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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 486 vs last sale 822▼ 312 vs year ago 648 · −48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 256▼ 103 vs year ago 345 · −29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes over 350# 3.00 to 5.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.22/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$124.22
129 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451128.2557962
Medium and Large 2423122.1451751
Medium and Large 3395115.2245516thin
One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $124 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 sale129 hd
124.22
—
FL average9 barns · 589 hd
122.90
+1.33
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—Average1,58898.711,5674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30976.731,00518
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26472.43915137
CowsLean 85-90%High96953.3851721

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225186.83/cwt180.00–195.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1283178.80/cwt175.00–185.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 2290162.00/cwt162.00–162.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1313187.11/cwt182.00–190.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 2317176.61/cwt174.00–178.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 3325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2356157.65/cwt152.00–160.005618
Steers—Medium and Large 3368147.99/cwt147.00–149.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1369167.27/cwt164.00–172.006175
Steers—Medium and Large 1412163.55/cwt160.00–166.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 2422150.92/cwt147.00–155.006375
Steers—Medium and Large 2465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 3465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1466153.44/cwt148.00–157.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 2507143.99/cwt143.00–145.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1520151.45/cwt146.00–156.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 1565136.92/cwt134.00–140.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 1615133.93/cwt131.00–137.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 3615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210136.00/cwt136.00–136.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218164.60/cwt160.00–170.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2232144.90/cwt140.00–152.003366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268146.67/cwt142.00–152.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327143.82/cwt140.00–150.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328133.44/cwt132.00–135.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364117.95/cwt114.00–120.004298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375125.05/cwt121.00–130.0046911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382133.63/cwt131.00–141.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420132.62/cwt128.00–137.0055710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425111.98/cwt111.00–114.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429120.91/cwt118.00–126.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.60/cwt117.00–125.0057314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479129.42/cwt126.00–136.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513110.96/cwt109.00–113.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527118.09/cwt114.00–124.0062212
Heifers—Medium and Large 353596.00/cwt96.00–96.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574113.23/cwt110.00–119.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574101.24/cwt98.00–106.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619105.64/cwt100.00–110.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 263593.00/cwt93.00–93.005911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233170.00/cwt170.00–170.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240184.00/cwt184.00–184.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290176.00/cwt176.00–176.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318176.89/cwt175.00–179.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329163.42/cwt160.00–168.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383164.99/cwt164.00–166.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390153.30/cwt152.00–156.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423139.96/cwt138.00–142.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433148.18/cwt146.00–150.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455154.49/cwt154.00–155.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465142.00/cwt142.00–142.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523141.78/cwt137.00–147.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565134.92/cwt132.00–138.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613122.30/cwt121.00–125.007503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5851
Bulls——1,56593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4551
Bulls——1,64597.92/cwt97.00–99.001,6112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73847.68/cwt47.00–48.003523
Cows—Lean 85-90%92451.61/cwt50.00–54.004779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09257.04/cwt55.00–59.006239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18868.00/cwt68.00–68.008082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21677.81/cwt76.00–80.0094636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24573.69/cwt73.00–74.009173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.42/cwt66.00–70.0087457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28473.22/cwt71.00–75.0094044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34378.77/cwt76.00–80.001,05813

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.