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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-28

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 378▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 149▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter classes up 3.00 to 5.00, 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 $129.84/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$129.84

101 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$4.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	131.78	605	53
Medium and Large 3	375	129.76	486	11thin
Medium and Large 2	423	127.07	537	37

One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $68 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 sale101 hd

129.84

—

FL average9 barns · 777 hd

139.02

−9.19

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	—	Average	1,439	73.39	1,056	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,277	54.66	698	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	51.85	585	67

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	167.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	165.31/cwt	161.00–170.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	161.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	136.44/cwt	134.00–139.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	133.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	781	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	164.01/cwt	156.00–170.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	160.88/cwt	158.00–164.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	148.51/cwt	144.00–152.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	137.68/cwt	134.00–142.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	131.27/cwt	126.00–134.00	491	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	138.73/cwt	136.00–146.00	529	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	138.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	127.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	541	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	126.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	125.11/cwt	123.00–128.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	114.08/cwt	109.00–117.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	112.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	106.11/cwt	102.00–110.00	659	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	170	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	185	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	215.93/cwt	205.00–220.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	202.22/cwt	198.00–207.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	166.55/cwt	162.00–170.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,172	65.86/cwt	63.00–69.00	772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	79.48/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,324	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	45.98/cwt	43.00–48.00	475	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	50.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	546	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	54.27/cwt	53.00–57.00	644	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	49.42/cwt	48.00–51.00	623	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	55.25/cwt	54.00–56.00	701	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	765	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 149Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter classes up 3.00 to 5.00, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
2	—	413	118.00–121.00	119.47
2	—	460	112.00	112.00
5	—	329	134.00–142.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	126.00–134.00	131.27
7	—	520	109.00–117.00	114.08
7	—	473	115.00–123.00	119.05
7	—	424	124.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	325	144.00–152.00	148.51
3	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	381	136.00–146.00	138.73
8	—	517	123.00–128.00	125.11
8	—	422	134.00–142.00	138.04
7	—	621	102.00–110.00	106.11
7	—	484	124.00–134.00	126.77
5	—	571	108.00–116.00	112.13
3	—	270	156.00–170.00	164.01
2	—	318	158.00–164.00	160.88
1	—	205	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	185	240.00–245.00	242.43
1	—	515	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	152.00–154.00	152.99
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
1	—	240	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	205.00–220.00	215.93
3	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.55
2	—	325	198.00–207.00	202.22
2	—	170	280.00–285.00	282.43
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
1	—	240	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
2	—	625	121.00–129.00	124.90
3	—	563	132.00–136.00	133.65
4	—	373	164.00–172.00	167.38
4	—	473	156.00–166.00	161.61
5	—	424	161.00–170.00	165.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	150.00–156.00	152.90
2	—	475	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	528	134.00–139.00	136.44
3	—	363	158.00–160.00	158.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	575	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	72.00–73.00	72.49
3	—	1,172	63.00–69.00	65.86
4	—	1,666	78.00–81.00	79.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	43.00–48.00	45.98
31	—	1,084	48.00–52.00	50.37
31	—	1,186	53.00–57.00	54.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	48.00–51.00	49.42
2	—	1,330	57.00–58.00	57.52
8	—	1,268	54.00–56.00	55.25

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.