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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 27

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 153▼ 528 vs year ago 765 · −69.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 103▼ 25 vs year ago 156 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 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 one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 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 $124.56/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$124.56

78 head · 344 lb average

Value per head Derived

$428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	346	129.71	449	48
Medium and Large 2	343	116.98	402	26
Medium and Large 3	311	112.00	349	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $101 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 sale78 hd

124.56

—

FL average10 barns · 520 hd

121.92

+2.65

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	—	Low	1,495	88.72	1,326	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	61.34	773	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	58.43	620	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	838	35.37	296	12

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	154.51/cwt	148.00–160.00	416	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	120.18/cwt	115.00–128.00	334	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	133.91/cwt	132.00–138.00	379	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	157.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	493	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	150.10/cwt	148.00–154.00	554	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	98.96/cwt	97.00–101.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	117.36/cwt	114.00–124.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	112.62/cwt	111.00–116.00	639	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	126.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	283	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	232	139.61/cwt	135.00–150.00	324	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	140.54/cwt	134.00–148.00	385	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	345	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	134.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	122.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	405	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	121.86/cwt	116.00–124.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	131.03/cwt	126.00–136.00	489	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	118.35/cwt	114.00–124.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	107.84/cwt	104.00–112.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	114.10/cwt	108.00–118.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	96.47/cwt	95.00–98.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	104.85/cwt	101.00–109.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	462	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	173	196.06/cwt	192.00–200.00	339	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	227	152.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	347	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	310	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	269	154.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	415	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	122.68/cwt	118.00–128.00	335	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	84.63/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,526	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	733	29.51/cwt	29.00–30.00	216	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	32.25/cwt	32.00–33.00	253	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	39.40/cwt	37.00–41.00	358	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	947	54.28/cwt	53.00–55.00	514	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	58.67/cwt	56.00–60.00	649	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	62.79/cwt	61.00–65.00	723	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	774	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	60.90/cwt	59.00–62.00	759	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	801	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	738	73.00/cwt	65.00–78.00	539	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	70.43/cwt	67.00–77.00	611	6

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 153Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 103Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	120.00–134.00	126.93
4	—	369	116.00–124.00	121.86
4	—	329	120.00–124.00	122.97
2	—	628	73.00–74.00	73.50
2	—	510	95.00–98.00	96.47
2	—	428	104.00–112.00	107.84
6	—	278	120.00–130.00	124.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	232	135.00–150.00	139.61
7	—	274	134.00–148.00	140.54
6	—	426	114.00–124.00	118.35
6	—	373	126.00–136.00	131.03
4	—	468	108.00–118.00	114.10
4	—	319	129.00–139.00	134.78
2	—	600	89.00	89.00
2	—	575	93.00–95.00	93.99
2	—	520	101.00–109.00	104.85
2	—	180	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	89.00	89.00
2	—	528	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	273	118.00–128.00	122.68
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	140.00	140.00
4	—	230	130.00–140.00	134.67
1	—	590	96.00	96.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	269	148.00–160.00	154.17
6	—	227	150.00–160.00	152.82
2	—	325	154.00–156.00	154.98
2	—	173	192.00–200.00	196.06
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	115.00–128.00	120.18
2	—	525	97.00–101.00	98.96
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	132.00–138.00	133.91
2	—	393	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	335	142.00–144.00	142.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	148.00–154.00	150.10
6	—	314	152.00–160.00	157.07
6	—	269	148.00–160.00	154.51
4	—	531	114.00–124.00	117.36
3	—	567	111.00–116.00	112.62
3	—	420	142.00–150.00	145.87
1	—	450	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	37.00–41.00	39.40
4	—	785	32.00–33.00	32.25
2	—	733	29.00–30.00	29.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	59.00–62.00	60.90
1	—	1,405	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,155	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	947	53.00–55.00	54.28
10	—	1,152	61.00–65.00	62.79
8	—	1,107	56.00–60.00	58.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	84.00–85.00	84.63
2	—	1,655	93.00–96.00	94.72
1	—	1,715	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	738	65.00–78.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	868	67.00–77.00	70.43

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.