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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 12
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,031 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 780▲ 55 vs year ago 976 · +5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 294▲ 16 vs year ago 265 · +6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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 $249.71/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$249.71
104 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.69
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402253.621,02079
Medium and Large 2412237.3697825
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $42 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 sale104 hd
249.71
—
FL average8 barns · 565 hd
242.02
+7.69
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—Low1,638118.011,93317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46093.261,36212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23492.941,14697
CowsLean 85-90%Average97979.8278231

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200365.00/cwt365.00–365.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1268369.83/cwt365.00–375.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 2273354.59/cwt350.00–360.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2315338.17/cwt335.00–340.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 1330348.82/cwt345.00–355.001,1515
Steers—Medium and Large 2350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1379318.34/cwt315.00–325.001,2077
Steers—Medium and Large 1430306.81/cwt305.00–310.001,3197
Steers—Medium and Large 2430296.55/cwt295.00–300.001,2753
Steers—Medium and Large 2465254.52/cwt250.00–257.001,1843
Steers—Medium and Large 1474264.74/cwt260.00–270.001,25520
Steers—Medium and Large 2515248.94/cwt247.00–250.001,2823
Steers—Medium and Large 1521259.56/cwt255.00–265.001,3529
Steers—Medium and Large 2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1582242.73/cwt240.00–250.001,4136
Steers—Medium and Large 2600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1622225.57/cwt222.00–230.001,4033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200285.00/cwt285.00–285.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231306.62/cwt300.00–315.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278285.64/cwt280.00–295.0079414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280267.98/cwt265.00–275.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315253.17/cwt250.00–255.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331263.11/cwt260.00–270.008719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373248.29/cwt245.00–252.009264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377258.53/cwt255.00–265.0097511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418237.87/cwt235.00–240.009945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427248.71/cwt245.00–255.001,06214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465219.52/cwt215.00–222.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473230.90/cwt227.00–235.001,0928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,17712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523213.35/cwt210.00–217.001,1164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580212.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623205.86/cwt202.00–210.001,2832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623195.52/cwt195.00–196.001,2182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1226368.72/cwt365.00–375.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273371.88/cwt365.00–380.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323349.65/cwt345.00–355.001,1292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365318.20/cwt315.00–320.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423309.73/cwt305.00–315.001,3104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430296.55/cwt295.00–300.001,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471260.06/cwt255.00–265.001,2259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530226.57/cwt225.00–230.001,2013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531238.13/cwt235.00–245.001,2648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565223.24/cwt220.00–225.001,2613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623216.45/cwt215.00–218.001,3482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,417112.50/cwt111.00–114.001,5945
Bulls——1,710117.63/cwt116.00–119.002,0117
Bulls——1,757124.06/cwt121.00–127.002,1805
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82570.84/cwt70.00–72.005843
Cows—Lean 85-90%99680.78/cwt75.00–84.0080528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20690.01/cwt88.00–92.001,08648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24394.72/cwt93.00–97.001,17738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27887.35/cwt86.00–88.001,1163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32199.54/cwt98.00–102.001,31511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49096.27/cwt94.00–98.001,4347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62891.57/cwt91.00–92.001,4912

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.