Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.06/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$157.06

233 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	162.68	650	132
Medium and Large 2	379	153.13	580	65
Medium and Large 3	391	143.54	561	36

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $89 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 sale233 hd

157.06

—

FL average9 barns · 1,017 hd

154.15

+2.90

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	—	Average	1,692	105.79	1,790	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	72.42	931	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	68.68	760	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	54.25	482	30

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	171.89/cwt	168.00–176.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	174.65/cwt	169.00–178.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.20/cwt	164.00–174.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	148.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	147.68/cwt	146.00–154.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.52/cwt	144.00–154.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	151.32/cwt	148.00–154.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	154.39/cwt	150.00–162.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.77/cwt	154.00–162.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	187	173.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	159.17/cwt	158.00–165.00	528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	194.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	217.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	173.74/cwt	167.00–182.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.78/cwt	174.00–182.00	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	192.94/cwt	192.00–194.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	180.20/cwt	178.00–186.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	202.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	179.88/cwt	178.00–182.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	173.45/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.55/cwt	188.00–198.00	811	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	216.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	215.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	217.25/cwt	212.00–220.00	684	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	197.45/cwt	196.00–204.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	856	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	64.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	725	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	55.15/cwt	50.00–59.00	494	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	46.16/cwt	45.00–49.00	379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	74.32/cwt	72.00–75.00	956	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	67.66/cwt	66.00–69.00	866	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	73.99/cwt	72.00–76.00	872	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	68.34/cwt	67.00–71.00	703	14
Bulls	—	—	1,900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	99.43/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	109.77/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	205.58/cwt	202.00–208.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.50/cwt	156.00–164.00	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	173.84/cwt	168.00–176.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	188.21/cwt	185.00–192.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	157.43/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.23/cwt	174.00–182.00	840	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	167.70/cwt	164.00–170.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	143.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	190.92/cwt	186.00–195.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.40/cwt	123.00–128.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	148.35/cwt	147.00–150.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	160.90/cwt	160.00–162.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	140.87/cwt	136.00–144.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	180	159.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	144.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	169.63/cwt	166.00–176.00	558	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	217.25/cwt	215.00–220.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.84/cwt	156.00–165.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	473	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.91/cwt	126.00–130.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.89/cwt	148.00–154.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	180.22/cwt	180.00–182.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	196.89/cwt	194.00–198.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	204.19/cwt	200.00–208.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.70/cwt	178.00–186.00	777	5

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 940Year ago 1,615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 157Year ago 196

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	168.00–176.00	171.89
3	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	193.00	193.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	300	190.00	190.00
2	—	373	178.00–182.00	179.88
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	169.00–178.00	174.65
2	—	623	168.00–170.00	168.96
18	—	268	210.00–220.00	217.09
15	—	472	174.00–182.00	177.78
4	—	578	172.00–176.00	173.45
1	—	350	206.00	206.00
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
17	—	419	188.00–198.00	193.55
4	—	316	210.00–220.00	216.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
4	—	515	160.00–165.00	163.43
4	—	373	192.00–194.00	192.94
1	—	250	208.00	208.00
7	—	433	178.00–186.00	180.20
4	—	328	200.00–208.00	202.81
2	—	473	166.00–170.00	167.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	164.00–174.00	168.20
4	—	629	120.00–125.00	122.20
13	—	523	144.00–154.00	148.52
2	—	180	190.00–200.00	194.58
4	—	575	130.00–140.00	134.90
2	—	223	167.00–182.00	173.74
23	—	329	166.00–176.00	169.63
17	—	473	156.00–165.00	159.84
21	—	280	165.00–180.00	168.83
33	—	424	160.00–170.00	164.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	145.00–152.00	148.23
7	—	326	148.00–154.00	151.32
1	—	600	97.00	97.00
2	—	223	147.00–150.00	148.35
8	—	466	136.00–144.00	140.87
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
2	—	180	155.00–165.00	159.58
7	—	419	140.00–148.00	144.36
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	126.00–130.00	127.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	146.00–154.00	147.68
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
10	—	281	150.00–162.00	154.39
11	—	378	154.00–162.00	156.77
3	—	187	170.00–180.00	173.04
15	—	332	158.00–165.00	159.17
2	—	573	123.00–128.00	125.40
2	—	223	160.00–162.00	160.90
6	—	518	134.00–142.00	138.59
7	—	419	150.00–158.00	154.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	146.00–152.00	148.92
4	—	266	202.00–208.00	205.58
2	—	200	200.00	200.00
9	—	469	164.00–170.00	167.70
2	—	623	140.00–148.00	143.86
9	—	373	186.00–195.00	190.92
3	—	530	148.00–154.00	149.89
5	—	324	200.00–208.00	204.19
5	—	430	178.00–186.00	180.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	279	210.00–225.00	215.98
13	—	315	212.00–220.00	217.25
15	—	386	196.00–204.00	197.45
4	—	400	188.00	188.00
4	—	524	158.00–168.00	163.37
7	—	580	156.00–164.00	158.50
14	—	474	174.00–182.00	177.23
2	—	223	215.00–220.00	217.25
3	—	627	153.00–160.00	155.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
4	—	411	168.00–176.00	173.84
2	—	273	185.00–192.00	188.21
4	—	471	154.00–160.00	157.43
2	—	223	190.00–195.00	192.25
8	—	389	180.00–182.00	180.22
4	—	311	194.00–198.00	196.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,120	62.00–66.00	64.75
12	—	1,179	72.00–76.00	73.99
14	—	1,029	67.00–71.00	68.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	895	50.00–59.00	55.15
3	—	822	45.00–49.00	46.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,287	72.00–75.00	74.32
4	—	1,280	66.00–69.00	67.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,485	98.00–101.00	99.43
5	—	1,774	108.00–112.00	109.77

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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