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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 31
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,244 head
▲ 723 vs last sale 1,521▲ 939 vs year ago 1,305 · +72.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 338▼ 6 vs year ago 209 · −2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.92/cwt on 323 head.
Average price
$130.92
323 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.36
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476134.50641129
Medium and Large 2416130.69543116
Medium and Large 3378125.3447478
One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $166 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 sale323 hd
130.92
—
FL average9 barns · 1,051 hd
139.27
−8.36
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—Low1,59492.101,4689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30566.6387014
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13965.2574467
CowsLean 85-90%Low94853.4750715

Every lot

84 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 3220167.33/cwt165.00–170.003682
Steers—Medium and Large 1223195.39/cwt190.00–202.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 2228178.00/cwt172.00–185.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1255200.98/cwt200.00–202.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 3267165.77/cwt160.00–170.004435
Steers—Medium and Large 2276178.12/cwt172.00–185.004925
Steers—Medium and Large 1315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 3315169.94/cwt168.00–172.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 2320178.97/cwt177.00–180.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 2355178.00/cwt178.00–178.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 3378163.44/cwt160.00–166.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 1379183.54/cwt180.00–190.006967
Steers—Medium and Large 1421173.02/cwt168.00–178.007287
Steers—Medium and Large 2433160.25/cwt158.00–167.006949
Steers—Medium and Large 3434150.18/cwt148.00–154.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 3457142.33/cwt142.00–143.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1472158.90/cwt155.00–164.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 2476147.83/cwt144.00–152.007048
Steers—Medium and Large 1519148.48/cwt143.00–153.0077110
Steers—Medium and Large 3519129.61/cwt124.00–132.0067316
Steers—Medium and Large 2520137.97/cwt136.00–140.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1568139.66/cwt134.00–144.0079330
Steers—Medium and Large 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 2574128.20/cwt125.00–132.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1619129.39/cwt126.00–134.0080125
Steers—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220157.85/cwt150.00–165.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240137.45/cwt135.00–140.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266132.90/cwt130.00–137.0035415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271161.68/cwt155.00–168.004387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283142.26/cwt138.00–150.0040325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314158.70/cwt154.00–162.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318137.33/cwt132.00–140.0043718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320146.88/cwt144.00–150.0047013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368127.23/cwt122.00–130.0046816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372146.67/cwt142.00–152.0054611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376135.78/cwt132.00–140.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417141.80/cwt136.00–146.0059113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418121.32/cwt116.00–124.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.12/cwt127.00–134.0055119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469123.03/cwt118.00–126.0057717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475112.00/cwt112.00–112.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484130.21/cwt128.00–138.0063025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518109.29/cwt107.00–112.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520129.67/cwt124.00–134.0067434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523118.27/cwt114.00–123.0061912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575116.21/cwt112.00–120.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576125.83/cwt122.00–132.0072517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579105.11/cwt102.00–111.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 361399.14/cwt95.00–100.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616117.95/cwt112.00–122.0072713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616108.22/cwt105.00–110.006674
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200202.00/cwt202.00–202.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3254168.94/cwt165.00–170.004295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317190.13/cwt185.00–194.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320178.98/cwt178.00–180.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375163.95/cwt162.00–166.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400178.00/cwt178.00–178.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436149.75/cwt149.00–150.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463140.50/cwt140.00–141.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475148.00/cwt148.00–148.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495154.00/cwt154.00–154.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3507130.66/cwt130.00–132.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527136.61/cwt134.00–140.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565129.96/cwt128.00–132.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620118.96/cwt117.00–122.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638125.49/cwt124.00–127.008014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53588.22/cwt86.00–90.001,3544
Bulls——1,55097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5041
Bulls——1,66394.75/cwt94.00–95.001,5764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80246.38/cwt45.00–48.003723
Cows—Lean 85-90%98555.24/cwt51.00–58.0054412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08962.05/cwt60.00–63.0067620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14665.48/cwt64.00–68.0075037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19561.48/cwt61.00–62.007352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21670.82/cwt69.00–73.0086110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24770.13/cwt68.00–72.008756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40064.85/cwt63.00–67.009086

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.