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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 5
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
394 vs last sale 438 29 vs year ago 803 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
74 vs last sale 180 25 vs year ago 229 · +10.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.32/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$167.32
253 head · 349 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.35
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355171.78610180
Medium and Large 2335160.9254047
Medium and Large 3332147.9849126
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $119 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 sale253 hd
167.32
FL average9 barns · 748 hd
157.97
+9.35
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
BullsLow1,618112.481,82011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30081.651,06116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18178.92932113
CowsLean 85-90%Low95163.4660342

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1180166.88/cwt160.00–175.003002
HeifersMedium and Large 2371163.78/cwt159.00–168.006088
SteersMedium and Large 3276186.01/cwt180.00–194.005136
SteersMedium and Large 3623140.89/cwt138.00–144.008782
SteersMedium and Large 3500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
SteersMedium and Large 3423164.95/cwt164.00–166.006982
SteersMedium and Large 3377186.46/cwt183.00–192.0070329
SteersMedium and Large 3165170.00/cwt170.00–170.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 1573133.32/cwt129.00–138.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1565167.92/cwt162.00–171.009496
SteersMedium and Large 1175199.40/cwt195.00–202.003493
SteersMedium and Large 1270219.25/cwt212.00–224.0059210
SteersMedium and Large 1423184.49/cwt180.00–190.0078018
SteersMedium and Large 3319196.60/cwt192.00–200.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1220181.09/cwt175.00–187.003988
HeifersMedium and Large 1419166.78/cwt161.00–171.0069926
HeifersMedium and Large 1629126.96/cwt126.00–129.007994
HeifersMedium and Large 1471158.72/cwt155.00–163.007486
HeifersMedium and Large 1269178.58/cwt172.00–184.0048030
HeifersMedium and Large 1317177.68/cwt172.00–182.0056353
HeifersMedium and Large 3165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
HeifersMedium and Large 2573122.32/cwt118.00–127.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 2409158.04/cwt151.00–160.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 2223164.66/cwt160.00–170.003676
SteersMedium and Large 2473173.48/cwt173.00–174.008212
SteersMedium and Large 2223201.80/cwt200.00–204.004502
SteersMedium and Large 3450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
SteersMedium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
SteersMedium and Large 2165185.00/cwt185.00–185.003052
SteersMedium and Large 2377197.49/cwt196.00–200.007455
SteersMedium and Large 1618163.26/cwt160.00–166.001,0093
SteersMedium and Large 2272203.08/cwt200.00–206.005525
SteersMedium and Large 2573156.96/cwt156.00–158.008992
SteersMedium and Large 1531172.66/cwt171.00–177.009174
SteersMedium and Large 2327205.11/cwt202.00–210.006718
SteersMedium and Large 2419172.42/cwt170.00–176.007224
SteersMedium and Large 1325215.74/cwt212.00–220.007018
SteersMedium and Large 1478183.25/cwt180.00–187.008766
SteersMedium and Large 1230212.90/cwt210.00–220.004903
SteersMedium and Large 1366208.86/cwt204.00–212.007644
BullsMedium and Large 1523170.44/cwt169.00–172.008912
BullsMedium and Large 1185195.00/cwt195.00–195.003611
BullsMedium and Large 1356211.58/cwt204.00–213.007537
BullsMedium and Large 1550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1420185.49/cwt180.00–189.007795
BullsMedium and Large 1324216.45/cwt212.00–222.0070120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31683.86/cwt82.00–86.001,10412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13676.12/cwt74.00–78.0086557
CowsLean 85-90%95958.93/cwt57.00–61.0056516
CowsLean 85-90%94666.24/cwt62.00–71.0062726
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25175.01/cwt74.00–76.009384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30085.17/cwt84.00–88.001,10716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19780.41/cwt79.00–83.0096340
Bulls1,740107.64/cwt107.00–109.001,8733
Bulls1,765119.37/cwt116.00–123.002,1072
Bulls1,508112.61/cwt111.00–114.001,6986
BullsMedium and Large 2480172.63/cwt172.00–174.008293
BullsMedium and Large 2411176.38/cwt172.00–178.007254
BullsMedium and Large 3215181.20/cwt175.00–185.003903
BullsMedium and Large 3550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
BullsMedium and Large 3328194.91/cwt192.00–200.006398
BullsMedium and Large 3267186.97/cwt183.00–194.004995
BullsMedium and Large 3381186.18/cwt184.00–190.007098
BullsMedium and Large 1259222.25/cwt212.00–225.0057632
BullsMedium and Large 1484180.47/cwt180.00–182.008734
BullsMedium and Large 2370198.03/cwt194.00–202.0073331
BullsMedium and Large 2317206.03/cwt202.00–210.0065310
BullsMedium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1518153.07/cwt148.00–157.007936
BullsMedium and Large 2220197.45/cwt190.00–202.004347
BullsMedium and Large 2271202.52/cwt195.00–208.005495
BullsMedium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2165182.00/cwt182.00–182.003001
BullsMedium and Large 3400161.00/cwt161.00–161.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2263163.85/cwt154.00–168.0043113
HeifersMedium and Large 2515143.53/cwt139.00–146.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 3227144.93/cwt142.00–150.003295
HeifersMedium and Large 3377154.52/cwt150.00–158.005833
BullsMedium and Large 2550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
BullsMedium and Large 1226211.49/cwt207.00–220.004786
HeifersMedium and Large 3500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1382171.68/cwt169.00–179.0065643
HeifersMedium and Large 3331154.42/cwt152.00–160.005117
HeifersMedium and Large 2450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 2317168.60/cwt164.00–171.005349
HeifersMedium and Large 3423146.89/cwt145.00–149.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 3273148.92/cwt148.00–150.004074
HeifersMedium and Large 3480140.63/cwt140.00–142.006753

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.