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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 22
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,021 head
▼ 265 vs last sale 1,286▲ 1,021 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 345▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 down, feeder classes unevenly steady with an upward trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.41/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$140.41
185 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.29
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2374142.1353142
Medium and Large 1434140.02607107
Medium and Large 3335139.5546736
One grade step is worth $2.58/cwt here — about $64 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 sale185 hd
140.41
—
FL average10 barns · 934 hd
138.11
+2.29
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—High1,66067.701,12328
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32046.3761217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22146.00562109
CowsLean 85-90%High91727.632536thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1232235.40/cwt230.00–242.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 2240215.00/cwt215.00–215.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 3275187.80/cwt180.00–192.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 1284214.75/cwt210.00–225.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 3320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1321185.75/cwt180.00–190.005968
Steers—Medium and Large 2329173.14/cwt170.00–177.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 3359160.25/cwt160.00–161.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1369178.56/cwt172.00–182.006599
Steers—Medium and Large 2371168.18/cwt162.00–171.0062414
Steers—Medium and Large 3410152.00/cwt152.00–152.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2413160.29/cwt153.00–162.0066211
Steers—Medium and Large 1426167.27/cwt156.00–173.0071317
Steers—Medium and Large 1474159.52/cwt155.00–164.0075623
Steers—Medium and Large 2480147.96/cwt146.00–150.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 3495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1521151.40/cwt146.00–155.007898
Steers—Medium and Large 2533138.31/cwt136.00–140.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 2555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1577138.37/cwt134.00–142.007987
Steers—Medium and Large 2613113.50/cwt113.00–114.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1620123.07/cwt118.00–126.007637
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165230.00/cwt230.00–230.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220170.36/cwt164.00–174.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221183.37/cwt180.00–190.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225152.39/cwt150.00–155.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269159.87/cwt155.00–164.004307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271143.88/cwt140.00–149.003907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272173.62/cwt166.00–180.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326152.60/cwt149.00–157.0049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329162.36/cwt160.00–168.0053411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338139.48/cwt138.00–146.004717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368135.21/cwt130.00–138.0049816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377143.08/cwt140.00–148.005399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387150.73/cwt149.00–159.0058312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424135.20/cwt130.00–140.0057327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427124.19/cwt120.00–129.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475118.98/cwt118.00–121.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477128.53/cwt124.00–134.0061320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512117.65/cwt116.00–119.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520126.02/cwt120.00–130.0065511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566110.73/cwt108.00–112.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567120.86/cwt118.00–124.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 359594.00/cwt94.00–94.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615113.38/cwt110.00–115.006975
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1163302.38/cwt300.00–305.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210245.00/cwt245.00–245.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225207.39/cwt205.00–210.004672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271216.51/cwt210.00–220.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275186.65/cwt180.00–190.005135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276201.52/cwt197.00–205.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328164.31/cwt161.00–168.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333183.47/cwt182.00–185.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338171.71/cwt170.00–177.005805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363169.47/cwt168.00–171.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383174.72/cwt172.00–179.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425144.91/cwt137.00–149.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431166.33/cwt163.00–171.007177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435155.64/cwt154.00–158.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480157.96/cwt156.00–160.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535147.96/cwt146.00–150.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573139.22/cwt134.00–144.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575130.98/cwt128.00–133.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630119.99/cwt119.00–121.007562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40962.86/cwt60.00–64.008867
Bulls——1,53166.48/cwt65.00–69.001,01810
Bulls——1,93671.88/cwt70.00–74.001,39211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74025.00/cwt25.00–25.001851
Cows—Lean 85-90%92020.00/cwt20.00–20.001841
Cows—Lean 85-90%96130.20/cwt29.00–32.002904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05040.65/cwt38.00–42.0042710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21045.27/cwt43.00–47.0054868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24244.65/cwt43.00–46.005559
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30049.34/cwt48.00–52.0064131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40848.31/cwt47.00–51.006808
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296960.89/cwt51.00–86.0059017
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,083632.97/cwt510.00–890.006,8557
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,238783.34/cwt700.00–940.009,6983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,245510.00/cwt510.00–510.006,3501

This sale against other markets

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.