Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.06/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$123.06

177 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	126.43	579	91
Medium and Large 2	421	121.20	511	59
Medium and Large 3	393	115.75	455	27

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $124 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 sale177 hd

123.06

—

FL average9 barns · 1,012 hd

132.10

−9.04

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	—	High	1,491	97.86	1,459	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	67.51	872	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	66.44	829	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	51.52	526	114

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	625	114.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.22/cwt	122.00–130.00	477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	127.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	127.23/cwt	124.00–134.00	546	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	634	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	139.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	115.39/cwt	112.00–122.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.10/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	176.29/cwt	172.00–180.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	179.38/cwt	174.00–184.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.89/cwt	148.00–158.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	127.17/cwt	123.00–133.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	148.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.93/cwt	152.00–156.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	153.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.20/cwt	124.00–129.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.70/cwt	166.00–169.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.23/cwt	152.00–158.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.07/cwt	164.00–172.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	167.21/cwt	162.00–172.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.12/cwt	168.00–178.00	732	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.38/cwt	126.00–136.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.29/cwt	168.00–170.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	172.07/cwt	169.00–175.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.31/cwt	142.00–151.00	765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	68.53/cwt	67.00–71.00	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	46.45/cwt	45.00–49.00	463	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	54.16/cwt	50.00–59.00	559	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	64.51/cwt	63.00–65.00	787	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	73.80/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	63.70/cwt	62.00–66.00	754	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	73.42/cwt	72.00–76.00	976	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	68.78/cwt	67.00–71.00	915	24
Bulls	—	—	1,569	102.37/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,606	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	92.61/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,100	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.56/cwt	154.00–158.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	156.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	163.47/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	136.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	156.92/cwt	150.00–164.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	118.95/cwt	114.00–122.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.61/cwt	168.00–170.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	146.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.77/cwt	110.00–112.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	118.48/cwt	114.00–121.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	137.76/cwt	132.00–142.00	508	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 1,126Year ago 891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 234Year ago 201

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.60
22	—	429	124.00–134.00	127.23
22	—	527	116.00–126.00	120.32
6	—	276	135.00–147.00	139.48
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
13	—	579	112.00–122.00	115.39
7	—	474	123.00–133.00	127.17
10	—	320	130.00–140.00	136.23
6	—	369	132.00–142.00	137.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	122.00–130.00	126.22
5	—	259	120.00–130.00	127.72
7	—	527	110.00–113.00	111.10
13	—	466	114.00–122.00	118.95
12	—	420	115.00–123.00	120.50
4	—	318	124.00–128.00	126.40
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
2	—	623	103.00–109.00	105.89
2	—	573	109.00–110.00	109.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
4	—	523	100.00–102.00	100.96
3	—	400	110.00	110.00
3	—	215	140.00–150.00	146.20
2	—	300	118.00	118.00
5	—	478	110.00–112.00	110.77
8	—	361	114.00–121.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	172.00–180.00	176.29
8	—	321	174.00–184.00	179.38
5	—	569	134.00–140.00	137.93
2	—	623	132.00–140.00	135.86
8	—	515	148.00–158.00	154.89
14	—	468	162.00–172.00	167.21
20	—	425	168.00–178.00	172.12
2	—	250	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	146.00–150.00	148.34
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.41
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
3	—	422	152.00–156.00	153.93
2	—	373	150.00–158.00	153.76
2	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	573	110.00–119.00	114.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	158.00–166.00	161.98
4	—	569	124.00–129.00	126.20
4	—	363	166.00–169.00	167.70
3	—	477	152.00–158.00	154.23
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
4	—	330	164.00–172.00	166.07
3	—	622	120.00–127.00	123.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	126.00–136.00	131.38
3	—	415	168.00–170.00	169.29
2	—	300	176.00	176.00
4	—	266	169.00–175.00	172.07
2	—	373	170.00–180.00	174.70
2	—	523	142.00–151.00	146.31
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	154.00–158.00	156.56
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	156.52
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
3	—	580	108.00–115.00	110.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
5	—	376	160.00–168.00	163.47
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
4	—	274	150.00–164.00	156.92
3	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.18
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
3	—	330	168.00–170.00	168.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	67.00–71.00	68.53
8	—	1,220	63.00–65.00	64.51
3	—	1,368	72.00–76.00	73.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	997	45.00–49.00	46.45
75	—	1,032	50.00–59.00	54.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,183	62.00–66.00	63.70
8	—	1,330	72.00–76.00	73.42
24	—	1,330	67.00–71.00	68.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	101.00–105.00	102.37
5	—	1,475	91.00–94.00	92.61
1	—	1,100	97.00	97.00

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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