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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
804 head
88 vs last sale 892 403 vs year ago 1,207 · 33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
101 vs last sale 295 86 vs year ago 280 · 30.7%
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 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.42/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$128.42
206 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.15
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471133.58629117
Medium and Large 2452124.9856556
Medium and Large 3437115.9950733
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $122 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 sale206 hd
128.42
FL average9 barns · 890 hd
136.58
−8.15
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
BullsLow1,56295.191,4879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28869.0588910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24566.1782466
CowsLean 85-90%Low97150.5449134

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2521119.93/cwt116.00–123.006257
HeifersMedium and Large 1326142.87/cwt140.00–149.004667
HeifersMedium and Large 2426128.76/cwt125.00–133.0054910
HeifersMedium and Large 3520110.53/cwt106.00–114.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 1200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 1371143.13/cwt139.00–148.0053115
HeifersMedium and Large 2479122.62/cwt119.00–128.0058714
SteersMedium and Large 3373163.88/cwt162.00–166.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 3323123.72/cwt120.00–128.004002
HeifersMedium and Large 2321135.94/cwt134.00–138.004365
SteersMedium and Large 1273182.92/cwt182.00–184.004992
HeifersMedium and Large 2574113.64/cwt109.00–118.006524
HeifersMedium and Large 1579121.87/cwt119.00–129.0070612
SteersMedium and Large 3468148.31/cwt146.00–150.006945
HeifersMedium and Large 2268130.65/cwt124.00–135.003503
HeifersMedium and Large 1624117.66/cwt113.00–123.007348
SteersMedium and Large 3300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
SteersMedium and Large 2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
SteersMedium and Large 3550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
SteersMedium and Large 2476158.51/cwt156.00–162.0075511
SteersMedium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
SteersMedium and Large 1369182.24/cwt178.00–186.006725
SteersMedium and Large 2421165.06/cwt162.00–169.006956
SteersMedium and Large 2374170.44/cwt168.00–176.006378
SteersMedium and Large 2522155.23/cwt152.00–159.008103
SteersMedium and Large 1615150.68/cwt144.00–154.009279
SteersMedium and Large 3423155.89/cwt154.00–158.006592
SteersMedium and Large 3515145.65/cwt145.00–146.007503
SteersMedium and Large 1568164.03/cwt159.00–166.0093215
SteersMedium and Large 2323158.93/cwt158.00–160.005132
SteersMedium and Large 1332167.15/cwt164.00–174.005556
SteersMedium and Large 1524165.18/cwt160.00–170.0086613
SteersMedium and Large 2556152.58/cwt150.00–153.0084810
SteersMedium and Large 1472169.42/cwt165.00–174.008009
SteersMedium and Large 1422175.29/cwt170.00–180.007407
SteersMedium and Large 1200207.00/cwt207.00–207.004141
BullsMedium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004502
BullsMedium and Large 1475163.08/cwt158.00–168.007755
BullsMedium and Large 1400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1372182.82/cwt179.00–188.006803
BullsMedium and Large 1500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
BullsMedium and Large 1623141.37/cwt138.00–145.008812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18561.00/cwt61.00–61.007231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30571.09/cwt70.00–73.009287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28065.93/cwt65.00–67.008442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19162.51/cwt60.00–64.0074428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34972.51/cwt70.00–74.0097816
CowsLean 85-90%96346.16/cwt44.00–47.0044510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23966.22/cwt65.00–69.0082022
CowsLean 85-90%97552.37/cwt48.00–57.0051124
Bulls1,59891.35/cwt90.00–93.001,4602
Bulls1,760100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7602
Bulls1,46894.80/cwt94.00–95.001,3925
BullsMedium and Large 3473140.43/cwt139.00–142.006642
BullsMedium and Large 2550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2473152.48/cwt152.00–153.007212
BullsMedium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
BullsMedium and Large 2265164.40/cwt160.00–167.004363
BullsMedium and Large 3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006002
BullsMedium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004502
BullsMedium and Large 3284142.64/cwt140.00–152.004054
BullsMedium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
BullsMedium and Large 3500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2624107.94/cwt106.00–112.006745
HeifersMedium and Large 2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3422118.58/cwt116.00–121.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 2381130.57/cwt128.00–137.004977
HeifersMedium and Large 3378119.63/cwt118.00–124.004527
HeifersMedium and Large 3476113.35/cwt110.00–118.005406
HeifersMedium and Large 3600100.67/cwt100.00–102.006043
BullsMedium and Large 1331169.47/cwt168.00–174.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 3223154.49/cwt150.00–160.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 3273116.33/cwt112.00–120.003182
HeifersMedium and Large 1479132.49/cwt129.00–139.0063526
HeifersMedium and Large 1528129.77/cwt126.00–136.0068529
HeifersMedium and Large 1275144.92/cwt139.00–152.003995
BullsMedium and Large 2411165.84/cwt160.00–168.006824
BullsMedium and Large 1573149.48/cwt149.00–150.008572
BullsMedium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 1426139.30/cwt135.00–145.0059314
BullsMedium and Large 2370172.17/cwt168.00–176.006373
BullsMedium and Large 2300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
BullsMedium and Large 3380159.23/cwt158.00–162.006053
BullsMedium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701

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.