Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.16/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$147.16

174 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	148.60	760	129
Medium and Large 2	442	144.64	639	33
Medium and Large 3	433	138.64	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.96/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 sale174 hd

147.16

—

FL average9 barns · 908 hd

152.40

−5.24

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	1,604	105.07	1,685	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	79.14	1,085	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	78.92	975	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	63.02	611	137

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	618	140.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.79/cwt	136.00–145.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	185.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	172.39/cwt	168.00–179.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	140.95/cwt	140.00–143.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	170.55/cwt	166.00–174.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.76/cwt	143.00–153.00	699	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	152.46/cwt	149.00–158.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	176.28/cwt	170.00–179.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	163.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.21/cwt	153.00–163.00	984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	149.27/cwt	144.00–152.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	207.50/cwt	202.00–214.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	150.42/cwt	145.00–154.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.83/cwt	170.00–179.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	188.07/cwt	182.00–192.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	163.36/cwt	159.00–166.00	849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	206.72/cwt	202.00–215.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.58/cwt	149.00–159.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	85.89/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,060	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	80.73/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,055	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,007	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	76.54/cwt	74.00–78.00	906	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	59.60/cwt	58.00–62.00	563	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	66.93/cwt	63.00–72.00	668	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	79.00/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	109.15/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,651	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	110.41/cwt	90.00–132.00	1,029	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	178.43/cwt	176.00–180.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	168.93/cwt	168.00–171.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.62/cwt	164.00–166.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	878	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	199.41/cwt	198.00–201.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.41/cwt	184.00–189.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	191.88/cwt	190.00–194.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.22/cwt	134.00–142.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	123.93/cwt	122.00–126.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.06/cwt	141.00–150.00	830	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	150.68/cwt	146.00–154.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	571	7

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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,301Last week 695Year ago 1,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 328Year ago 327

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	138.00–142.00	140.13
3	—	580	140.00–143.00	140.95
7	—	527	149.00–158.00	152.46
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
5	—	471	160.00–168.00	163.87
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	180.00–190.00	185.63
10	—	626	153.00–163.00	157.21
8	—	579	157.00–165.00	159.67
1	—	350	216.00	216.00
2	—	273	202.00–214.00	207.50
11	—	517	170.00–179.00	174.83
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
4	—	415	182.00–192.00	188.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	170.00–179.00	176.28
13	—	617	144.00–152.00	149.27
2	—	250	190.00	190.00
6	—	569	145.00–154.00	150.42
12	—	520	159.00–166.00	163.36
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	130.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	250	160.00	160.00
11	—	475	134.00–142.00	139.22
4	—	530	134.00–139.00	135.68
5	—	419	146.00–154.00	150.68
7	—	371	150.00–158.00	153.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	142.00–148.00	144.37
3	—	430	136.00–145.00	138.79
2	—	300	148.00	148.00
2	—	623	122.00–126.00	123.93
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	168.00–179.00	172.39
4	—	316	166.00–174.00	170.55
33	—	476	143.00–153.00	146.76
3	—	430	164.00–166.00	164.62
25	—	615	137.00–147.00	142.84
21	—	522	140.00–150.00	144.85
29	—	572	141.00–150.00	145.06
9	—	374	160.00–170.00	163.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	158.00–166.00	159.79
4	—	274	202.00–215.00	206.72
1	—	350	214.00	214.00
1	—	300	218.00	218.00
4	—	526	149.00–159.00	153.58
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
4	—	415	184.00–189.00	187.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
3	—	430	168.00–171.00	168.93
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	190.00–194.00	191.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	176.00–180.00	178.43
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	373	198.00–201.00	199.41
1	—	500	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	84.00–88.00	85.89
32	—	1,307	79.00–83.00	80.73
45	—	1,184	74.00–78.00	76.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,440	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,356	77.00–81.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	944	58.00–62.00	59.60
64	—	998	63.00–72.00	66.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	107.00–111.00	109.15
5	—	1,596	102.00–105.00	103.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	932	90.00–132.00	110.41

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle