Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.46/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$154.46

117 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	160.07	651	79
Medium and Large 2	412	147.87	609	25
Medium and Large 3	424	133.04	564	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $87 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

154.46

—

FL average8 barns · 597 hd

150.07

+4.38

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	1,702	113.44	1,931	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	80.98	1,123	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	79.98	987	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	64.38	625	41

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	373	139.47/cwt	139.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.82/cwt	151.00–157.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	137.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.33/cwt	159.00–169.00	607	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	173.67/cwt	170.00–178.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.36/cwt	119.00–128.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	167.11/cwt	160.00–174.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	153.69/cwt	152.00–156.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.66/cwt	118.00–128.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.36/cwt	160.00–167.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	171.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	171.51/cwt	168.00–176.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	192.64/cwt	189.00–198.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	158.87/cwt	156.00–162.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	203.33/cwt	198.00–210.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	202.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	170.37/cwt	168.00–173.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.08/cwt	178.00–185.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	192.91/cwt	191.00–195.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.87/cwt	182.00–195.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	193.35/cwt	191.00–196.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	146.65/cwt	146.00–147.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.90/cwt	157.00–164.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	200.05/cwt	195.00–206.00	546	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	74.63/cwt	73.00–77.00	837	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	83.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,105	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	80.62/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,008	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	59.27/cwt	57.00–61.00	529	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	66.50/cwt	62.00–71.00	667	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	82.18/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	107.52/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,948	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	112.94/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.85/cwt	178.00–187.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.33/cwt	184.00–189.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	172.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	173.14/cwt	168.00–176.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.94/cwt	147.00–152.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	151.43/cwt	146.00–158.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	162.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	206.88/cwt	205.00–210.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.33/cwt	162.00–167.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	164.93/cwt	159.00–169.00	688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.91/cwt	158.00–163.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.79/cwt	132.00–141.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.05/cwt	179.00–187.00	771	10

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 832Year ago 1,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 254Year ago 234

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	139.00–140.00	139.47
4	—	478	135.00–142.00	137.39
2	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	152.00	152.00
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	151.00–157.00	153.82
4	—	481	145.00–150.00	146.67
4	—	421	152.00–156.00	153.69
6	—	275	146.00–158.00	151.43
2	—	323	162.00–167.00	164.33
7	—	521	132.00–141.00	135.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	363	159.00–169.00	167.33
12	—	327	168.00–178.00	172.04
7	—	571	119.00–128.00	124.36
7	—	274	160.00–174.00	167.11
4	—	624	118.00–128.00	121.66
4	—	516	147.00–152.00	149.94
13	—	417	159.00–169.00	164.93
6	—	477	158.00–163.00	159.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	170.00–178.00	173.67
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	184.00	184.00
2	—	373	170.00–174.00	171.88
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	160.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	158.00–159.00	158.48
7	—	472	170.00–180.00	174.73
2	—	573	160.00–167.00	163.36
5	—	528	168.00–176.00	171.51
8	—	374	189.00–198.00	192.64
5	—	273	198.00–210.00	203.33
3	—	330	200.00–208.00	202.42
10	—	421	179.00–187.00	183.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
2	—	523	156.00–162.00	158.87
1	—	250	186.00	186.00
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
4	—	423	168.00–173.00	170.37
5	—	370	178.00–185.00	182.08
4	—	323	191.00–195.00	192.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
3	—	225	182.00–195.00	186.87
2	—	373	191.00–196.00	193.35
3	—	577	157.00–164.00	159.90
2	—	273	195.00–206.00	200.05
1	—	400	178.00	178.00
3	—	325	205.00–210.00	206.88
7	—	474	170.00–178.00	173.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	146.00–147.00	146.65
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
4	—	373	178.00–187.00	182.85
2	—	223	170.00–175.00	172.25
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
3	—	415	168.00–176.00	173.14
1	—	300	199.00	199.00
3	—	500	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	184.00–189.00	186.33
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	160.00–166.00	162.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,375	80.00–84.00	82.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,121	73.00–77.00	74.63
28	—	1,316	83.00–87.00	83.99
42	—	1,250	78.00–82.00	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	892	57.00–61.00	59.27
29	—	1,003	62.00–71.00	66.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	106.00–108.00	107.52
3	—	1,948	120.00–124.00	121.66
2	—	1,718	112.00–114.00	112.94

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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