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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 15

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 764▲ 69 vs year ago 501 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 408▲ 79 vs year ago 234 · +33.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.42/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$165.42

147 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$30.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	172.89	610	92
Medium and Large 2	338	161.02	545	31
Medium and Large 3	377	142.43	537	24

One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about $73 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 sale147 hd

165.42

—

FL average9 barns · 549 hd

152.15

+13.26

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	1,498	114.62	1,717	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,274	96.49	1,229	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	89.30	1,043	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	74.02	682	37

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	178	199.62/cwt	195.00–202.00	355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	188	179.11/cwt	175.00–185.00	337	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	218	206.12/cwt	198.00–212.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	194.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	210.65/cwt	204.00–216.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	214.44/cwt	210.00–216.00	663	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	200.82/cwt	197.00–204.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	185.11/cwt	180.00–188.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	204.24/cwt	199.00–209.00	752	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	193.77/cwt	190.00–197.00	713	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	183.74/cwt	176.00–186.00	757	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	179.90/cwt	174.00–184.00	846	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	159.43/cwt	158.00–161.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	167.89/cwt	164.00–172.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	171.57/cwt	168.00–177.00	906	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	159.21/cwt	154.00–163.00	984	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	178	160.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	286	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	184	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	319	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	189	191.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	362	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	172.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	186.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	419	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	184.35/cwt	176.00–189.00	492	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	165.67/cwt	162.00–170.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	171.23/cwt	166.00–174.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	182.33/cwt	177.00–186.00	576	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	163.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	173.39/cwt	168.00–176.00	626	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	161.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.67/cwt	156.00–166.00	680	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	139.59/cwt	138.00–142.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	150.18/cwt	148.00–153.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	147.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	158.54/cwt	156.00–163.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	135.51/cwt	134.00–138.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	113.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	179	180.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	324	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	180	197.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	355	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	193.35/cwt	192.00–195.00	431	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	238	210.28/cwt	210.00–212.00	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	196.93/cwt	196.00–198.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	182.31/cwt	179.00–186.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	145.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	836	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	113.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,646	12
Bulls	—	—	1,483	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,616	6
Bulls	—	—	1,564	119.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,867	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	68.27/cwt	66.00–70.00	611	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	76.45/cwt	72.00–80.00	713	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	956	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,050	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	91.14/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,118	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	96.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,210	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,277	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,187	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	99.50/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,282	12

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 764Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 408Year ago 234

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	89.00	89.00
12	—	1,288	96.00–104.00	99.50
6	—	1,277	91.00–95.00	92.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,112	84.00–88.00	85.99
16	—	1,248	94.00–102.00	96.98
27	—	1,227	89.00–93.00	91.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	932	72.00–80.00	76.45
11	—	895	66.00–70.00	68.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,564	116.00–124.00	119.36
12	—	1,450	111.00–115.00	113.49
6	—	1,483	108.00–110.00	108.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	179	175.00–185.00	180.74
2	—	223	192.00–195.00	193.35
2	—	473	169.00–170.00	169.48
2	—	323	196.00–198.00	196.93
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
1	—	550	156.00	156.00
2	—	423	166.00–168.00	166.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	206.00	206.00
6	—	238	210.00–212.00	210.28
1	—	450	179.00	179.00
2	—	423	179.00–186.00	182.31
2	—	180	190.00–205.00	197.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	142.00–150.00	145.84
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	180	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	189	190.00–200.00	191.75
3	—	477	156.00–163.00	158.54
5	—	224	180.00–195.00	186.96
4	—	519	136.00–145.00	140.62
9	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.67
17	—	316	177.00–186.00	182.33
5	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.86
11	—	267	176.00–189.00	184.35
33	—	361	168.00–176.00	173.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	162.00–170.00	165.67
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.96
4	—	375	160.00–164.00	161.41
2	—	223	170.00–175.00	172.25
5	—	314	166.00–174.00	171.23
7	—	184	170.00–180.00	173.26
5	—	475	145.00–152.00	147.70
4	—	429	148.00–153.00	150.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
2	—	350	150.00	150.00
2	—	323	162.00–165.00	163.40
5	—	477	134.00–138.00	135.51
3	—	427	138.00–142.00	139.59
7	—	178	155.00–165.00	160.54
4	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	178	195.00–202.00	199.62
3	—	618	154.00–163.00	159.21
11	—	309	210.00–216.00	214.44
10	—	470	174.00–184.00	179.90
3	—	218	198.00–212.00	206.12
7	—	528	168.00–177.00	171.57
17	—	368	199.00–209.00	204.24
7	—	412	176.00–186.00	183.74
4	—	266	204.00–216.00	210.65
1	—	550	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	168.00	168.00
1	—	500	164.00	164.00
14	—	188	175.00–185.00	179.11
3	—	318	197.00–204.00	200.82
13	—	368	190.00–197.00	193.77
3	—	478	164.00–172.00	167.89
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
3	—	265	190.00–200.00	194.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	158.00–161.00	159.43
2	—	200	180.00	180.00
3	—	365	180.00–188.00	185.11
1	—	185	160.00	160.00

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.