Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and steers steady and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.53/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$164.53

228 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	169.54	691	156
Medium and Large 2	416	156.60	651	47
Medium and Large 3	386	148.11	572	25

One grade step is worth $21.43/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 sale228 hd

164.53

—

FL average9 barns · 940 hd

158.63

+5.90

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	1,585	98.16	1,556	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	72.39	966	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	67.93	826	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	55.40	522	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.80/cwt	158.00–168.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.94/cwt	210.00–212.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	221.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	182.94/cwt	182.00–185.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	177.42/cwt	172.00–179.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	166.38/cwt	164.00–169.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	213.11/cwt	208.00–217.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	177.63/cwt	171.00–181.00	913	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	204.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	209.19/cwt	206.00–212.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	186.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	869	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	161.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	179.11/cwt	174.00–182.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	202.54/cwt	200.00–204.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	191.76/cwt	188.00–196.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	187.40/cwt	184.00–192.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	219.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.62/cwt	194.00–204.00	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.23/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	166.42/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.74/cwt	164.00–170.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	200.69/cwt	198.00–204.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	176.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.87/cwt	162.00–171.00	701	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.17/cwt	158.00–167.00	764	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	157.45/cwt	156.00–159.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	226.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	156.40/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	181.57/cwt	174.00–188.00	487	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	74.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	938	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	68.45/cwt	67.00–71.00	862	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	64.36/cwt	62.00–66.00	737	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	71.16/cwt	69.00–73.00	894	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	75.25/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	49.32/cwt	47.00–51.00	395	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	56.92/cwt	54.00–61.00	556	16
Bulls	—	—	1,466	95.23/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,396	14
Bulls	—	—	1,775	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,684	100.02/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	174.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	195.64/cwt	192.00–204.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	186.38/cwt	185.00–188.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	208.42/cwt	206.00–214.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.63/cwt	136.00–138.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	223.38/cwt	218.00–230.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.15/cwt	188.00–195.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.95/cwt	142.00–144.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	178.96/cwt	174.00–184.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	204.37/cwt	200.00–214.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	195.89/cwt	190.00–205.00	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	149.15/cwt	148.00–150.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	153.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	165.81/cwt	164.00–172.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	141.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.21/cwt	164.00–172.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	150.59/cwt	146.00–156.00	411	2

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 998Year ago 1,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 350Year ago 173

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and steers steady and feeder heifers 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
2	—	573	158.00–168.00	162.80
2	—	373	210.00–212.00	210.94
7	—	521	165.00–175.00	171.06
3	—	330	220.00–225.00	221.52
3	—	480	182.00–185.00	182.94
2	—	200	230.00	230.00
7	—	267	218.00–230.00	223.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	473	170.00–179.00	174.29
1	—	350	199.00	199.00
1	—	500	164.00	164.00
3	—	330	206.00–214.00	208.42
4	—	278	200.00–214.00	204.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
3	—	330	192.00–204.00	195.64
2	—	273	185.00–188.00	186.38
3	—	380	188.00–195.00	190.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	172.00–179.00	177.42
6	—	278	200.00–210.00	204.02
3	—	320	206.00–212.00	209.19
3	—	580	160.00–166.00	161.90
8	—	427	184.00–192.00	187.40
5	—	530	164.00–170.00	165.74
5	—	376	198.00–204.00	200.69
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
2	—	623	156.00–159.00	157.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	164.00–169.00	166.38
2	—	600	142.00–150.00	146.00
4	—	416	174.00–182.00	179.11
3	—	315	200.00–204.00	202.54
4	—	373	188.00–196.00	191.76
2	—	500	158.00	158.00
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	370	208.00–217.00	213.11
31	—	514	171.00–181.00	177.63
4	—	269	215.00–225.00	219.91
18	—	465	180.00–190.00	186.79
9	—	323	215.00–225.00	219.75
17	—	418	194.00–204.00	199.62
10	—	572	170.00–179.00	175.23
12	—	633	164.00–172.00	166.42
4	—	224	220.00–235.00	226.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	369	170.00–180.00	176.13
36	—	420	162.00–171.00	166.87
39	—	468	158.00–167.00	163.17
6	—	574	143.00–150.00	146.26
9	—	526	150.00–160.00	154.31
11	—	268	174.00–188.00	181.57
3	—	630	136.00–138.00	136.63
10	—	324	174.00–184.00	178.96
11	—	229	190.00–205.00	195.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	160.00–169.00	163.45
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
8	—	478	150.00–156.00	152.68
8	—	428	152.00–160.00	154.85
5	—	284	164.00–172.00	165.81
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
7	—	536	140.00–149.00	141.90
6	—	330	164.00–172.00	166.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	155.00–158.00	156.40
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.39
2	—	473	142.00–144.00	142.95
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
5	—	227	160.00–170.00	163.52
5	—	418	148.00–150.00	149.15
4	—	373	150.00–158.00	153.76
2	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	273	146.00–156.00	150.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,264	72.00–76.00	74.22
27	—	1,259	67.00–71.00	68.45
25	—	1,145	62.00–66.00	64.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	69.00–73.00	71.16
3	—	1,517	74.00–78.00	75.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	801	47.00–51.00	49.32
16	—	977	54.00–61.00	56.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	92.00–97.00	95.23
3	—	1,775	103.00–107.00	105.03
11	—	1,684	98.00–102.00	100.02

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