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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 26
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
701 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 884▲ 73 vs year ago 628 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 358▼ 82 vs year ago 242 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.68/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$127.68
169 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418132.4655494
Medium and Large 2401124.2449855
Medium and Large 3391114.7144820
One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $106 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 sale169 hd
127.68
—
FL average7 barns · 387 hd
128.01
−0.33
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—Average1,58993.301,4827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33665.968818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16162.8273085
CowsLean 85-90%Low94245.8643216

Every lot

92 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003882
Steers—Medium and Large 2185205.00/cwt205.00–205.003791
Steers—Medium and Large 1214179.96/cwt170.00–185.003854
Steers—Medium and Large 2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 3240142.00/cwt142.00–142.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 3260148.47/cwt147.00–150.003862
Steers—Medium and Large 1269175.44/cwt168.00–182.004726
Steers—Medium and Large 2271160.07/cwt156.00–165.004347
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.86/cwt138.00–144.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1327160.61/cwt158.00–166.0052510
Steers—Medium and Large 2333148.90/cwt146.00–154.004966
Steers—Medium and Large 2368144.12/cwt140.00–147.0053010
Steers—Medium and Large 3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1375152.67/cwt149.00–158.0057311
Steers—Medium and Large 3421131.79/cwt128.00–134.005557
Steers—Medium and Large 2425140.86/cwt136.00–145.0059914
Steers—Medium and Large 1432149.30/cwt146.00–156.0064510
Steers—Medium and Large 1470141.66/cwt136.00–146.0066617
Steers—Medium and Large 3473120.90/cwt119.00–125.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 2477130.21/cwt126.00–134.0062111
Steers—Medium and Large 2513126.50/cwt126.00–127.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1518135.24/cwt130.00–139.007019
Steers—Medium and Large 3525114.00/cwt114.00–114.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 3550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1559134.09/cwt129.00–136.0075013
Steers—Medium and Large 2583118.99/cwt117.00–120.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1619122.69/cwt118.00–126.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 3627100.26/cwt96.00–104.006293
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216171.58/cwt168.00–177.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268139.43/cwt137.00–142.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270152.29/cwt146.00–160.004118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272122.40/cwt116.00–128.003333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319135.81/cwt130.00–138.0043320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329143.75/cwt140.00–150.0047314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369116.35/cwt111.00–120.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371136.47/cwt131.00–141.0050614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384123.82/cwt121.00–128.004758
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413116.50/cwt116.00–117.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421124.70/cwt121.00–127.005258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423134.27/cwt129.00–139.0056820
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470106.35/cwt103.00–110.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476115.35/cwt112.00–120.005497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478125.18/cwt121.00–131.0059815
Heifers—Medium and Large 351098.45/cwt95.00–100.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525115.62/cwt111.00–121.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536103.21/cwt101.00–107.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567104.65/cwt103.00–106.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575112.77/cwt109.00–118.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 357593.00/cwt93.00–93.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 162495.73/cwt91.00–101.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 263883.00/cwt82.00–84.005302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185220.00/cwt220.00–220.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1224177.07/cwt170.00–185.003974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277143.80/cwt138.00–148.003983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285155.99/cwt155.00–157.004453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295168.00/cwt168.00–168.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323160.84/cwt158.00–164.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334148.68/cwt146.00–154.004975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380130.76/cwt128.00–137.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381141.50/cwt138.00–146.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383150.85/cwt148.00–158.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410137.00/cwt137.00–137.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414146.06/cwt141.00–149.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469136.18/cwt133.00–140.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469125.70/cwt120.00–129.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519133.16/cwt129.00–137.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538119.00/cwt118.00–120.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538109.00/cwt108.00–110.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573115.07/cwt111.00–119.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643102.00/cwt101.00–103.006562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34093.54/cwt93.00–94.001,2532
Bulls——1,49888.99/cwt88.00–90.001,3333
Bulls——1,97399.52/cwt98.00–101.001,9642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84040.86/cwt39.00–42.003434
Cows—Lean 85-90%91744.76/cwt43.00–47.004105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01849.51/cwt48.00–52.005047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04658.84/cwt57.00–61.0061529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21468.68/cwt67.00–71.0083412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22363.85/cwt62.00–66.0078144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30967.61/cwt66.00–70.008856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41561.00/cwt61.00–61.008632
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-375080.00/cwt79.00–81.006002
Stock Cows—Medium 1-283386.98/cwt86.00–88.007252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299277.64/cwt75.00–80.007703
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06870.96/cwt67.00–74.007587

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.