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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

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

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 229▼ 350 vs year ago 441 · −79.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 67▲ 45 vs year ago 179 · +25.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes too few numbers to establish trends.

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 $141.97/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$141.97

6 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.74

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	141.97	656	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

141.97

—

FL average9 barns · 209 hd

134.23

+7.74

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	1,554	95.58	1,485	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,261	78.12	985	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	74.86	852	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	52.24	483	13

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	147.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	136.33/cwt	136.00–137.00	691	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	156.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	95.97/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	45.77/cwt	45.00–48.00	334	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	484	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	56.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	578	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	69.75/cwt	68.00–72.00	725	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	74.99/cwt	73.00–77.00	839	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	79.03/cwt	78.00–82.00	992	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	74.77/cwt	73.00–76.00	941	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,262	79.05/cwt	77.00–81.00	998	18

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 229Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 67Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes too few numbers to establish trends.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,262	77.00–81.00	79.05
5	—	1,258	73.00–76.00	74.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,119	73.00–77.00	74.99
36	—	1,255	78.00–82.00	79.03
31	—	1,040	68.00–72.00	69.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	54.00–58.00	56.86
4	—	730	45.00–48.00	45.77
2	—	988	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	94.00–97.00	95.97
1	—	1,875	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,505	91.00	91.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	136.00–137.00	136.33
3	—	417	146.00–150.00	147.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	138.00–139.00	138.49
2	—	358	154.00–160.00	156.94
1	—	420	146.00	146.00

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.