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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 5

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▼ 335 vs last sale 1,073▼ 25 vs year ago 763 · −3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 290▼ 97 vs year ago 335 · −29.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and 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 $275.45/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$275.45

116 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	278.69	1,129	90
Medium and Large 2	400	264.24	1,056	26

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $73 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 sale116 hd

275.45

—

FL average6 barns · 385 hd

279.35

−3.91

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	1,367	132.31	1,808	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	115.73	1,415	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	110.14	1,239	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	90.99	863	39

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	392.33/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	383.26/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	363.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,380	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	267.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	180	341.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	339.49/cwt	335.00–345.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	357.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	319.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	335.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	939	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	291.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	962	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	302.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,008	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	275.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,017	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	261.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	265.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,114	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	251.87/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,075	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	238.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	248.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,186	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	245.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,274	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	231.63/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,323	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,127	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	192.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,217	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	436.20/cwt	430.00–440.00	938	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	417.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	425.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,141	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	274	441.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,208	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	311	383.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	391.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,323	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	363.34/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,377	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	293.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,396	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	279.86/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,461	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,372	137.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	92.19/cwt	87.00–95.00	873	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	82.80/cwt	81.00–85.00	797	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	110.69/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,210	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	106.55/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,206	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	115.78/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,340	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,212	118.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,433	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	107.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,339	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,456	1

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,073Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 290Year ago 335

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	360.00–370.00	363.07
2	—	450	290.00	290.00
1	—	600	240.00	240.00
1	—	500	285.00	285.00
2	—	323	390.00–395.00	392.33
2	—	200	425.00	425.00
2	—	423	350.00–355.00	352.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	265.00–270.00	267.39
1	—	400	340.00	340.00
2	—	323	380.00–387.00	383.26
1	—	450	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	180.00–185.00	183.25
4	—	461	235.00–240.00	238.66
4	—	384	260.00–265.00	261.14
2	—	223	335.00–345.00	339.49
3	—	330	290.00–295.00	291.52
4	—	273	315.00–325.00	319.59
5	—	427	250.00–255.00	251.87
1	—	500	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	519	240.00–250.00	245.48
11	—	420	260.00–270.00	265.29
13	—	369	270.00–280.00	275.50
8	—	224	350.00–365.00	357.07
4	—	571	227.00–235.00	231.63
3	—	180	335.00–350.00	341.25
9	—	631	190.00–200.00	192.92
8	—	333	300.00–310.00	302.59
5	—	477	245.00–255.00	248.69
14	—	280	330.00–345.00	335.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	245.00	245.00
4	—	311	380.00–385.00	383.61
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
1	—	450	280.00	280.00
2	—	223	415.00–420.00	417.25
2	—	350	350.00	350.00
1	—	400	340.00	340.00
5	—	268	420.00–430.00	425.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	260.00–265.00	262.40
2	—	400	345.00	345.00
3	—	215	430.00–440.00	436.20
13	—	274	435.00–450.00	441.03
3	—	522	275.00–285.00	279.86
3	—	475	290.00–300.00	293.83
7	—	379	360.00–370.00	363.34
14	—	338	390.00–400.00	391.31
2	—	600	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	112.00	112.00
14	—	1,212	116.00–120.00	118.21
4	—	1,240	106.00–109.00	107.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,157	114.00–118.00	115.78
25	—	1,132	104.00–108.00	106.55
20	—	1,093	109.00–113.00	110.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	81.00–85.00	82.80
34	—	947	87.00–95.00	92.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,372	134.00–140.00	137.24
2	—	1,165	127.00–130.00	128.56

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.