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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 334▲ 511 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 151▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.86/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$182.86

62 head · 303 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$33.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.41

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	318	192.41	613	24
Medium and Large 2	284	185.02	525	26
Medium and Large 3	313	159.10	498	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about $114 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 sale62 hd

182.86

—

FL average9 barns · 721 hd

159.45

+23.41

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	1,448	83.99	1,216	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	62.33	739	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,332	60.21	802	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	52.63	485	6thin

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	245.96/cwt	240.00–252.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	281	209.49/cwt	208.00–210.00	589	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	229.71/cwt	227.00–235.00	747	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	202.10/cwt	192.00–222.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	189.38/cwt	187.00–190.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	175	211.33/cwt	210.00–212.00	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	177	232.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	185	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	213.84/cwt	205.00–227.00	475	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	237	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	238	198.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	473	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	198.58/cwt	192.00–205.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	182.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	281	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	172.89/cwt	170.00–177.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	160.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	160.39/cwt	157.00–165.00	837	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	217	249.41/cwt	242.00–257.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	224.17/cwt	220.00–232.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	266	228.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	609	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	80.29/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	85.53/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	53.15/cwt	51.00–55.00	485	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	58.12/cwt	57.00–59.00	658	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	675	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	738	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	65.76/cwt	65.00–67.00	793	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	60.67/cwt	58.00–62.00	821	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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	195.00	195.00
6	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.18
3	—	281	165.00–170.00	166.69
2	—	237	190.00–195.00	192.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	238	190.00–210.00	198.93
2	—	385	150.00	150.00
6	—	330	170.00–177.00	172.89
6	—	275	177.00–187.00	182.29
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
3	—	175	210.00–212.00	211.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	157.00–165.00	160.39
5	—	271	192.00–205.00	198.58
2	—	325	190.00	190.00
7	—	222	205.00–227.00	213.84
3	—	373	157.00–165.00	160.58
2	—	177	225.00–240.00	232.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	212.00	212.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	225.00–235.00	228.89
3	—	230	220.00–232.00	224.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	217	242.00–257.00	249.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	208.00–210.00	209.49
5	—	378	187.00–190.00	189.38
1	—	345	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	240.00–252.00	245.96
4	—	325	227.00–235.00	229.71
1	—	360	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	230.00	230.00
2	—	385	200.00	200.00
3	—	341	192.00–222.00	202.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,375	85.00–86.00	85.53
3	—	1,350	79.00–83.00	80.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	65.00–67.00	65.76
65	—	1,188	60.00–64.00	62.08
10	—	1,132	57.00–59.00	58.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	57.00	57.00
7	—	1,353	58.00–62.00	60.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	50.00	50.00
5	—	912	51.00–55.00	53.15

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.