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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $114.19/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 427 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $195.68/cwt +22.04 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 261 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.78/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $436/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 943 691
Feeder cattle 730 727 579
Slaughter cattle 199 216 112

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 190.00 $190.00 $542 +15.89
335–340 338 3 184.00–186.00 $184.66 $624 +14.40
355–390 375 4 158.00–166.00 $161.35 $605 +1.16
425–435 431 7 146.00–148.00 $146.85 $633 -6.66
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -14.14
500–535 516 4 132.00–140.00 $136.16 $703 -5.06
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 +2.06
640–645 641 4 120.00–121.00 $120.75 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 3 170.00–182.00 $175.07 $490 +13.30
340–345 343 2 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $602 +18.81
365 365 1 154.00 $154.00 $562 +3.68
420–430 424 4 138.00–140.00 $139.24 $590 -2.82
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 -8.55
540 540 1 122.00 $122.00 $659 -8.00
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 +3.51
605–645 632 3 110.00–119.00 $112.87 $713 -11.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 +10.34
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 +21.23
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 -3.97
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 -3.41
480–495 488 2 120.00–124.00 $121.97 $595 -11.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 170.00 $170.00 $314 —
215–245 235 4 160.00–170.00 $164.06 $386 +22.77
285–295 289 4 128.00–130.00 $129.24 $374 +8.52
300–345 318 8 130.00–139.00 $135.84 $432 +13.39
350–395 377 13 112.00–121.00 $115.78 $436 -3.23
405–445 427 16 110.00–119.00 $114.19 $488 +3.06
460–480 470 2 101.00–104.00 $102.47 $482 +0.51
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —
560–580 570 2 95.00–99.00 $96.96 $553 —
630–645 637 3 81.00–85.00 $82.98 $529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 178 4 185.00–195.00 $188.35 $335 —
205–245 223 5 175.00–187.00 $182.12 $406 +31.46
250–295 280 7 140.00–154.00 $145.77 $408 +13.56
330–340 335 6 141.00–144.00 $142.49 $477 +9.82
350–395 371 11 122.00–131.00 $127.37 $473 +1.16
400–440 424 7 121.00–129.00 $124.51 $528 +3.86
450–490 467 3 108.00–116.00 $112.87 $527 -0.77
525–540 533 3 104.00–108.00 $105.65 $563 -4.35
560–595 578 4 101.00–108.00 $104.19 $602 +2.56
620–625 623 2 96.00–97.00 $96.50 $601 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–195 175 3 200.00–215.00 $207.81 $364 -0.06
200–235 210 5 195.00–205.00 $201.74 $424 +27.33
250–295 275 11 155.00–170.00 $161.61 $444 +17.82
300–345 318 3 150.00–160.00 $155.74 $495 +14.23
350–395 370 7 132.00–142.00 $137.72 $510 +1.42
400–445 425 4 130.00–140.00 $134.60 $572 +4.51
450–495 476 7 117.00–127.00 $121.13 $577 -4.69
535–540 537 3 114.00–115.00 $114.66 $616 -4.07
550–595 573 2 110.00–120.00 $114.80 $658 -0.78
600–645 623 4 101.00–111.00 $105.88 $660 -3.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 5 220.00–230.00 $222.81 $397 -3.84
200–245 221 7 210.00–225.00 $217.71 $481 +4.88
250–295 261 14 185.00–200.00 $195.68 $511 +22.04
300–345 305 9 184.00–194.00 $192.74 $588 +22.85
350–395 374 5 158.00–168.00 $162.64 $608 +0.50
400–445 425 3 144.00–154.00 $148.49 $631 -8.01
485–495 490 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $691 -9.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $356 -12.57
205–235 222 6 185.00–192.00 $188.39 $418 +3.39
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 +5.06
310–340 333 4 166.00–172.00 $167.40 $557 +17.40
385–395 390 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $540 +0.49
420–435 430 3 126.00–130.00 $127.30 $547 -9.49
450–495 477 6 120.00–129.00 $124.08 $592 -9.81
565–580 573 2 112.00–115.00 $113.48 $650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 205.00 $205.00 $379 -6.36
215–245 221 5 195.00–205.00 $202.78 $448 +5.39
255–290 272 3 172.00–182.00 $177.12 $482 +15.42
310–345 325 3 174.00–182.00 $178.51 $580 +21.36
380 380 2 152.00 $152.00 $578 -0.26
410–420 415 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $585 -3.05
460 460 1 138.00 $138.00 $635 -4.21
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 —
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1345 1089 80-85% 55 59.00–63.00 $61.00 $664 +7.83
910–1435 1129 80-85% 28 54.00–58.00 $56.40 $637 —
980–1400 1219 80-85% 34 64.00–68.00 $64.97 $792 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1236 1162 75-80% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.79 $695 +0.13
1200–1480 1331 75-80% 8 63.00–67.00 $65.54 $872 -0.10
1215–1495 1355 75-80% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.45 $765 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $291 —
805–985 868 85-90% 3 43.00–45.00 $43.93 $381 —
945–1065 1005 85-90% 4 50.00–51.00 $50.47 $507 +3.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1690 1653 3 86.00–87.00 $86.34 $1,427 —
1525–1870 1703 4 92.00–94.00 $93.23 $1,588 +6.56
1780 1780 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,495 —

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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.