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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 28

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

898 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 1,064▲ 25 vs year ago 873 · +2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 181▼ 42 vs year ago 258 · −16.3%

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 $137.29/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$137.29

256 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	143.61	629	133
Medium and Large 2	452	132.02	596	91
Medium and Large 3	412	125.97	519	32

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $110 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 sale256 hd

137.29

—

FL average10 barns · 858 hd

141.48

−4.19

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	—	High	1,616	84.78	1,370	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	59.13	829	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	55.29	674	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	38.30	373	14

Every lot

86 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 2	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	232.10/cwt	227.00–235.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	211.63/cwt	205.00–217.00	582	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	207.70/cwt	204.00–210.00	654	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	194.58/cwt	192.00–198.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	180.09/cwt	177.00–186.00	684	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	175.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	163.73/cwt	159.00–168.00	694	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	153.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	655	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	162.71/cwt	158.00–167.00	768	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	151.21/cwt	148.00–154.00	723	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	139.27/cwt	137.00–143.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	148.40/cwt	145.00–153.00	784	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	155.59/cwt	154.00–164.00	837	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	142.21/cwt	138.00–147.00	816	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.34/cwt	127.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	134.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	186.16/cwt	180.00–192.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	177.21/cwt	170.00–185.00	487	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	160.39/cwt	155.00–169.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	158.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	506	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	147.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	473	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	136.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	145.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	134.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	139.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	591	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	127.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	548	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	125.83/cwt	122.00–129.00	593	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	115.22/cwt	113.00–117.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	134.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	123.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	112.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	132.00/cwt	128.00–137.00	692	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	112.66/cwt	112.00–113.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	119.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	127.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	122.85/cwt	117.00–127.00	764	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	112.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	700	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	232.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	269	198.71/cwt	190.00–202.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	227.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	211.42/cwt	205.00–215.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	202.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	179.92/cwt	178.00–184.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	162.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	145.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	115.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	105.45/cwt	103.00–108.00	657	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,527	81.08/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,238	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	85.77/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,600	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	30.56/cwt	30.00–31.00	248	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	35.44/cwt	35.00–36.00	318	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	42.56/cwt	40.00–44.00	457	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	52.45/cwt	50.00–54.00	607	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	56.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	723	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	62.41/cwt	60.00–64.00	803	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	53.48/cwt	51.00–55.00	710	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	58.33/cwt	57.00–59.00	798	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	63.84/cwt	61.00–65.00	949	7

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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 1,064Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 181Year ago 258

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	159.00–168.00	163.73
13	—	528	145.00–153.00	148.40
8	—	478	148.00–154.00	151.21
8	—	327	192.00–198.00	194.58
3	—	370	172.00	172.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
2	—	575	127.00–136.00	131.34
21	—	275	205.00–217.00	211.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
2	—	265	200.00	200.00
2	—	563	123.00–126.00	124.48
3	—	383	158.00–160.00	159.32
3	—	523	137.00–143.00	139.27
17	—	427	150.00–156.00	153.44
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	177.00–186.00	180.09
3	—	225	227.00–235.00	232.10
18	—	538	154.00–164.00	155.59
12	—	315	204.00–210.00	207.70
9	—	472	158.00–167.00	162.71
7	—	419	172.00–179.00	175.52
6	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.26
10	—	574	138.00–147.00	142.21
1	—	275	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	320	152.00–162.00	158.08
20	—	275	170.00–185.00	177.21
35	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.31
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
13	—	622	117.00–127.00	122.85
14	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.44
14	—	425	134.00–144.00	139.08
17	—	524	128.00–137.00	132.00
6	—	582	125.00–134.00	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	115.00–122.00	119.16
5	—	228	180.00–192.00	186.16
7	—	282	155.00–169.00	160.39
18	—	519	118.00–126.00	123.02
13	—	429	124.00–133.00	127.74
11	—	376	130.00–138.00	134.54
10	—	624	107.00–115.00	112.16
10	—	471	122.00–129.00	125.83
7	—	320	142.00–150.00	147.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	120.00–129.00	124.57
3	—	557	112.00–113.00	112.66
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
5	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.38
4	—	474	113.00–117.00	115.22
10	—	324	132.00–140.00	136.90
2	—	425	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	265	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	172.00	172.00
5	—	225	230.00–240.00	232.78
4	—	380	178.00–184.00	179.92
5	—	622	110.00–120.00	115.53
5	—	519	140.00–149.00	145.13
5	—	275	225.00–235.00	227.82
4	—	329	200.00–205.00	202.91
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	428	160.00–166.00	162.91
3	—	275	205.00–215.00	211.42
2	—	623	103.00–108.00	105.45
1	—	235	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	190.00–202.00	198.71
3	—	425	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	140.00–143.00	141.48
1	—	310	188.00	188.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
2	—	385	158.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	565	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	91.00–93.00	92.06
5	—	1,527	79.00–83.00	81.08
4	—	1,665	84.00–87.00	85.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	61.00–65.00	63.84
6	—	1,368	57.00–59.00	58.33
5	—	1,328	51.00–55.00	53.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,158	50.00–54.00	52.45
55	—	1,270	55.00–59.00	56.93
10	—	1,287	60.00–64.00	62.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	40.00–44.00	42.56
5	—	896	35.00–36.00	35.44
2	—	810	30.00–31.00	30.56

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.