Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.06/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$149.06

253 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	151.77	703	150
Medium and Large 2	407	147.07	598	67
Medium and Large 3	368	141.50	521	36

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $181 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 sale253 hd

149.06

—

FL average9 barns · 1,078 hd

149.88

−0.82

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	2,023	114.46	2,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	79.75	1,031	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	76.19	892	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	61.59	633	29

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	333	161.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	177.56/cwt	174.00–185.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.19/cwt	139.00–149.00	752	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.52/cwt	138.00–148.00	819	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	159.33/cwt	155.00–164.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	185.92/cwt	182.00–192.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	201.30/cwt	196.00–206.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	221.11/cwt	217.00–225.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	155.51/cwt	151.00–161.00	973	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.22/cwt	158.00–167.00	934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.64/cwt	156.00–166.00	601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	150.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	160.56/cwt	155.00–163.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	195.14/cwt	192.00–197.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	137.71/cwt	131.00–140.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	165.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.59/cwt	172.00–181.00	747	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.19/cwt	167.00–175.00	895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.91/cwt	192.00–195.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.10/cwt	178.00–185.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	151.44/cwt	150.00–153.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.47/cwt	204.00–205.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	176.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	859	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	169.11/cwt	165.00–174.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	206.13/cwt	200.00–212.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	189.64/cwt	186.00–194.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	159.55/cwt	155.00–163.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	210.79/cwt	208.00–214.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	222.05/cwt	217.00–228.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.75/cwt	164.00–172.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.24/cwt	55.00–58.00	596	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	62.98/cwt	59.00–68.00	642	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	73.85/cwt	73.00–75.00	933	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	84.20/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,058	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	79.72/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,095	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	82.79/cwt	81.00–85.00	961	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	77.58/cwt	76.00–80.00	904	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	73.13/cwt	71.00–75.00	860	47
Bulls	—	—	2,063	110.40/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,278	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	99.27/cwt	90.00–114.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	192.93/cwt	192.00–194.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	190.92/cwt	190.00–192.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.94/cwt	175.00–177.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	141.72/cwt	140.00–143.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	152.90/cwt	148.00–158.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	137.66/cwt	134.00–139.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	146.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	605	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	175.70/cwt	168.00–181.00	469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	139.79/cwt	136.00–145.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	152.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.03/cwt	142.00–152.00	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.44/cwt	146.00–155.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	137.83/cwt	132.00–141.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	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 (Tue)

Tue Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 1,301Year ago 889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 500Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	160.00–166.00	161.48
6	—	272	155.00–164.00	159.33
2	—	600	135.00	135.00
17	—	414	140.00–149.00	146.13
2	—	550	136.00	136.00
1	—	200	164.00	164.00
17	—	367	146.00–155.00	151.44
12	—	464	132.00–141.00	137.83
5	—	519	130.00–138.00	134.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	170.00–180.00	174.67
9	—	621	138.00–146.00	141.50
3	—	228	174.00–185.00	177.56
29	—	426	150.00–160.00	153.77
26	—	525	139.00–149.00	143.19
25	—	575	138.00–148.00	142.52
15	—	374	156.00–166.00	160.64
9	—	267	168.00–181.00	175.70
25	—	475	142.00–152.00	146.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	134.00–139.00	137.66
7	—	275	140.00–150.00	143.33
2	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.44
2	—	473	124.00–130.00	126.86
10	—	379	136.00–145.00	139.79
8	—	329	150.00–158.00	152.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	182.00–192.00	185.92
7	—	374	196.00–206.00	201.30
3	—	272	217.00–225.00	221.11
25	—	626	151.00–161.00	155.51
16	—	576	158.00–167.00	162.22
16	—	526	167.00–175.00	170.19
15	—	486	175.00–185.00	176.84
2	—	323	208.00–214.00	210.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	145.00–154.00	150.38
8	—	468	155.00–163.00	160.56
3	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.95
3	—	265	192.00–197.00	195.14
5	—	615	131.00–140.00	137.71
4	—	424	162.00–170.00	165.87
3	—	330	192.00–195.00	192.91
9	—	380	178.00–185.00	180.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	172.00–181.00	176.59
12	—	623	142.00–150.00	146.02
2	—	573	150.00–153.00	151.44
2	—	323	204.00–205.00	204.47
12	—	475	165.00–174.00	169.11
5	—	273	200.00–212.00	206.13
11	—	373	186.00–194.00	189.64
8	—	524	155.00–163.00	159.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	217.00–228.00	222.05
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	181.00	181.00
6	—	469	164.00–172.00	167.75
5	—	374	180.00–188.00	183.81
1	—	300	217.00	217.00
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
4	—	579	148.00–158.00	152.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	146.00	146.00
2	—	323	192.00–194.00	192.93
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
2	—	273	190.00–192.00	190.92
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
2	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	373	175.00–177.00	175.94
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
4	—	566	140.00–143.00	141.72
2	—	473	154.00–155.00	154.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,059	55.00–58.00	56.24
23	—	1,020	59.00–68.00	62.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	73.00–75.00	73.85
8	—	1,256	82.00–86.00	84.20
6	—	1,373	78.00–81.00	79.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,161	81.00–85.00	82.79
23	—	1,165	76.00–80.00	77.58
47	—	1,176	71.00–75.00	73.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	109.00–112.00	110.40
2	—	1,983	118.00–119.00	118.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	930	90.00–114.00	99.27

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle