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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 19
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▼ 463 vs last sale 1,346▼ 331 vs year ago 1,214 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 346▼ 151 vs year ago 290 · −52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.52/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$131.52
270 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.18
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417137.22572113
Medium and Large 2410128.72527122
Medium and Large 3336122.9041335
One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about $159 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 sale270 hd
131.52
—
FL average9 barns · 1,067 hd
140.70
−9.18
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19067.798074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16565.9376859
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03251.8553533

Every lot

70 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 1273172.58/cwt167.00–182.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 2273162.75/cwt160.00–166.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 3280141.49/cwt140.00–145.003963
Steers—Medium and Large 1322180.56/cwt177.00–185.005817
Steers—Medium and Large 3322161.91/cwt160.00–164.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 2329168.02/cwt166.00–172.005537
Steers—Medium and Large 3372160.27/cwt159.00–162.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 2374169.44/cwt166.00–173.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 1376179.02/cwt176.00–184.0067322
Steers—Medium and Large 2413165.13/cwt159.00–168.006829
Steers—Medium and Large 3421154.54/cwt151.00–158.006516
Steers—Medium and Large 1425173.42/cwt169.00–179.0073725
Steers—Medium and Large 3463137.56/cwt132.00–140.006376
Steers—Medium and Large 2476145.69/cwt142.00–151.0069311
Steers—Medium and Large 1479155.60/cwt152.00–162.0074520
Steers—Medium and Large 1523154.90/cwt150.00–160.0081016
Steers—Medium and Large 3525132.24/cwt130.00–136.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 2530142.62/cwt140.00–148.0075611
Steers—Medium and Large 2569137.38/cwt134.00–142.0078212
Steers—Medium and Large 3573128.36/cwt125.00–132.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1575148.36/cwt144.00–154.0085312
Steers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1630133.86/cwt131.00–140.008433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200110.00/cwt110.00–110.002202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234139.92/cwt135.00–150.003278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2242120.65/cwt120.00–122.002923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269153.80/cwt148.00–158.004147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276121.59/cwt115.00–126.0033615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277132.15/cwt129.00–142.0036613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318139.39/cwt134.00–142.004438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321147.39/cwt144.00–150.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325158.31/cwt154.00–164.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370132.32/cwt127.00–136.0049036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373122.35/cwt120.00–125.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377140.84/cwt137.00–147.0053115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413126.01/cwt121.00–128.0052017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425133.43/cwt129.00–139.0056740
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465114.65/cwt114.00–115.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469126.24/cwt121.00–130.0059231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481133.96/cwt131.00–141.0064418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521123.43/cwt119.00–127.0064316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527112.92/cwt111.00–116.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529131.30/cwt128.00–138.0069514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573119.96/cwt119.00–121.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579125.64/cwt123.00–132.007274
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223174.49/cwt170.00–180.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250162.00/cwt162.00–162.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280173.84/cwt172.00–178.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327156.87/cwt155.00–160.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330169.12/cwt166.00–174.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370168.05/cwt164.00–173.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378175.78/cwt174.00–178.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423170.47/cwt170.00–171.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426163.13/cwt160.00–168.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455160.02/cwt153.00–161.0072812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473143.95/cwt143.00–145.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473138.95/cwt138.00–140.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524145.90/cwt142.00–150.007654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01947.46/cwt45.00–49.0048410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03853.76/cwt50.00–59.0055823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14460.87/cwt60.00–62.006967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14864.89/cwt63.00–67.0074532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19067.79/cwt66.00–69.008074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20069.37/cwt68.00–72.0083220

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.