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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
113 vs last sale 448 372 vs year ago 933 · 39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
45 vs last sale 189 120 vs year ago 264 · 45.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.90/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$144.90
115 head · 369 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.05
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1370156.0757838
Medium and Large 2364144.1952440
Medium and Large 3372134.1849937
One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $78 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
144.90
FL average9 barns · 785 hd
144.95
−0.05
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
BullsLow1,396104.131,4534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28282.551,05820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23381.281,00263
CowsLean 85-90%Low97868.2266728

Every lot, as filed

71 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18276.76/cwt74.00–78.0090720
CowsLean 85-90%94761.94/cwt60.00–64.005875
CowsLean 85-90%98569.59/cwt65.00–74.0068523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13876.30/cwt75.00–78.008683
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20387.99/cwt86.00–89.001,0593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33082.72/cwt80.00–84.001,10014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28685.67/cwt84.00–88.001,10221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22981.21/cwt79.00–83.0099822
Bulls1,293101.06/cwt100.00–102.001,3072
Bulls1,498107.20/cwt105.00–110.001,6062
BullsMedium and Large 3373161.82/cwt159.00–165.006042
BullsMedium and Large 3223177.25/cwt175.00–180.003952
BullsMedium and Large 1475154.53/cwt150.00–159.007343
BullsMedium and Large 1223210.90/cwt210.00–212.004702
BullsMedium and Large 1372185.25/cwt183.00–187.006893
BullsMedium and Large 1523149.48/cwt149.00–150.007822
BullsMedium and Large 1427175.82/cwt171.00–181.007513
BullsMedium and Large 1274205.72/cwt200.00–212.005644
SteersMedium and Large 3419156.30/cwt151.00–160.006557
SteersMedium and Large 2372170.89/cwt167.00–176.006366
SteersMedium and Large 2423164.31/cwt161.00–168.006952
SteersMedium and Large 2273189.13/cwt185.00–194.005162
SteersMedium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1574162.15/cwt156.00–166.009314
SteersMedium and Large 1611152.90/cwt146.00–154.0093417
HeifersMedium and Large 1500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
SteersMedium and Large 3200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
SteersMedium and Large 2324183.57/cwt180.00–188.005959
SteersMedium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1272205.24/cwt200.00–214.005587
SteersMedium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 2226149.41/cwt147.00–154.003385
SteersMedium and Large 1431175.90/cwt174.00–180.007584
SteersMedium and Large 3550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
SteersMedium and Large 3350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
SteersMedium and Large 3474152.47/cwt151.00–154.007236
SteersMedium and Large 3318177.59/cwt176.00–179.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 1277166.89/cwt162.00–177.004627
SteersMedium and Large 1476172.88/cwt170.00–179.008234
SteersMedium and Large 1526168.95/cwt166.00–171.008895
SteersMedium and Large 1379181.46/cwt178.00–188.0068810
BullsMedium and Large 3450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1300193.00/cwt193.00–193.005791
BullsMedium and Large 3423156.38/cwt152.00–160.006614
BullsMedium and Large 2250184.00/cwt184.00–184.004601
BullsMedium and Large 2432164.90/cwt163.00–170.007125
BullsMedium and Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006902
BullsMedium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
BullsMedium and Large 3326175.09/cwt170.00–179.005715
BullsMedium and Large 2371175.17/cwt172.00–177.006504
BullsMedium and Large 2330182.42/cwt180.00–188.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 2523123.91/cwt122.00–126.006482
HeifersMedium and Large 3325146.58/cwt144.00–150.004764
HeifersMedium and Large 3222135.65/cwt130.00–140.003013
HeifersMedium and Large 3376136.43/cwt132.00–140.0051314
BullsMedium and Large 1580138.62/cwt136.00–144.008049
BullsMedium and Large 3276174.09/cwt172.00–177.004804
HeifersMedium and Large 2474132.21/cwt131.00–134.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 2327156.06/cwt154.00–160.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 2415137.28/cwt132.00–140.005705
HeifersMedium and Large 3411129.37/cwt128.00–130.005325
HeifersMedium and Large 3269143.87/cwt140.00–146.003875
HeifersMedium and Large 3523115.87/cwt112.00–120.006066
HeifersMedium and Large 2272153.38/cwt148.00–160.004175
HeifersMedium and Large 1322166.16/cwt162.00–171.0053510
HeifersMedium and Large 1414148.56/cwt144.00–151.006158
HeifersMedium and Large 2386143.60/cwt142.00–150.0055414
HeifersMedium and Large 1371156.32/cwt151.00–161.005806
HeifersMedium and Large 1478140.40/cwt138.00–145.006716
SteersMedium and Large 1323195.82/cwt192.00–200.006324
SteersMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201

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.