Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

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 $161.85/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$161.85

202 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	166.81	639	130
Medium and Large 2	360	158.27	570	41
Medium and Large 3	367	145.81	534	31

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $105 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 sale202 hd

161.85

—

FL average9 barns · 811 hd

155.82

+6.03

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	1,567	109.69	1,719	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	87.31	1,188	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	82.26	966	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	66.02	644	88

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	—	179	177.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.55/cwt	139.00–148.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	758	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.89/cwt	135.00–141.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.06/cwt	160.00–169.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	182.32/cwt	178.00–190.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.90/cwt	162.00–171.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.54/cwt	148.00–156.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	195.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	417	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	191.61/cwt	190.00–193.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	191.52/cwt	188.00–192.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.77/cwt	151.00–160.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	162.53/cwt	158.00–168.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	211.99/cwt	208.00–217.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	198.83/cwt	194.00–204.00	843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	170.85/cwt	168.00–176.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	200.23/cwt	198.00–202.00	727	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	245.34/cwt	242.00–250.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	189.47/cwt	189.00–190.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	265.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.93/cwt	230.00–232.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	184.55/cwt	179.00–187.00	851	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	213.17/cwt	210.00–218.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	200.25/cwt	198.00–203.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	251.50/cwt	245.00–255.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	261.07/cwt	255.00–270.00	582	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	60.69/cwt	59.00–63.00	543	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	78.85/cwt	77.00–81.00	889	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	67.29/cwt	64.00–73.00	669	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,149	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,166	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	89.75/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,209	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	90.21/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,134	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	83.47/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,005	37
Bulls	—	—	1,600	110.06/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,761	8
Bulls	—	—	1,620	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,709	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	116.62/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	178.95/cwt	178.00–180.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	199.60/cwt	198.00–205.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	177	240.54/cwt	235.00–245.00	426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	179	255.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	234.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	193.41/cwt	192.00–195.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	165.90/cwt	165.00–167.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	193.10/cwt	190.00–205.00	353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.86/cwt	192.00–198.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	244.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.93/cwt	131.00–136.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.56/cwt	139.00–144.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	144.62/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	148.92/cwt	148.00–150.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	141.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	156.67/cwt	155.00–159.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	164.98/cwt	162.00–172.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	173	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.34/cwt	147.00–153.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	175.98/cwt	170.00–184.00	401	4

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 799Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 730Last week 248Year ago 256

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	179	175.00–185.00	177.91
11	—	320	160.00–169.00	165.06
3	—	515	138.00–140.00	139.29
3	—	578	131.00–136.00	132.93
3	—	480	139.00–144.00	140.56
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	155.00–159.00	156.67
3	—	280	162.00–172.00	164.98
5	—	430	147.00–153.00	149.34
4	—	228	170.00–184.00	175.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	139.00–148.00	142.55
28	—	513	141.00–151.00	147.81
2	—	623	135.00–141.00	137.89
18	—	418	156.00–166.00	161.29
12	—	324	170.00–180.00	174.62
7	—	277	178.00–190.00	182.32
22	—	373	162.00–171.00	165.90
12	—	462	148.00–156.00	153.54
21	—	213	185.00–200.00	195.73
5	—	183	190.00–205.00	193.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	165.00–167.00	165.90
2	—	323	150.00–154.00	151.86
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
3	—	473	132.00–135.00	133.62
10	—	381	142.00–150.00	144.62
2	—	273	148.00–150.00	148.92
7	—	418	136.00–145.00	141.31
3	—	173	165.00–170.00	168.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	190.00–193.00	191.61
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	550	146.00	146.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
3	—	478	168.00–176.00	170.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	188.00–192.00	191.52
8	—	616	151.00–160.00	156.77
8	—	574	158.00–168.00	162.53
7	—	375	208.00–217.00	211.99
12	—	424	194.00–204.00	198.83
4	—	271	242.00–250.00	245.34
2	—	223	260.00–270.00	265.51
1	—	500	178.00	178.00
2	—	323	230.00–232.00	230.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
11	—	363	198.00–202.00	200.23
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	189.00–190.00	189.47
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
1	—	300	227.00	227.00
14	—	461	179.00–187.00	184.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	210.00–218.00	213.17
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
3	—	422	198.00–203.00	200.25
9	—	262	245.00–255.00	251.50
9	—	223	255.00–270.00	261.07
5	—	179	250.00–265.00	255.61
4	—	323	230.00–240.00	234.65
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	192.00–198.00	194.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	178.00–180.00	178.95
2	—	573	138.00–141.00	139.44
2	—	373	192.00–195.00	193.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	198.00–205.00	199.60
1	—	550	157.00	157.00
1	—	400	184.00	184.00
1	—	500	162.00	162.00
6	—	177	235.00–245.00	240.54
1	—	250	235.00	235.00
6	—	227	240.00–250.00	244.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	895	59.00–63.00	60.69
71	—	994	64.00–73.00	67.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,128	77.00–81.00	78.85
21	—	1,257	87.00–95.00	90.21
37	—	1,204	82.00–86.00	83.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	82.00–86.00	84.02
3	—	1,440	81.00	81.00
24	—	1,347	87.00–95.00	89.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,600	109.00–113.00	110.06
4	—	1,620	104.00–107.00	105.50
2	—	1,328	115.00–118.00	116.62

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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