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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 19
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
891 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 824▼ 240 vs year ago 1,131 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 316▼ 69 vs year ago 270 · −25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.94/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$122.94
246 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.59
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458127.77585116
Medium and Large 2422120.9051095
Medium and Large 3390112.5243935
One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $146 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 sale246 hd
122.94
—
FL average9 barns · 829 hd
126.54
−3.59
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—Average1,41486.851,2283thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44863.199158thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30160.5878897
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07846.9250622

Every lot

71 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 2230167.48/cwt167.00–168.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 2270164.00/cwt164.00–164.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 3270147.96/cwt146.00–150.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 2323165.84/cwt162.00–169.005363
Steers—Medium and Large 3330151.82/cwt150.00–156.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1336175.89/cwt172.00–180.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1361172.57/cwt170.00–175.006239
Steers—Medium and Large 3365151.84/cwt148.00–154.005543
Steers—Medium and Large 2373162.91/cwt160.00–167.006085
Steers—Medium and Large 2416154.88/cwt152.00–158.006449
Steers—Medium and Large 1430167.83/cwt164.00–171.0072214
Steers—Medium and Large 3434143.89/cwt141.00–148.0062415
Steers—Medium and Large 1474156.76/cwt154.00–162.0074317
Steers—Medium and Large 2474147.04/cwt144.00–150.0069713
Steers—Medium and Large 3475137.15/cwt132.00–140.0065123
Steers—Medium and Large 2514136.93/cwt130.00–139.007048
Steers—Medium and Large 1524144.67/cwt140.00–150.0075814
Steers—Medium and Large 2559128.72/cwt125.00–132.007209
Steers—Medium and Large 1569138.51/cwt135.00–143.0078821
Steers—Medium and Large 3573117.52/cwt117.00–118.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2623117.93/cwt116.00–120.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1626128.57/cwt123.00–131.008057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223143.39/cwt138.00–150.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223123.66/cwt120.00–130.002763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3224109.08/cwt105.00–112.002444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269128.33/cwt120.00–134.003456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272144.54/cwt140.00–150.003935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321124.57/cwt120.00–128.004008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325143.11/cwt140.00–150.004658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331133.62/cwt130.00–137.004428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365117.35/cwt114.00–122.004288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375127.77/cwt124.00–132.0047928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378138.38/cwt135.00–144.005238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.91/cwt118.00–125.0051116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423109.47/cwt109.00–110.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428130.41/cwt126.00–136.0055831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468116.82/cwt112.00–120.0054710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470127.12/cwt121.00–131.0059721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.27/cwt106.00–110.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519121.24/cwt115.00–125.0062925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526110.90/cwt105.00–114.0058314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532100.65/cwt99.00–102.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550101.00/cwt101.00–101.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561119.64/cwt113.00–122.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571106.22/cwt103.00–111.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 260899.66/cwt99.00–100.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 362584.00/cwt84.00–84.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627108.75/cwt104.00–114.006829
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223152.25/cwt150.00–155.003402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280150.60/cwt150.00–152.004223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372159.95/cwt158.00–164.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383152.62/cwt150.00–157.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423148.95/cwt148.00–150.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428154.29/cwt152.00–160.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430164.79/cwt162.00–171.007093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32387.77/cwt86.00–90.001,1612
Bulls——1,59585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02541.00/cwt41.00–41.004201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08047.20/cwt43.00–52.0051021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22655.07/cwt53.00–57.0067517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29260.37/cwt58.00–62.0078050
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31560.85/cwt59.00–62.008003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35964.04/cwt63.00–67.0087030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52764.59/cwt63.00–67.009865

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.