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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
55 vs last sale 580 192 vs year ago 827 · 23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
27 vs last sale 275 48 vs year ago 296 · 16.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.31/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$156.31
104 head · 358 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.68
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1378163.3561850
Medium and Large 2339152.2951638
Medium and Large 3336143.8748416thin
One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $134 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 sale104 hd
156.31
FL average9 barns · 636 hd
149.64
+6.68
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
BullsLow1,597104.061,6628thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29881.541,05931
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08677.41841115
CowsLean 85-90%Low95063.8560754

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
BullsMedium and Large 3178185.73/cwt180.00–190.003315
BullsMedium and Large 3619133.94/cwt130.00–136.008294
BullsMedium and Large 3281177.25/cwt175.00–184.004984
BullsMedium and Large 3423158.95/cwt158.00–160.006722
BullsMedium and Large 3381160.62/cwt158.00–166.0061214
HeifersMedium and Large 3280136.38/cwt134.00–142.003823
HeifersMedium and Large 2181158.45/cwt157.00–165.0028711
HeifersMedium and Large 2475152.57/cwt150.00–156.007253
HeifersMedium and Large 2374153.53/cwt152.00–156.005745
HeifersMedium and Large 2270151.31/cwt144.00–156.004095
HeifersMedium and Large 1550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1426168.33/cwt165.00–174.007179
HeifersMedium and Large 1526153.06/cwt149.00–158.008056
HeifersMedium and Large 1284162.82/cwt160.00–174.0046213
HeifersMedium and Large 1376162.22/cwt158.00–168.006108
HeifersMedium and Large 2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
SteersMedium and Large 1621154.12/cwt149.00–159.009574
SteersMedium and Large 1369181.92/cwt179.00–184.006714
SteersMedium and Large 1568157.18/cwt151.00–161.008933
HeifersMedium and Large 1326169.02/cwt166.00–173.005516
HeifersMedium and Large 1473162.50/cwt159.00–168.007695
HeifersMedium and Large 1178179.65/cwt175.00–185.003202
SteersMedium and Large 3287182.60/cwt182.00–186.005249
SteersMedium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007203
SteersMedium and Large 3200157.00/cwt157.00–157.003141
SteersMedium and Large 1200194.00/cwt194.00–194.003881
SteersMedium and Large 1524165.93/cwt163.00–171.0086913
SteersMedium and Large 1469176.07/cwt172.00–181.008266
SteersMedium and Large 2600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
SteersMedium and Large 2350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
SteersMedium and Large 2420170.90/cwt166.00–174.007188
SteersMedium and Large 2508155.46/cwt153.00–156.007906
SteersMedium and Large 3323176.93/cwt176.00–178.005712
SteersMedium and Large 2250198.00/cwt198.00–198.004951
SteersMedium and Large 1273216.46/cwt216.00–217.005912
SteersMedium and Large 1300198.00/cwt198.00–198.005941
SteersMedium and Large 2573146.88/cwt144.00–150.008422
SteersMedium and Large 2328185.12/cwt183.00–188.006075
SteersMedium and Large 2473163.90/cwt162.00–166.007752
SteersMedium and Large 2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003402
SteersMedium and Large 1430183.24/cwt182.00–186.007883
BullsMedium and Large 1550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
BullsMedium and Large 1300202.00/cwt202.00–202.006061
BullsMedium and Large 1200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
BullsMedium and Large 1165222.00/cwt222.00–222.003661
BullsMedium and Large 1623153.96/cwt153.00–155.009592
CowsLean 85-90%86157.06/cwt55.00–59.004915
CowsLean 85-90%95964.54/cwt60.00–69.0061949
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18275.31/cwt75.00–76.008903
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34684.29/cwt82.00–86.001,13518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24778.45/cwt77.00–81.0097810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04572.45/cwt70.00–74.0075729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13982.09/cwt80.00–84.0093533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07577.21/cwt75.00–79.0083053
Bulls1,49898.04/cwt97.00–99.001,4692
Bulls1,693111.84/cwt110.00–114.001,8932
Bulls1,598103.18/cwt101.00–104.001,6494
BullsMedium and Large 3500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
BullsMedium and Large 2461167.39/cwt163.00–169.007724
BullsMedium and Large 2423171.31/cwt168.00–175.007252
BullsMedium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
BullsMedium and Large 3215163.10/cwt160.00–165.003513
BullsMedium and Large 3325175.67/cwt172.00–179.005715
BullsMedium and Large 2520155.89/cwt152.00–159.008113
BullsMedium and Large 2381171.26/cwt168.00–175.006539
BullsMedium and Large 1368184.64/cwt179.00–188.006795
BullsMedium and Large 1422178.56/cwt176.00–182.007543
BullsMedium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2226173.94/cwt170.00–180.003937
HeifersMedium and Large 2427158.44/cwt154.00–163.006775
HeifersMedium and Large 3373142.82/cwt140.00–146.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 3223148.15/cwt145.00–152.003302
HeifersMedium and Large 3180144.58/cwt140.00–150.002602
BullsMedium and Large 2170200.00/cwt200.00–200.003401
BullsMedium and Large 2329184.88/cwt182.00–190.006087
HeifersMedium and Large 2531140.39/cwt138.00–146.007454
HeifersMedium and Large 2573117.40/cwt115.00–120.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 3300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004561
HeifersMedium and Large 3434148.92/cwt148.00–152.006464
HeifersMedium and Large 2323156.79/cwt154.00–160.005062

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.