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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.57/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 416 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 863 910
Feeder cattle 224 681 817
Slaughter cattle 48 182 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady. Tropical Storm Eta affecting the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 187.00 $187.00 $561 +13.66
350–390 372 8 166.00–174.00 $169.44 $630 +8.11
410–430 423 4 158.00–162.00 $159.47 $675 +9.46
540–545 543 3 128.00–129.00 $128.33 $697 -5.61
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 +2.67
600–625 613 3 115.00–120.00 $117.30 $719 -3.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $588 +8.79
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +11.09
520 520 1 124.00 $124.00 $645 -0.23
565–590 579 6 113.00–119.00 $115.47 $669 +1.47
605 605 1 109.00 $109.00 $659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 150.00 $150.00 $555 +5.02
410 410 1 142.00 $142.00 $582 +10.94
455–485 468 3 132.00–138.00 $135.27 $633 +16.81
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 +1.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 260 3 142.00–144.00 $142.64 $371 -7.90
300–340 317 6 127.00–136.00 $132.35 $420 +0.75
350–390 368 8 124.00–133.00 $129.29 $476 +0.59
400–445 416 10 120.00–130.00 $126.57 $527 +5.26
450–480 470 3 120.00–126.00 $121.91 $573 +1.92
505–525 515 2 115.00–119.00 $116.96 $602 +7.98
550–595 573 2 109.00–119.00 $113.80 $652 +4.07
600–635 615 3 103.00–110.00 $106.93 $658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 4 118.00–123.00 $121.21 $392 -1.86
350–390 368 3 114.00–122.00 $118.52 $436 -1.99
400–420 410 2 116.00–119.00 $117.46 $482 +4.78
485 485 1 108.00 $108.00 $524 -4.44
560 560 1 107.00 $107.00 $599 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 -3.70
400 400 1 109.00 $109.00 $436 —
530 530 1 94.00 $94.00 $498 +4.00
575 575 1 94.00 $94.00 $540 —
605 605 1 89.00 $89.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 375 3 168.00–171.00 $168.97 $634 +8.36
400–445 413 5 154.00–164.00 $161.05 $665 +24.16
475 475 1 154.00 $154.00 $732 +18.33
555–590 579 5 123.00–130.00 $125.14 $725 +5.76
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 -2.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 167.00–168.00 $167.66 $573 +4.51
380 380 1 158.00 $158.00 $600 +7.10
430 430 1 148.00 $148.00 $636 +21.01
485–490 488 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $691 +17.50
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 +10.67
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 146.00–152.00 $148.90 $555 +7.91
475 475 1 134.00 $134.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1340 1044 80-85% 9 52.00–56.00 $54.14 $565 —
1035–1345 1193 80-85% 6 57.00–61.00 $59.34 $708 —
1295–1365 1330 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.49 $871 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $697 —
1415–1420 1418 75-80% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.50 $886 —
1385–1555 1433 75-80% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.63 $969 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1840 1530 4 80.00–82.00 $80.86 $1,237 —
1795 1795 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,544 —
1890–1895 1893 2 90.00–94.00 $92.00 $1,742 —

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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.