Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.83/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$176.83

126 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	176.83	913	126

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

176.83

—

FL average9 barns · 1,052 hd

171.81

+5.01

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	1,733	110.00	1,906	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	87.85	1,151	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	82.50	971	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	67.69	685	25

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	223.18/cwt	216.00–230.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.42/cwt	162.00–168.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.93/cwt	154.00–162.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	217.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.86/cwt	192.00–199.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	192.58/cwt	189.00–197.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.06/cwt	181.00–191.00	788	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.95/cwt	174.00–184.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,026	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.49/cwt	171.00–181.00	920	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	170.40/cwt	164.00–174.00	966	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	214.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.55/cwt	156.00–166.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.87/cwt	171.00–180.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.28/cwt	149.00–158.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	156.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	167.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	157.02/cwt	152.00–161.00	658	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.29/cwt	166.00–175.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	183.48/cwt	181.00–190.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.51/cwt	168.00–178.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	177.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	170.69/cwt	168.00–174.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	180.43/cwt	174.00–188.00	503	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	78.95/cwt	77.00–81.00	939	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	83.68/cwt	82.00–86.00	972	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	87.72/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,046	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,143	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	92.10/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,195	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	83.44/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,102	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	69.52/cwt	65.00–74.00	702	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	61.90/cwt	60.00–63.00	630	6

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,258Year ago 1,521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 391Year ago 338

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	216.00–230.00	223.18
4	—	578	162.00–168.00	164.42
4	—	621	154.00–162.00	158.93
1	—	200	245.00	245.00
2	—	323	215.00–220.00	217.33
3	—	372	192.00–199.00	194.86
5	—	526	166.00–175.00	169.29
8	—	434	181.00–190.00	183.48
8	—	483	168.00–178.00	170.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	189.00–197.00	192.58
14	—	421	181.00–191.00	187.06
14	—	473	174.00–184.00	178.95
18	—	621	160.00–170.00	165.27
30	—	524	171.00–181.00	175.49
38	—	567	164.00–174.00	170.40
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
3	—	327	210.00–220.00	214.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	156.00–166.00	160.55
9	—	324	171.00–180.00	174.87
10	—	467	149.00–158.00	154.28
12	—	609	150.00–158.00	156.69
16	—	509	162.00–170.00	167.99
17	—	419	152.00–161.00	157.02
5	—	224	170.00–185.00	177.05
5	—	376	168.00–174.00	170.69
7	—	279	174.00–188.00	180.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,189	77.00–81.00	78.95
34	—	1,161	82.00–86.00	83.68
12	—	1,193	87.00–91.00	87.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,313	85.00–89.00	87.07
10	—	1,298	90.00–94.00	92.10
7	—	1,321	81.00–84.00	83.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,010	65.00–74.00	69.52
6	—	1,018	60.00–63.00	61.90

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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