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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 9
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,480 head
173 vs last sale 1,307 166 vs year ago 1,646 · 10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
45 vs last sale 221 47 vs year ago 223 · 21.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.10/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$139.10
338 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.36
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492141.37695210
Medium and Large 2445136.29607100
Medium and Large 3410132.0254128
One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $154 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 sale338 hd
139.10
FL average9 barns · 1,188 hd
143.45
−4.36
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
BullsLow1,527104.841,6013thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39183.021,15510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12481.9692142
CowsLean 85-90%Low92757.5153311

Every lot, as filed

67 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
SteersMedium and Large 3421156.46/cwt152.00–160.0065914
HeifersMedium and Large 1435147.92/cwt146.00–156.0064321
HeifersMedium and Large 1580131.11/cwt128.00–138.0076040
HeifersMedium and Large 2466133.14/cwt128.00–136.0062022
HeifersMedium and Large 2503128.36/cwt122.00–130.0064631
SteersMedium and Large 1210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
SteersMedium and Large 2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.0063011
SteersMedium and Large 1481160.83/cwt158.00–168.0077424
HeifersMedium and Large 1325172.39/cwt168.00–178.005607
HeifersMedium and Large 1275172.32/cwt168.00–180.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1523136.13/cwt132.00–141.0071262
SteersMedium and Large 3611130.42/cwt126.00–132.007974
SteersMedium and Large 2331177.12/cwt174.00–180.005865
SteersMedium and Large 3372167.21/cwt164.00–170.006223
SteersMedium and Large 3466142.28/cwt138.00–145.0066312
SteersMedium and Large 1322188.15/cwt184.00–192.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1425176.55/cwt172.00–182.0075029
SteersMedium and Large 2474152.14/cwt148.00–157.0072121
SteersMedium and Large 1627147.02/cwt145.00–154.0092217
SteersMedium and Large 2573142.07/cwt138.00–146.008146
SteersMedium and Large 2621138.36/cwt136.00–142.008595
SteersMedium and Large 3575130.94/cwt128.00–134.007536
SteersMedium and Large 3508139.37/cwt133.00–141.007089
SteersMedium and Large 2411168.01/cwt162.00–171.0069116
SteersMedium and Large 1376186.09/cwt182.00–192.0070019
SteersMedium and Large 1529155.58/cwt152.00–162.0082355
SteersMedium and Large 2512148.74/cwt142.00–151.0076226
BullsMedium and Large 2323177.33/cwt175.00–180.005732
BullsMedium and Large 1350188.00/cwt188.00–188.006581
BullsMedium and Large 1323188.93/cwt188.00–190.006102
BullsMedium and Large 1514143.91/cwt138.00–146.007407
BullsMedium and Large 1473151.90/cwt150.00–154.007182
BullsMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22075.00/cwt75.00–75.009151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46984.74/cwt83.00–86.001,2457
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20581.00/cwt81.00–81.009762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11876.82/cwt75.00–79.0085912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16886.41/cwt85.00–89.001,00914
CowsLean 85-90%88051.00/cwt51.00–51.004492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08981.91/cwt80.00–84.0089216
Bulls1,527104.84/cwt103.00–107.001,6013
CowsLean 85-90%93858.96/cwt55.00–65.005539
HeifersMedium and Large 1627126.36/cwt122.00–132.007929
BullsMedium and Large 2215191.52/cwt190.00–194.004123
BullsMedium and Large 2250188.00/cwt188.00–188.004701
BullsMedium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
BullsMedium and Large 3270169.89/cwt168.00–172.004593
BullsMedium and Large 2373176.37/cwt172.00–180.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 3359137.90/cwt132.00–140.004957
HeifersMedium and Large 2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 3430129.86/cwt128.00–134.005586
BullsMedium and Large 3450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
BullsMedium and Large 2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2480138.63/cwt138.00–140.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 2250158.00/cwt158.00–158.003952
HeifersMedium and Large 1374156.86/cwt152.00–162.0058725
HeifersMedium and Large 3277141.70/cwt138.00–148.003933
HeifersMedium and Large 3480120.63/cwt120.00–122.005793
HeifersMedium and Large 3518119.16/cwt118.00–120.006175
HeifersMedium and Large 3550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1569153.92/cwt148.00–158.0087645
HeifersMedium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 2425139.82/cwt136.00–145.0059423
HeifersMedium and Large 3322151.81/cwt148.00–156.004893
HeifersMedium and Large 2374145.84/cwt142.00–150.0054517
HeifersMedium and Large 1475142.21/cwt138.00–148.0067543

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.