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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,112 head
336 vs last sale 776 117 vs year ago 995 · +11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
29 vs last sale 217 167 vs year ago 413 · 40.4%
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 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.33/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$154.33
206 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422155.44655127
Medium and Large 2374154.4457752
Medium and Large 3341148.9150827
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $148 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 sale206 hd
154.33
FL average9 barns · 908 hd
151.52
+2.81
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
BullsHigh1,63496.771,5828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37370.2496423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24167.45837113
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06053.8257012

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1321216.22/cwt212.00–220.006945
SteersMedium and Large 3450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
SteersMedium and Large 3423166.42/cwt165.00–168.007042
SteersMedium and Large 3565147.30/cwt146.00–148.008323
SteersMedium and Large 3365181.27/cwt175.00–184.006628
HeifersMedium and Large 1230216.45/cwt215.00–220.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 1322172.74/cwt168.00–178.005565
SteersMedium and Large 1558167.75/cwt162.00–169.009366
SteersMedium and Large 1610155.82/cwt152.00–158.009517
SteersMedium and Large 1526166.22/cwt162.00–172.0087410
SteersMedium and Large 1475174.52/cwt170.00–180.0082918
HeifersMedium and Large 1627116.21/cwt113.00–122.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 1466148.64/cwt142.00–152.0069334
HeifersMedium and Large 1165225.00/cwt225.00–225.003712
HeifersMedium and Large 1573141.40/cwt139.00–144.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 1522143.01/cwt138.00–148.0074715
HeifersMedium and Large 1424153.60/cwt150.00–159.0065120
HeifersMedium and Large 2473136.86/cwt134.00–140.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 2573129.92/cwt128.00–132.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 2328162.01/cwt160.00–166.005318
HeifersMedium and Large 2275168.99/cwt168.00–170.0046511
SteersMedium and Large 1200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
SteersMedium and Large 2570155.28/cwt152.00–158.0088513
SteersMedium and Large 2436170.21/cwt169.00–176.0074211
SteersMedium and Large 3327193.50/cwt190.00–199.006338
SteersMedium and Large 3627132.25/cwt130.00–136.008293
SteersMedium and Large 2615142.88/cwt138.00–147.008793
SteersMedium and Large 2200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004203
SteersMedium and Large 1374200.85/cwt196.00–205.007515
SteersMedium and Large 2475165.51/cwt160.00–169.007865
SteersMedium and Large 2324202.70/cwt200.00–206.006575
SteersMedium and Large 2534154.35/cwt152.00–159.008245
SteersMedium and Large 2279210.59/cwt208.00–215.005884
SteersMedium and Large 2373188.69/cwt186.00–192.0070417
SteersMedium and Large 1414186.61/cwt184.00–188.007736
SteersMedium and Large 1268230.41/cwt228.00–235.006176
BullsMedium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
BullsMedium and Large 1425182.39/cwt178.00–186.007754
BullsMedium and Large 1350198.00/cwt198.00–198.006933
BullsMedium and Large 1500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1277223.57/cwt220.00–230.006197
CowsLean 85-90%80847.34/cwt46.00–49.003832
CowsLean 85-90%1,11055.11/cwt50.00–59.0061210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38071.60/cwt70.00–74.0098816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35767.14/cwt65.00–69.009117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31571.08/cwt70.00–74.0093535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24167.18/cwt65.00–69.0083457
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12062.12/cwt60.00–64.0069621
Bulls1,719100.52/cwt100.00–101.001,7284
Bulls1,54095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4631
Bulls1,55392.37/cwt91.00–93.001,4353
BullsMedium and Large 2366188.06/cwt185.00–190.006886
BullsMedium and Large 2334201.12/cwt200.00–205.006724
BullsMedium and Large 3450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007021
BullsMedium and Large 3300192.00/cwt192.00–192.005761
BullsMedium and Large 3185210.00/cwt210.00–210.003891
BullsMedium and Large 3373181.88/cwt180.00–184.006782
BullsMedium and Large 1327212.52/cwt210.00–216.006953
BullsMedium and Large 1165230.00/cwt230.00–230.003802
BullsMedium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
BullsMedium and Large 3245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
BullsMedium and Large 2185220.00/cwt220.00–220.004071
BullsMedium and Large 2430170.90/cwt168.00–176.007357
HeifersMedium and Large 3534119.64/cwt118.00–125.006394
HeifersMedium and Large 3325151.28/cwt148.00–156.004924
BullsMedium and Large 2215208.10/cwt205.00–210.004473
BullsMedium and Large 2450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007472
BullsMedium and Large 2500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2266211.47/cwt205.00–215.005634
HeifersMedium and Large 2381149.19/cwt148.00–152.005687
HeifersMedium and Large 2513133.49/cwt128.00–136.006855
HeifersMedium and Large 3350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 3227180.14/cwt175.00–185.004096
HeifersMedium and Large 3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 3270151.27/cwt145.00–156.004088
HeifersMedium and Large 3473127.90/cwt126.00–130.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2245195.00/cwt190.00–200.004782
HeifersMedium and Large 2178197.68/cwt195.00–200.003522
HeifersMedium and Large 2600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 2417145.09/cwt140.00–148.0060512
HeifersMedium and Large 1280178.57/cwt175.00–187.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 1372158.48/cwt154.00–163.0059040

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.