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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 5
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 1,211▼ 191 vs year ago 1,337 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 193▲ 18 vs year ago 173 · +10.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 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 $132.82/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$132.82
221 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.25
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442137.41608116
Medium and Large 2407130.9053359
Medium and Large 3381123.7347146
One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $136 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 sale221 hd
132.82
—
FL average8 barns · 764 hd
130.57
+2.25
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—Average1,54681.111,2549thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36260.6682618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32959.7879472
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03044.8946226

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 1290178.00/cwt178.00–178.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2325171.96/cwt170.00–174.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 3327161.58/cwt160.00–165.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1330181.24/cwt178.00–187.005988
Steers—Medium and Large 1369173.25/cwt168.00–178.006399
Steers—Medium and Large 2381160.72/cwt158.00–166.0061214
Steers—Medium and Large 3382151.19/cwt150.00–152.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1419165.55/cwt160.00–170.0069414
Steers—Medium and Large 2424154.10/cwt150.00–158.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 3433142.49/cwt140.00–148.006177
Steers—Medium and Large 1469157.53/cwt152.00–162.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 2473146.22/cwt144.00–151.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 3475135.95/cwt132.00–138.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 3520126.88/cwt122.00–130.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 2521136.81/cwt132.00–141.0071316
Steers—Medium and Large 1522146.73/cwt142.00–152.0076628
Steers—Medium and Large 3558124.50/cwt124.00–125.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2570132.14/cwt128.00–136.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1574141.42/cwt138.00–147.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 1616132.06/cwt126.00–136.0081315
Steers—Medium and Large 2618121.73/cwt120.00–124.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 3618111.50/cwt111.00–112.006892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240137.45/cwt135.00–140.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243150.99/cwt150.00–152.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274166.32/cwt160.00–174.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277134.87/cwt130.00–142.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281149.07/cwt144.00–155.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314156.53/cwt150.00–160.0049214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318145.29/cwt140.00–148.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324134.04/cwt130.00–138.0043411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367122.79/cwt118.00–126.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370142.10/cwt138.00–147.0052626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375131.12/cwt128.00–136.0049213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412129.51/cwt124.00–132.0053417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413119.43/cwt117.00–122.0049311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429136.17/cwt133.00–143.0058412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459124.17/cwt122.00–126.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467132.70/cwt129.00–137.0062019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510109.00/cwt109.00–109.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513128.77/cwt123.00–132.0066116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514118.14/cwt115.00–120.006076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565115.89/cwt111.00–119.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574124.24/cwt120.00–130.0071319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610111.97/cwt110.00–114.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623119.88/cwt115.00–125.007474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1190212.30/cwt205.00–220.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1251188.99/cwt186.00–190.004744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275167.41/cwt165.00–170.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315163.93/cwt160.00–166.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326181.80/cwt178.00–188.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326171.93/cwt168.00–174.005607
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372152.55/cwt148.00–156.005676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377171.10/cwt168.00–176.0064511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384160.22/cwt158.00–164.006157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424152.40/cwt148.00–158.0064614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425131.95/cwt130.00–134.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465140.96/cwt138.00–144.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468150.69/cwt146.00–155.0070516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473129.32/cwt128.00–130.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515126.25/cwt122.00–129.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515115.96/cwt114.00–118.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518135.74/cwt130.00–140.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565127.16/cwt122.00–131.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578114.91/cwt112.00–118.006642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53179.80/cwt77.00–81.001,2226
Bulls——1,57783.72/cwt82.00–86.001,3203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01039.95/cwt38.00–41.0040311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04448.51/cwt45.00–52.0050615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29454.66/cwt53.00–57.0070715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32166.01/cwt65.00–67.008724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32763.87/cwt63.00–67.0084820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34459.65/cwt58.00–62.0080237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36060.32/cwt58.00–62.0082010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40656.16/cwt53.00–57.007904

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.