Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 $131.52/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$131.52

270 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	137.22	572	113
Medium and Large 2	410	128.72	527	122
Medium and Large 3	336	122.90	413	35

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about $159 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 sale270 hd

131.52

—

FL average9 barns · 1,067 hd

140.70

−9.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,190	67.79	807	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	65.93	768	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	51.85	535	33

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	321	147.39/cwt	144.00–150.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	745	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	180.56/cwt	177.00–185.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	490	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	133.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	644	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.42/cwt	169.00–179.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.64/cwt	123.00–132.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	161.91/cwt	160.00–164.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	141.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	153.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.30/cwt	128.00–138.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	179.02/cwt	176.00–184.00	673	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	168.02/cwt	166.00–172.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	162.75/cwt	160.00–166.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.86/cwt	131.00–140.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.58/cwt	167.00–182.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	160.27/cwt	159.00–162.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	137.38/cwt	134.00–142.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	137.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	154.54/cwt	151.00–158.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.69/cwt	142.00–151.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	169.44/cwt	166.00–173.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	165.13/cwt	159.00–168.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	173.84/cwt	172.00–178.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	728	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.78/cwt	174.00–178.00	664	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	69.37/cwt	68.00–72.00	832	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	745	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	47.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	484	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	53.76/cwt	50.00–59.00	558	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	67.79/cwt	66.00–69.00	807	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	60.87/cwt	60.00–62.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.05/cwt	164.00–173.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	156.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	169.12/cwt	166.00–174.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	132.15/cwt	129.00–142.00	366	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	139.39/cwt	134.00–142.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	592	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.01/cwt	121.00–128.00	520	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	121.59/cwt	115.00–126.00	336	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.96/cwt	119.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	531	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.43/cwt	119.00–127.00	643	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	567	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.31/cwt	154.00–164.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	112.92/cwt	111.00–116.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	139.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	327	8

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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 1,346Year ago 1,214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 346Year ago 290

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	144.00–150.00	147.39
36	—	370	127.00–136.00	132.32
13	—	277	129.00–142.00	132.15
31	—	469	121.00–130.00	126.24
17	—	413	121.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	242	120.00–122.00	120.65
2	—	573	119.00–121.00	119.96
16	—	521	119.00–127.00	123.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	131.00–141.00	133.96
4	—	579	123.00–132.00	125.64
7	—	269	148.00–158.00	153.80
14	—	529	128.00–138.00	131.30
15	—	377	137.00–147.00	140.84
40	—	425	129.00–139.00	133.43
7	—	325	154.00–164.00	158.31
8	—	234	135.00–150.00	139.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	110.00	110.00
8	—	318	134.00–142.00	139.39
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
15	—	276	115.00–126.00	121.59
3	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.65
2	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.35
3	—	527	111.00–116.00	112.92
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	152.00–162.00	155.60
7	—	322	177.00–185.00	180.56
25	—	425	169.00–179.00	173.42
22	—	376	176.00–184.00	179.02
3	—	630	131.00–140.00	133.86
3	—	273	167.00–182.00	172.58
16	—	523	150.00–160.00	154.90
12	—	575	144.00–154.00	148.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	160.00–164.00	161.91
3	—	280	140.00–145.00	141.49
2	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.36
3	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.24
3	—	372	159.00–162.00	160.27
6	—	463	132.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	421	151.00–158.00	154.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	166.00–172.00	168.02
2	—	273	160.00–166.00	162.75
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
12	—	569	134.00–142.00	137.38
11	—	530	140.00–148.00	142.62
11	—	476	142.00–151.00	145.69
11	—	374	166.00–173.00	169.44
9	—	413	159.00–168.00	165.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	142.00–150.00	145.90
4	—	280	172.00–178.00	173.84
2	—	423	170.00–171.00	170.47
2	—	223	170.00–180.00	174.49
12	—	455	153.00–161.00	160.02
6	—	378	174.00–178.00	175.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	143.00–145.00	143.95
6	—	370	164.00–173.00	168.05
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
4	—	426	160.00–168.00	163.13
1	—	250	162.00	162.00
3	—	330	166.00–174.00	169.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	155.00–160.00	156.87
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	138.00–140.00	138.95
1	—	500	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,200	68.00–72.00	69.37
32	—	1,148	63.00–67.00	64.89
7	—	1,144	60.00–62.00	60.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,019	45.00–49.00	47.46
23	—	1,038	50.00–59.00	53.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	66.00–69.00	67.79

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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