Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-05-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 17

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

635 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 580▼ 192 vs year ago 827 · −23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 275▼ 48 vs year ago 296 · −16.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $156.31/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$156.31

104 head · 358 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	163.35	618	50
Medium and Large 2	339	152.29	516	38
Medium and Large 3	336	143.87	484	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $134 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 sale104 hd

156.31

—

FL average9 barns · 636 hd

149.64

+6.68

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	1,597	104.06	1,662	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,298	81.54	1,059	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	77.41	841	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	63.85	607	54

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	314	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	216.46/cwt	216.00–217.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	287	182.60/cwt	182.00–186.00	524	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	176.93/cwt	176.00–178.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	185.12/cwt	183.00–188.00	607	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	181.92/cwt	179.00–184.00	671	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	170.90/cwt	166.00–174.00	718	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	183.24/cwt	182.00–186.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	176.07/cwt	172.00–181.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	163.90/cwt	162.00–166.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	155.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	165.93/cwt	163.00–171.00	869	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	157.18/cwt	151.00–161.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	154.12/cwt	149.00–159.00	957	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	178	179.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	180	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	181	158.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	287	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	148.15/cwt	145.00–152.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	151.31/cwt	144.00–156.00	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	136.38/cwt	134.00–142.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	162.82/cwt	160.00–174.00	462	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	156.79/cwt	154.00–160.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	169.02/cwt	166.00–173.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	153.53/cwt	152.00–156.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	162.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	610	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	168.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	717	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	158.44/cwt	154.00–163.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	148.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.50/cwt	159.00–168.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	152.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	153.06/cwt	149.00–158.00	805	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	140.39/cwt	138.00–146.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	165	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	366	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	178	185.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	331	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	215	163.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	351	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	226	173.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	393	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	281	177.25/cwt	175.00–184.00	498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	175.67/cwt	172.00–179.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	184.88/cwt	182.00–190.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	184.64/cwt	179.00–188.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	171.26/cwt	168.00–175.00	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	381	160.62/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	178.56/cwt	176.00–182.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	171.31/cwt	168.00–175.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	158.95/cwt	158.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	167.39/cwt	163.00–169.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	155.89/cwt	152.00–159.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	133.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	153.96/cwt	153.00–155.00	959	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	103.18/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	111.84/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,893	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	491	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	64.54/cwt	60.00–69.00	619	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	72.45/cwt	70.00–74.00	757	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	77.21/cwt	75.00–79.00	830	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	82.09/cwt	80.00–84.00	935	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,182	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	890	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	78.45/cwt	77.00–81.00	978	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	84.29/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,135	18

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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 580Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 275Year ago 296

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	178	180.00–190.00	185.73
4	—	619	130.00–136.00	133.94
4	—	281	175.00–184.00	177.25
2	—	423	158.00–160.00	158.95
14	—	381	158.00–166.00	160.62
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
3	—	215	160.00–165.00	163.10
5	—	325	172.00–179.00	175.67
1	—	450	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
1	—	300	202.00	202.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
1	—	165	222.00	222.00
2	—	623	153.00–155.00	153.96
5	—	368	179.00–188.00	184.64
3	—	422	176.00–182.00	178.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	163.00–169.00	167.39
2	—	423	168.00–175.00	171.31
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
3	—	520	152.00–159.00	155.89
9	—	381	168.00–175.00	171.26
7	—	226	170.00–180.00	173.94
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
7	—	329	182.00–190.00	184.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	134.00–142.00	136.38
2	—	373	140.00–146.00	142.82
2	—	223	145.00–152.00	148.15
2	—	180	140.00–150.00	144.58
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
1	—	300	152.00	152.00
4	—	434	148.00–152.00	148.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	181	157.00–165.00	158.45
3	—	475	150.00–156.00	152.57
5	—	374	152.00–156.00	153.53
5	—	270	144.00–156.00	151.31
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
5	—	427	154.00–163.00	158.44
4	—	531	138.00–146.00	140.39
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.40
2	—	323	154.00–160.00	156.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
9	—	426	165.00–174.00	168.33
6	—	526	149.00–158.00	153.06
13	—	284	160.00–174.00	162.82
8	—	376	158.00–168.00	162.22
6	—	326	166.00–173.00	169.02
5	—	473	159.00–168.00	162.50
2	—	178	175.00–185.00	179.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	149.00–159.00	154.12
4	—	369	179.00–184.00	181.92
3	—	568	151.00–161.00	157.18
1	—	200	194.00	194.00
13	—	524	163.00–171.00	165.93
6	—	469	172.00–181.00	176.07
2	—	273	216.00–217.00	216.46
1	—	300	198.00	198.00
3	—	430	182.00–186.00	183.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	287	182.00–186.00	182.60
3	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	200	157.00	157.00
2	—	323	176.00–178.00	176.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	172.00	172.00
8	—	420	166.00–174.00	170.90
6	—	508	153.00–156.00	155.46
1	—	250	198.00	198.00
2	—	573	144.00–150.00	146.88
5	—	328	183.00–188.00	185.12
2	—	473	162.00–166.00	163.90
2	—	200	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	55.00–59.00	57.06
49	—	959	60.00–69.00	64.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	75.00–76.00	75.31
18	—	1,346	82.00–86.00	84.29
10	—	1,247	77.00–81.00	78.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,045	70.00–74.00	72.45
33	—	1,139	80.00–84.00	82.09
53	—	1,075	75.00–79.00	77.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	97.00–99.00	98.04
2	—	1,693	110.00–114.00	111.84
4	—	1,598	101.00–104.00	103.18

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.