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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 24

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

667 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 635▲ 19 vs year ago 648 · +2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 248▲ 60 vs year ago 196 · +30.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $139.87/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$139.87

121 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	149.32	543	40
Medium and Large 2	391	137.79	539	51
Medium and Large 3	337	130.81	441	30

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $102 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 sale121 hd

139.87

—

FL average9 barns · 595 hd

143.32

−3.45

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	1,718	112.59	1,934	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	80.45	1,110	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	76.33	914	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	61.29	608	44

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	189.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	173.60/cwt	170.00–182.00	479	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	166.46/cwt	162.00–170.00	529	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	176.77/cwt	174.00–181.00	578	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	183.22/cwt	183.00–184.00	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	649	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	163.94/cwt	161.00–166.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	175.35/cwt	169.00–179.00	733	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	163.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	153.84/cwt	151.00–157.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	166.51/cwt	162.00–170.00	784	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	177.53/cwt	173.00–182.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	158.60/cwt	157.00–161.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	164.22/cwt	163.00–165.00	846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	153.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	131.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	283	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	162.84/cwt	157.00–170.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	150.90/cwt	150.00–152.00	337	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	138.42/cwt	132.00–146.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	123.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	152.89/cwt	148.00–162.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	145.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	472	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	157.76/cwt	156.00–161.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	134.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	442	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	140.29/cwt	134.00–142.00	508	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	148.35/cwt	144.00–154.00	552	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	126.63/cwt	124.00–132.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	147.51/cwt	142.00–151.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	136.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	130.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	616	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	138.60/cwt	134.00–144.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.91/cwt	127.00–131.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.44/cwt	118.00–121.00	625	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	274	190.53/cwt	187.00–200.00	522	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	187.46/cwt	183.00–192.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	165.17/cwt	162.00–169.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	178.93/cwt	178.00–180.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	356	157.72/cwt	156.00–158.00	561	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.61/cwt	170.00–172.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	164.90/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	166.51/cwt	162.00–169.00	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	151.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	163.62/cwt	159.00–169.00	857	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,897	120.85/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,293	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	532	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	64.91/cwt	60.00–69.00	676	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	72.32/cwt	70.00–74.00	819	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	81.44/cwt	80.00–84.00	993	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	77.48/cwt	75.00–79.00	959	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	78.21/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,073	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	83.08/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,146	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,051	1

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 635Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 248Year ago 196

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	142.00–151.00	147.51
4	—	474	134.00–144.00	138.60
2	—	223	157.00–170.00	162.84
12	—	372	144.00–154.00	148.35
6	—	326	156.00–161.00	157.76
8	—	279	148.00–162.00	152.89
2	—	523	127.00–131.00	128.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	132.00–140.00	134.81
6	—	424	125.00–129.00	127.63
4	—	215	125.00–135.00	131.40
2	—	273	120.00–128.00	123.67
5	—	380	124.00–132.00	126.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	150.00–152.00	150.90
17	—	422	132.00–140.00	136.61
7	—	324	142.00–150.00	145.56
2	—	523	118.00–121.00	119.44
8	—	472	128.00–133.00	130.57
2	—	273	132.00–146.00	138.42
13	—	362	134.00–142.00	140.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	163.00–165.00	164.22
3	—	600	162.00	162.00
9	—	472	173.00–182.00	177.53
3	—	575	150.00–159.00	153.88
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.59
8	—	334	183.00–184.00	183.22
29	—	370	170.00–180.00	175.41
10	—	418	169.00–179.00	175.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
2	—	423	151.00–157.00	153.84
3	—	318	162.00–170.00	166.46
1	—	250	162.00	162.00
3	—	478	157.00–161.00	158.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	160.00–168.00	163.70
6	—	276	170.00–182.00	173.60
10	—	327	174.00–181.00	176.77
12	—	471	162.00–170.00	166.51
6	—	377	161.00–166.00	163.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	150.00–154.00	151.91
2	—	323	178.00–180.00	178.93
5	—	470	162.00–169.00	166.51
2	—	350	160.00–164.00	162.00
3	—	420	162.00–167.00	164.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	170.00–172.00	170.61
3	—	322	183.00–192.00	187.46
4	—	524	159.00–169.00	163.62
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
7	—	274	187.00–200.00	190.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	162.00–169.00	165.17
2	—	523	142.00–143.00	142.48
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
1	—	450	158.00	158.00
8	—	356	156.00–158.00	157.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	60.00–69.00	64.91
20	—	934	55.00–59.00	56.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,372	76.00–80.00	78.21
1	—	1,460	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,379	81.00–85.00	83.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,132	70.00–74.00	72.32
16	—	1,219	80.00–84.00	81.44
44	—	1,238	75.00–79.00	77.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	118.00–123.00	120.85
3	—	1,538	104.00–105.00	104.33

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.