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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 12
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,066 head
277 vs last sale 1,343 235 vs year ago 1,301 · 18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
356 head
481 vs last sale 837 144 vs year ago 500 · 28.8%
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 unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.17/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$244.17
141 head · 408 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.27
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409246.441,008115
Medium and Large 2402234.1294126
One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $68 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 sale141 hd
244.17
FL average8 barns · 666 hd
239.90
+4.27
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
BullsHigh1,479129.921,92110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360106.981,45520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205103.001,24292
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03288.4591357

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1200325.00/cwt325.00–325.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2523215.83/cwt212.00–220.001,1292
HeifersMedium and Large 2230236.45/cwt235.00–240.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006252
HeifersMedium and Large 1218254.48/cwt245.00–260.005557
SteersMedium and Large 1322344.72/cwt340.00–350.001,1105
SteersMedium and Large 2273334.59/cwt330.00–340.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 2365249.47/cwt245.00–252.009113
HeifersMedium and Large 2573210.96/cwt210.00–212.001,2092
HeifersMedium and Large 1527224.50/cwt222.00–232.001,18319
SteersMedium and Large 2430276.55/cwt275.00–280.001,1893
SteersMedium and Large 2300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
SteersMedium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3202
SteersMedium and Large 1369315.50/cwt310.00–320.001,1647
HeifersMedium and Large 1428244.04/cwt240.00–250.001,04417
HeifersMedium and Large 1373259.88/cwt255.00–265.0096914
SteersMedium and Large 2515241.88/cwt238.00–244.001,2463
SteersMedium and Large 1618228.37/cwt226.00–235.001,41110
SteersMedium and Large 1480263.28/cwt260.00–270.001,26413
SteersMedium and Large 2580224.95/cwt224.00–227.001,3053
SteersMedium and Large 1435290.00/cwt289.00–295.001,26214
SteersMedium and Large 2477251.89/cwt250.00–255.001,2025
SteersMedium and Large 2373302.35/cwt300.00–305.001,1282
SteersMedium and Large 1526249.35/cwt245.00–255.001,31218
SteersMedium and Large 1266354.58/cwt345.00–360.009434
BullsMedium and Large 1528233.89/cwt230.00–240.001,2357
BullsMedium and Large 1272352.98/cwt345.00–360.009606
BullsMedium and Large 1323347.33/cwt345.00–350.001,1222
BullsMedium and Large 1623200.89/cwt198.00–204.001,2522
BullsMedium and Large 1577205.22/cwt202.00–210.001,1843
BullsMedium and Large 1222334.66/cwt330.00–340.007433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,348105.35/cwt103.00–107.001,42011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165108.48/cwt107.00–111.001,26422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208103.76/cwt102.00–106.001,25333
CowsLean 85-90%1,03490.36/cwt87.00–96.0093437
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,373110.10/cwt108.00–112.001,5128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22799.06/cwt97.00–101.001,21537
CowsLean 85-90%1,02984.92/cwt82.00–86.0087420
Bulls1,600137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1922
Bulls1,410129.47/cwt128.00–131.001,8266
Bulls1,563124.18/cwt123.00–125.001,9412
BullsMedium and Large 2273332.29/cwt330.00–335.009072
BullsMedium and Large 2523222.39/cwt220.00–225.001,1632
BullsMedium and Large 2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
BullsMedium and Large 2450248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 1281265.78/cwt260.00–275.0074713
HeifersMedium and Large 1565226.87/cwt220.00–230.001,2824
BullsMedium and Large 1465257.16/cwt252.00–260.001,1963
BullsMedium and Large 1373302.65/cwt300.00–305.001,1294
BullsMedium and Large 1423279.82/cwt275.00–285.001,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 2600216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1625221.87/cwt218.00–228.001,3873
HeifersMedium and Large 1327264.02/cwt260.00–270.0086319
HeifersMedium and Large 1474234.87/cwt230.00–240.001,11319
HeifersMedium and Large 2468224.04/cwt220.00–227.001,0495
HeifersMedium and Large 2423233.31/cwt230.00–237.009874
HeifersMedium and Large 2334251.57/cwt250.00–257.008404
SteersMedium and Large 1566239.14/cwt235.00–242.001,35410

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.