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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 27

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,071 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 1,147▼ 230 vs year ago 1,301 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 255▼ 18 vs year ago 281 · −6.4%

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 4.00 to 8.00 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 $120.83/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$120.83

324 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	125.86	585	146
Medium and Large 3	369	117.36	434	30
Medium and Large 2	449	116.57	523	148

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $61 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 sale324 hd

120.83

—

FL average10 barns · 969 hd

123.18

−2.34

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	1,658	82.00	1,359	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,221	56.87	694	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	54.90	651	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	39.18	387	33

Every lot

74 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	273	193.74/cwt	187.00–200.00	529	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	175.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	494	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	181.43/cwt	178.00–187.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	171.63/cwt	168.00–176.00	560	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	160.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	531	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	152.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	137.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	580	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	157.55/cwt	154.00–162.00	666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	117.83/cwt	112.00–121.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	602	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	136.23/cwt	133.00–142.00	651	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	633	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	128.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	686	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.35/cwt	112.00–121.00	672	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	124.63/cwt	122.00–132.00	729	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	118.28/cwt	114.00–123.00	738	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	295	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	164.35/cwt	157.00–170.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	129.81/cwt	126.00–137.00	363	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	144.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	400	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	132.97/cwt	129.00–138.00	436	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	142.80/cwt	139.00–149.00	471	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	115.39/cwt	112.00–117.00	419	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	120.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	464	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	130.54/cwt	128.00–138.00	503	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	126.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	535	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	116.14/cwt	111.00–120.00	492	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	126.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	114.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	104.49/cwt	104.00–106.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	103.66/cwt	103.00–105.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	121.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	110.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	581	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	116.11/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	105.80/cwt	101.00–109.00	603	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	98.38/cwt	95.00–100.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	107.56/cwt	102.00–112.00	669	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	171.94/cwt	170.00–174.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	153.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	137.57/cwt	136.00–140.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	674	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	35.70/cwt	35.00–38.00	348	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	42.66/cwt	40.00–44.00	423	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	30.45/cwt	30.00–31.00	309	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	50.87/cwt	48.00–52.00	561	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	647	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	638	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,191	59.76/cwt	59.00–63.00	712	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	59.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	776	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	687	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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 1,147Year ago 1,301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 255Year ago 281

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	105.00–110.00	107.95
3	—	280	126.00–137.00	129.81
2	—	213	137.00–140.00	138.48
8	—	322	120.00–128.00	124.23
7	—	363	112.00–117.00	115.39
4	—	478	104.00–106.00	104.49
3	—	512	103.00–105.00	103.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	424	111.00–120.00	116.14
39	—	473	110.00–119.00	114.88
20	—	384	118.00–126.00	120.93
14	—	526	107.00–115.00	110.50
13	—	570	101.00–109.00	105.80
10	—	328	129.00–138.00	132.97
5	—	618	95.00–100.00	98.38
4	—	283	140.00–154.00	144.17
1	—	210	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	422	121.00–131.00	126.66
31	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.05
22	—	521	116.00–126.00	121.87
15	—	622	102.00–112.00	107.56
13	—	570	113.00–120.00	116.11
13	—	385	128.00–138.00	130.54
11	—	330	139.00–149.00	142.80
3	—	268	157.00–170.00	164.35
2	—	205	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	136.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	378	140.00–148.00	143.81
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	225	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	124.00–129.00	126.46
2	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.97
2	—	440	144.00	144.00
2	—	378	150.00–158.00	153.81
2	—	325	170.00–174.00	171.94
1	—	285	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	154.00–156.00	154.99
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	205	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	133.00–140.00	137.50
11	—	330	160.00–164.00	160.87
6	—	393	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	468	112.00–121.00	117.83
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	513	116.00–125.00	123.38
22	—	573	112.00–121.00	117.35
14	—	471	123.00–131.00	127.81
7	—	326	168.00–176.00	171.63
6	—	387	150.00–156.00	152.10
4	—	281	174.00–180.00	175.92
3	—	425	146.00–149.00	146.98
2	—	615	108.00–112.00	109.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	534	126.00–136.00	128.46
18	—	624	114.00–123.00	118.28
14	—	478	133.00–142.00	136.23
13	—	585	122.00–132.00	124.63
9	—	273	187.00–200.00	193.74
8	—	423	154.00–162.00	157.55
6	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.15
5	—	326	178.00–187.00	181.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	992	40.00–44.00	42.66
13	—	976	35.00–38.00	35.70
2	—	1,015	30.00–31.00	30.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	59.00–63.00	59.76
2	—	1,360	50.00–51.00	50.51
2	—	1,155	55.00–57.00	56.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,168	53.00–57.00	54.63
25	—	1,308	58.00–62.00	59.30
23	—	1,102	48.00–52.00	50.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,540	84.00	84.00

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.