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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
889 head
▼ 520 vs last sale 1,409▼ 165 vs year ago 1,054 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
386 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 327▲ 206 vs year ago 180 · +114.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.32/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$128.32
206 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446137.0261186
Medium and Large 2431127.9655252
Medium and Large 3433117.6051068
One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $101 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 sale206 hd
128.32
—
FL average9 barns · 959 hd
131.65
−3.33
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—High1,58283.601,3225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37860.0082720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16557.64671232
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01646.9147761

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 1288178.99/cwt178.00–180.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 3332160.45/cwt158.00–166.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1340179.97/cwt178.00–182.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1368179.88/cwt176.00–184.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 2368169.32/cwt168.00–170.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2408168.33/cwt168.00–169.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1423175.42/cwt172.00–181.007429
Steers—Medium and Large 3428154.32/cwt151.00–158.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 3455143.96/cwt139.00–145.006559
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.94/cwt148.00–154.007097
Steers—Medium and Large 1489157.16/cwt156.00–166.0076913
Steers—Medium and Large 1510151.79/cwt144.00–154.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 3518129.36/cwt128.00–132.006708
Steers—Medium and Large 3560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1566146.12/cwt140.00–150.0082710
Steers—Medium and Large 2584132.14/cwt130.00–136.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1615131.42/cwt127.00–135.0080815
Steers—Medium and Large 2623119.34/cwt115.00–124.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 3645106.00/cwt106.00–106.006841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273131.20/cwt126.00–136.003586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275160.28/cwt154.00–168.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277143.08/cwt138.00–150.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321148.99/cwt144.00–154.004789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322128.90/cwt128.00–130.0041511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324138.36/cwt134.00–142.0044810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375143.94/cwt140.00–150.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376133.75/cwt130.00–138.0050311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376123.73/cwt120.00–129.004658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424138.31/cwt134.00–144.0058621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427127.54/cwt124.00–132.005459
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428117.30/cwt114.00–120.005029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467134.61/cwt129.00–139.0062919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468114.21/cwt110.00–118.0053513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489120.24/cwt119.00–122.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517129.97/cwt124.00–134.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519109.13/cwt106.00–112.0056613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520119.60/cwt114.00–122.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560106.96/cwt104.00–109.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568115.32/cwt110.00–118.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571124.94/cwt121.00–130.0071310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610122.59/cwt118.00–125.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613111.73/cwt110.00–114.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618100.50/cwt100.00–101.006212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205157.00/cwt157.00–157.003221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223182.99/cwt180.00–190.004083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265168.81/cwt160.00–174.004473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277151.88/cwt150.00–156.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318163.39/cwt160.00–166.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325182.04/cwt179.00–188.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328171.35/cwt168.00–174.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368159.25/cwt156.00–162.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374178.24/cwt174.00–182.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380166.93/cwt164.00–170.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412167.28/cwt164.00–170.006896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415177.00/cwt177.00–177.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473160.92/cwt158.00–164.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480149.00/cwt149.00–149.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482138.56/cwt136.00–142.0066812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523128.41/cwt124.00–133.0067210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525148.00/cwt148.00–148.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535135.98/cwt135.00–138.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575129.09/cwt125.00–135.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1602119.66/cwt119.00–120.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54579.66/cwt79.00–80.001,2313
Bulls——1,61093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4971
Bulls——1,66586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96940.40/cwt38.00–42.0039110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02548.19/cwt43.00–52.0049451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11154.17/cwt52.00–56.0060292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18858.88/cwt57.00–61.00699108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23963.44/cwt62.00–66.0078632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25765.77/cwt64.00–68.008275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31260.71/cwt60.00–63.007976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49056.32/cwt54.00–58.008399

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.