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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 13
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 1,337▲ 98 vs year ago 1,228 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 173▲ 86 vs year ago 175 · +49.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.09/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$122.09
338 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.29
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394125.62495224
Medium and Large 2399115.74461100
Medium and Large 3369110.8941014thin
One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $86 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 sale338 hd
122.09
—
FL average9 barns · 1,033 hd
118.79
+3.29
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—Average1,72482.281,4197thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33949.336619thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20647.14569114
CowsLean 85-90%Low97935.0834435

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3220141.07/cwt140.00–142.003102
Steers—Medium and Large 1227168.29/cwt160.00–175.003825
Steers—Medium and Large 2270168.93/cwt168.00–170.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 3275152.00/cwt152.00–152.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 1276179.31/cwt174.00–188.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 1315168.35/cwt162.00–172.005307
Steers—Medium and Large 2322156.86/cwt154.00–160.005053
Steers—Medium and Large 3329144.93/cwt142.00–150.0047716
Steers—Medium and Large 2371151.86/cwt148.00–156.005637
Steers—Medium and Large 3372143.05/cwt138.00–146.0053229
Steers—Medium and Large 1376159.94/cwt158.00–162.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1424151.91/cwt148.00–158.0064418
Steers—Medium and Large 3434130.47/cwt128.00–136.0056622
Steers—Medium and Large 2438139.18/cwt138.00–143.0061024
Steers—Medium and Large 3464124.46/cwt118.00–127.0057722
Steers—Medium and Large 1469143.89/cwt138.00–148.0067511
Steers—Medium and Large 2478132.14/cwt128.00–135.0063224
Steers—Medium and Large 1511132.62/cwt125.00–135.0067829
Steers—Medium and Large 2524119.60/cwt115.00–124.006277
Steers—Medium and Large 3527109.23/cwt106.00–114.0057610
Steers—Medium and Large 1565126.40/cwt120.00–130.0071412
Steers—Medium and Large 2565117.24/cwt114.00–119.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 3572104.91/cwt102.00–109.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 2618106.95/cwt105.00–110.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1619118.12/cwt113.00–122.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 362599.00/cwt99.00–99.006191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165195.00/cwt195.00–195.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3178151.07/cwt150.00–152.002692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185165.00/cwt165.00–165.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266115.87/cwt108.00–120.003089
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278128.10/cwt122.00–137.0035620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311125.82/cwt123.00–127.0039118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320113.67/cwt112.00–117.003644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323133.05/cwt128.00–138.0043029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372119.26/cwt116.00–122.004446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.71/cwt124.00–134.0048394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380108.00/cwt108.00–108.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418114.06/cwt110.00–117.0047739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430101.55/cwt100.00–105.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435120.46/cwt118.00–128.0052431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468111.25/cwt105.00–114.0052120
Heifers—Medium and Large 347598.98/cwt98.00–100.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476119.47/cwt116.00–125.0056930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521101.88/cwt97.00–106.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529110.45/cwt107.00–117.0058416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573112.84/cwt109.00–117.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580101.00/cwt101.00–101.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 364085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228137.36/cwt135.00–140.003132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277166.18/cwt164.00–170.004607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285176.18/cwt174.00–180.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324156.31/cwt152.00–160.005069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328165.98/cwt162.00–172.005448
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335143.46/cwt142.00–145.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366164.59/cwt159.00–168.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373153.88/cwt152.00–156.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379141.24/cwt138.00–147.0053511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408126.72/cwt124.00–128.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414133.61/cwt129.00–138.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424143.69/cwt139.00–149.0060910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472127.38/cwt123.00–132.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475118.00/cwt118.00–118.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482104.29/cwt102.00–106.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514104.97/cwt103.00–106.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526113.40/cwt109.00–119.0059610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571112.34/cwt110.00–116.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 357890.50/cwt90.00–91.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 261596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68585.66/cwt84.00–88.001,4433
Bulls——1,75479.74/cwt79.00–81.001,3994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94437.78/cwt36.00–40.0035718
Cows—Lean 85-90%99628.05/cwt26.00–30.002795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02533.96/cwt31.00–35.0034812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07542.10/cwt40.00–44.0045327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14043.47/cwt43.00–44.004962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20647.14/cwt45.00–49.0056954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31451.28/cwt50.00–54.0067433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36355.00/cwt55.00–55.007502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40949.41/cwt49.00–50.006965

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.