Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.62/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $445/hd at 369 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.05/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $105.30/cwt -8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 563 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	623	1,077	980
Feeder cattle	528	989	872
Slaughter cattle	95	88	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	166.00	$166.00	$423	-1.81
305–345	328	3	146.00–155.00	$149.47	$490	-5.53
355–385	371	6	138.00–144.00	$140.78	$522	-12.65
400–445	433	10	130.00–140.00	$132.88	$575	-14.43
450–495	464	16	127.00–137.00	$133.73	$621	-1.37
500–545	528	8	120.00–130.00	$123.91	$654	+2.26
550–580	568	7	115.00–121.00	$117.40	$667	+1.21
600	600	1	117.00	$117.00	$702	+6.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	-11.47
310–345	322	3	136.00–144.00	$141.14	$454	-5.09
350–385	369	6	128.00–135.00	$131.40	$485	-12.59
405–435	421	6	122.00–128.00	$125.29	$527	-14.48
465–480	470	5	121.00–124.00	$122.59	$576	-3.87
505–530	514	9	114.00–118.00	$116.87	$601	+1.71
565	565	2	108.00	$108.00	$610	-1.06
620–630	625	2	101.00–102.00	$101.50	$634	-0.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	130.00	$130.00	$338	-6.00
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	-4.57
350–390	370	2	118.00–125.00	$121.31	$449	-16.25
405–445	425	3	110.00–118.00	$114.21	$485	-13.75
465–475	470	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$531	-0.33
500–545	521	5	100.00–109.00	$105.10	$548	+0.60
615	615	1	94.00	$94.00	$578	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	134.00–148.00	$139.50	$317	-0.88
250–295	281	8	125.00–140.00	$130.69	$367	-10.10
300–335	323	13	120.00–128.00	$122.89	$397	-3.11
350–390	369	17	116.00–125.00	$120.62	$445	+0.15
400–445	423	13	112.00–122.00	$116.93	$495	+2.65
450–485	466	16	105.00–112.00	$108.68	$506	-0.25
500–545	519	17	102.00–112.00	$108.05	$561	+0.91
550–595	569	8	100.00–110.00	$105.93	$603	-0.07
600–635	614	7	100.00–108.00	$104.96	$644	+2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	126.00	$126.00	$277	+0.65
260–270	263	3	118.00–122.00	$120.63	$317	-1.92
300–335	322	3	110.00–117.00	$112.86	$363	-5.08
380	380	1	109.00	$109.00	$414	-3.05
405–440	416	14	103.00–110.00	$108.16	$450	+1.70
450–485	465	3	95.00–101.00	$98.58	$458	-1.59
500–535	518	8	94.00–101.00	$97.81	$507	-2.32
560–585	574	5	93.00–98.00	$95.18	$546	-2.47
625–640	631	4	90.00–93.00	$91.24	$576	-4.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	117.00	$117.00	$234	+5.00
260–265	263	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$279	-3.50
500	500	2	91.00	$91.00	$455	+3.04
615	615	1	85.00	$85.00	$523	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	167.00–175.00	$170.81	$359	+3.61
250–295	266	4	152.00–167.00	$161.36	$429	+3.05
300–330	316	8	150.00–156.00	$152.69	$483	-4.70
350–395	384	10	136.00–146.00	$138.91	$533	-15.93
405–415	410	3	136.00–139.00	$137.65	$564	+6.56
450–495	473	2	122.00–132.00	$126.76	$600	+1.13
500–535	518	2	111.00–119.00	$114.86	$595	+1.27
550–595	563	16	98.00–108.00	$105.30	$593	-8.19
600–615	606	6	104.00–107.00	$105.82	$641	-3.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	285	5	138.00–150.00	$140.96	$402	-6.44
310–335	324	11	138.00–144.00	$140.94	$457	-4.83
350–395	368	5	126.00–135.00	$131.21	$483	-10.05
410–445	429	8	120.00–128.00	$123.81	$531	+0.87
450–485	461	4	114.00–121.00	$118.91	$548	+8.91
520–540	525	5	100.00–105.00	$103.77	$545	+3.05
645	645	1	88.00	$88.00	$568	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	128.00–134.00	$130.84	$423	-8.19
360–380	370	2	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$451	-14.11
400–445	422	3	110.00–119.00	$114.84	$485	+5.18
450–460	458	4	110.00–111.00	$110.25	$505	+5.44
520	520	1	95.00	$95.00	$494	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1035	1008	80-85%	4	44.00–45.00	$44.77	$451	—
910–1290	1048	80-85%	16	46.00–50.00	$48.10	$504	—
915–1295	1155	80-85%	8	51.00–55.00	$52.73	$609	+2.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$209	—
710–850	780	85-90%	2	31.00–34.00	$32.63	$255	—
720–1090	912	85-90%	11	36.00–40.00	$38.39	$350	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1505	1314	75-80%	5	54.00–58.00	$55.80	$733	—
1390	1390	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$737	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1520	1451	4	78.00–81.00	$78.68	$1,142	+5.91
1425–1770	1570	5	74.00–76.00	$74.59	$1,171	—
1645–1800	1735	3	82.00–86.00	$84.40	$1,464	—

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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.