Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.66/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$150.66

177 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	160.09	610	76
Medium and Large 2	337	147.93	499	61
Medium and Large 3	390	136.88	533	40

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $77 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 sale177 hd

150.66

—

FL average9 barns · 731 hd

147.54

+3.11

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	1,604	105.98	1,700	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	83.62	1,238	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	81.27	1,042	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	67.61	708	42

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 3	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.89/cwt	112.00–118.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.88/cwt	159.00–169.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	153.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	142.13/cwt	138.00–145.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.19/cwt	152.00–161.00	739	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.92/cwt	149.00–157.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	150.14/cwt	146.00–154.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	156.66/cwt	154.00–160.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	166.25/cwt	161.00–171.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	166.27/cwt	156.00–171.00	439	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	174.18/cwt	172.00–176.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	152.03/cwt	150.00–162.00	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	170.86/cwt	168.00–174.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.26/cwt	124.00–130.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	168.23/cwt	166.00–170.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.86/cwt	176.00–180.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	164.46/cwt	164.00–165.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	161.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	199.98/cwt	197.00–207.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	161.38/cwt	158.00–166.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.32/cwt	184.00–188.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	177.39/cwt	172.00–184.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	166.10/cwt	163.00–169.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	186.42/cwt	182.00–190.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	179.86/cwt	178.00–182.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.89/cwt	172.00–176.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	194.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	184.68/cwt	184.00–192.00	720	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	76.67/cwt	74.00–78.00	932	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	85.77/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,132	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	70.26/cwt	66.00–74.00	746	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	62.31/cwt	60.00–64.00	634	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	82.50/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,233	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	81.08/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,052	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	78.04/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,203	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	86.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,252	11
Bulls	—	—	1,975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	104.14/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,629	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	172.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	189.04/cwt	185.00–193.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	167.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	164.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	103.63/cwt	102.00–105.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	165.47/cwt	165.00–166.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	148.73/cwt	144.00–152.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	156.79/cwt	156.00–160.00	524	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	143.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	145.09/cwt	142.00–148.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.62/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.88/cwt	142.00–148.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	146.64/cwt	142.00–150.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	138.12/cwt	135.00–142.00	314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	680	3

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 594Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 285Year ago 310

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
9	—	272	130.00–140.00	134.82
2	—	473	138.00–140.00	138.95
3	—	620	102.00–105.00	103.63
9	—	321	144.00–152.00	148.73
5	—	423	142.00–148.00	145.09
3	—	568	118.00–121.00	119.62
5	—	368	142.00–150.00	146.64
3	—	527	128.00–130.00	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	112.00–118.00	114.89
7	—	263	148.00–155.00	153.45
5	—	522	138.00–145.00	142.13
5	—	368	154.00–160.00	156.66
4	—	421	150.00–156.00	152.91
16	—	334	156.00–160.00	156.79
10	—	185	140.00–150.00	143.04
2	—	573	128.00–137.00	132.32
7	—	227	135.00–142.00	138.12
3	—	472	145.00–150.00	147.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	159.00–169.00	164.88
14	—	473	152.00–161.00	156.19
8	—	521	149.00–157.00	152.92
11	—	371	161.00–171.00	166.25
19	—	264	156.00–171.00	166.27
5	—	236	150.00–162.00	152.03
5	—	319	168.00–174.00	170.86
3	—	620	124.00–130.00	127.26
2	—	180	160.00–170.00	164.58
2	—	573	142.00–148.00	144.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	172.00–182.00	175.03
4	—	521	172.00–176.00	174.18
1	—	300	186.00	186.00
7	—	470	175.00–185.00	180.31
3	—	280	197.00–207.00	199.98
4	—	576	158.00–166.00	161.38
5	—	368	184.00–188.00	186.32
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	146.00–154.00	150.14
2	—	573	137.00–138.00	137.48
3	—	320	166.00–170.00	168.23
2	—	273	164.00–165.00	164.46
2	—	223	172.00–184.00	177.39
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
4	—	370	163.00–169.00	166.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	166.00–168.00	166.95
2	—	400	165.00–170.00	167.50
2	—	323	176.00–180.00	177.86
4	—	524	158.00–165.00	161.16
1	—	200	195.00	195.00
7	—	271	182.00–190.00	186.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	178.00–182.00	179.86
2	—	400	166.00	166.00
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	164.00	164.00
2	—	350	172.00	172.00
4	—	180	170.00–180.00	174.79
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	172.00–176.00	173.89
2	—	178	190.00–200.00	194.65
16	—	390	184.00–192.00	184.68
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
5	—	322	185.00–193.00	189.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	230	170.00–180.00	172.90
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
4	—	270	162.00–170.00	167.06
2	—	323	165.00–166.00	165.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,215	74.00–78.00	76.67
36	—	1,320	84.00–88.00	85.77
56	—	1,298	79.00–83.00	81.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,062	66.00–74.00	70.26
14	—	1,018	60.00–64.00	62.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,494	80.00–84.00	82.50
4	—	1,541	77.00–79.00	78.04
11	—	1,450	85.00–89.00	86.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,564	102.00–105.00	104.14
1	—	1,470	114.00	114.00

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