Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and greater than 350 lbs. unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.40/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$159.40

299 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	162.89	820	178
Medium and Large 2	463	156.63	725	89
Medium and Large 3	466	147.66	688	32

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $132 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 sale299 hd

159.40

—

FL average9 barns · 889 hd

162.71

−3.31

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	—	Low	1,609	107.05	1,722	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	71.12	949	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	71.09	889	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	57.03	570	24

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 2	—	419	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	718	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.89/cwt	172.00–182.00	575	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.79/cwt	151.00–160.00	883	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	938	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	158.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	195.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	148.91/cwt	144.00–152.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	163.82/cwt	160.00–168.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	130.12/cwt	127.00–132.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	177.08/cwt	174.00–182.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.60/cwt	158.00–168.00	771	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	212.25/cwt	210.00–215.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	146.31/cwt	146.00–147.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	141.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	152.86/cwt	145.00–154.00	773	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	140.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	181.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	837	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	714	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	175.04/cwt	170.00–179.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.89/cwt	185.00–194.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	205.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	174.14/cwt	171.00–178.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	184.94/cwt	184.00–190.00	629	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	219	209.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	185.07/cwt	182.00–190.00	696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	66.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	816	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	76.72/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,109	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	71.04/cwt	70.00–74.00	967	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	66.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	777	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	76.46/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,025	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	49.88/cwt	49.00–52.00	509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	71.61/cwt	70.00–74.00	918	24
Bulls	—	—	1,445	103.11/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	58.91/cwt	54.00–63.00	586	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	169.27/cwt	168.00–170.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	744	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	144.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	178.09/cwt	174.00–180.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	117.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	122.46/cwt	121.00–125.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	175.83/cwt	174.00–178.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	166.70/cwt	164.00–172.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	186.68/cwt	178.00–190.00	485	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.09/cwt	132.00–139.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	168.76/cwt	164.00–174.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.49/cwt	128.00–136.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	166.27/cwt	164.00–170.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	211	185.55/cwt	182.00–187.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	20

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,307Last week 919Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 246Year ago 200

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and greater than 350 lbs. unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	130.00–138.00	135.23
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
4	—	629	121.00–125.00	122.46
6	—	368	142.00–150.00	147.04
5	—	270	164.00–174.00	168.76
7	—	522	128.00–136.00	132.49
20	—	474	130.00–139.00	134.34
10	—	328	164.00–170.00	166.27
4	—	211	182.00–187.00	185.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	325	172.00–182.00	176.89
9	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.52
7	—	371	152.00–162.00	157.60
7	—	225	190.00–205.00	195.03
53	—	514	140.00–148.00	144.83
22	—	260	178.00–190.00	186.68
8	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.69
7	—	626	126.00–136.00	129.93
20	—	467	140.00–150.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
4	—	561	115.00–118.00	117.20
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
5	—	474	120.00–129.00	124.85
3	—	227	164.00–172.00	166.70
2	—	300	156.00	156.00
5	—	380	132.00–139.00	134.09
4	—	523	118.00–126.00	122.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	426	164.00–174.00	168.44
36	—	563	151.00–160.00	156.79
24	—	625	147.00–155.00	150.12
22	—	474	158.00–168.00	162.60
2	—	223	210.00–215.00	212.25
9	—	386	180.00–186.00	181.38
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
50	—	524	155.00–165.00	159.74
9	—	323	185.00–194.00	188.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	155.00–162.00	158.34
4	—	324	174.00–182.00	177.08
4	—	575	140.00–148.00	143.16
4	—	619	138.00–144.00	141.94
24	—	506	145.00–154.00	152.86
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
27	—	466	148.00–156.00	153.16
8	—	366	170.00–179.00	175.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	144.00–152.00	148.91
8	—	371	160.00–168.00	163.82
6	—	614	127.00–132.00	130.12
3	—	480	146.00–147.00	146.31
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
4	—	516	138.00–142.00	140.44
2	—	573	130.00–132.00	130.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
6	—	276	200.00–215.00	205.81
14	—	340	184.00–190.00	184.94
7	—	219	200.00–215.00	209.08
4	—	376	182.00–190.00	185.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	171.00–178.00	174.14
6	—	478	149.00–155.00	151.06
4	—	281	185.00–190.00	186.62
15	—	317	174.00–180.00	178.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	168.00–170.00	169.27
4	—	461	139.00–146.00	144.12
2	—	273	174.00–178.00	175.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	65.00–69.00	66.70
4	—	1,445	75.00–79.00	76.72
4	—	1,361	70.00–74.00	71.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,161	65.00–69.00	66.95
20	—	1,341	75.00–79.00	76.46
24	—	1,282	70.00–74.00	71.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	49.00–52.00	49.88
19	—	994	54.00–63.00	58.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	101.00–104.00	103.11
3	—	1,707	110.00–114.00	111.34
2	—	1,708	106.00–107.00	106.52

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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