cwt157.00–165.004392
SteersMedium and Large 2275174.82/cwt168.00–182.004815
SteersMedium and Large 2523145.71/cwt144.00–148.007624
SteersMedium and Large 3373161.88/cwt160.00–164.006042
SteersMedium and Large 3523134.58/cwt132.00–138.007043
SteersMedium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2373172.13/cwt168.00–176.006428
SteersMedium and Large 1516157.38/cwt152.00–161.0081217
SteersMedium and Large 1576149.93/cwt146.00–156.0086410
SteersMedium and Large 1377181.67/cwt178.00–188.0068515
SteersMedium and Large 2623120.96/cwt120.00–122.007542
SteersMedium and Large 2316186.96/cwt186.00–188.005914
SteersMedium and Large 1330192.94/cwt190.00–200.0063711
SteersMedium and Large 2200197.00/cwt197.00–197.003941
SteersMedium and Large 2573143.44/cwt142.00–145.008222
SteersMedium and Large 2463155.26/cwt150.00–158.0071914
SteersMedium and Large 1623139.08/cwt134.00–144.008667
BullsMedium and Large 2300186.00/cwt186.00–186.005581
BullsMedium and Large 1278190.98/cwt188.00–198.005315
BullsMedium and Large 1620132.91/cwt129.00–136.008243
BullsMedium and Large 1573133.93/cwt130.00–138.007674
BullsMedium and Large 1223219.25/cwt217.00–222.004892
BullsMedium and Large 1450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27262.99/cwt62.00–66.0080137
CowsLean 85-90%93040.09/cwt38.00–41.003737
CowsLean 85-90%97148.72/cwt43.00–51.0047327
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20559.26/cwt57.00–61.0071466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10454.63/cwt52.00–56.0060341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81556.00/cwt56.00–56.001,0161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42663.27/cwt62.00–66.009026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41159.72/cwt57.00–61.008438
Bulls1,38680.09/cwt78.00–82.001,11011
Bulls1,59389.47/cwt88.00–92.001,4255
Bulls1,51485.13/cwt83.00–87.001,28911
BullsMedium and Large 3380160.46/cwt158.00–166.006103
BullsMedium and Large 3328174.59/cwt170.00–178.005733
BullsMedium and Large 2400166.00/cwt166.00–166.006641
BullsMedium and Large 2373171.57/cwt169.00–174.006403
BullsMedium and Large 2211198.55/cwt195.00–200.004194
BullsMedium and Large 3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
BullsMedium and Large 2270176.43/cwt172.00–180.004763
BullsMedium and Large 3200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
BullsMedium and Large 3473144.86/cwt142.00–148.006852
BullsMedium and Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1365183.84/cwt180.00–186.006713
BullsMedium and Large 1315191.27/cwt190.00–192.006033
BullsMedium and Large 1519146.32/cwt142.00–150.007595
HeifersMedium and Large 1571123.02/cwt118.00–128.0070211
HeifersMedium and Large 1323159.48/cwt155.00–165.0051519
BullsMedium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
BullsMedium and Large 3273163.21/cwt160.00–167.004462
BullsMedium and Large 3445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 3330138.61/cwt138.00–140.004573
HeifersMedium and Large 1273158.51/cwt152.00–166.0043312
HeifersMedium and Large 3280131.49/cwt130.00–135.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 2550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 3523110.96/cwt110.00–112.005802
BullsMedium and Large 1430171.65/cwt169.00–176.007388
HeifersMedium and Large 2526121.90/cwt119.00–126.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 1619122.73/cwt118.00–127.0076010
HeifersMedium and Large 2276142.60/cwt136.00–150.003946
HeifersMedium and Large 3425127.71/cwt124.00–133.0054320
HeifersMedium and Large 1424148.33/cwt144.00–154.0062911
HeifersMedium and Large 3382130.64/cwt128.00–132.004996

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.