Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.10/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$139.10

338 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	141.37	695	210
Medium and Large 2	445	136.29	607	100
Medium and Large 3	410	132.02	541	28

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $154 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 sale338 hd

139.10

—

FL average9 barns · 1,188 hd

143.45

−4.36

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	1,527	104.84	1,601	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	83.02	1,155	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	81.96	921	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	57.51	533	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	156.46/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	147.92/cwt	146.00–156.00	643	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	760	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	620	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	128.36/cwt	122.00–130.00	646	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	160.83/cwt	158.00–168.00	774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.39/cwt	168.00–178.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.32/cwt	168.00–180.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.13/cwt	132.00–141.00	712	62
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	130.42/cwt	126.00–132.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	177.12/cwt	174.00–180.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	167.21/cwt	164.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	142.28/cwt	138.00–145.00	663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	188.15/cwt	184.00–192.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.55/cwt	172.00–182.00	750	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	152.14/cwt	148.00–157.00	721	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	147.02/cwt	145.00–154.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.07/cwt	138.00–146.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	138.36/cwt	136.00–142.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	139.37/cwt	133.00–141.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	168.01/cwt	162.00–171.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	186.09/cwt	182.00–192.00	700	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.58/cwt	152.00–162.00	823	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.74/cwt	142.00–151.00	762	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.93/cwt	188.00–190.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	143.91/cwt	138.00–146.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.90/cwt	150.00–154.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	84.74/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,245	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	976	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	76.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	859	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	86.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,009	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	81.91/cwt	80.00–84.00	892	16
Bulls	—	—	1,527	104.84/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	58.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.36/cwt	122.00–132.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	191.52/cwt	190.00–194.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	169.89/cwt	168.00–172.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	176.37/cwt	172.00–180.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	137.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.63/cwt	138.00–140.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.86/cwt	152.00–162.00	587	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	141.70/cwt	138.00–148.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	153.92/cwt	148.00–158.00	876	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.82/cwt	136.00–145.00	594	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	151.81/cwt	148.00–156.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	145.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.21/cwt	138.00–148.00	675	43

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,480Last week 1,307Year ago 1,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 221Year ago 223

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	152.00–160.00	156.46
4	—	611	126.00–132.00	130.42
3	—	372	164.00–170.00	167.21
12	—	466	138.00–145.00	142.28
6	—	575	128.00–134.00	130.94
9	—	508	133.00–141.00	139.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	210.00	210.00
24	—	481	158.00–168.00	160.83
3	—	322	184.00–192.00	188.15
29	—	425	172.00–182.00	176.55
17	—	627	145.00–154.00	147.02
19	—	376	182.00–192.00	186.09
55	—	529	152.00–162.00	155.58
45	—	569	148.00–158.00	153.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	350	180.00	180.00
5	—	331	174.00–180.00	177.12
21	—	474	148.00–157.00	152.14
6	—	573	138.00–146.00	142.07
5	—	621	136.00–142.00	138.36
16	—	411	162.00–171.00	168.01
26	—	512	142.00–151.00	148.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	435	146.00–156.00	147.92
40	—	580	128.00–138.00	131.11
7	—	325	168.00–178.00	172.39
3	—	275	168.00–180.00	172.32
62	—	523	132.00–141.00	136.13
9	—	627	122.00–132.00	126.36
25	—	374	152.00–162.00	156.86
43	—	475	138.00–148.00	142.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	466	128.00–136.00	133.14
31	—	503	122.00–130.00	128.36
3	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	250	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
23	—	425	136.00–145.00	139.82
17	—	374	142.00–150.00	145.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	132.00–140.00	137.90
6	—	430	128.00–134.00	129.86
3	—	277	138.00–148.00	141.70
3	—	480	120.00–122.00	120.63
5	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.16
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
3	—	322	148.00–156.00	151.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.33
3	—	215	190.00–194.00	191.52
1	—	250	188.00	188.00
4	—	373	172.00–180.00	176.37
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
3	—	480	138.00–140.00	138.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	188.00	188.00
2	—	323	188.00–190.00	188.93
7	—	514	138.00–146.00	143.91
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	151.90
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
3	—	270	168.00–172.00	169.89
1	—	450	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,469	83.00–86.00	84.74
2	—	1,205	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,118	75.00–79.00	76.82
14	—	1,168	85.00–89.00	86.41
16	—	1,089	80.00–84.00	81.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	51.00	51.00
9	—	938	55.00–65.00	58.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	103.00–107.00	104.84

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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