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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 20
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
941 head
360 vs last sale 1,301 52 vs year ago 889 · +5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
300 vs last sale 500 186 vs year ago 386 · 48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
28 vs last sale 33 5 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 mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.06/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$149.06
253 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.82
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463151.77703150
Medium and Large 2407147.0759867
Medium and Large 3368141.5052136
One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $181 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 sale253 hd
149.06
FL average9 barns · 1,078 hd
149.88
−0.82
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
BullsAverage2,023114.462,3154thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29379.751,03120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17076.1989287
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02861.5963329

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2333161.48/cwt160.00–166.005385
HeifersMedium and Large 1323174.67/cwt170.00–180.005649
HeifersMedium and Large 1621141.50/cwt138.00–146.008799
HeifersMedium and Large 1228177.56/cwt174.00–185.004053
HeifersMedium and Large 1426153.77/cwt150.00–160.0065529
HeifersMedium and Large 1525143.19/cwt139.00–149.0075226
HeifersMedium and Large 1575142.52/cwt138.00–148.0081925
HeifersMedium and Large 2272159.33/cwt155.00–164.004336
SteersMedium and Large 1427185.92/cwt182.00–192.0079410
SteersMedium and Large 1374201.30/cwt196.00–206.007537
SteersMedium and Large 1272221.11/cwt217.00–225.006013
SteersMedium and Large 1626155.51/cwt151.00–161.0097325
SteersMedium and Large 1576162.22/cwt158.00–167.0093416
HeifersMedium and Large 1374160.64/cwt156.00–166.0060115
SteersMedium and Large 3521150.38/cwt145.00–154.007839
SteersMedium and Large 3468160.56/cwt155.00–163.007518
SteersMedium and Large 3565138.95/cwt137.00–140.007853
SteersMedium and Large 3265195.14/cwt192.00–197.005173
SteersMedium and Large 3615137.71/cwt131.00–140.008475
SteersMedium and Large 3424165.87/cwt162.00–170.007034
SteersMedium and Large 2423176.59/cwt172.00–181.0074716
SteersMedium and Large 1526170.19/cwt167.00–175.0089516
SteersMedium and Large 2623146.02/cwt142.00–150.0091012
SteersMedium and Large 3330192.91/cwt192.00–195.006373
SteersMedium and Large 3380180.10/cwt178.00–185.006849
SteersMedium and Large 2573151.44/cwt150.00–153.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2323204.47/cwt204.00–205.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1486176.84/cwt175.00–185.0085915
SteersMedium and Large 2475169.11/cwt165.00–174.0080312
SteersMedium and Large 2273206.13/cwt200.00–212.005635
SteersMedium and Large 2373189.64/cwt186.00–194.0070711
SteersMedium and Large 2524159.55/cwt155.00–163.008368
SteersMedium and Large 1323210.79/cwt208.00–214.006812
BullsMedium and Large 1273222.05/cwt217.00–228.006062
BullsMedium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1400181.00/cwt181.00–181.007241
BullsMedium and Large 1469167.75/cwt164.00–172.007876
BullsMedium and Large 1374183.81/cwt180.00–188.006875
BullsMedium and Large 1300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006511
CowsLean 85-90%1,05956.24/cwt55.00–58.005966
CowsLean 85-90%1,02062.98/cwt59.00–68.0064223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26373.85/cwt73.00–75.009336
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25684.20/cwt82.00–86.001,0588
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37379.72/cwt78.00–81.001,0956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16182.79/cwt81.00–85.0096117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16577.58/cwt76.00–80.0090423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17673.13/cwt71.00–75.0086047
Bulls2,063110.40/cwt109.00–112.002,2782
Bulls1,983118.51/cwt118.00–119.002,3502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293099.27/cwt90.00–114.009235
BullsMedium and Large 3450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
BullsMedium and Large 3323192.93/cwt192.00–194.006232
BullsMedium and Large 2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008341
BullsMedium and Large 3400156.00/cwt156.00–156.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2500139.00/cwt139.00–139.006952
BullsMedium and Large 3273190.92/cwt190.00–192.005212
BullsMedium and Large 2373175.94/cwt175.00–177.006562
BullsMedium and Large 2250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
BullsMedium and Large 2566141.72/cwt140.00–143.008024
BullsMedium and Large 1500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
BullsMedium and Large 1579152.90/cwt148.00–158.008854
BullsMedium and Large 3600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 3418137.66/cwt134.00–139.005757
HeifersMedium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008102
HeifersMedium and Large 3275143.33/cwt140.00–150.003947
HeifersMedium and Large 2414146.13/cwt140.00–149.0060517
HeifersMedium and Large 1267175.70/cwt168.00–181.004699
BullsMedium and Large 2473154.48/cwt154.00–155.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 3523126.44/cwt125.00–128.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 3473126.86/cwt124.00–130.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 2200164.00/cwt164.00–164.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 3379139.79/cwt136.00–145.0053010
HeifersMedium and Large 3329152.81/cwt150.00–158.005038
HeifersMedium and Large 1475146.03/cwt142.00–152.0069425
HeifersMedium and Large 2367151.44/cwt146.00–155.0055617
HeifersMedium and Large 2464137.83/cwt132.00–141.0064012
HeifersMedium and Large 2519134.28/cwt130.00–138.006975

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.