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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
110 vs last sale 561 355 vs year ago 806 · 44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
75 vs last sale 144 85 vs year ago 304 · 28.0%
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 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 $152.85/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$152.85
114 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.26
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402158.7163877
Medium and Large 2423143.1960623
Medium and Large 3405136.4955314thin
One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $85 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 sale114 hd
152.85
FL average9 barns · 625 hd
147.59
+5.26
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
BullsLow1,524109.811,6735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32691.331,21122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24486.741,07992
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02871.2673329

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2473140.86/cwt138.00–144.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 2600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1525151.94/cwt150.00–155.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1274170.35/cwt160.00–175.004675
SteersMedium and Large 3373163.88/cwt162.00–166.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 2373151.61/cwt148.00–155.005664
HeifersMedium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1372162.66/cwt158.00–167.0060516
SteersMedium and Large 1558167.15/cwt163.00–168.0093310
SteersMedium and Large 1600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009122
SteersMedium and Large 2623140.48/cwt140.00–141.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 1416159.08/cwt154.00–161.0066215
HeifersMedium and Large 1624124.94/cwt122.00–128.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 1575140.87/cwt136.00–146.008103
SteersMedium and Large 3423158.84/cwt156.00–162.006722
SteersMedium and Large 2323179.40/cwt178.00–181.005792
SteersMedium and Large 1275187.46/cwt185.00–192.005163
SteersMedium and Large 1462176.44/cwt169.00–179.0081514
SteersMedium and Large 1421179.09/cwt174.00–184.0075414
SteersMedium and Large 1376186.12/cwt182.00–192.0070025
SteersMedium and Large 2368177.17/cwt173.00–180.006523
SteersMedium and Large 2465166.94/cwt165.00–168.007763
SteersMedium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1514173.65/cwt167.00–176.008938
SteersMedium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1323192.33/cwt188.00–197.0062110
SteersMedium and Large 2416169.55/cwt165.00–172.007056
BullsMedium and Large 1423178.10/cwt175.00–182.007535
BullsMedium and Large 1220192.81/cwt190.00–195.004244
BullsMedium and Large 1272189.04/cwt185.00–196.005143
BullsMedium and Large 1573164.48/cwt164.00–165.009422
BullsMedium and Large 1478170.48/cwt169.00–174.0081511
BullsMedium and Large 1321192.02/cwt188.00–195.006168
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26887.49/cwt86.00–90.001,10938
CowsLean 85-90%1,01672.52/cwt67.00–76.0073724
CowsLean 85-90%1,08765.21/cwt64.00–66.007095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21283.89/cwt81.00–85.001,01740
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27292.88/cwt91.00–95.001,18114
Bulls1,383107.01/cwt106.00–108.001,4803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36885.35/cwt85.00–86.001,1683
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36195.40/cwt94.00–97.001,2989
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28289.47/cwt88.00–92.001,14710
Bulls1,735114.01/cwt113.00–115.001,9782
BullsMedium and Large 1530167.63/cwt167.00–169.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1375185.86/cwt182.00–192.006976
BullsMedium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006091
BullsMedium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
BullsMedium and Large 2422170.28/cwt169.00–172.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2580128.84/cwt126.00–135.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 1467154.57/cwt149.00–157.0072211
BullsMedium and Large 1180241.25/cwt235.00–250.004343
BullsMedium and Large 2550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
BullsMedium and Large 2450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
BullsMedium and Large 3550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 2268151.38/cwt146.00–155.004063
HeifersMedium and Large 2223155.90/cwt155.00–157.003482
HeifersMedium and Large 3323143.72/cwt140.00–148.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 2522139.73/cwt137.00–144.007295
BullsMedium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
BullsMedium and Large 2323183.07/cwt182.00–184.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 1220167.20/cwt160.00–173.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 3414138.25/cwt134.00–140.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 3350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 3515130.29/cwt129.00–131.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 3200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 1316166.42/cwt160.00–170.0052615

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.