Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $163.43/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$163.43

257 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	166.96	886	125
Medium and Large 2	510	160.32	818	87
Medium and Large 3	455	159.63	727	45

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $158 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 sale257 hd

163.43

—

FL average9 barns · 1,253 hd

168.83

−5.40

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	1,837	115.33	2,118	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	79.49	1,054	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	78.39	946	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	65.39	651	42

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.90/cwt	124.00–128.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.00/cwt	174.00–186.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.87/cwt	136.00–145.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.66/cwt	158.00–168.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	165.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	152.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.79/cwt	146.00–156.00	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	167.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	163.47/cwt	160.00–168.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	185.58/cwt	184.00–188.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	161.06/cwt	159.00–168.00	936	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	164.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	928	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.35/cwt	181.00–190.00	780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	148.23/cwt	145.00–153.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	151.57/cwt	148.00–156.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	154.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.42/cwt	190.00–198.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	177.55/cwt	174.00–182.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	127.86/cwt	124.00–132.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	205.09/cwt	200.00–212.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	199.48/cwt	194.00–203.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	166.37/cwt	164.00–174.00	888	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	174.04/cwt	170.00–179.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	187.88/cwt	186.00–190.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	159.00/cwt	154.00–163.00	830	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.14/cwt	141.00–146.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	166.73/cwt	162.00–171.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.89/cwt	148.00–157.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	217.11/cwt	212.00–225.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.29/cwt	157.00–166.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	213.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	496	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	74.88/cwt	73.00–76.00	999	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	83.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,073	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	74.69/cwt	72.00–76.00	894	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	83.94/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,077	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	67.19/cwt	62.00–71.00	683	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	59.61/cwt	57.00–61.00	553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	78.86/cwt	77.00–81.00	923	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	79.27/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,076	5
Bulls	—	—	1,930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	181.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	177.84/cwt	174.00–182.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.31/cwt	160.00–161.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	181.88/cwt	180.00–185.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	133.18/cwt	128.00–136.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.34/cwt	196.00–200.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	184.98/cwt	182.00–192.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	192.95/cwt	190.00–198.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	197.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.77/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	132.96/cwt	126.00–135.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	116.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.21/cwt	175.00–182.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	203.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	187.87/cwt	185.00–192.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.22/cwt	149.00–155.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	151.74/cwt	148.00–155.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.20/cwt	168.00–178.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.56/cwt	131.00–141.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.05/cwt	148.00–156.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.00/cwt	158.00–167.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	115.70/cwt	112.00–118.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1

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 Aug 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,246Last week 959Year ago 1,247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 335Year ago 357

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	124.00–128.00	125.90
4	—	566	112.00–120.00	116.89
6	—	281	148.00–155.00	151.74
4	—	529	120.00–124.00	121.96
7	—	328	148.00–156.00	151.05
9	—	378	138.00–146.00	140.56
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	174.00–186.00	182.00
9	—	376	158.00–168.00	162.66
4	—	623	120.00–124.00	121.71
18	—	432	146.00–156.00	148.79
30	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.58
9	—	231	165.00–180.00	167.93
15	—	519	136.00–146.00	141.77
8	—	326	168.00–178.00	172.20
6	—	573	131.00–141.00	136.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	136.00–145.00	140.87
11	—	269	158.00–170.00	165.34
2	—	223	150.00–155.00	152.25
13	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.15
18	—	509	126.00–135.00	132.96
7	—	373	149.00–155.00	152.22
4	—	571	122.00–126.00	123.96
6	—	326	158.00–167.00	162.00
4	—	629	112.00–118.00	115.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	170.00–180.00	175.15
24	—	581	159.00–168.00	161.06
29	—	629	144.00–154.00	147.46
16	—	421	181.00–190.00	185.35
6	—	331	200.00–212.00	205.09
3	—	372	194.00–203.00	199.48
34	—	534	164.00–174.00	166.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	207.00	207.00
23	—	474	160.00–168.00	164.33
7	—	574	148.00–156.00	151.57
3	—	330	190.00–198.00	192.42
16	—	631	138.00–142.00	139.66
6	—	426	170.00–179.00	174.04
4	—	373	186.00–190.00	187.88
27	—	522	154.00–163.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	160.00–168.00	163.47
3	—	322	184.00–188.00	185.58
13	—	528	145.00–153.00	148.23
10	—	473	150.00–159.00	154.99
7	—	375	174.00–182.00	177.55
2	—	623	124.00–132.00	127.86
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	141.00–146.00	144.14
6	—	427	162.00–171.00	166.73
3	—	200	200.00	200.00
5	—	480	148.00–155.00	150.53
7	—	326	190.00–198.00	192.95
2	—	273	195.00–200.00	197.29
4	—	374	185.00–192.00	187.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	148.00–157.00	150.89
6	—	276	212.00–225.00	217.11
5	—	477	157.00–166.00	159.29
5	—	232	210.00–220.00	213.75
5	—	370	196.00–200.00	198.34
7	—	574	140.00–149.00	145.05
3	—	420	175.00–182.00	178.21
3	—	327	200.00–210.00	203.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	180.00–185.00	181.45
6	—	370	174.00–182.00	177.84
3	—	430	160.00–161.00	160.31
7	—	329	180.00–185.00	181.88
3	—	515	128.00–136.00	133.18
3	—	280	182.00–192.00	184.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	73.00–76.00	74.88
5	—	1,286	82.00–86.00	83.41
5	—	1,358	77.00–81.00	79.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,197	72.00–76.00	74.69
10	—	1,283	82.00–86.00	83.94
16	—	1,171	77.00–81.00	78.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,017	62.00–71.00	67.19
10	—	927	57.00–61.00	59.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,720	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,860	110.00	110.00

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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