Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.66/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$175.66

77 head · 303 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	321	180.97	581	49
Medium and Large 2	241	176.17	424	16thin
Medium and Large 3	312	153.29	478	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $103 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 sale77 hd

175.66

—

FL average9 barns · 582 hd

154.80

+20.85

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	1,611	123.22	1,986	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	95.55	1,242	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	90.24	1,005	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	75.21	755	34

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	320	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	190.35/cwt	185.00–200.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	208.30/cwt	205.00–212.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	211.45/cwt	210.00–212.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	161.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	182.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.59/cwt	150.00–159.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	224.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	211.66/cwt	206.00–220.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	230.32/cwt	224.00–236.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	191.81/cwt	186.00–196.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	201.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.22/cwt	147.00–154.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	170	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	223.89/cwt	217.00–230.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	209.34/cwt	205.00–212.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	203.26/cwt	200.00–207.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	218.79/cwt	215.00–222.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	205.33/cwt	202.00–212.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	223.72/cwt	220.00–228.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	226.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	226.00/cwt	222.00–232.00	502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	90.23/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,060	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	86.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	921	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	67.75/cwt	67.00–69.00	633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	76.81/cwt	71.00–80.00	782	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	91.82/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	97.11/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,111	21
Bulls	—	—	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,566	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	98.16/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,304	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	87.47/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	127.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	164.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	203.21/cwt	200.00–207.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	183.51/cwt	180.00–189.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	205.86/cwt	204.00–208.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	215.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	206.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	211.91/cwt	210.00–214.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	178.86/cwt	174.00–182.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.47/cwt	177.00–178.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.95/cwt	142.00–144.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	166.93/cwt	166.00–168.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	186.18/cwt	177.00–192.00	503	15

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 294Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 295Year ago 177

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	320	180.00–190.00	185.07
6	—	228	185.00–200.00	190.35
4	—	461	150.00–159.00	156.59
3	—	185	200.00–205.00	201.49
3	—	518	147.00–154.00	151.22
4	—	366	174.00–182.00	178.86
4	—	423	170.00–171.00	170.47
15	—	270	177.00–192.00	186.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
4	—	221	155.00–167.00	161.19
1	—	165	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
2	—	423	142.00–144.00	142.95
2	—	323	166.00–168.00	166.93
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	173	175.00–185.00	182.17
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
7	—	216	170.00–180.00	176.02
2	—	323	177.00–178.00	177.47
1	—	250	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	205.00–212.00	208.30
3	—	265	206.00–220.00	211.66
3	—	215	205.00–212.00	209.34
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
1	—	350	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	210.00–212.00	211.45
4	—	323	220.00–230.00	224.65
1	—	450	188.00	188.00
7	—	270	224.00–236.00	230.32
3	—	420	186.00–196.00	191.81
7	—	221	217.00–230.00	223.89
3	—	178	215.00–222.00	218.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	166.00	166.00
1	—	170	195.00	195.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	323	200.00–207.00	203.26
1	—	400	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	196.00	196.00
4	—	379	202.00–212.00	205.33
2	—	323	220.00–228.00	223.72
1	—	165	230.00	230.00
7	—	269	222.00–230.00	226.11
3	—	222	222.00–232.00	226.00
3	—	477	180.00–189.00	183.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	160.00–168.00	164.53
2	—	350	190.00	190.00
1	—	250	204.00	204.00
2	—	323	204.00–208.00	205.86
1	—	400	174.00	174.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	180	200.00–207.00	203.21
4	—	274	210.00–220.00	215.80
3	—	230	205.00–210.00	206.45
3	—	322	210.00–214.00	211.91
1	—	350	198.00	198.00
4	—	425	177.00–185.00	180.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	89.00–92.00	90.23
34	—	1,071	84.00–88.00	86.01
21	—	1,144	94.00–102.00	97.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	67.00–69.00	67.75
28	—	1,018	71.00–80.00	76.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	90.00–94.00	91.82
15	—	1,328	95.00–103.00	98.16
3	—	1,223	86.00–89.00	87.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,368	114.00–115.00	114.51
5	—	1,701	122.00–130.00	127.35

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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