Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.45/cwt ≈ $483/hd at 376 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.87/cwt ≈ $563/hd at 478 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.71/cwt ≈ $602/hd at 529 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	927	1,078	1,106
Feeder cattle	790	—	948
Slaughter cattle	137	—	158

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345	319	4	166.00–174.00	$170.35	$543
350–395	373	6	162.00–172.00	$167.21	$624
400–445	424	7	156.00–166.00	$160.56	$681
450–495	466	10	138.00–148.00	$144.63	$674
500–545	530	16	132.00–142.00	$135.94	$720
550–595	569	19	128.00–138.00	$133.87	$762
600–645	619	11	123.00–133.00	$129.04	$799

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	1	165.00	$165.00	$437
325–345	335	2	158.00–160.00	$158.97	$533
360–395	383	12	152.00–160.00	$154.94	$593
415–445	436	7	146.00–152.00	$148.36	$647
460–475	469	8	133.00–136.00	$134.24	$630
520–545	533	4	125.00–128.00	$127.23	$678
550–595	575	5	120.00–126.00	$122.74	$706

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	147.00	$147.00	$419
325	325	2	150.00	$150.00	$488
350–395	380	3	142.00–150.00	$145.15	$552
400–445	423	4	136.00–140.00	$137.89	$583
450–495	480	3	118.00–126.00	$120.50	$578
500–545	527	5	112.00–120.00	$115.92	$611
590	590	1	109.00	$109.00	$643

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
165	165	1	200.00	$200.00	$330
200–245	234	8	130.00–145.00	$132.80	$311
250–295	274	22	125.00–140.00	$132.45	$363
300–345	332	12	130.00–140.00	$133.19	$442
350–395	376	33	124.00–134.00	$128.45	$483
400–445	428	20	118.00–128.00	$121.80	$521
450–495	478	26	114.00–124.00	$117.87	$563
500–545	529	24	110.00–120.00	$113.71	$602
550–595	570	15	106.00–116.00	$111.85	$638
600–645	613	8	98.00–105.00	$102.69	$629

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
180–190	183	3	170.00–175.00	$173.27	$317
200–245	218	4	115.00–125.00	$121.41	$265
250–285	268	2	120.00–124.00	$121.87	$327
300–345	320	13	120.00–129.00	$125.77	$402
350–395	378	8	116.00–123.00	$118.53	$448
400–445	424	12	108.00–116.00	$111.75	$474
450–495	467	7	104.00–112.00	$109.00	$509
500–545	517	17	100.00–109.00	$106.24	$549
550–595	569	5	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$584
620	620	1	91.00	$91.00	$564

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
225	225	1	110.00	$110.00	$248
300–335	318	2	114.00–118.00	$115.89	$369
350–375	363	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$403
400–445	434	4	100.00–105.00	$101.15	$439
450–475	466	4	100.00–102.00	$100.73	$469
515	515	1	98.00	$98.00	$505
575	575	1	90.00	$90.00	$518
600	600	1	85.00	$85.00	$510

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–245	209	14	182.00–192.00	$189.31	$396
250–295	262	13	174.00–186.00	$182.19	$477
300–345	328	6	166.00–176.00	$170.15	$558
350–395	374	5	150.00–156.00	$152.68	$571
400	400	1	146.00	$146.00	$584
450–495	481	20	132.00–142.00	$135.04	$650
500–545	528	14	119.00–129.00	$123.16	$650
550–595	573	12	108.00–117.00	$111.76	$640
600–645	620	8	110.00–118.00	$114.28	$709

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–245	212	6	165.00–176.00	$172.56	$366
250–290	270	2	160.00–168.00	$163.70	$442
300–345	334	6	156.00–165.00	$158.68	$530
350–395	374	9	136.00–145.00	$140.65	$526
400–445	430	7	126.00–134.00	$129.49	$557
450–495	473	5	122.00–130.00	$125.65	$594
500–545	521	8	110.00–118.00	$114.41	$596
550–595	573	2	101.00–106.00	$103.40	$592
625	625	1	104.00	$104.00	$650

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
225	225	1	157.00	$157.00	$353
250–295	273	4	142.00–150.00	$145.82	$398
300–345	324	4	148.00–155.00	$151.12	$490
350–395	371	4	128.00–134.00	$131.14	$487
420	420	1	122.00	$122.00	$512
475	475	1	116.00	$116.00	$551
500–545	526	5	99.00–108.00	$103.10	$542

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1195	1051	80-85%	4	40.00–43.00	$41.49	$436
915–1390	1144	80-85%	25	45.00–49.00	$47.26	$541
920–1365	1223	80-85%	12	51.00–54.00	$52.61	$643

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1200	1165	75-80%	4	46.00–47.00	$46.76	$545
1100–1450	1301	75-80%	8	49.00–53.00	$50.50	$657

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$228
850–1210	1030	85-90%	2	25.00–26.00	$25.59	$264
895–1285	1045	85-90%	4	34.00–38.00	$36.61	$383

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1630	1314	7	70.00–74.00	$73.16	$961
1220–1695	1495	17	75.00–79.00	$76.62	$1,145
1210–2040	1660	17	80.00–84.00	$82.06	$1,362

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.