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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 31
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
219 vs last sale 667 244 vs year ago 692 · 35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
67 vs last sale 256 39 vs year ago 228 · 17.1%
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 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.42/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$149.42
115 head · 386 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.12
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1377159.0259951
Medium and Large 2401145.8458536
Medium and Large 3383136.5352328
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $76 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 sale115 hd
149.42
FL average6 barns · 323 hd
149.54
−0.12
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
BullsAverage1,629107.831,7579thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,21281.059834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10177.5285463
CowsLean 85-90%Average95862.2159627

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3417137.02/cwt132.00–140.005717
HeifersMedium and Large 2419147.12/cwt143.00–150.006165
SteersMedium and Large 2427171.05/cwt169.00–174.007308
HeifersMedium and Large 2519134.50/cwt130.00–138.006985
HeifersMedium and Large 1317167.67/cwt162.00–171.0053213
HeifersMedium and Large 3500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
HeifersMedium and Large 2472140.32/cwt136.00–144.006627
SteersMedium and Large 1324193.58/cwt188.00–197.006274
SteersMedium and Large 3350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
HeifersMedium and Large 1200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 1518145.84/cwt140.00–150.007553
HeifersMedium and Large 2270144.98/cwt138.00–150.003913
HeifersMedium and Large 1270161.54/cwt152.00–166.004368
SteersMedium and Large 2275174.26/cwt170.00–180.004794
SteersMedium and Large 1529171.22/cwt170.00–173.009064
SteersMedium and Large 3323171.72/cwt168.00–176.005552
SteersMedium and Large 3523148.87/cwt146.00–152.007792
SteersMedium and Large 3250164.00/cwt164.00–164.004102
SteersMedium and Large 1424179.14/cwt175.00–184.0076014
SteersMedium and Large 1371181.86/cwt178.00–185.0067510
SteersMedium and Large 2373170.17/cwt166.00–175.006358
SteersMedium and Large 2520155.93/cwt154.00–159.008113
SteersMedium and Large 2323181.72/cwt178.00–186.005872
SteersMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
SteersMedium and Large 1484172.58/cwt170.00–176.008358
BullsMedium and Large 2250177.00/cwt177.00–177.004431
BullsMedium and Large 1350186.00/cwt186.00–186.006511
BullsMedium and Large 1476172.46/cwt169.00–178.008217
BullsMedium and Large 1521166.78/cwt163.00–170.008696
BullsMedium and Large 1420180.75/cwt176.00–185.007597
BullsMedium and Large 1300194.00/cwt194.00–194.005821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10477.87/cwt76.00–80.0086025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06273.54/cwt71.00–75.0078123
CowsLean 85-90%98865.70/cwt61.00–69.0064918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16882.07/cwt81.00–84.009593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15683.06/cwt81.00–85.0096015
CowsLean 85-90%89855.23/cwt55.00–56.004969
Bulls1,704110.60/cwt109.00–114.001,8854
Bulls1,569105.61/cwt104.00–107.001,6575
BullsMedium and Large 3523143.48/cwt143.00–144.007502
BullsMedium and Large 3473151.86/cwt149.00–155.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2373170.35/cwt166.00–174.006354
BullsMedium and Large 3407163.02/cwt158.00–164.0066311
BullsMedium and Large 2523155.48/cwt155.00–156.008132
BullsMedium and Large 3365161.28/cwt160.00–162.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 3273134.46/cwt134.00–135.003672
HeifersMedium and Large 1427154.68/cwt151.00–161.006609
BullsMedium and Large 3273163.38/cwt162.00–165.004462
BullsMedium and Large 2429167.64/cwt165.00–171.0071910
BullsMedium and Large 2324179.61/cwt177.00–184.005824
BullsMedium and Large 3300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 2372148.40/cwt144.00–152.0055210
HeifersMedium and Large 1474151.63/cwt149.00–156.0071910
HeifersMedium and Large 1372159.59/cwt156.00–164.005947
HeifersMedium and Large 2321156.85/cwt152.00–160.005036
HeifersMedium and Large 3223141.80/cwt140.00–144.003162
BullsMedium and Large 2464163.94/cwt158.00–166.0076112
SteersMedium and Large 1273188.21/cwt185.00–192.005144
HeifersMedium and Large 3367138.03/cwt134.00–142.005076
HeifersMedium and Large 3323143.38/cwt141.00–146.004634
HeifersMedium and Large 3471130.06/cwt126.00–134.006136

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.