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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,646 head
▲ 585 vs last sale 1,061▲ 52 vs year ago 1,594 · +3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 200▼ 48 vs year ago 271 · −17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.40/cwt on 332 head.
Average price
$147.40
332 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$76
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$12.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.56
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3420155.6965372
Medium and Large 1544146.57797159
Medium and Large 2511142.81729101
One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale332 hd
147.40
—
FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd
156.96
−9.56
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—High1,56591.631,4345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47667.921,0035thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25664.5281074
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03351.2352914

Every lot

68 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285195.00/cwt195.00–195.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 3290177.46/cwt175.00–180.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1323211.72/cwt208.00–216.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 3335189.96/cwt188.00–192.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 2345198.00/cwt198.00–198.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 3360176.89/cwt170.00–179.0063720
Steers—Medium and Large 2387181.50/cwt180.00–186.007029
Steers—Medium and Large 1389191.29/cwt190.00–200.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 3415157.94/cwt152.00–160.0065512
Steers—Medium and Large 1420177.11/cwt172.00–182.0074411
Steers—Medium and Large 2432164.59/cwt162.00–168.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 3458141.36/cwt134.00–143.0064730
Steers—Medium and Large 1462161.09/cwt156.00–164.0074410
Steers—Medium and Large 2468149.30/cwt144.00–153.0069931
Steers—Medium and Large 3513123.32/cwt122.00–124.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1516143.36/cwt138.00–147.0074053
Steers—Medium and Large 2524131.12/cwt127.00–136.0068719
Steers—Medium and Large 3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 2564130.26/cwt125.00–133.0073520
Steers—Medium and Large 1578137.87/cwt134.00–144.0079717
Steers—Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2613128.15/cwt124.00–130.0078617
Steers—Medium and Large 1621136.30/cwt131.00–141.0084659
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208158.99/cwt158.00–160.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210172.95/cwt172.00–175.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263177.90/cwt176.00–182.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275143.78/cwt140.00–148.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284155.81/cwt152.00–162.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318161.94/cwt158.00–164.005158
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329169.29/cwt166.00–176.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370153.94/cwt149.00–158.0057011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372163.69/cwt159.00–169.0060925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373143.42/cwt140.00–148.005358
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408137.35/cwt134.00–139.0056016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423144.30/cwt140.00–149.0061034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425154.20/cwt150.00–160.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466130.95/cwt126.00–134.0061019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470119.83/cwt116.00–124.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476138.97/cwt135.00–145.0066143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3503118.50/cwt118.00–119.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512126.54/cwt120.00–129.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527133.59/cwt130.00–140.0070429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566126.19/cwt121.00–130.0071432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590110.99/cwt110.00–112.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.93/cwt118.00–128.007667
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258217.94/cwt216.00–220.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282179.51/cwt175.00–184.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313214.88/cwt212.00–218.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342188.65/cwt188.00–190.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345198.00/cwt198.00–198.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430155.26/cwt152.00–158.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435174.00/cwt174.00–174.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469149.23/cwt147.00–150.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48886.64/cwt85.00–88.001,2892
Bulls——1,61794.96/cwt94.00–96.001,5363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02153.26/cwt51.00–55.005449
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05447.58/cwt44.00–50.005015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16559.00/cwt57.00–61.0068710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24064.06/cwt62.00–66.0079445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34068.52/cwt67.00–71.0091819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46869.87/cwt69.00–72.001,0263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48865.00/cwt65.00–65.009672

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.