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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 23
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
309 vs last sale 1,258 572 vs year ago 1,521 · 37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
193 vs last sale 391 140 vs year ago 338 · 41.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.83/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$176.83
126 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.01
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516176.83913126
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale126 hd
176.83
FL average9 barns · 1,052 hd
171.81
+5.01
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
BullsAverage1,733110.001,9062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31087.851,15132
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17782.5097175
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01267.6968525

Every lot, as filed

36 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
BullsMedium and Large 1274223.18/cwt216.00–230.006124
BullsMedium and Large 1578164.42/cwt162.00–168.009504
BullsMedium and Large 1621158.93/cwt154.00–162.009874
BullsMedium and Large 1200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1323217.33/cwt215.00–220.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1372194.86/cwt192.00–199.007253
SteersMedium and Large 1379192.58/cwt189.00–197.007307
SteersMedium and Large 1421187.06/cwt181.00–191.0078814
SteersMedium and Large 1473178.95/cwt174.00–184.0084614
SteersMedium and Large 1621165.27/cwt160.00–170.001,02618
SteersMedium and Large 1524175.49/cwt171.00–181.0092030
SteersMedium and Large 1567170.40/cwt164.00–174.0096638
SteersMedium and Large 1200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
SteersMedium and Large 1250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1327214.43/cwt210.00–220.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 1574160.55/cwt156.00–166.009228
HeifersMedium and Large 1324174.87/cwt171.00–180.005679
HeifersMedium and Large 1467154.28/cwt149.00–158.0072010
HeifersMedium and Large 1609156.69/cwt150.00–158.0095412
HeifersMedium and Large 1509167.99/cwt162.00–170.0085516
HeifersMedium and Large 1419157.02/cwt152.00–161.0065817
BullsMedium and Large 1526169.29/cwt166.00–175.008905
BullsMedium and Large 1434183.48/cwt181.00–190.007968
BullsMedium and Large 1483170.51/cwt168.00–178.008248
HeifersMedium and Large 1224177.05/cwt170.00–185.003975
HeifersMedium and Large 1376170.69/cwt168.00–174.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 1279180.43/cwt174.00–188.005037
Bulls1,733110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18978.95/cwt77.00–81.0093929
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16183.68/cwt82.00–86.0097234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19387.72/cwt87.00–91.001,04612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31387.07/cwt85.00–89.001,14315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29892.10/cwt90.00–94.001,19510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32183.44/cwt81.00–84.001,1027
CowsLean 85-90%1,01069.52/cwt65.00–74.0070219
CowsLean 85-90%1,01861.90/cwt60.00–63.006306

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.