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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 16

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Dec 9Dec 16Dec 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 674▲ 33 vs year ago 573 · +5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 124▼ 37 vs year ago 204 · −18.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 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 $118.22/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$118.22

165 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	122.86	568	86
Medium and Large 2	426	115.50	492	59
Medium and Large 3	417	106.24	443	20

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $124 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 sale165 hd

118.22

—

FL average9 barns · 818 hd

121.56

−3.35

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	1,660	74.82	1,242	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	53.00	691	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	49.55	565	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	32.10	287	20

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.52/cwt	156.00–164.00	595	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	137.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	568	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	145.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	129.65/cwt	128.00–131.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	138.75/cwt	134.00–144.00	660	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	124.39/cwt	118.00–127.00	643	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	133.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	131.60/cwt	129.00–136.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	144.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	391	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	126.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	133.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	121.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	412	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	112.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	121.04/cwt	116.00–125.00	453	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	131.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	105.52/cwt	101.00–108.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	484	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	122.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	528	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	104.46/cwt	101.00–107.00	489	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.15/cwt	108.00–117.00	535	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	121.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	586	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	118.51/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	107.63/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	116.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	87.94/cwt	85.00–92.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	495	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	382	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	425	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	258	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	157.63/cwt	150.00–164.00	429	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	171.30/cwt	167.00–176.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	160.72/cwt	159.00–162.00	516	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	170.26/cwt	166.00–175.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	523	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	137.25/cwt	134.00–139.00	568	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	143.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	140.33/cwt	134.00–143.00	660	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	117.22/cwt	114.00–119.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	103.92/cwt	102.00–108.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	112.87/cwt	107.00–117.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	69.28/cwt	69.00–70.00	961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,325	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	79.58/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,495	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	27.28/cwt	25.00–29.00	220	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	31.53/cwt	30.00–33.00	283	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	37.21/cwt	35.00–39.00	364	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	44.37/cwt	42.00–46.00	449	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	49.01/cwt	47.00–51.00	551	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	53.94/cwt	52.00–56.00	677	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	54.65/cwt	53.00–57.00	703	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	51.03/cwt	50.00–52.00	675	5

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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 674Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 124Year ago 204

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	25.00–29.00	27.28
4	—	899	30.00–33.00	31.53
8	—	978	35.00–39.00	37.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,124	47.00–51.00	49.01
18	—	1,013	42.00–46.00	44.37
26	—	1,255	52.00–56.00	53.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	50.00–52.00	51.03
6	—	1,287	53.00–57.00	54.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	75.00–77.00	76.00
3	—	1,387	69.00–70.00	69.28
3	—	1,878	78.00–82.00	79.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	518	112.00–122.00	118.51
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
6	—	330	130.00–140.00	133.82
7	—	375	126.00–136.00	131.00
16	—	430	119.00–129.00	122.77
20	—	482	118.00–128.00	121.49
4	—	271	140.00–150.00	144.33
5	—	568	112.00–120.00	116.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
6	—	523	105.00–111.00	107.63
2	—	275	120.00–134.00	126.49
3	—	633	85.00–92.00	87.94
6	—	338	120.00–126.00	121.94
6	—	428	110.00–116.00	113.12
13	—	473	108.00–117.00	113.15
22	—	374	116.00–125.00	121.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	112.00–119.00	115.31
3	—	367	110.00–114.00	112.62
5	—	417	101.00–108.00	105.52
6	—	468	101.00–107.00	104.46
1	—	540	94.00	94.00
1	—	635	78.00	78.00
2	—	265	112.00–118.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	103.00–105.00	103.99
3	—	218	190.00–200.00	194.77
3	—	570	107.00–117.00	112.87
6	—	433	140.00–150.00	143.04
2	—	368	159.00–162.00	160.47
2	—	513	126.00–130.00	127.97
22	—	470	134.00–143.00	140.33
2	—	258	192.00–195.00	193.49
2	—	323	166.00–175.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
2	—	278	167.00–176.00	171.30
2	—	513	113.00–119.00	115.96
4	—	321	159.00–162.00	160.72
6	—	475	124.00–133.00	128.75
7	—	414	134.00–139.00	137.25
1	—	210	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
3	—	272	150.00–164.00	157.63
3	—	530	102.00–108.00	103.92
4	—	483	114.00–119.00	117.22
3	—	325	148.00–152.00	149.96
3	—	420	124.00–128.00	125.97
5	—	378	136.00–140.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
8	—	517	118.00–127.00	124.39
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
2	—	385	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	590	116.00–119.00	117.49
3	—	472	128.00–131.00	129.65
4	—	414	134.00–139.00	137.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	129.00–136.00	131.60
1	—	335	168.00	168.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
5	—	373	156.00–164.00	159.52
6	—	522	128.00–138.00	133.73
8	—	476	134.00–144.00	138.75
10	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	135.00–140.00	136.95
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00

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.