Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.89/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$145.89

211 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	156.19	631	83
Medium and Large 2	431	140.10	603	74
Medium and Large 3	394	138.01	544	54

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $87 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 sale211 hd

145.89

—

FL average9 barns · 767 hd

150.80

−4.90

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	1,508	101.81	1,536	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	79.61	1,096	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	76.41	939	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	64.64	646	44

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.30/cwt	150.00–159.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.94/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.82/cwt	146.00–151.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	169.67/cwt	166.00–175.00	550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	187.23/cwt	182.00–197.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.13/cwt	190.00–198.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.74/cwt	171.00–181.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	166.55/cwt	160.00–174.00	458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	172.85/cwt	170.00–176.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.86/cwt	168.00–177.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.45/cwt	144.00–158.00	414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	151.20/cwt	149.00–154.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	174.29/cwt	172.00–177.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.40/cwt	158.00–166.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	151.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.89/cwt	148.00–154.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	183.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.93/cwt	134.00–138.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.14/cwt	164.00–170.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	180.78/cwt	178.00–186.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	165.21/cwt	162.00–168.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	173.60/cwt	170.00–179.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.27/cwt	159.00–163.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.27/cwt	185.00–188.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.29/cwt	174.00–176.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.61/cwt	188.00–190.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	172.19/cwt	171.00–175.00	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	57.26/cwt	55.00–59.00	492	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	81.52/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,039	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	65.80/cwt	60.00–69.00	672	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	74.38/cwt	74.00–75.00	991	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	82.43/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,199	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	77.86/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,006	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	72.35/cwt	70.00–74.00	849	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	77.26/cwt	75.00–79.00	971	49
Bulls	—	—	1,541	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	162.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	184.52/cwt	182.00–187.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	169.47/cwt	169.00–170.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	175.67/cwt	172.00–180.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	152.93/cwt	152.00–154.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.23/cwt	141.00–148.00	541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	141.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.16/cwt	120.00–122.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	137.70/cwt	132.00–142.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	226	131.14/cwt	130.00–133.00	296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	159.85/cwt	156.00–162.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	687	8

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 693Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 265Year ago 225

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	150.00–159.00	155.30
14	—	324	166.00–175.00	169.67
13	—	430	155.00–164.00	157.75
10	—	275	160.00–174.00	166.55
6	—	230	150.00–155.00	151.45
4	—	621	122.00–132.00	127.91
11	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.58
6	—	526	133.00–143.00	136.54
6	—	578	130.00–140.00	133.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	123.00–130.00	124.94
8	—	421	146.00–151.00	148.82
7	—	275	144.00–158.00	150.45
7	—	221	135.00–148.00	141.99
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
11	—	373	150.00–158.00	154.24
5	—	315	156.00–162.00	159.85
15	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.62
8	—	479	140.00–148.00	143.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	130.00–137.00	133.39
2	—	323	152.00–154.00	152.93
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
26	—	375	141.00–148.00	144.23
5	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.16
3	—	270	132.00–142.00	137.70
4	—	420	134.00–140.00	137.38
4	—	226	130.00–133.00	131.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	182.00–197.00	187.23
3	—	327	190.00–198.00	193.13
18	—	423	171.00–181.00	175.74
3	—	527	168.00–177.00	171.86
4	—	575	158.00–166.00	161.40
2	—	623	148.00–154.00	150.89
15	—	377	180.00–190.00	183.93
13	—	473	170.00–180.00	174.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	170.00–176.00	172.85
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	162.00–168.00	165.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	158.00	158.00
6	—	373	175.00–178.00	176.46
4	—	569	149.00–154.00	151.20
4	—	470	165.00–168.00	166.69
2	—	273	172.00–177.00	174.29
2	—	623	134.00–138.00	135.93
4	—	415	164.00–170.00	168.14
9	—	329	178.00–186.00	180.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	170.00–179.00	173.60
2	—	423	169.00–170.00	169.47
1	—	450	169.00	169.00
2	—	273	172.00–180.00	175.67
3	—	322	180.00–186.00	182.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	159.00–163.00	161.27
3	—	370	185.00–188.00	186.27
3	—	415	174.00–176.00	175.29
3	—	330	188.00–190.00	188.61
4	—	481	171.00–175.00	172.19
3	—	270	182.00–187.00	184.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	160.00–164.00	162.56
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	55.00–59.00	57.26
38	—	1,021	60.00–69.00	65.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	80.00–84.00	81.52
53	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	72.35
49	—	1,257	75.00–79.00	77.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	74.00–75.00	74.38
18	—	1,454	81.00–85.00	82.43
14	—	1,292	76.00–80.00	77.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	98.00–101.00	99.45
2	—	1,443	106.00–107.00	106.52

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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