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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 21

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 657▲ 29 vs year ago 565 · +5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 263▲ 23 vs year ago 180 · +12.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

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 $135.63/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$135.63

143 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	142.29	569	85
Medium and Large 2	436	126.21	551	42
Medium and Large 3	379	124.99	474	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $95 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 sale143 hd

135.63

—

FL average10 barns · 607 hd

138.79

−3.16

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	1,465	78.34	1,147	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	55.97	793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	55.24	681	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	836	39.76	333	7thin

Every lot

83 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	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	175	212.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	190	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	361	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	182.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	200.15/cwt	195.00–206.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	166.17/cwt	163.00–172.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	154.41/cwt	152.00–158.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	150.53/cwt	146.00–153.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.32/cwt	154.00–161.00	678	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	724	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	141.17/cwt	138.00–146.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	143.58/cwt	138.00–146.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	152.03/cwt	147.00–157.00	797	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	149.49/cwt	148.00–151.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	124.72/cwt	122.00–128.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	773	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	281	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	209	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	154.80/cwt	150.00–158.00	337	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	137.82/cwt	134.00–142.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	166.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	463	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	154.25/cwt	148.00–158.00	491	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	132.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	124.88/cwt	122.00–128.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	119.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	137.22/cwt	134.00–144.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	126.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	130.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	623	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	111.30/cwt	109.00–114.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	120.27/cwt	117.00–125.00	631	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	119.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	112.16/cwt	107.00–117.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	101.95/cwt	99.00–105.00	637	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	165	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	185	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	193.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	219.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	165.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	159.66/cwt	155.00–164.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	146.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	151.18/cwt	148.00–157.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	626	103.72/cwt	101.00–106.00	649	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	76.58/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,157	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	37.02/cwt	35.00–38.00	305	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	41.82/cwt	40.00–43.00	353	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	50.97/cwt	48.00–52.00	536	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	55.49/cwt	53.00–57.00	707	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	58.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	778	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	56.75/cwt	55.00–59.00	790	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	52.87/cwt	52.00–54.00	801	2

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 May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 657Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 263Year ago 180

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	124.00–133.00	126.90
6	—	518	109.00–114.00	111.30
5	—	377	130.00–138.00	134.28
3	—	625	99.00–105.00	101.95
3	—	327	142.00–144.00	142.65
3	—	218	150.00–158.00	154.80
2	—	555	112.00	112.00
2	—	273	152.00–156.00	153.98
9	—	474	117.00–125.00	121.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	381	140.00–150.00	143.43
15	—	318	148.00–158.00	154.25
13	—	477	126.00–136.00	130.53
9	—	525	117.00–125.00	120.27
9	—	278	160.00–175.00	166.40
6	—	433	134.00–144.00	137.22
4	—	624	107.00–117.00	112.16
4	—	568	116.00–123.00	119.93
4	—	209	170.00–175.00	171.73
2	—	165	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	134.00–142.00	137.82
2	—	375	122.00–128.00	124.88
2	—	468	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	328	130.00–136.00	132.40
6	—	420	118.00–123.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	101.00–106.00	103.72
4	—	426	136.00–140.00	138.72
2	—	468	132.00–136.00	133.97
2	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	144.00–150.00	146.44
4	—	360	160.00	160.00
3	—	235	190.00–200.00	193.05
2	—	610	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	578	133.00–138.00	135.45
2	—	523	141.00–144.00	142.48
2	—	488	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	185	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	148.00–157.00	151.18
4	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.66
4	—	421	155.00–164.00	159.66
2	—	585	144.00	144.00
2	—	378	162.00–170.00	165.81
2	—	270	215.00–225.00	219.72
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
1	—	165	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	122.00–128.00	124.72
2	—	525	128.00–135.00	131.40
2	—	475	130.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	225	180.00–185.00	182.39
1	—	430	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	190	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	152.00–158.00	154.41
6	—	516	138.00–146.00	143.58
5	—	417	146.00–153.00	150.53
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
2	—	175	210.00–215.00	212.36
2	—	278	195.00–206.00	200.15
3	—	578	134.00–138.00	135.30
4	—	478	138.00–146.00	141.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	235.00	235.00
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
2	—	245	205.00	205.00
2	—	560	148.00–151.00	149.49
3	—	305	192.00	192.00
3	—	377	163.00–172.00	166.17
3	—	630	120.00–124.00	122.65
5	—	431	154.00–161.00	157.32
9	—	524	147.00–157.00	152.03
14	—	478	148.00–155.00	151.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	40.00–43.00	41.82
3	—	825	35.00–38.00	37.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	55.00–59.00	56.75
2	—	1,515	52.00–54.00	52.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,274	53.00–57.00	55.49
31	—	1,321	58.00–62.00	58.88
30	—	1,052	48.00–52.00	50.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	75.00–79.00	76.58
1	—	1,605	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,000	80.00	80.00

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.