Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.56/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$138.56

129 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	150.57	549	44
Medium and Large 2	373	135.69	506	49
Medium and Large 3	377	127.80	482	36

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $67 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 sale129 hd

138.56

—

FL average9 barns · 587 hd

146.93

−8.37

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	1,711	104.46	1,787	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	81.73	1,025	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	78.76	919	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	62.45	578	27

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	78.76/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,029	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	79.31/cwt	78.00–81.00	901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	75.43/cwt	74.00–76.00	873	10
Bulls	—	—	1,570	111.05/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	99.60/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	138.84/cwt	138.00–144.00	540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	178.16/cwt	174.00–182.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	154.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.35/cwt	144.00–154.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	150.43/cwt	146.00–156.00	484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	166.56/cwt	164.00–170.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.31/cwt	169.00–179.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	166.47/cwt	159.00–169.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	183.22/cwt	180.00–186.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	152.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	145.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.79/cwt	162.00–168.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.87/cwt	132.00–138.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	164.28/cwt	159.00–168.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	151.62/cwt	150.00–154.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	184.39/cwt	176.00–189.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	165.41/cwt	160.00–172.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	174.28/cwt	170.00–178.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.76/cwt	167.00–174.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.25/cwt	154.00–158.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.41/cwt	156.00–164.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	196.25/cwt	188.00–202.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.71/cwt	164.00–167.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.86/cwt	186.00–190.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	181.71/cwt	175.00–187.00	489	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	84.64/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,038	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	57.43/cwt	56.00–59.00	535	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	64.96/cwt	60.00–69.00	600	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	84.69/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	147.27/cwt	145.00–149.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	161.91/cwt	160.00–164.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	155.49/cwt	152.00–160.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.02/cwt	169.00–178.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	159.25/cwt	159.00–162.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	155.39/cwt	152.00–158.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	165.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	174.58/cwt	172.00–178.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	156.72/cwt	156.00–158.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	141.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	156.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.87/cwt	148.00–154.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	141.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	133.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	157.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	136.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.03/cwt	134.00–142.00	588	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 (Mon)

Mon May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 671Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 251Year ago 283

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	78.00–80.00	78.76
3	—	1,202	83.00–87.00	84.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	78.00–81.00	79.31
10	—	1,158	74.00–76.00	75.43
5	—	1,226	83.00–87.00	84.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	931	56.00–59.00	57.43
18	—	924	60.00–69.00	64.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	107.00–114.00	111.05
2	—	1,935	99.00–100.00	99.60
1	—	1,545	101.00	101.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	172.00–180.00	175.84
4	—	218	188.00–202.00	196.25
4	—	466	164.00–167.00	165.71
2	—	623	149.00–150.00	149.48
2	—	323	186.00–190.00	187.86
6	—	269	175.00–187.00	181.71
8	—	427	169.00–178.00	173.02
11	—	541	159.00–162.00	159.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
12	—	419	160.00–168.00	165.10
6	—	328	172.00–178.00	174.58
4	—	526	156.00–158.00	156.72
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	168.00	168.00
8	—	476	154.00–159.00	156.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	145.00–149.00	147.27
3	—	325	160.00–164.00	161.91
5	—	372	152.00–160.00	155.49
4	—	416	152.00–158.00	155.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	389	138.00–144.00	138.84
4	—	228	130.00–135.00	131.58
2	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.29
2	—	450	128.00	128.00
9	—	311	128.00–135.00	133.20
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
5	—	550	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	268	145.00–160.00	154.49
7	—	382	160.00–166.00	161.57
6	—	426	144.00–154.00	148.35
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
7	—	322	146.00–156.00	150.43
5	—	471	140.00–149.00	144.87
5	—	236	155.00–170.00	157.54
4	—	519	124.00–134.00	129.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	116.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	465	132.00–138.00	135.87
4	—	234	140.00–145.00	141.07
6	—	373	148.00–154.00	150.87
8	—	319	136.00–145.00	141.73
12	—	271	130.00–140.00	136.10
4	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.84
7	—	429	134.00–142.00	137.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	174.00–182.00	178.16
7	—	426	169.00–179.00	173.31
5	—	512	159.00–169.00	166.47
5	—	320	180.00–186.00	183.22
8	—	263	176.00–189.00	184.39
2	—	623	150.00–158.00	153.86
6	—	474	167.00–174.00	169.76
4	—	574	156.00–164.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	164.00–170.00	166.56
2	—	200	180.00	180.00
16	—	419	159.00–168.00	164.28
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
3	—	568	150.00–154.00	151.62
6	—	278	160.00–172.00	165.41
8	—	319	170.00–178.00	174.28
3	—	480	154.00–158.00	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
8	—	428	150.00–158.00	152.87
2	—	573	140.00–142.00	140.96
3	—	515	140.00–148.00	145.18
2	—	323	162.00–168.00	164.79
2	—	373	159.00–160.00	159.47
2	—	473	148.00–150.00	148.95

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