Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.98/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$147.98

227 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	151.60	673	132
Medium and Large 2	418	144.75	606	70
Medium and Large 3	401	137.94	553	25

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about $120 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 sale227 hd

147.98

—

FL average9 barns · 1,081 hd

153.37

−5.39

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	1,867	102.36	1,911	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	71.73	968	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	71.16	924	172
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	58.63	599	26

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	367	155.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	213.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.34/cwt	156.00–168.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	147.55/cwt	140.00–152.00	391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	192.72/cwt	188.00–198.00	817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.53/cwt	162.00–169.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	145.83/cwt	142.00–149.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.95/cwt	129.00–132.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	173.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	163.90/cwt	162.00–166.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.41/cwt	124.00–130.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	147.81/cwt	141.00–149.00	602	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	205.60/cwt	202.00–208.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	181.85/cwt	178.00–186.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	177.41/cwt	170.00–185.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	184.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	876	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	167.19/cwt	166.00–170.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	192.74/cwt	190.00–198.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	161.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	222.60/cwt	212.00–227.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	204.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	169.90/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	156.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.13/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	203.64/cwt	197.00–210.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	173.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.68/cwt	174.00–182.00	924	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.93/cwt	156.00–160.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.52/cwt	212.00–227.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	163.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	218.93/cwt	218.00–220.00	707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	72.17/cwt	71.00–74.00	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	72.24/cwt	70.00–74.00	961	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	67.20/cwt	65.00–69.00	831	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	76.24/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,024	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	67.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	821	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	76.74/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,222	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	52.68/cwt	51.00–54.00	456	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	60.42/cwt	56.00–64.00	646	20
Bulls	—	—	1,956	106.29/cwt	105.00–108.00	2,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,848	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	96.56/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	175.18/cwt	175.00–176.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.61/cwt	184.00–187.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.79/cwt	202.00–208.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	185.29/cwt	180.00–188.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	178.20/cwt	174.00–179.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	190.80/cwt	188.00–195.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.40/cwt	162.00–172.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.02/cwt	131.00–141.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	239.66/cwt	235.00–245.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	196.85/cwt	192.00–199.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.74/cwt	134.00–144.00	727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.61/cwt	152.00–160.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	131.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.89/cwt	138.00–146.00	670	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	149.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	144.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 961Year ago 932

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 226Year ago 194

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	149.00–158.00	155.34
6	—	265	140.00–152.00	147.55
5	—	516	129.00–132.00	130.95
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	111.93
4	—	569	124.00–130.00	127.41
23	—	407	141.00–149.00	147.81
5	—	331	152.00–160.00	154.61
15	—	472	138.00–146.00	141.89
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	156.00–168.00	162.34
11	—	373	162.00–169.00	165.53
7	—	224	170.00–185.00	177.41
6	—	623	120.00–128.00	123.73
26	—	472	148.00–158.00	152.77
9	—	323	162.00–172.00	165.40
9	—	578	131.00–141.00	135.02
20	—	524	134.00–144.00	138.74
39	—	435	150.00–160.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	142.00–149.00	145.83
1	—	250	137.00	137.00
9	—	482	130.00–136.00	131.68
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	223	145.00–154.00	149.04
3	—	415	130.00–138.00	135.14
6	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	210.00–220.00	213.89
20	—	424	188.00–198.00	192.72
24	—	475	180.00–190.00	184.40
9	—	264	212.00–227.00	222.60
12	—	374	200.00–210.00	204.42
3	—	622	166.00–174.00	169.90
5	—	572	171.00–179.00	175.13
12	—	520	174.00–182.00	177.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	170.00–176.00	173.53
2	—	473	162.00–166.00	163.90
6	—	368	180.00–188.00	184.81
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
3	—	520	154.00–159.00	156.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	202.00–208.00	205.60
6	—	423	178.00–186.00	181.85
4	—	530	166.00–170.00	167.19
7	—	378	190.00–198.00	192.74
5	—	581	160.00–164.00	161.15
3	—	272	197.00–210.00	203.64
11	—	479	170.00–178.00	173.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	156.00–160.00	157.93
1	—	500	174.00	174.00
2	—	423	190.00–192.00	190.95
8	—	268	212.00–227.00	220.52
3	—	565	160.00–166.00	163.89
2	—	323	218.00–220.00	218.93
5	—	468	180.00–188.00	185.29
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
3	—	222	235.00–245.00	239.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	140.00–144.00	141.92
5	—	436	175.00–176.00	175.18
2	—	473	166.00–168.00	166.95
3	—	365	180.00–189.00	185.75
3	—	500	150.00	150.00
3	—	277	188.00–195.00	190.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	184.00–187.00	185.61
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	202.00–208.00	204.79
8	—	457	174.00–179.00	178.20
1	—	250	208.00	208.00
4	—	364	192.00–199.00	196.85
1	—	200	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,273	71.00–74.00	72.17
8	—	1,213	65.00–69.00	67.70
6	—	1,593	75.00–79.00	76.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,330	70.00–74.00	72.24
63	—	1,236	65.00–69.00	67.20
33	—	1,343	75.00–79.00	76.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	51.00–54.00	52.68
20	—	1,069	56.00–64.00	60.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,956	105.00–108.00	106.29
6	—	1,818	100.00–103.00	101.67
2	—	1,838	95.00–98.00	96.56

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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