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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 25
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
892 head
184 vs last sale 708 85 vs year ago 807 · +10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
46 vs last sale 341 62 vs year ago 233 · +26.6%
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 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.33/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$143.33
202 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437147.60646118
Medium and Large 2399140.7656260
Medium and Large 3404128.7451924
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $126 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 sale202 hd
143.33
FL average9 barns · 909 hd
140.25
+3.08
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
BullsAverage1,58095.531,51027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28567.7687116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21965.27796131
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00851.9052331

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1482159.19/cwt157.00–166.0076711
BullsMedium and Large 1414176.06/cwt170.00–179.007296
BullsMedium and Large 1572153.56/cwt150.00–158.008783
BullsMedium and Large 1267211.63/cwt205.00–215.005656
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38065.98/cwt64.00–68.009118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17062.00/cwt62.00–62.007251
CowsLean 85-90%93344.82/cwt43.00–46.004184
CowsLean 85-90%1,01952.95/cwt48.00–57.0054027
HeifersMedium and Large 1616137.75/cwt135.00–139.008495
HeifersMedium and Large 3273130.05/cwt125.00–136.003552
HeifersMedium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1321156.87/cwt152.00–162.0050412
HeifersMedium and Large 1431146.98/cwt144.00–154.0063322
HeifersMedium and Large 2378143.48/cwt140.00–148.005428
SteersMedium and Large 1518169.98/cwt164.00–174.0088019
HeifersMedium and Large 1230187.90/cwt185.00–195.004323
HeifersMedium and Large 2529127.74/cwt124.00–133.006766
HeifersMedium and Large 1275161.60/cwt156.00–168.004446
HeifersMedium and Large 1578138.21/cwt137.00–140.007994
HeifersMedium and Large 1372154.92/cwt150.00–160.0057617
SteersMedium and Large 3315187.17/cwt184.00–189.005903
HeifersMedium and Large 2213168.49/cwt165.00–170.003596
HeifersMedium and Large 1479141.42/cwt138.00–148.0067732
SteersMedium and Large 3350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1370185.38/cwt180.00–189.0068623
SteersMedium and Large 2478170.07/cwt166.00–175.008136
SteersMedium and Large 1625154.47/cwt150.00–159.0096515
SteersMedium and Large 1420183.12/cwt178.00–188.0076938
SteersMedium and Large 3450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
SteersMedium and Large 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005703
SteersMedium and Large 2273189.59/cwt185.00–195.005182
SteersMedium and Large 2350178.00/cwt178.00–178.006231
SteersMedium and Large 3415164.57/cwt162.00–166.006833
SteersMedium and Large 3523147.44/cwt146.00–149.007712
SteersMedium and Large 2572153.07/cwt149.00–157.008765
SteersMedium and Large 1575162.26/cwt158.00–168.0093311
SteersMedium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
SteersMedium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
SteersMedium and Large 2519159.21/cwt154.00–163.0082615
SteersMedium and Large 2421171.88/cwt168.00–177.007247
SteersMedium and Large 1472181.18/cwt176.00–186.0085510
SteersMedium and Large 1327203.74/cwt200.00–210.006663
BullsMedium and Large 1218209.66/cwt205.00–215.004573
BullsMedium and Large 1377183.70/cwt180.00–190.006936
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19370.62/cwt69.00–73.008427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31670.53/cwt69.00–73.0092821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23565.72/cwt64.00–68.0081272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13661.51/cwt59.00–63.0069938
Bulls1,59695.45/cwt94.00–97.001,5239
Bulls1,48091.03/cwt89.00–93.001,34710
Bulls1,688101.26/cwt100.00–103.001,7098
BullsMedium and Large 3430152.48/cwt150.00–158.006563
BullsMedium and Large 2416165.37/cwt160.00–168.006884
BullsMedium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004002
BullsMedium and Large 3315185.81/cwt182.00–188.005853
BullsMedium and Large 3473139.90/cwt138.00–142.006622
BullsMedium and Large 3200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
BullsMedium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
BullsMedium and Large 1323206.40/cwt205.00–208.006672
BullsMedium and Large 2477149.91/cwt148.00–153.007153
BullsMedium and Large 1527159.69/cwt156.00–166.008429
BullsMedium and Large 2534150.68/cwt149.00–154.008054
BullsMedium and Large 2368175.26/cwt170.00–178.006455
BullsMedium and Large 2573145.48/cwt145.00–146.008342
HeifersMedium and Large 3523115.91/cwt114.00–118.006062
HeifersMedium and Large 1523139.22/cwt134.00–144.0072817
BullsMedium and Large 2276188.28/cwt185.00–195.005206
BullsMedium and Large 3280171.62/cwt170.00–175.004814
BullsMedium and Large 3530142.94/cwt142.00–145.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 3421128.13/cwt124.00–133.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 2319147.27/cwt144.00–150.004705
HeifersMedium and Large 3466122.87/cwt118.00–126.005734
HeifersMedium and Large 2426137.98/cwt134.00–142.0058819
HeifersMedium and Large 3223157.25/cwt155.00–160.003512
BullsMedium and Large 2315195.08/cwt190.00–198.006153
HeifersMedium and Large 2265145.64/cwt138.00–150.003865
HeifersMedium and Large 3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3318136.79/cwt132.00–140.004353
HeifersMedium and Large 3361133.73/cwt133.00–134.004834
HeifersMedium and Large 2575123.22/cwt120.00–128.007093
HeifersMedium and Large 2468133.04/cwt130.00–135.006238

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.