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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 31, 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
Bulls—Low1,524109.811,6735thin
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 2—473140.86/cwt138.00–144.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525151.94/cwt150.00–155.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1—274170.35/cwt160.00–175.004675
SteersMedium and Large 3—373163.88/cwt162.00–166.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373151.61/cwt148.00–155.005664
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372162.66/cwt158.00–167.0060516
SteersMedium and Large 1—558167.15/cwt163.00–168.0093310
SteersMedium and Large 1—600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009122
SteersMedium and Large 2—623140.48/cwt140.00–141.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416159.08/cwt154.00–161.0066215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624124.94/cwt122.00–128.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575140.87/cwt136.00–146.008103
SteersMedium and Large 3—423158.84/cwt156.00–162.006722
SteersMedium and Large 2—323179.40/cwt178.00–181.005792
SteersMedium and Large 1—275187.46/cwt185.00–192.005163
SteersMedium and Large 1—462176.44/cwt169.00–179.0081514
SteersMedium and Large 1—421179.09/cwt174.00–184.0075414
SteersMedium and Large 1—376186.12/cwt182.00–192.0070025
SteersMedium and Large 2—368177.17/cwt173.00–180.006523
SteersMedium and Large 2—465166.94/cwt165.00–168.007763
SteersMedium and Large 2—500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1—514173.65/cwt167.00–176.008938
SteersMedium and Large 2—250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1—323192.33/cwt188.00–197.0062110
SteersMedium and Large 2—416169.55/cwt165.00–172.007056
BullsMedium and Large 1—423178.10/cwt175.00–182.007535
BullsMedium and Large 1—220192.81/cwt190.00–195.004244
BullsMedium and Large 1—272189.04/cwt185.00–196.005143
BullsMedium and Large 1—573164.48/cwt164.00–165.009422
BullsMedium and Large 1—478170.48/cwt169.00–174.0081511
BullsMedium and Large 1—321192.02/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
Bulls——1,383107.01/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
Bulls——1,735114.01/cwt113.00–115.001,9782
BullsMedium and Large 1—530167.63/cwt167.00–169.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1—375185.86/cwt182.00–192.006976
BullsMedium and Large 2—500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2—350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006091
BullsMedium and Large 3—300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
BullsMedium and Large 2—422170.28/cwt169.00–172.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580128.84/cwt126.00–135.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467154.57/cwt149.00–157.0072211
BullsMedium and Large 1—180241.25/cwt235.00–250.004343
BullsMedium and Large 2—550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
BullsMedium and Large 2—450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
BullsMedium and Large 3—550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268151.38/cwt146.00–155.004063
HeifersMedium and Large 2—223155.90/cwt155.00–157.003482
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323143.72/cwt140.00–148.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522139.73/cwt137.00–144.007295
BullsMedium and Large 2—250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
BullsMedium and Large 2—323183.07/cwt182.00–184.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—220167.20/cwt160.00–173.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 3—414138.25/cwt134.00–140.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 3—350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515130.29/cwt129.00–131.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 3—200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—316166.42/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.