Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.92/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$157.92

180 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	165.07	628	109
Medium and Large 2	444	148.93	661	57
Medium and Large 3	411	138.83	570	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $57 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 sale180 hd

157.92

—

FL average9 barns · 646 hd

152.61

+5.31

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	1,641	108.89	1,787	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,254	78.10	980	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	77.14	932	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	59.00	534	43

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	374	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	171.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	537	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.92/cwt	143.00–150.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.98/cwt	175.00–184.00	762	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	155.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	151.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.71/cwt	138.00–142.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	159.19/cwt	154.00–163.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	155.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.73/cwt	146.00–153.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	170.71/cwt	170.00–178.00	922	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.73/cwt	159.00–169.00	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.87/cwt	128.00–138.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	212.87/cwt	212.00–215.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	169.20/cwt	167.00–171.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	396	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	180.52/cwt	174.00–184.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	188.85/cwt	182.00–192.00	697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	163.13/cwt	158.00–167.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	158.52/cwt	156.00–159.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	184.77/cwt	180.00–189.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	170.56/cwt	169.00–171.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.14/cwt	156.00–163.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	187.07/cwt	186.00–192.00	720	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.89/cwt	178.00–182.00	761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	74.03/cwt	72.00–76.00	854	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	84.12/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,093	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	60.83/cwt	57.00–66.00	568	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	54.28/cwt	53.00–56.00	452	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	76.11/cwt	75.00–78.00	986	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	79.15/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,000	17
Bulls	—	—	1,659	115.59/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,918	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	72.59/cwt	71.00–74.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,221	80.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	989	10
Bulls	—	—	1,761	108.08/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,903	7
Bulls	—	—	1,456	103.32/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	171.86/cwt	170.00–174.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.91/cwt	142.00–149.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	188.01/cwt	184.00–192.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.94/cwt	168.00–170.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.10/cwt	165.00–172.00	627	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	152.93/cwt	152.00–154.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	135.29/cwt	134.00–137.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.71/cwt	144.00–146.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	178	173.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	171.47/cwt	160.00–175.00	448	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	174.08/cwt	170.00–182.00	388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.40/cwt	138.00–144.00	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.66/cwt	148.00–158.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	136.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	372	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 402Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 288Year ago 151

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower 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
9	—	374	156.00–160.00	158.05
7	—	413	150.00–158.00	155.48
2	—	273	148.00–155.00	151.21
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
10	—	462	146.00–153.00	150.73
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
3	—	178	170.00–180.00	173.08
1	—	200	162.00	162.00
21	—	530	138.00–144.00	140.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	312	165.00–175.00	171.99
4	—	573	138.00–142.00	139.71
13	—	468	154.00–164.00	160.00
19	—	418	159.00–169.00	164.73
3	—	618	128.00–138.00	133.87
18	—	373	165.00–172.00	168.10
17	—	261	160.00–175.00	171.47
8	—	223	170.00–182.00	174.08
1	—	165	200.00	200.00
10	—	519	148.00–158.00	153.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	152.00–154.00	152.93
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	134.00–137.00	135.29
3	—	415	144.00–146.00	144.71
2	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
2	—	273	135.00–138.00	136.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	143.00–150.00	145.92
22	—	428	175.00–184.00	177.98
28	—	540	170.00–178.00	170.71
3	—	230	212.00–215.00	212.87
7	—	327	190.00–200.00	193.87
2	—	250	212.00	212.00
14	—	466	174.00–184.00	180.52
12	—	369	182.00–192.00	188.85
5	—	574	156.00–163.00	159.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	154.00–163.00	159.19
7	—	506	150.00–156.00	155.08
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
1	—	250	177.00	177.00
9	—	406	156.00–159.00	158.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
3	—	350	176.00	176.00
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
4	—	473	167.00–171.00	169.20
14	—	200	198.00	198.00
4	—	521	158.00–167.00	163.13
8	—	321	180.00–189.00	184.77
5	—	409	169.00–171.00	170.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
5	—	272	184.00–192.00	188.01
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	144.00–149.00	146.40
1	—	300	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	160.00–168.00	164.55
16	—	385	186.00–192.00	187.07
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
4	—	423	178.00–182.00	179.89
3	—	627	142.00–149.00	144.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	170.00–174.00	171.86
2	—	500	138.00	138.00
1	—	250	177.00	177.00
1	—	200	182.00	182.00
2	—	373	168.00–170.00	168.94
1	—	400	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,154	72.00–76.00	74.03
12	—	1,299	82.00–86.00	84.12
17	—	1,264	77.00–81.00	79.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	933	57.00–66.00	60.83
12	—	832	53.00–56.00	54.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	75.00–78.00	76.11
2	—	1,235	71.00–74.00	72.59
10	—	1,221	80.00–84.00	80.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	111.00–119.00	115.59
7	—	1,761	106.00–109.00	108.08
5	—	1,456	101.00–105.00	103.32

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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