Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.45/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$153.45

110 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$27.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	158.40	625	75
Medium and Large 2	370	148.92	551	23
Medium and Large 3	424	131.18	556	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.22/cwt here — about $69 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 sale110 hd

153.45

—

FL average8 barns · 730 hd

152.62

+0.82

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	1,628	103.19	1,680	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	72.03	1,008	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	69.76	921	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.66	553	21

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.74/cwt	156.00–164.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.33/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	193.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	171.32/cwt	167.00–177.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.51/cwt	149.00–158.00	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.92/cwt	180.00–189.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	178.01/cwt	173.00–182.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	241.16/cwt	235.00–250.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	222.79/cwt	220.00–226.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	179.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.12/cwt	136.00–141.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	209.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.43/cwt	166.00–169.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.88/cwt	139.00–146.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	214.14/cwt	212.00–217.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.89/cwt	137.00–146.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.44/cwt	165.00–168.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	236.44/cwt	230.00–242.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	215.72/cwt	210.00–218.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.84/cwt	149.00–158.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	231.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	182.71/cwt	181.00–186.00	786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	57.81/cwt	53.00–62.00	615	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	71.28/cwt	69.00–73.00	961	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	49.55/cwt	48.00–52.00	459	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	75.51/cwt	74.00–77.00	939	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	70.13/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,072	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	66.37/cwt	64.00–68.00	849	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	75.02/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,016	14
Bulls	—	—	1,490	96.46/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	107.68/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.29/cwt	174.00–181.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	146.87/cwt	146.00–148.00	833	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	185	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	202.05/cwt	200.00–207.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	175.42/cwt	172.00–178.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	221.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	167.57/cwt	164.00–170.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	193.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	244.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	183.76/cwt	180.00–188.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.40/cwt	112.00–117.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.84/cwt	146.00–152.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	161.09/cwt	155.00–167.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	672	2

How this sale compares

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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 1,112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 246Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
2	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	112.00–117.00	114.40
2	—	473	128.00–130.00	128.95
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
2	—	323	148.00–156.00	151.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	156.00–164.00	159.74
10	—	479	142.00–152.00	145.33
4	—	218	185.00–200.00	193.19
14	—	319	167.00–177.00	171.32
14	—	428	149.00–158.00	152.51
9	—	519	130.00–140.00	135.56
9	—	272	170.00–185.00	179.62
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
3	—	572	130.00–139.00	134.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	136.00–141.00	139.12
3	—	423	139.00–146.00	142.88
3	—	365	146.00–152.00	149.84
3	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	159.00	159.00
6	—	277	155.00–167.00	161.09
2	—	623	105.00–111.00	107.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	180.00–189.00	182.92
6	—	469	173.00–182.00	178.01
3	—	223	235.00–250.00	241.16
10	—	323	220.00–226.00	222.79
4	—	630	137.00–146.00	139.89
2	—	523	165.00–168.00	166.44
8	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.22
4	—	273	230.00–242.00	236.44
1	—	550	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	205.00–215.00	209.49
1	—	300	206.00	206.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	166.00–169.00	167.43
5	—	309	212.00–217.00	214.14
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	184.00	184.00
1	—	200	225.00	225.00
1	—	250	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	210.00–218.00	215.72
9	—	567	146.00–148.00	146.87
4	—	424	172.00–178.00	175.42
3	—	230	220.00–225.00	221.45
5	—	484	164.00–170.00	167.57
2	—	373	180.00–188.00	183.76
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	149.00–158.00	154.84
3	—	280	230.00–235.00	231.49
2	—	523	162.00–165.00	163.44
10	—	430	181.00–186.00	182.71
1	—	165	250.00	250.00
5	—	482	174.00–181.00	176.29
5	—	379	190.00–200.00	193.37
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
3	—	220	240.00–250.00	244.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	202.00	202.00
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
1	—	185	205.00	205.00
5	—	332	200.00–207.00	202.05
4	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	350	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,064	53.00–62.00	57.81
8	—	926	48.00–52.00	49.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,348	69.00–73.00	71.28
45	—	1,279	64.00–68.00	66.37
14	—	1,354	74.00–78.00	75.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,244	74.00–77.00	75.51
12	—	1,528	68.00–72.00	70.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	96.00–97.00	96.46
3	—	1,720	106.00–109.00	107.68

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.

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