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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

659 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 744▲ 659 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 329▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.57/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$161.57

132 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	162.00	665	86
Medium and Large 3	321	160.82	516	7thin
Medium and Large 2	363	160.76	583	39

One grade step is worth $1.24/cwt here — about $82 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 sale132 hd

161.57

—

FL average10 barns · 767 hd

156.49

+5.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,642	79.29	1,302	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	51.65	685	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	50.39	600	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	38.42	373	12

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	160	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	170	249.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	425	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	185	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	216.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	224.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	601	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	211.38/cwt	205.00–218.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	191.96/cwt	190.00–194.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	192.36/cwt	188.00–194.00	631	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	197.77/cwt	196.00–202.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	169.95/cwt	166.00–174.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	178.63/cwt	176.00–182.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	169.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	168.85/cwt	166.00–174.00	787	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	162.16/cwt	158.00–168.00	846	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	153.32/cwt	148.00–157.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	151.19/cwt	148.00–155.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	934	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	205.40/cwt	200.00–212.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	190.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	179.00/cwt	177.00–180.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	167.45/cwt	164.00–172.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	182.16/cwt	176.00–190.00	499	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	164.46/cwt	162.00–166.00	528	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	173.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	164.53/cwt	162.00–172.00	612	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	158.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	149.04/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	154.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	740	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	145.94/cwt	142.00–151.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	121.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	163	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	180	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	185	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	244.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	226.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	196.48/cwt	192.00–200.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	197.74/cwt	195.00–202.00	645	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	189.71/cwt	186.00–195.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	178.31/cwt	176.00–182.00	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	168.45/cwt	166.00–171.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	179.87/cwt	176.00–186.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	170.90/cwt	168.00–176.00	810	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	79.08/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,533	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	33.71/cwt	32.00–35.00	284	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	39.30/cwt	39.00–40.00	379	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	46.20/cwt	45.00–47.00	485	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	41.65/cwt	41.00–42.00	449	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	50.13/cwt	48.00–52.00	594	81
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	46.55/cwt	45.00–48.00	560	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,242	50.85/cwt	50.00–52.00	632	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	53.66/cwt	52.00–56.00	697	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	54.80/cwt	54.00–56.00	818	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	813	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.00	577	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	78.62/cwt	66.00–100.00	704	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	840	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,796	1

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Apr 24, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 744Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 329Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	118.00–128.00	121.26
21	—	427	154.00–164.00	160.04
7	—	524	142.00–151.00	145.94
9	—	333	170.00–178.00	173.05
8	—	274	176.00–190.00	182.16
3	—	223	200.00–212.00	205.40
2	—	575	130.00–136.00	132.95
19	—	372	162.00–172.00	164.53
14	—	479	150.00–160.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	156.00–160.00	158.28
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
9	—	427	144.00–152.00	149.04
8	—	321	162.00–166.00	164.46
6	—	230	185.00–195.00	190.65
4	—	268	164.00–172.00	167.45
3	—	475	142.00–148.00	145.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
3	—	245	177.00–180.00	179.00
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	180.00–184.00	181.95
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
3	—	225	215.00–220.00	216.81
2	—	280	190.00–194.00	191.96
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	185	232.00	232.00
2	—	543	138.00–144.00	141.01
4	—	369	166.00–174.00	169.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	145.00–150.00	148.47
3	—	358	190.00–192.00	190.66
1	—	160	270.00	270.00
9	—	522	158.00–168.00	162.16
6	—	333	196.00–202.00	197.77
3	—	418	176.00–182.00	178.63
16	—	268	220.00–230.00	224.16
4	—	573	148.00–155.00	151.19
10	—	466	166.00–174.00	168.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	168.00–172.00	169.99
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
2	—	170	245.00–255.00	249.85
6	—	328	188.00–194.00	192.36
6	—	279	205.00–218.00	211.38
5	—	384	178.00–184.00	180.97
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
3	—	537	148.00–157.00	153.32
2	—	225	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	195.00–202.00	197.74
2	—	163	270.00–275.00	272.54
2	—	225	240.00–250.00	244.67
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
5	—	474	168.00–176.00	170.90
5	—	429	176.00–186.00	179.87
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
5	—	371	186.00–195.00	189.71
4	—	270	220.00–235.00	226.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	235.00	235.00
5	—	275	192.00–200.00	196.48
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	174.00	174.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	166.00–171.00	168.45
3	—	270	215.00–217.00	216.01
2	—	180	245.00–250.00	247.57
1	—	230	237.00	237.00
7	—	383	176.00–182.00	178.31
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	41.00–42.00	41.65
3	—	965	39.00–40.00	39.30
4	—	841	32.00–35.00	33.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	50.00–52.00	50.85
2	—	1,203	45.00–48.00	46.55
5	—	1,493	54.00–56.00	54.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,298	52.00–56.00	53.66
81	—	1,184	48.00–52.00	50.13
27	—	1,049	45.00–47.00	46.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,825	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,508	78.00–80.00	79.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	70.00–72.00	70.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	895	66.00–100.00	78.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	690.00	690.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.