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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 23

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,050 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 864▲ 358 vs year ago 692 · +51.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 350▲ 15 vs year ago 162 · +9.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.62/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$129.62

314 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	129.99	592	109
Medium and Large 1	524	129.59	679	164
Medium and Large 3	412	128.81	530	41

One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about $62 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 sale314 hd

129.62

—

FL average10 barns · 1,184 hd

128.21

+1.42

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	1,418	76.83	1,089	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	51.78	662	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	48.32	525	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	878	30.01	264	19

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	145.47/cwt	144.00–147.00	385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	173.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	157.04/cwt	150.00–162.00	429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	531	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	145.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	153.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	500	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	145.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	543	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	152.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	584	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	129.28/cwt	122.00–131.00	534	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	578	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	623	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	141.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	668	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	129.80/cwt	126.00–134.00	623	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	119.09/cwt	116.00–124.00	575	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	103.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	545	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	113.38/cwt	109.00–118.00	598	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	123.11/cwt	119.00–129.00	651	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	108.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	117.67/cwt	112.00–122.00	674	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	109.83/cwt	103.00–111.00	670	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	116.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	732	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	133.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	285	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	164.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	170.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	139.09/cwt	134.00–146.00	382	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	152.65/cwt	152.00–154.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	125.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	404	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	134.82/cwt	132.00–139.00	438	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	143.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	133.27/cwt	128.00–138.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	121.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	461	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	97.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	117.28/cwt	112.00–122.00	497	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	94.70/cwt	91.00–96.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	102.71/cwt	99.00–105.00	488	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	111.61/cwt	108.00–118.00	537	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	99.82/cwt	94.00–101.00	514	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	106.91/cwt	103.00–113.00	567	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	92.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	102.09/cwt	97.00–106.00	582	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	89.13/cwt	86.00–91.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	97.85/cwt	94.00–103.00	614	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	185.49/cwt	182.00–190.00	404	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	227	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	380	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	145.25/cwt	142.00–148.00	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	135.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	541	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	129.80/cwt	126.00–134.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	487	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	103.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	98.77/cwt	96.00–101.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	98.48/cwt	96.00–100.00	611	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	75.12/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,501	79.63/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,195	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	744	24.86/cwt	24.00–26.00	185	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	30.00/cwt	29.00–31.00	249	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	952	43.30/cwt	41.00–45.00	412	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	35.18/cwt	33.00–37.00	368	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	47.81/cwt	46.00–50.00	523	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	52.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	610	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	52.43/cwt	51.00–54.00	665	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	48.53/cwt	48.00–49.00	645	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 Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 864Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 350Year ago 162

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	91.00	91.00
4	—	213	132.00–135.00	133.74
4	—	378	111.00–114.00	112.47
4	—	466	91.00–96.00	94.70
5	—	423	92.00–100.00	97.07
7	—	275	134.00–146.00	139.09
11	—	323	120.00–129.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	118.00–126.00	121.97
14	—	515	94.00–101.00	99.82
12	—	475	99.00–105.00	102.71
12	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.96
11	—	325	132.00–139.00	134.82
8	—	565	90.00–95.00	92.97
6	—	619	86.00–91.00	89.13
3	—	282	152.00–154.00	152.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	481	108.00–118.00	111.61
34	—	530	103.00–113.00	106.91
30	—	424	112.00–122.00	117.28
26	—	570	97.00–106.00	102.09
19	—	627	94.00–103.00	97.85
13	—	332	140.00–150.00	143.49
4	—	374	128.00–138.00	133.27
2	—	273	165.00–177.00	170.61
2	—	215	162.00–167.00	164.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	130.00–138.00	135.11
7	—	524	100.00–108.00	103.89
6	—	430	124.00–130.00	125.93
5	—	567	96.00–101.00	98.77
4	—	620	96.00–100.00	98.48
3	—	487	117.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	126.00–134.00	129.80
3	—	373	142.00–148.00	145.25
3	—	227	165.00–170.00	167.26
2	—	578	105.00–108.00	106.48
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	150.00–160.00	154.81
3	—	218	182.00–190.00	185.49
2	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.49
2	—	265	174.00–178.00	175.96
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	140.00–146.00	145.43
8	—	413	122.00–131.00	129.28
6	—	483	116.00–124.00	119.09
4	—	524	100.00–108.00	103.93
4	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.81
2	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	265	144.00–147.00	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	374	140.00–149.00	145.10
28	—	527	109.00–118.00	113.38
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
3	—	273	150.00–162.00	157.04
6	—	325	150.00–158.00	153.86
8	—	566	104.00–111.00	108.71
8	—	610	103.00–111.00	109.83
12	—	420	132.00–140.00	137.57
13	—	480	126.00–134.00	129.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
5	—	272	170.00–180.00	173.48
5	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.86
6	—	383	150.00–158.00	152.57
12	—	424	142.00–152.00	147.00
29	—	472	138.00–146.00	141.60
29	—	529	119.00–129.00	123.11
37	—	573	112.00–122.00	117.67
40	—	627	113.00–122.00	116.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	33.00–37.00	35.18
7	—	744	24.00–26.00	24.86
5	—	831	29.00–31.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,268	51.00–54.00	52.43
2	—	1,330	48.00–49.00	48.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,093	46.00–50.00	47.81
23	—	1,165	51.00–55.00	52.38
15	—	952	41.00–45.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	77.00–81.00	79.63
3	—	1,393	74.00–76.00	75.12
1	—	1,075	68.00	68.00

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.