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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 20
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,214 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 1,588▼ 2 vs year ago 1,216 · −0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 296▲ 71 vs year ago 219 · +32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 450# 4.00 to 8.00 higher and over 450# steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.84/cwt on 301 head.
Average price
$138.84
301 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.88
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552139.66771184
Medium and Large 2497138.7768990
Medium and Large 3470133.4562827
One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $143 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 sale301 hd
138.84
—
FL average9 barns · 1,091 hd
149.72
−10.88
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—Low1,57591.481,44014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40965.3692121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29164.90838115
CowsLean 85-90%Low90944.2640218

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328182.08/cwt180.00–184.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 3345174.00/cwt174.00–174.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2368169.46/cwt168.00–172.006248
Steers—Medium and Large 3378157.25/cwt154.00–160.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1380177.17/cwt174.00–184.0067313
Steers—Medium and Large 3421152.71/cwt150.00–155.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 2424162.22/cwt158.00–166.0068811
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.32/cwt168.00–178.0073211
Steers—Medium and Large 2467139.90/cwt134.00–142.0065318
Steers—Medium and Large 1469149.67/cwt144.00–154.0070216
Steers—Medium and Large 3475127.95/cwt124.00–132.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 3508121.49/cwt120.00–123.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 2518129.46/cwt124.00–133.0067125
Steers—Medium and Large 1520139.34/cwt134.00–144.0072537
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.94/cwt120.00–129.0071218
Steers—Medium and Large 3565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1576134.15/cwt130.00–140.0077333
Steers—Medium and Large 2613120.43/cwt116.00–123.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1624128.68/cwt124.00–134.0080374
Steers—Medium and Large 3630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223169.39/cwt164.00–176.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240148.98/cwt148.00–150.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255166.98/cwt166.00–168.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277143.86/cwt138.00–148.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287127.62/cwt125.00–130.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315154.35/cwt148.00–158.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318133.32/cwt130.00–136.004248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331140.87/cwt138.00–142.0046610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370144.18/cwt140.00–149.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374133.21/cwt129.00–138.0049816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379121.95/cwt119.00–124.004626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421132.75/cwt128.00–137.0055914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425122.28/cwt118.00–126.0052010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428141.77/cwt138.00–148.0060720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466116.73/cwt112.00–120.0054419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469136.52/cwt132.00–141.0064025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480123.99/cwt121.00–130.0059531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3509112.14/cwt112.00–113.0057114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518119.68/cwt114.00–123.0062015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530127.21/cwt124.00–134.0067413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563118.28/cwt115.00–121.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568127.76/cwt122.00–132.0072613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614126.93/cwt121.00–130.0077910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1253217.50/cwt217.00–218.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3266183.16/cwt180.00–186.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2284191.92/cwt188.00–196.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316200.38/cwt196.00–204.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335185.94/cwt184.00–188.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340174.99/cwt174.00–176.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369169.12/cwt166.00–172.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375157.89/cwt154.00–160.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386175.80/cwt174.00–180.0067914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428161.47/cwt160.00–164.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430150.90/cwt148.00–154.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438169.50/cwt168.00–176.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469129.16/cwt126.00–132.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474148.50/cwt146.00–154.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479137.51/cwt134.00–142.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528137.59/cwt134.00–141.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528127.48/cwt125.00–130.006736
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50387.83/cwt86.00–90.001,3208
Bulls——1,56093.36/cwt92.00–95.001,4563
Bulls——1,78099.32/cwt99.00–100.001,7683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85943.94/cwt43.00–45.003775
Cows—Lean 85-90%87439.45/cwt37.00–41.003456
Cows—Lean 85-90%97548.62/cwt47.00–51.004747
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15459.16/cwt57.00–61.0068318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25268.74/cwt67.00–71.0086133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35064.53/cwt62.00–66.0087164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40664.28/cwt63.00–66.009048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41068.70/cwt67.00–71.009699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41360.00/cwt60.00–60.008484

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.