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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 19
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 477▼ 122 vs year ago 524 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 220▲ 152 vs year ago 136 · +111.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 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 $155.32/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$155.32
87 head · 371 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1363164.5359743
Medium and Large 2368151.0655621
Medium and Large 3387142.0055023
One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about $47 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 sale87 hd
155.32
—
FL average9 barns · 520 hd
150.99
+4.34
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—Average1,471120.351,77010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36386.701,18120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25284.851,06245
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02169.5971166

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2175212.36/cwt210.00–215.003722
Steers—Medium and Large 1178224.63/cwt220.00–235.004003
Steers—Medium and Large 3200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1223204.49/cwt200.00–210.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 3300176.00/cwt176.00–176.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1330196.61/cwt196.00–198.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1367191.57/cwt188.00–194.007036
Steers—Medium and Large 3373166.94/cwt166.00–168.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2376179.53/cwt178.00–182.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3415165.29/cwt164.00–166.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1419185.20/cwt179.00–189.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 2450174.00/cwt174.00–174.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1466183.31/cwt177.00–187.0085410
Steers—Medium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1515180.62/cwt174.00–184.009307
Steers—Medium and Large 2530170.31/cwt170.00–171.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 3550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1573171.17/cwt168.00–174.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 2573156.44/cwt155.00–158.008962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3167178.30/cwt175.00–180.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2175190.39/cwt187.00–195.003333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1178204.63/cwt200.00–215.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223167.21/cwt164.00–175.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227155.23/cwt154.00–157.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250138.00/cwt138.00–138.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273153.67/cwt150.00–158.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274168.36/cwt162.00–176.004618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319171.27/cwt166.00–176.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323156.93/cwt156.00–158.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327149.91/cwt148.00–152.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372166.23/cwt161.00–171.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373146.82/cwt144.00–150.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419153.41/cwt150.00–156.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426164.95/cwt164.00–167.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468135.09/cwt130.00–138.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473154.17/cwt150.00–159.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519126.35/cwt124.00–128.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523152.96/cwt152.00–154.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.70/cwt117.00–125.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576131.13/cwt128.00–137.007554
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170235.00/cwt235.00–235.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180215.00/cwt215.00–215.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223197.25/cwt195.00–200.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269197.56/cwt194.00–204.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322192.84/cwt188.00–198.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350178.00/cwt178.00–178.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350173.00/cwt173.00–173.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367187.31/cwt185.00–190.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400178.00/cwt178.00–178.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420164.85/cwt160.00–168.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423184.95/cwt184.00–186.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468173.73/cwt172.00–175.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474180.07/cwt177.00–184.008547
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521174.48/cwt169.00–179.009095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523163.83/cwt160.00–168.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580161.74/cwt159.00–169.009386
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153113.51/cwt113.00–114.001,3092
Bulls——1,461125.15/cwt122.00–128.001,8285
Bulls——1,700116.91/cwt115.00–118.001,9873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99463.52/cwt61.00–65.0063117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03171.69/cwt66.00–75.0073949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19081.90/cwt80.00–84.0097527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27086.35/cwt85.00–87.001,0973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34492.79/cwt90.00–94.001,2479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34785.76/cwt85.00–88.001,1559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35980.84/cwt80.00–84.001,0998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39792.02/cwt90.00–94.001,2869

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.