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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,301 head
606 vs last sale 695 108 vs year ago 1,409 · 7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
500 head
172 vs last sale 328 173 vs year ago 327 · +52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
1 vs last sale 32 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.16/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$147.16
174 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.24
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511148.60760129
Medium and Large 2442144.6463933
Medium and Large 3433138.6460112thin
One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $159 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 sale174 hd
147.16
FL average9 barns · 908 hd
152.40
−5.24
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
BullsAverage1,604105.071,6857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37179.141,0857thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23578.9297584
CowsLean 85-90%Low96963.02611137

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
SteersMedium and Large 3618140.13/cwt138.00–142.008666
HeifersMedium and Large 2300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004741
HeifersMedium and Large 3378144.37/cwt142.00–148.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 3430138.79/cwt136.00–145.005973
SteersMedium and Large 1469185.63/cwt180.00–190.008718
HeifersMedium and Large 1278172.39/cwt168.00–179.004795
SteersMedium and Large 3580140.95/cwt140.00–143.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1316170.55/cwt166.00–174.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 2600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 1476146.76/cwt143.00–153.0069933
SteersMedium and Large 3527152.46/cwt149.00–158.008037
SteersMedium and Large 3350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2464176.28/cwt170.00–179.008188
SteersMedium and Large 3471163.87/cwt160.00–168.007725
SteersMedium and Large 1626157.21/cwt153.00–163.0098410
SteersMedium and Large 1579159.67/cwt157.00–165.009248
SteersMedium and Large 2617149.27/cwt144.00–152.0092113
SteersMedium and Large 2250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004752
SteersMedium and Large 1350216.00/cwt216.00–216.007561
SteersMedium and Large 3400169.00/cwt169.00–169.006761
SteersMedium and Large 1273207.50/cwt202.00–214.005662
SteersMedium and Large 2569150.42/cwt145.00–154.008566
SteersMedium and Large 1517174.83/cwt170.00–179.0090411
SteersMedium and Large 1300212.00/cwt212.00–212.006361
SteersMedium and Large 1415188.07/cwt182.00–192.007804
SteersMedium and Large 2520163.36/cwt159.00–166.0084912
SteersMedium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
SteersMedium and Large 2400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1479159.79/cwt158.00–166.007657
BullsMedium and Large 1274206.72/cwt202.00–215.005664
BullsMedium and Large 1350214.00/cwt214.00–214.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1300218.00/cwt218.00–218.006541
BullsMedium and Large 1526153.58/cwt149.00–159.008084
BullsMedium and Large 1200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23485.89/cwt84.00–88.001,0607
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30780.73/cwt79.00–83.001,05532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18476.54/cwt74.00–78.0090645
CowsLean 85-90%94459.60/cwt58.00–62.0056373
CowsLean 85-90%99866.93/cwt63.00–72.0066864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35679.00/cwt77.00–81.001,0715
Bulls1,623109.15/cwt107.00–111.001,7722
Bulls1,596103.44/cwt102.00–105.001,6515
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2932110.41/cwt90.00–132.001,02933
BullsMedium and Large 3300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
BullsMedium and Large 2416178.43/cwt176.00–180.007424
BullsMedium and Large 3430168.93/cwt168.00–171.007263
BullsMedium and Large 2450148.00/cwt148.00–148.006661
BullsMedium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
BullsMedium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1430164.62/cwt164.00–166.007083
HeifersMedium and Large 1615142.84/cwt137.00–147.0087825
BullsMedium and Large 2373199.41/cwt198.00–201.007442
BullsMedium and Large 2500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1415187.41/cwt184.00–189.007784
BullsMedium and Large 3373191.88/cwt190.00–194.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 2573130.96/cwt130.00–132.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1522144.85/cwt140.00–150.0075621
HeifersMedium and Large 3300148.00/cwt148.00–148.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004002
HeifersMedium and Large 2475139.22/cwt134.00–142.0066111
HeifersMedium and Large 3623123.93/cwt122.00–126.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 1572145.06/cwt141.00–150.0083029
HeifersMedium and Large 2530135.68/cwt134.00–139.007194
HeifersMedium and Large 3550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 2419150.68/cwt146.00–154.006315
HeifersMedium and Large 1374163.23/cwt160.00–170.006109
HeifersMedium and Large 2371153.96/cwt150.00–158.005717

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.