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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

852 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 1,068▼ 53 vs year ago 905 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

346 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 312▼ 62 vs year ago 408 · −15.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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 $266.38/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$266.38

108 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$4.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	267.25	1,041	86
Medium and Large 2	348	262.98	916	22

One grade step is worth $4.27/cwt here — about $125 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 sale108 hd

266.38

—

FL average7 barns · 497 hd

258.09

+8.29

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	1,519	130.24	1,978	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,228	114.75	1,409	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	108.07	1,221	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	91.40	857	59

Every lot

54 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 2	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	209	366.48/cwt	355.00–370.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	387.81/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	349.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,301	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	277.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,312	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	261.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	251.80/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,443	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	296.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	310.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	286.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	302.70/cwt	295.00–310.00	823	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	272.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	284.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	921	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	252.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	930	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	263.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	996	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	259.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,096	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	247.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,046	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	241.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,240	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	218.36/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,251	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	348.10/cwt	345.00–350.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	386.88/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,056	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	373.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,228	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	349.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,304	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	337.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	328.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,406	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	280.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,312	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	262.90/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,362	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	239.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,494	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	121.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,326	127.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,693	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	134.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,310	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	87.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	799	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	93.98/cwt	90.00–99.00	896	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,111	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,276	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	114.20/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,321	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	108.76/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,271	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,191	108.78/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,296	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	118.81/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,504	10

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 1,068Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 312Year ago 408

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	290.00–300.00	296.20
4	—	423	245.00–250.00	247.37
4	—	323	270.00–275.00	272.33
3	—	265	280.00–290.00	286.29
2	—	450	235.00	235.00
5	—	368	250.00–255.00	252.85
1	—	500	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	235.00–245.00	241.77
15	—	378	260.00–270.00	263.45
17	—	471	240.00–250.00	244.68
5	—	227	305.00–320.00	310.29
2	—	573	215.00–222.00	218.36
15	—	423	255.00–265.00	259.16
13	—	272	295.00–310.00	302.70
11	—	324	280.00–290.00	284.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	365.00	365.00
1	—	400	320.00	320.00
3	—	215	345.00–350.00	348.10
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
2	—	373	335.00–340.00	337.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	247.00	247.00
5	—	518	260.00–265.00	262.90
4	—	273	380.00–395.00	386.88
8	—	428	325.00–335.00	328.50
6	—	329	370.00–380.00	373.14
4	—	373	345.00–355.00	349.70
2	—	623	235.00–245.00	239.82
9	—	467	275.00–285.00	280.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	245.00	245.00
6	—	270	380.00–395.00	387.81
5	—	209	355.00–370.00	366.48
3	—	530	260.00–265.00	261.57
2	—	573	247.00–257.00	251.80
2	—	473	275.00–280.00	277.38
1	—	300	380.00	380.00
5	—	372	345.00–355.00	349.76
1	—	400	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	340.00	340.00
2	—	200	350.00	350.00
1	—	500	245.00	245.00
1	—	400	315.00	315.00
1	—	450	270.00	270.00
1	—	250	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	112.00–116.00	114.20
33	—	1,169	107.00–111.00	108.76
28	—	1,069	102.00–106.00	103.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	915	85.00–89.00	87.36
36	—	953	90.00–99.00	93.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,191	107.00–111.00	108.78
10	—	1,266	117.00–121.00	118.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	120.00–124.00	121.39
12	—	1,715	130.00–138.00	134.70
7	—	1,326	125.00–129.00	127.64

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.