Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.25/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$159.25

117 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	166.14	620	73
Medium and Large 2	356	157.00	559	22
Medium and Large 3	402	138.61	557	22

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $63 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 sale117 hd

159.25

—

FL average9 barns · 589 hd

157.83

+1.42

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	—	High	1,547	108.30	1,675	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	95.98	1,310	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	89.71	1,079	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	67.15	614	36

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 1	—	362	168.44/cwt	162.00–171.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	177.60/cwt	172.00–182.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.56/cwt	114.00–122.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.42/cwt	174.00–182.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.28/cwt	158.00–168.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	182.03/cwt	176.00–186.00	486	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.03/cwt	174.00–183.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	206.32/cwt	202.00–210.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.92/cwt	167.00–171.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	233.38/cwt	232.00–235.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	198.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	185.36/cwt	182.00–188.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	151.25/cwt	148.00–154.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	193.37/cwt	190.00–198.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	174.19/cwt	172.00–176.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	195.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	182.94/cwt	180.00–185.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	216.16/cwt	212.00–222.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	154.78/cwt	151.00–159.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	206.20/cwt	204.00–210.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	236.66/cwt	232.00–242.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	228.51/cwt	220.00–235.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.31/cwt	192.00–199.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	93.62/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,125	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	63.01/cwt	61.00–65.00	576	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	70.11/cwt	66.00–75.00	642	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,144	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	100.16/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,467	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	84.70/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,003	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	97.33/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,235	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	90.38/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,066	17
Bulls	—	—	1,582	111.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	103.55/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	108.07/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	176.51/cwt	173.00–182.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	185.93/cwt	184.00–188.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	204.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	220.60/cwt	217.00–225.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	141.90/cwt	141.00–150.00	553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	212.28/cwt	207.00–217.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	183.52/cwt	181.00–188.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.26/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	156.93/cwt	156.00–158.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	165.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.86/cwt	166.00–170.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.38/cwt	133.00–138.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.78/cwt	152.00–162.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	189.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 640Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 442Year ago 231

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	362	162.00–171.00	168.44
6	—	569	120.00–128.00	124.10
3	—	618	114.00–122.00	118.56
5	—	519	139.00–149.00	144.50
3	—	330	174.00–182.00	176.42
7	—	423	158.00–168.00	163.28
23	—	267	176.00–186.00	182.03
7	—	472	152.00–162.00	156.78
7	—	233	185.00–200.00	189.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
6	—	222	172.00–182.00	177.60
3	—	365	154.00–160.00	157.84
4	—	278	162.00–170.00	165.59
3	—	467	149.00–151.00	149.97
2	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	323	166.00–170.00	167.86
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	390	141.00–150.00	141.90
2	—	400	144.00	144.00
3	—	580	100.00–104.00	101.26
2	—	323	156.00–158.00	156.93
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
2	—	250	155.00	155.00
2	—	473	133.00–138.00	135.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	174.00–183.00	179.03
4	—	368	202.00–210.00	206.32
2	—	573	167.00–171.00	168.92
2	—	273	232.00–235.00	233.38
1	—	200	227.00	227.00
5	—	617	153.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
4	—	419	190.00–200.00	195.35
7	—	325	212.00–222.00	216.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
4	—	311	195.00–200.00	198.61
4	—	370	182.00–188.00	185.36
3	—	522	148.00–154.00	151.25
4	—	419	172.00–176.00	174.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	190.00–198.00	193.37
2	—	473	169.00–170.00	169.48
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
5	—	418	180.00–185.00	182.94
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
6	—	574	151.00–159.00	154.78
4	—	625	142.00–148.00	144.94
5	—	327	204.00–210.00	206.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	212.00	212.00
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
3	—	222	232.00–242.00	236.66
1	—	350	206.00	206.00
10	—	268	220.00–235.00	228.51
2	—	423	192.00–199.00	195.31
3	—	477	173.00–182.00	176.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	184.00–188.00	185.93
4	—	223	200.00–210.00	204.49
2	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	217.00–225.00	220.60
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	208.00	208.00
4	—	274	207.00–217.00	212.28
3	—	428	181.00–188.00	183.52
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	91.00–95.00	93.62
5	—	1,301	86.00–90.00	87.96
13	—	1,465	96.00–104.00	100.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	914	61.00–65.00	63.01
21	—	915	66.00–75.00	70.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,184	83.00–87.00	84.70
11	—	1,269	93.00–101.00	97.33
17	—	1,180	88.00–92.00	90.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	110.00–114.00	111.69
2	—	1,505	103.00–104.00	103.55
3	—	1,540	107.00–109.00	108.07

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