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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.82/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$154.82

122 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	161.98	629	56
Medium and Large 2	373	151.95	567	41
Medium and Large 3	350	143.48	502	25

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $127 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 sale122 hd

154.82

—

FL average9 barns · 923 hd

154.31

+0.50

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	1,500	93.13	1,397	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	71.05	939	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	65.77	743	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	53.56	514	48

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	322	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	146.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	151.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.39/cwt	129.00–134.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.53/cwt	162.00–172.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	181.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	163.85/cwt	160.00–172.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.91/cwt	136.00–142.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	157.95/cwt	150.00–162.00	425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	196.33/cwt	194.00–199.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.27/cwt	138.00–144.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	167.43/cwt	166.00–170.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	184.49/cwt	179.00–188.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.15/cwt	178.00–185.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	203.40/cwt	200.00–207.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	202.08/cwt	200.00–207.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	202.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	193.90/cwt	192.00–196.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	214.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	225.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.36/cwt	162.00–169.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	168.75/cwt	162.00–171.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	203.78/cwt	198.00–208.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.21/cwt	174.00–183.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	196.27/cwt	190.00–199.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.46/cwt	173.00–183.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	199.53/cwt	198.00–202.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.31/cwt	189.00–196.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.54/cwt	212.00–216.00	676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	55.83/cwt	51.00–60.00	548	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	48.58/cwt	46.00–50.00	443	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	64.67/cwt	63.00–66.00	852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	75.65/cwt	74.00–77.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	64.22/cwt	63.00–66.00	718	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	75.65/cwt	74.00–77.00	885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,364	89.32/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,218	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	97.97/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	94.64/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	189.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	166.73/cwt	164.00–169.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.96/cwt	136.00–138.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	181.76/cwt	178.00–186.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	175.14/cwt	170.00–178.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	196.93/cwt	196.00–198.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	222.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	191.86/cwt	188.00–196.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.70/cwt	156.00–166.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	181.31/cwt	179.00–185.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	149.29/cwt	148.00–150.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	171.70/cwt	168.00–180.00	467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.49/cwt	158.00–168.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	202.13/cwt	200.00–206.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	204.52/cwt	200.00–212.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.75/cwt	154.00–162.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.79/cwt	138.00–147.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.81/cwt	152.00–161.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.96/cwt	122.00–124.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	151.88/cwt	148.00–156.00	639	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,529Last week 1,194Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 187Year ago 193

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower 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
6	—	322	152.00–160.00	155.81
4	—	228	160.00–172.00	163.85
3	—	572	128.00–132.00	129.95
3	—	525	136.00–142.00	138.91
8	—	269	150.00–162.00	157.95
3	—	480	142.00–150.00	144.50
7	—	375	150.00–158.00	153.26
7	—	421	148.00–156.00	151.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.57
5	—	318	142.00–150.00	146.53
4	—	234	150.00–155.00	151.07
2	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.39
3	—	430	138.00–147.00	140.79
2	—	473	132.00–140.00	135.81
4	—	273	138.00–148.00	142.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	162.00–172.00	167.53
5	—	219	175.00–190.00	181.89
6	—	578	138.00–144.00	140.27
12	—	272	168.00–180.00	171.70
11	—	432	158.00–168.00	160.49
8	—	371	160.00–170.00	165.23
3	—	522	148.00–156.00	152.22
3	—	480	152.00–161.00	154.81
2	—	623	122.00–124.00	122.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	142.00–144.00	142.96
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
2	—	323	194.00–199.00	196.33
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
1	—	400	172.00	172.00
3	—	380	178.00–185.00	180.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	166.00–170.00	167.43
3	—	420	179.00–188.00	184.49
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
5	—	322	200.00–207.00	203.40
3	—	280	200.00–207.00	202.08
3	—	230	200.00–210.00	202.90
2	—	550	152.00	152.00
5	—	372	192.00–196.00	193.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	210.00–220.00	214.18
4	—	266	220.00–230.00	225.96
2	—	573	162.00–169.00	165.36
14	—	512	162.00–171.00	168.75
6	—	370	198.00–208.00	203.78
6	—	476	174.00–183.00	177.21
5	—	415	190.00–199.00	196.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	173.00–183.00	177.46
4	—	631	150.00–159.00	153.16
5	—	374	198.00–202.00	199.53
2	—	423	189.00–196.00	192.31
1	—	200	227.00	227.00
3	—	315	212.00–216.00	214.54
5	—	282	220.00–230.00	222.58
10	—	525	156.00–166.00	160.70
6	—	569	154.00–162.00	158.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.59
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
2	—	523	136.00–138.00	136.96
4	—	373	178.00–186.00	181.76
3	—	415	170.00–178.00	175.14
2	—	323	196.00–198.00	196.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	164.00–169.00	166.73
2	—	623	144.00–148.00	145.93
4	—	229	200.00–210.00	203.42
7	—	371	188.00–196.00	191.86
5	—	426	179.00–185.00	181.31
3	—	575	144.00–150.00	146.59
3	—	515	148.00–150.00	149.29
8	—	324	200.00–206.00	202.13
7	—	275	200.00–212.00	204.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	981	51.00–60.00	55.83
15	—	912	46.00–50.00	48.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	63.00–66.00	64.67
3	—	1,273	74.00–77.00	75.65
1	—	1,475	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	68.00	68.00
17	—	1,118	63.00–66.00	64.22
2	—	1,170	74.00–77.00	75.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	87.00–91.00	89.32
3	—	1,633	97.00–100.00	97.97
3	—	1,595	93.00–96.00	94.64

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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