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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
485 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 727▼ 182 vs year ago 667 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 200▼ 64 vs year ago 256 · −25.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.80/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$225.80
131 head · 348 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$0
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.34
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1342229.23785101
Medium and Large 2356219.4378222
Medium and Large 3392200.047858thin
One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $0 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 sale131 hd
225.80
—
FL average8 barns · 661 hd
214.46
+11.34
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
Bulls—Average1,378118.611,63510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,320105.431,39112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,264103.001,30278
CowsLean 85-90%Average99083.8082941

Every lot, as filed

64 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1—267283.32/cwt275.00–290.007568
BullsMedium and Large 1—221296.14/cwt292.00–300.006545
BullsMedium and Large 2—373243.29/cwt240.00–247.009072
BullsMedium and Large 1—473236.86/cwt234.00–240.001,1202
BullsMedium and Large 2—265264.40/cwt260.00–267.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450192.00/cwt192.00–192.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324228.06/cwt225.00–233.0073913
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465205.87/cwt202.00–208.009573
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373202.82/cwt200.00–206.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373212.23/cwt208.00–217.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525196.88/cwt194.00–202.001,0343
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423199.47/cwt199.00–200.008442
BullsMedium and Large 2—230272.90/cwt270.00–280.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 1—219259.59/cwt250.00–265.005695
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476214.60/cwt210.00–220.001,0219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270234.40/cwt225.00–240.0063337
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371222.90/cwt219.00–228.0082714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315219.08/cwt214.00–222.006903
BullsMedium and Large 1—369255.83/cwt250.00–260.009447
BullsMedium and Large 1—423240.84/cwt238.00–244.001,0192
BullsMedium and Large 2—423232.84/cwt230.00–236.009852
BullsMedium and Large 3—373234.35/cwt232.00–237.008742
BullsMedium and Large 2—323261.26/cwt258.00–265.008442
BullsMedium and Large 2—473222.86/cwt220.00–226.001,0542
Bulls——1,278115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4702
Bulls——1,242122.02/cwt119.00–126.001,5156
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,260103.62/cwt101.00–105.001,30622
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,324107.41/cwt106.00–110.001,42228
Bulls——1,888112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,1152
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,321108.89/cwt108.00–111.001,4384
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,340104.23/cwt102.00–106.001,3977
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01685.30/cwt80.00–89.0086734
CowsLean 85-90%—86276.50/cwt75.00–79.006597
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20798.10/cwt96.00–100.001,18428
BullsMedium and Large 1—322271.84/cwt267.00–276.008755
SteersMedium and Large 1—623230.48/cwt230.00–231.001,4362
SteersMedium and Large 1—180387.29/cwt385.00–390.006972
SteersMedium and Large 1—377254.28/cwt250.00–260.009599
SteersMedium and Large 1—331270.55/cwt268.00–276.008968
SteersMedium and Large 1—468248.51/cwt242.00–252.001,16310
SteersMedium and Large 1—273277.29/cwt275.00–280.007572
SteersMedium and Large 2—461234.93/cwt232.00–236.001,0834
SteersMedium and Large 1—565241.89/cwt238.00–244.001,3673
SteersMedium and Large 2—550228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 3—350237.00/cwt237.00–237.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1—526242.93/cwt238.00–247.001,2788
SteersMedium and Large 3—473224.86/cwt222.00–228.001,0642
SteersMedium and Large 2—273265.67/cwt262.00–270.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1—424244.43/cwt242.00–247.001,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500182.00/cwt182.00–182.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422219.93/cwt214.00–224.0092814
SteersMedium and Large 2—323260.72/cwt257.00–265.008422
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623180.96/cwt180.00–182.001,1272
HeifersMedium and Large 1—175314.43/cwt305.00–320.005503
SteersMedium and Large 2—365246.64/cwt246.00–247.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 2—165290.00/cwt290.00–290.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230237.90/cwt235.00–245.005473
SteersMedium and Large 2—500234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323205.86/cwt204.00–208.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418210.30/cwt208.00–212.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273215.50/cwt210.00–222.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201

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.