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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 15

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,509 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 1,389▲ 252 vs year ago 1,257 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 358▲ 112 vs year ago 207 · +54.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and 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 $121.24/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$121.24

367 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$24.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	131.67	495	166
Medium and Large 2	406	117.10	475	112
Medium and Large 3	393	107.00	420	89

One grade step is worth $24.68/cwt here — about $74 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 sale367 hd

121.24

—

FL average10 barns · 1,243 hd

119.51

+1.73

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	1,525	82.67	1,261	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	55.03	815	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	51.40	620	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	35.06	316	45

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	139.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	390	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	301	158.83/cwt	158.00–159.00	478	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	145.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	454	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	132.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	131.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	486	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	150.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	139.44/cwt	139.00–142.00	528	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	122.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	517	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	129.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	140.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	604	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	600	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	107.78/cwt	104.00–110.00	505	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	117.42/cwt	112.00–121.00	552	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	123.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	643	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	590	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	100.97/cwt	99.00–103.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	107.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	102.15/cwt	98.00–105.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	110.94/cwt	108.00–116.00	691	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	174	193.71/cwt	185.00–200.00	337	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	179	174.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	313	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	122.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	274	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	259	97.78/cwt	92.00–99.00	253	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	122.72/cwt	116.00–130.00	335	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	105.66/cwt	100.00–112.00	295	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	129.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	416	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	119.56/cwt	116.00–122.00	385	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	108.80/cwt	106.00–112.00	355	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	132.49/cwt	126.00–136.00	485	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	110.30/cwt	106.00–115.00	415	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	118.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	497	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	128.78/cwt	123.00–133.00	542	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	107.39/cwt	104.00–111.00	456	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	102.03/cwt	96.00–105.00	479	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	111.19/cwt	108.00–115.00	523	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	120.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	113.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	101.85/cwt	98.00–107.00	538	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	103.83/cwt	103.00–104.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	111.40/cwt	107.00–117.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	89.94/cwt	87.00–93.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	90.62/cwt	88.00–94.00	571	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	174	222.23/cwt	215.00–230.00	387	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	177	205.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	364	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	178	191.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	341	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	208	217.41/cwt	215.00–220.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	178.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	420	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	143.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	152.19/cwt	151.00–156.00	562	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	145.88/cwt	144.00–147.00	591	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	129.91/cwt	127.00–133.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	118.56/cwt	116.00–126.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	99.33/cwt	99.00–100.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	118.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	105.73/cwt	104.00–108.00	565	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	93.04/cwt	88.00–96.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	102.71/cwt	98.00–107.00	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	569	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	85.04/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,246	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	89.77/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	79.11/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,252	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	771	29.31/cwt	28.00–31.00	226	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	34.25/cwt	32.00–36.00	304	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	39.59/cwt	37.00–41.00	396	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	46.59/cwt	44.00–48.00	499	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	734	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	51.17/cwt	49.00–53.00	622	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	54.88/cwt	54.00–58.00	702	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	751	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	51.06/cwt	49.00–53.00	867	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,509Last week 1,389Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 358Year ago 207

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	405	144.00–147.00	145.88
6	—	483	116.00–126.00	118.56
6	—	310	157.00	157.00
4	—	519	116.00–123.00	118.93
4	—	174	215.00–230.00	222.23
2	—	208	215.00–220.00	217.41
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	250	178.00	178.00
8	—	369	151.00–156.00	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	107.00–108.00	107.33
6	—	177	200.00–210.00	205.54
5	—	573	98.00–107.00	102.71
4	—	534	104.00–108.00	105.73
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	143.61
2	—	643	88.00–89.00	88.50
2	—	433	127.00–133.00	129.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	86.00	86.00
3	—	508	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	483	99.00–100.00	99.33
3	—	178	190.00–195.00	191.54
6	—	235	175.00–185.00	178.81
4	—	430	121.00	121.00
3	—	558	88.00–96.00	93.04
2	—	335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	116.00–126.00	120.15
13	—	215	160.00	160.00
7	—	523	110.00–118.00	113.34
5	—	174	185.00–200.00	193.71
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
27	—	421	123.00–133.00	128.78
6	—	576	107.00–117.00	111.40
6	—	273	116.00–130.00	122.72
30	—	322	124.00–134.00	129.31
50	—	366	126.00–136.00	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	420	114.00–122.00	118.27
7	—	374	118.00–124.00	120.96
16	—	470	108.00–115.00	111.19
19	—	322	116.00–122.00	119.56
6	—	566	103.00–104.00	103.83
3	—	630	88.00–94.00	90.62
14	—	528	98.00–107.00	101.85
9	—	279	100.00–112.00	105.66
8	—	179	170.00–180.00	174.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	117.00–124.00	122.75
2	—	583	87.00–93.00	89.94
7	—	259	92.00–99.00	97.78
24	—	425	104.00–111.00	107.39
18	—	376	106.00–115.00	110.30
8	—	326	106.00–112.00	108.80
21	—	469	96.00–105.00	102.03
2	—	525	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	185	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	138.00–143.00	140.23
9	—	468	125.00–132.00	128.29
7	—	523	119.00–128.00	123.04
6	—	301	158.00–159.00	158.83
3	—	570	119.00–125.00	120.93
3	—	265	174.00	174.00
6	—	377	146.00–154.00	150.07
6	—	623	108.00–116.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
6	—	469	104.00–110.00	107.78
2	—	533	99.00–103.00	100.97
19	—	369	126.00–135.00	131.76
12	—	325	130.00–138.00	132.87
20	—	422	121.00–126.00	122.53
8	—	279	134.00–144.00	139.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.38
6	—	584	105.00–112.00	107.30
5	—	617	98.00–105.00	102.15
3	—	430	128.00–134.00	129.91
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
19	—	312	140.00–146.00	145.66
13	—	470	112.00–121.00	117.42
9	—	379	139.00–142.00	139.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,070	44.00–48.00	46.59
46	—	1,215	49.00–53.00	51.17
28	—	1,279	54.00–58.00	54.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,365	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,698	49.00–53.00	51.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	889	32.00–36.00	34.25
11	—	771	28.00–31.00	29.31
17	—	1,000	37.00–41.00	39.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,583	78.00–81.00	79.11
2	—	1,473	88.00–92.00	89.77
6	—	1,465	83.00–87.00	85.04

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.