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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
9 vs last sale 790 49 vs year ago 750 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
80 vs last sale 328 104 vs year ago 144 · +72.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.46/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$155.46
249 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408161.80659132
Medium and Large 2401151.1560780
Medium and Large 3393142.1655937
One grade step is worth $19.64/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 sale249 hd
155.46
FL average9 barns · 951 hd
152.25
+3.21
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
BullsAverage1,598112.981,8065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29185.601,10515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18481.95971107
CowsLean 85-90%Low97765.2963830

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 3473172.38/cwt170.00–175.008152
SteersMedium and Large 1575164.10/cwt160.00–170.009445
SteersMedium and Large 1515176.17/cwt170.00–178.009079
SteersMedium and Large 3275209.54/cwt205.00–214.005764
SteersMedium and Large 3200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
SteersMedium and Large 3523153.90/cwt150.00–157.008053
SteersMedium and Large 3329206.93/cwt202.00–210.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 1624131.72/cwt128.00–137.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 1279181.61/cwt176.00–190.0050712
SteersMedium and Large 1485190.00/cwt188.00–198.009229
SteersMedium and Large 1424196.65/cwt192.00–202.0083412
SteersMedium and Large 1165270.00/cwt270.00–270.004461
SteersMedium and Large 1200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 1475150.10/cwt146.00–156.0071319
HeifersMedium and Large 1318175.58/cwt170.00–180.0055820
HeifersMedium and Large 1366168.22/cwt163.00–172.0061626
HeifersMedium and Large 1178212.32/cwt210.00–215.003782
HeifersMedium and Large 1223199.66/cwt195.00–205.004453
HeifersMedium and Large 1423159.50/cwt156.00–165.0067525
HeifersMedium and Large 2579123.10/cwt120.00–127.007136
HeifersMedium and Large 2223182.25/cwt180.00–185.004066
HeifersMedium and Large 2367157.54/cwt152.00–161.005789
SteersMedium and Large 3623132.37/cwt129.00–136.008252
SteersMedium and Large 2460184.20/cwt179.00–186.008477
SteersMedium and Large 3382195.13/cwt194.00–198.007455
SteersMedium and Large 2223239.49/cwt235.00–245.005342
SteersMedium and Large 3423180.47/cwt180.00–181.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1377213.56/cwt210.00–218.0080513
SteersMedium and Large 1615158.13/cwt157.00–159.009727
SteersMedium and Large 2269220.58/cwt215.00–227.005935
SteersMedium and Large 2365207.50/cwt204.00–209.0075712
SteersMedium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2434186.92/cwt186.00–190.008114
SteersMedium and Large 1318233.00/cwt230.00–237.007417
SteersMedium and Large 2316222.64/cwt218.00–226.007045
SteersMedium and Large 2570156.19/cwt154.00–158.008904
SteersMedium and Large 1271237.51/cwt230.00–245.006448
SteersMedium and Large 2530162.83/cwt160.00–169.008633
BullsMedium and Large 1365216.39/cwt210.00–220.007903
BullsMedium and Large 1513177.78/cwt174.00–180.009126
BullsMedium and Large 1175258.24/cwt255.00–260.004523
BullsMedium and Large 1274236.22/cwt232.00–245.006474
BullsMedium and Large 1415194.64/cwt194.00–195.008083
BullsMedium and Large 1215259.30/cwt250.00–265.005573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29689.50/cwt88.00–91.001,1606
CowsLean 85-90%88958.47/cwt57.00–60.005205
CowsLean 85-90%99566.65/cwt61.00–70.0066325
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31884.84/cwt83.00–86.001,1186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22779.31/cwt79.00–80.009733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18384.03/cwt82.00–86.0099431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16978.85/cwt77.00–81.0092259
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24188.93/cwt87.00–91.001,10417
Bulls1,603112.43/cwt112.00–113.001,8022
Bulls1,820121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,2021
Bulls1,483109.51/cwt109.00–110.001,6242
BullsMedium and Large 2211242.68/cwt237.00–245.005124
BullsMedium and Large 2623135.37/cwt132.00–139.008432
BullsMedium and Large 3200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004602
BullsMedium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
BullsMedium and Large 3165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003881
BullsMedium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
BullsMedium and Large 2423187.31/cwt184.00–191.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2373203.29/cwt200.00–207.007582
BullsMedium and Large 1322231.56/cwt227.00–237.007465
BullsMedium and Large 3373191.88/cwt190.00–194.007162
BullsMedium and Large 3323210.79/cwt208.00–214.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 1573134.54/cwt130.00–140.007718
HeifersMedium and Large 1520141.25/cwt136.00–146.0073512
HeifersMedium and Large 2322164.53/cwt160.00–168.005309
HeifersMedium and Large 2422149.66/cwt146.00–154.006329
HeifersMedium and Large 3374145.88/cwt142.00–150.005465
HeifersMedium and Large 2522130.56/cwt126.00–135.0068212
HeifersMedium and Large 2276166.54/cwt160.00–174.0046011
HeifersMedium and Large 2170190.00/cwt190.00–190.003232
HeifersMedium and Large 3469131.94/cwt129.00–135.006199
BullsMedium and Large 2280222.62/cwt215.00–227.006235
HeifersMedium and Large 3170180.00/cwt180.00–180.003061
HeifersMedium and Large 2471141.18/cwt136.00–145.0066515
HeifersMedium and Large 3527118.29/cwt117.00–120.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 3334151.12/cwt150.00–155.005054
HeifersMedium and Large 3418140.25/cwt138.00–142.005866
BullsMedium and Large 2330217.30/cwt217.00–218.007173
BullsMedium and Large 2472181.55/cwt178.00–185.008573
BullsMedium and Large 3250212.00/cwt212.00–212.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 3623111.93/cwt110.00–114.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 3226164.73/cwt160.00–170.003726
HeifersMedium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
BullsMedium and Large 2550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471

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.