Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.58/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$164.58

361 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	166.62	858	228
Medium and Large 2	468	162.26	759	95
Medium and Large 3	430	158.15	680	38

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about $178 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 sale361 hd

164.58

—

FL average9 barns · 1,111 hd

165.99

−1.41

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	1,743	104.88	1,828	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	82.20	1,113	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	80.05	976	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	64.45	667	48

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	623	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.91/cwt	160.00–169.00	859	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.64/cwt	184.00–194.00	713	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.83/cwt	164.00–174.00	799	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.22/cwt	142.00–152.00	629	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	176.88/cwt	169.00–184.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	140.63/cwt	139.00–142.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	167.06/cwt	164.00–170.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	204.10/cwt	201.00–210.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.97/cwt	153.00–163.00	905	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	155.54/cwt	153.00–161.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	148.30/cwt	144.00–151.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	177.97/cwt	174.00–183.00	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	165.30/cwt	162.00–170.00	711	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	184.81/cwt	181.00–189.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	202.12/cwt	195.00–210.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	148.34/cwt	144.00–151.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	184.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	158.68/cwt	154.00–163.00	749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	194.13/cwt	192.00–198.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.38/cwt	149.00–158.00	800	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.12/cwt	173.00–182.00	746	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.64/cwt	186.00–187.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	59.29/cwt	58.00–62.00	586	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	67.54/cwt	63.00–72.00	718	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	77.42/cwt	76.00–79.00	980	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	86.72/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,175	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	82.55/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,212	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	85.34/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,110	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.85/cwt	79.00–83.00	994	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	76.41/cwt	74.00–78.00	891	48
Bulls	—	—	1,770	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	102.38/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	157.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	165.31/cwt	165.00–166.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	183.72/cwt	180.00–188.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	168.92/cwt	165.00–171.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	179.88/cwt	178.00–182.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	139.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.41/cwt	126.00–132.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	144.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.38/cwt	162.00–165.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.97/cwt	133.00–141.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.63/cwt	132.00–142.00	716	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	676	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.49/cwt	170.00–177.00	569	5

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,480Year ago 1,491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 176Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	122.00–132.00	126.92
21	—	430	142.00–152.00	146.22
17	—	570	134.00–144.00	139.08
6	—	275	169.00–184.00	176.88
7	—	374	156.00–165.00	160.13
51	—	524	132.00–142.00	136.63
44	—	476	138.00–148.00	142.06
5	—	330	170.00–177.00	172.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	118.00–122.00	119.96
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	150.00–152.00	150.93
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
11	—	371	135.00–144.00	139.58
5	—	277	142.00–150.00	144.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	128.00–136.00	131.92
10	—	366	145.00–150.00	147.83
8	—	518	124.00–130.00	127.65
4	—	569	126.00–132.00	129.41
2	—	273	162.00–165.00	163.38
14	—	418	133.00–141.00	137.97
4	—	323	160.00–166.00	162.88
3	—	615	113.00–120.00	117.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	524	160.00–169.00	163.91
27	—	382	184.00–194.00	186.64
26	—	473	164.00–174.00	168.83
3	—	327	201.00–210.00	204.10
64	—	573	153.00–163.00	157.97
42	—	622	150.00–160.00	155.15
5	—	274	195.00–210.00	202.12
22	—	419	173.00–182.00	178.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	139.00–142.00	140.63
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
6	—	373	164.00–170.00	167.06
9	—	429	153.00–161.00	155.54
8	—	469	144.00–151.00	148.30
6	—	324	181.00–189.00	184.81
5	—	519	140.00–147.00	144.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	174.00–183.00	177.97
14	—	430	162.00–170.00	165.30
10	—	572	144.00–151.00	148.34
2	—	273	180.00–190.00	184.59
20	—	472	154.00–163.00	158.68
4	—	329	192.00–198.00	194.13
23	—	518	149.00–158.00	154.38
5	—	622	140.00–149.00	144.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
4	—	421	165.00–171.00	168.92
2	—	373	178.00–182.00	179.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	154.00–163.00	157.90
2	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	176.00	176.00
3	—	365	186.00–187.00	186.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.25
3	—	380	165.00–166.00	165.31
2	—	323	180.00–188.00	183.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	989	58.00–62.00	59.29
30	—	1,063	63.00–72.00	67.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,266	76.00–79.00	77.42
8	—	1,355	85.00–89.00	86.72
6	—	1,468	81.00–84.00	82.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,301	84.00–88.00	85.34
60	—	1,230	79.00–83.00	80.85
48	—	1,166	74.00–78.00	76.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	107.00–110.00	108.63
3	—	1,725	101.00–105.00	102.38

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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