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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
296 vs last sale 468 282 vs year ago 482 · +58.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
408 head
127 vs last sale 281 205 vs year ago 203 · +101.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.88/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$143.88
145 head · 390 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.52
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1379154.4858667
Medium and Large 2382140.8953941
Medium and Large 3418128.0253537
One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $51 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 sale145 hd
143.88
FL average9 barns · 717 hd
147.41
−3.52
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
BullsLow1,446112.191,6229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44084.841,22239
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21982.891,011134
CowsLean 85-90%Low94669.1965440

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2523117.68/cwt114.00–120.006154
HeifersMedium and Large 1473146.38/cwt144.00–149.006922
HeifersMedium and Large 1435150.30/cwt148.00–158.0065412
HeifersMedium and Large 1323164.57/cwt160.00–170.0053211
SteersMedium and Large 1572170.94/cwt169.00–174.009783
HeifersMedium and Large 1279164.53/cwt160.00–174.0045914
HeifersMedium and Large 2580110.95/cwt110.00–113.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1570126.27/cwt122.00–129.007206
HeifersMedium and Large 1226160.69/cwt155.00–170.003634
HeifersMedium and Large 1623112.48/cwt112.00–113.007012
SteersMedium and Large 3376162.13/cwt160.00–165.006104
HeifersMedium and Large 2325153.67/cwt150.00–158.004997
HeifersMedium and Large 1385158.29/cwt157.00–164.0060913
SteersMedium and Large 3323183.40/cwt182.00–185.005922
SteersMedium and Large 1478170.46/cwt167.00–177.0081511
SteersMedium and Large 1371182.61/cwt178.00–186.006779
SteersMedium and Large 3415149.64/cwt149.00–150.006213
SteersMedium and Large 1423166.41/cwt162.00–172.007049
SteersMedium and Large 1316208.68/cwt207.00–210.006594
SteersMedium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2300199.00/cwt199.00–199.005971
SteersMedium and Large 2423158.19/cwt156.00–160.006694
SteersMedium and Large 2480162.31/cwt162.00–163.007793
SteersMedium and Large 3526155.71/cwt152.00–158.008194
SteersMedium and Large 3265167.03/cwt162.00–170.004433
SteersMedium and Large 2273178.38/cwt177.00–180.004872
SteersMedium and Large 1522174.20/cwt170.00–179.009093
SteersMedium and Large 2373170.94/cwt170.00–172.006384
SteersMedium and Large 1280197.68/cwt195.00–204.005543
SteersMedium and Large 2575157.96/cwt154.00–160.009086
SteersMedium and Large 3475150.39/cwt148.00–154.007144
SteersMedium and Large 2522163.87/cwt159.00–168.008553
SteersMedium and Large 2600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
BullsMedium and Large 2273182.52/cwt177.00–190.004986
BullsMedium and Large 1478170.38/cwt168.00–176.008144
BullsMedium and Large 2328192.25/cwt190.00–198.0063114
BullsMedium and Large 1416171.28/cwt170.00–173.007136
BullsMedium and Large 1227201.50/cwt197.00–210.004575
BullsMedium and Large 1330200.61/cwt200.00–202.006623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22081.00/cwt81.00–81.009882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37989.17/cwt87.00–91.001,2306
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46684.25/cwt82.00–86.001,23531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17180.25/cwt78.00–82.0094059
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35990.36/cwt88.00–92.001,2285
CowsLean 85-90%90864.39/cwt62.00–66.0058514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25084.58/cwt83.00–87.001,05770
CowsLean 85-90%96671.77/cwt67.00–76.0069326
Bulls1,640106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7381
Bulls1,543116.08/cwt114.00–117.001,7914
Bulls1,300109.84/cwt108.00–112.001,4284
BullsMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006752
BullsMedium and Large 3423150.95/cwt150.00–152.006392
BullsMedium and Large 3600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
BullsMedium and Large 2350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1374181.57/cwt178.00–186.006797
BullsMedium and Large 3350164.00/cwt164.00–164.005741
BullsMedium and Large 2226189.09/cwt185.00–192.004274
BullsMedium and Large 2423155.47/cwt155.00–156.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 1180195.00/cwt195.00–195.003511
BullsMedium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1273204.29/cwt202.00–207.005582
BullsMedium and Large 3315185.63/cwt185.00–186.005853
HeifersMedium and Large 3478122.87/cwt120.00–128.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 3373139.68/cwt138.00–142.005214
HeifersMedium and Large 3523108.96/cwt108.00–110.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 2473136.43/cwt135.00–138.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 2373149.29/cwt146.00–153.005575
BullsMedium and Large 3265173.89/cwt172.00–175.004613
HeifersMedium and Large 3200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
HeifersMedium and Large 3175162.00/cwt162.00–162.002841
HeifersMedium and Large 3574103.63/cwt100.00–108.005958
HeifersMedium and Large 2207150.65/cwt150.00–152.003123
HeifersMedium and Large 3273131.75/cwt129.00–135.003602
HeifersMedium and Large 3331142.65/cwt140.00–149.004729
HeifersMedium and Large 2274151.04/cwt144.00–158.0041410
HeifersMedium and Large 2623106.96/cwt106.00–108.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 3421133.40/cwt130.00–136.005626
HeifersMedium and Large 1523130.87/cwt128.00–134.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 2430140.29/cwt138.00–146.006035

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.