Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.23/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$180.23

189 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	183.24	855	134
Medium and Large 2	449	175.41	787	34
Medium and Large 3	427	168.85	720	21

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $135 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 sale189 hd

180.23

—

FL average9 barns · 691 hd

177.74

+2.49

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	1,512	96.75	1,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,317	80.38	1,059	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	74.45	867	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	59.44	621	55

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 2	—	523	140.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	149.40/cwt	144.00–152.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.60/cwt	168.00–177.00	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	207.06/cwt	204.00–212.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.49/cwt	178.00–187.00	858	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	162.00/cwt	155.00–170.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.39/cwt	153.00–163.00	669	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	175.53/cwt	172.00–180.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	161.87/cwt	158.00–166.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	196.53/cwt	192.00–202.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	148.94/cwt	144.00–153.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.96/cwt	164.00–166.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.69/cwt	182.00–190.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	172.88/cwt	168.00–176.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	171.90/cwt	168.00–176.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	195.25/cwt	192.00–200.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	181.87/cwt	178.00–186.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	211.17/cwt	202.00–217.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	193.38/cwt	188.00–198.00	814	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	164.97/cwt	158.00–168.00	930	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.20/cwt	154.00–164.00	992	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.33/cwt	172.00–182.00	836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.91/cwt	159.00–168.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.02/cwt	192.00–202.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.76/cwt	205.00–217.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	191.57/cwt	189.00–193.00	795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	53.91/cwt	51.00–55.00	519	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	61.15/cwt	56.00–65.00	654	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	83.50/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,203	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	78.85/cwt	76.00–80.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	70.99/cwt	69.00–73.00	807	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	80.06/cwt	79.00–83.00	934	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	75.30/cwt	74.00–78.00	903	26
Bulls	—	—	1,462	92.65/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,355	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	99.09/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	170.57/cwt	168.00–172.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.05/cwt	162.00–168.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	184.82/cwt	182.00–188.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	182.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	131.72/cwt	127.00–137.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.99/cwt	149.00–159.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.35/cwt	156.00–166.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.33/cwt	139.00–148.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	132.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.08/cwt	136.00–144.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	139.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	151.04/cwt	149.00–158.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	150.18/cwt	148.00–154.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	395	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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 492Year ago 954

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 214Year ago 326

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	138.00–144.00	140.87
10	—	413	144.00–152.00	149.40
7	—	480	139.00–148.00	142.33
6	—	569	130.00–134.00	132.28
6	—	382	149.00–158.00	151.04
3	—	327	148.00–154.00	150.18
7	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	155.00–170.00	162.00
3	—	518	150.00–156.00	153.57
23	—	425	153.00–163.00	157.39
11	—	475	149.00–159.00	153.99
10	—	564	141.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	315	156.00–166.00	162.35
20	—	390	159.00–169.00	160.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	127.00–137.00	131.72
2	—	573	120.00–128.00	123.84
7	—	371	140.00–144.00	141.93
7	—	475	130.00–138.00	133.30
3	—	530	129.00–135.00	130.89
3	—	315	136.00–144.00	141.08
8	—	426	135.00–142.00	139.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	168.00–177.00	172.60
13	—	328	204.00–212.00	207.06
31	—	470	178.00–187.00	182.49
16	—	377	192.00–202.00	196.53
4	—	274	202.00–217.00	211.17
22	—	421	188.00–198.00	193.38
16	—	564	158.00–168.00	164.97
15	—	623	154.00–164.00	159.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
1	—	300	186.00	186.00
6	—	373	172.00–180.00	175.53
3	—	475	158.00–166.00	161.87
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
8	—	418	168.00–176.00	172.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	144.00–153.00	148.94
4	—	523	164.00–166.00	164.96
2	—	573	148.00–152.00	149.92
6	—	373	182.00–190.00	185.69
4	—	469	168.00–176.00	171.90
7	—	324	192.00–200.00	195.25
6	—	425	178.00–186.00	181.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
7	—	472	162.00–168.00	165.05
2	—	523	149.00–150.00	149.48
2	—	373	182.00–188.00	184.82
8	—	432	180.00–187.00	182.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	172.00–182.00	176.33
5	—	521	159.00–168.00	164.91
5	—	378	192.00–202.00	196.02
5	—	275	205.00–217.00	208.76
3	—	415	189.00–193.00	191.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	168.00–172.00	170.57
1	—	500	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	963	51.00–55.00	53.91
42	—	1,070	56.00–65.00	61.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,441	81.00–85.00	83.50
6	—	1,248	76.00–80.00	78.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,137	69.00–73.00	70.99
17	—	1,167	79.00–83.00	80.06
26	—	1,199	74.00–78.00	75.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	92.00–94.00	92.65
1	—	1,525	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,557	97.00–100.00	99.09

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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