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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 23

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,346 head

▲ 520 vs last sale 826▲ 1,346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 154▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 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 $131.10/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$131.10

266 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	135.26	556	118
Medium and Large 2	371	130.95	486	113
Medium and Large 3	391	117.57	459	35

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $97 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 sale266 hd

131.10

—

FL average10 barns · 916 hd

129.81

+1.30

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	—	Average	1,372	68.94	946	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	42.71	553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	39.36	455	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	20.98	191	6thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	448	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	237	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	457	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	156.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	430	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	181.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	181.61/cwt	176.00–185.00	583	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	188.83/cwt	186.00–196.00	633	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	168.77/cwt	166.00–172.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	172.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	651	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	180.27/cwt	178.00–188.00	690	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	159.88/cwt	158.00–166.00	619	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	165.64/cwt	160.00–169.00	696	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	173.80/cwt	170.00–179.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	168.80/cwt	162.00–172.00	790	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	147.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	156.46/cwt	152.00–160.00	748	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	157.93/cwt	152.00–161.00	816	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	147.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	143.24/cwt	142.00–144.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	149.59/cwt	146.00–156.00	869	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	145.79/cwt	137.00–150.00	321	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	157.92/cwt	152.00–166.00	352	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	157.96/cwt	152.00–166.00	433	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	127.89/cwt	122.00–132.00	357	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	142.00/cwt	136.00–150.00	398	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	149.87/cwt	144.00–154.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.00	453	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	336	127.95/cwt	124.00–132.00	430	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	132.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	486	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	141.51/cwt	136.00–146.00	525	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	118.78/cwt	116.00–124.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.21/cwt	118.00–126.00	519	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	113.95/cwt	112.00–116.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	129.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	568	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	115.14/cwt	112.00–118.00	546	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	104.61/cwt	100.00–108.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	121.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	107.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	106.72/cwt	104.00–109.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	113.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	106.44/cwt	103.00–112.00	668	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	189.93/cwt	188.00–194.00	619	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	181.91/cwt	180.00–186.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	171.70/cwt	168.00–176.00	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	164.89/cwt	162.00–168.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	147.20/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	157.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,251	66.88/cwt	65.00–69.00	837	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	72.15/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	19.72/cwt	19.00–20.00	171	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	146	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	32.08/cwt	30.00–34.00	305	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	25.36/cwt	24.00–27.00	247	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,011	38.00/cwt	35.00–39.00	384	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,110	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	444	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	45.01/cwt	44.00–46.00	576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	41.67/cwt	40.00–44.00	535	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	42.44/cwt	42.00–43.00	563	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	14,570	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 Oct 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,346Last week 826Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	220	137.00–150.00	145.79
10	—	474	112.00–118.00	115.14
5	—	538	106.00–114.00	107.93
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
39	—	366	126.00–135.00	132.92
4	—	566	104.00–109.00	106.72
15	—	323	138.00–142.00	140.23
13	—	280	136.00–150.00	142.00
16	—	418	118.00–126.00	124.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	124.00–132.00	127.95
6	—	478	100.00–108.00	104.61
7	—	384	116.00–124.00	118.78
3	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
4	—	420	112.00–116.00	113.95
5	—	279	122.00–132.00	127.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	116.00–126.00	121.10
11	—	223	152.00–166.00	157.92
25	—	438	128.00–138.00	129.72
4	—	581	110.00–120.00	113.38
6	—	628	103.00–112.00	106.44
26	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.44
15	—	274	152.00–166.00	157.96
9	—	322	144.00–154.00	149.87
12	—	371	136.00–146.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	142.00–150.00	147.20
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	515	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
2	—	365	164.00–166.00	164.99
1	—	440	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	168.00–176.00	171.70
1	—	525	146.00	146.00
4	—	318	180.00–185.00	181.22
2	—	425	162.00–168.00	164.89
5	—	480	154.00–160.00	157.99
1	—	275	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	192.00	192.00
3	—	382	180.00–186.00	181.91
5	—	326	188.00–194.00	189.93
1	—	205	205.00	205.00
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
2	—	410	178.00–180.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	136.00–140.00	137.96
20	—	387	158.00–166.00	159.88
21	—	471	142.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	570	131.00–133.00	131.99
3	—	237	165.00–170.00	168.31
3	—	275	150.00–160.00	156.42
5	—	337	166.00–172.00	168.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	160.00–169.00	165.64
31	—	478	152.00–160.00	156.46
4	—	564	142.00–144.00	143.24
2	—	265	170.00–175.00	172.45
22	—	377	170.00–177.00	172.56
4	—	518	142.00–150.00	147.91
14	—	321	176.00–185.00	181.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	199.00	199.00
30	—	383	178.00–188.00	180.27
9	—	431	170.00–179.00	173.80
9	—	581	146.00–156.00	149.59
10	—	468	162.00–172.00	168.80
19	—	335	186.00–196.00	188.83
3	—	277	180.00–185.00	181.57
9	—	517	152.00–161.00	157.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,251	65.00–69.00	66.88
6	—	1,448	70.00–74.00	72.15
1	—	1,520	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	30.00–34.00	32.08
17	—	1,011	35.00–39.00	38.00
29	—	1,284	40.00–44.00	41.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	16.00	16.00
3	—	865	19.00–20.00	19.72
2	—	975	24.00–27.00	25.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	42.00–43.00	42.44
2	—	1,280	44.00–46.00	45.01
1	—	1,110	40.00	40.00

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.