Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.83/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 424 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.31/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $459/hd at 375 lb · 25 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.39/cwt -28.30 vs last sale · ≈ $321/hd at 276 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,828	1,717	773
Feeder cattle	1,616	1,510	606
Slaughter cattle	212	207	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder steers and bulls less than 450 lbs. unevenly steady and over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	210.00	$210.00	$430	—
300–345	327	5	162.00–172.00	$166.18	$543	+0.11
350–395	381	8	156.00–166.00	$159.12	$606	-0.62
405–445	431	4	146.00–155.00	$149.11	$643	-3.12
450–490	472	17	130.00–139.00	$134.42	$634	-8.56
500–545	528	15	123.00–133.00	$127.06	$671	-7.98
550–595	565	10	120.00–130.00	$126.72	$716	-7.75
600–640	621	8	116.00–124.00	$119.70	$743	-7.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	+7.46
320–345	330	4	152.00–158.00	$155.67	$514	-0.69
350–395	376	17	146.00–155.00	$149.78	$563	-2.17
420–445	433	5	136.00–142.00	$138.94	$602	-1.88
465–485	478	8	121.00–126.00	$123.09	$588	-9.80
500–540	520	5	114.00–122.00	$118.32	$615	-8.67
585	585	1	113.00	$113.00	$661	-12.97
600–640	614	5	105.00–113.00	$110.53	$679	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	170.00–177.00	$173.42	$382	—
305–345	333	9	142.00–150.00	$144.76	$482	-1.13
360–385	373	2	138.00–144.00	$140.90	$526	+0.41
400–430	416	8	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$552	+2.06
450–485	468	2	112.00–118.00	$114.89	$538	-10.22
510–525	518	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$565	-6.67
560	560	1	108.00	$108.00	$605	-6.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$274	—
235	235	2	120.00	$120.00	$282	-38.75
250–295	276	24	110.00–124.00	$116.39	$321	-28.30
300–345	328	19	118.00–127.00	$121.84	$400	-18.58
350–395	375	25	118.00–127.00	$122.31	$459	-4.44
400–445	424	26	112.00–121.00	$116.83	$495	-7.06
450–495	468	10	107.00–116.00	$112.38	$526	-5.08
500–540	515	11	96.00–104.00	$101.39	$522	-12.07
565	565	1	104.00	$104.00	$588	+0.70
645	645	1	94.00	$94.00	$606	-3.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	173	4	175.00–185.00	$179.86	$311	—
200–245	223	6	130.00–145.00	$136.79	$305	-39.44
250–295	279	19	125.00–140.00	$130.42	$364	-25.58
300–345	331	17	128.00–138.00	$130.98	$434	-20.88
350–395	387	19	128.00–138.00	$129.80	$502	-6.49
400–445	433	15	122.00–132.00	$125.03	$541	-7.16
450–485	470	5	119.00–127.00	$122.49	$576	-6.96
500–545	525	15	105.00–115.00	$109.62	$576	-9.90
550–585	569	13	109.00–116.00	$112.17	$638	-3.29
600–640	615	3	105.00–114.00	$110.55	$680	-1.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$239	-28.68
310–345	325	14	108.00–116.00	$112.48	$366	-18.11
375–390	382	8	109.00–113.00	$111.23	$425	-6.29
410–440	425	7	103.00–110.00	$106.64	$453	-8.39
450–480	468	14	100.00–106.00	$102.88	$481	-7.86
525–545	538	3	85.00–90.00	$86.63	$466	-14.61
585	585	1	88.00	$88.00	$515	—
610–640	626	6	85.00–92.00	$88.78	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	215.00	$215.00	$355	—
240	240	1	197.00	$197.00	$473	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	+19.55
310	310	1	170.00	$170.00	$527	+3.53
350–395	381	15	156.00–166.00	$159.31	$607	+0.38
400–435	422	5	148.00–156.00	$151.09	$638	+2.42
465–480	474	20	132.00–136.00	$134.20	$636	-4.38
500–520	510	6	120.00–124.00	$121.98	$622	-7.34
550–585	558	8	114.00–122.00	$120.21	$671	-3.63
600–645	636	6	107.00–117.00	$108.91	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	190.00	$190.00	$342	—
235–245	240	2	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$420	-0.87
295	295	2	170.00	$170.00	$502	+4.14
305–335	320	4	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$502	+1.88
360–395	374	14	146.00–154.00	$151.00	$565	-1.39
400–445	428	3	136.00–145.00	$139.14	$596	+3.30
450–490	466	6	120.00–128.00	$124.89	$582	-2.03
520–535	530	3	106.00–110.00	$107.31	$569	-14.67
565	565	1	109.00	$109.00	$616	—
610–635	623	2	99.00–105.00	$101.94	$635	-5.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	172.00	$172.00	$396	+6.00
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	+3.00
310–345	329	7	142.00–150.00	$145.92	$480	+0.93
415–435	419	9	128.00–133.00	$131.97	$553	+2.73
450	450	5	118.00	$118.00	$531	-5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–940	755	85-90%	11	27.00–31.00	$29.31	$221	—
770–1040	815	85-90%	22	32.00–36.00	$33.83	$276	—
850–1250	1003	85-90%	20	37.00–41.00	$39.41	$395	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1155	980	80-85%	19	44.00–48.00	$45.82	$449	—
975–1350	1108	80-85%	15	49.00–53.00	$51.28	$568	+3.71
1060–1365	1262	80-85%	8	54.00–58.00	$56.18	$709	+3.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1320	1280	75-80%	3	51.00–53.00	$52.31	$670	-2.51
1380	1380	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	73.00	$73.00	$927	—
1270–1775	1555	4	84.00–86.00	$84.57	$1,315	—
1330–1830	1565	4	77.00–81.00	$79.10	$1,238	—

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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.