Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.88/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$143.88

145 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	154.48	586	67
Medium and Large 2	382	140.89	539	41
Medium and Large 3	418	128.02	535	37

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $51 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 sale145 hd

143.88

—

FL average9 barns · 717 hd

147.41

−3.52

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	1,446	112.19	1,622	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	84.84	1,222	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	82.89	1,011	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	69.19	654	40

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	523	117.68/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.38/cwt	144.00–149.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	164.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	170.94/cwt	169.00–174.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	164.53/cwt	160.00–174.00	459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.95/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.27/cwt	122.00–129.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	160.69/cwt	155.00–170.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	162.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.29/cwt	157.00–164.00	609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	183.40/cwt	182.00–185.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.46/cwt	167.00–177.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.61/cwt	178.00–186.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	149.64/cwt	149.00–150.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.41/cwt	162.00–172.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	208.68/cwt	207.00–210.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.31/cwt	162.00–163.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	155.71/cwt	152.00–158.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	167.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	178.38/cwt	177.00–180.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	174.20/cwt	170.00–179.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	197.68/cwt	195.00–204.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	157.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	163.87/cwt	159.00–168.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	182.52/cwt	177.00–190.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.38/cwt	168.00–176.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.25/cwt	190.00–198.00	631	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	171.28/cwt	170.00–173.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	201.50/cwt	197.00–210.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.61/cwt	200.00–202.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	89.17/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,230	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	84.25/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,235	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	80.25/cwt	78.00–82.00	940	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	90.36/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,228	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	64.39/cwt	62.00–66.00	585	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	84.58/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,057	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	71.77/cwt	67.00–76.00	693	26
Bulls	—	—	1,640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	116.08/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	109.84/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	181.57/cwt	178.00–186.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	189.09/cwt	185.00–192.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	204.29/cwt	202.00–207.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.63/cwt	185.00–186.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	122.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	139.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.96/cwt	108.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.29/cwt	146.00–153.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	173.89/cwt	172.00–175.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	175	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	103.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	131.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	142.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	151.04/cwt	144.00–158.00	414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.96/cwt	106.00–108.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	603	5

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 468Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 408Last week 281Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	114.00–120.00	117.68
3	—	580	110.00–113.00	110.95
7	—	325	150.00–158.00	153.67
2	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.43
5	—	373	146.00–153.00	149.29
3	—	207	150.00–152.00	150.65
10	—	274	144.00–158.00	151.04
2	—	623	106.00–108.00	106.96
5	—	430	138.00–146.00	140.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	144.00–149.00	146.38
12	—	435	148.00–158.00	150.30
11	—	323	160.00–170.00	164.57
14	—	279	160.00–174.00	164.53
6	—	570	122.00–129.00	126.27
4	—	226	155.00–170.00	160.69
2	—	623	112.00–113.00	112.48
13	—	385	157.00–164.00	158.29
1	—	180	195.00	195.00
2	—	523	128.00–134.00	130.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	120.00–128.00	122.87
4	—	373	138.00–142.00	139.68
2	—	523	108.00–110.00	108.96
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	175	162.00	162.00
8	—	574	100.00–108.00	103.63
2	—	273	129.00–135.00	131.75
9	—	331	140.00–149.00	142.65
6	—	421	130.00–136.00	133.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	169.00–174.00	170.94
11	—	478	167.00–177.00	170.46
9	—	371	178.00–186.00	182.61
9	—	423	162.00–172.00	166.41
4	—	316	207.00–210.00	208.68
3	—	522	170.00–179.00	174.20
3	—	280	195.00–204.00	197.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	160.00–165.00	162.13
2	—	323	182.00–185.00	183.40
3	—	415	149.00–150.00	149.64
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
4	—	526	152.00–158.00	155.71
3	—	265	162.00–170.00	167.03
4	—	475	148.00–154.00	150.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	199.00	199.00
4	—	423	156.00–160.00	158.19
3	—	480	162.00–163.00	162.31
2	—	273	177.00–180.00	178.38
4	—	373	170.00–172.00	170.94
6	—	575	154.00–160.00	157.96
3	—	522	159.00–168.00	163.87
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	177.00–190.00	182.52
14	—	328	190.00–198.00	192.25
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
4	—	226	185.00–192.00	189.09
2	—	423	155.00–156.00	155.47
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	168.00–176.00	170.38
6	—	416	170.00–173.00	171.28
5	—	227	197.00–210.00	201.50
3	—	330	200.00–202.00	200.61
7	—	374	178.00–186.00	181.57
2	—	273	202.00–207.00	204.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	150.00–152.00	150.95
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
3	—	315	185.00–186.00	185.63
3	—	265	172.00–175.00	173.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,379	87.00–91.00	89.17
31	—	1,466	82.00–86.00	84.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,171	78.00–82.00	80.25
5	—	1,359	88.00–92.00	90.36
70	—	1,250	83.00–87.00	84.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	908	62.00–66.00	64.39
26	—	966	67.00–76.00	71.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,543	114.00–117.00	116.08
4	—	1,300	108.00–112.00	109.84

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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