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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.19/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 413 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.10/cwt -16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $461/hd at 381 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.23/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 463 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 711 929 589
Feeder cattle 611 730 427
Slaughter cattle 100 199 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher 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
250–290 274 4 178.00–190.00 $182.25 $499 -7.75
300–330 310 3 180.00–186.00 $183.87 $570 -0.79
350–395 376 5 152.00–162.00 $156.03 $587 -5.32
400–445 425 4 144.00–154.00 $148.60 $632 +1.75
450 450 2 142.00 $142.00 $639 —
500–535 511 4 137.00–144.00 $141.67 $724 +5.51
550–580 565 2 135.00–141.00 $137.92 $779 -0.08
600–635 613 6 121.00–129.00 $125.94 $772 +5.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 148.00–158.00 $152.73 $420 -7.27
320–345 332 5 156.00–162.00 $159.11 $528 -10.89
360–370 365 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $507 +0.99
400–425 413 2 129.00–133.00 $130.94 $541 -0.06
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625 —
585 585 1 113.00 $113.00 $661 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 -15.07
345 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 -9.50
365 365 1 148.00 $148.00 $540 -6.00
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 +0.76
465 465 1 129.00 $129.00 $600 -9.00
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 +8.00
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 +5.00
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 +3.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 3 167.00–180.00 $171.15 $390 -30.59
250–255 253 2 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $428 +7.38
300 300 1 152.00 $152.00 $456 -3.74
350–395 381 18 118.00–128.00 $121.10 $461 -16.62
400–440 413 19 115.00–124.00 $121.19 $501 -13.41
450–485 463 17 114.00–122.00 $119.23 $552 -1.90
515–545 536 4 112.00–119.00 $113.93 $611 -0.73
550–560 555 4 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $660 +4.19
600–640 618 3 102.00–111.00 $107.23 $663 +1.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 3 150.00–160.00 $154.78 $359 -27.34
250–295 267 7 140.00–154.00 $148.88 $398 +3.11
320–345 333 8 132.00–138.00 $134.80 $449 -7.69
350–390 373 7 109.00–117.00 $113.06 $422 -14.31
400–440 423 8 105.00–113.00 $108.69 $460 -15.82
465–470 468 3 108.00–109.00 $108.33 $507 -4.54
510–545 529 7 102.00–110.00 $105.50 $558 -0.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 135.00–145.00 $139.67 $321 -24.39
250–295 282 9 126.00–139.00 $130.41 $368 +1.17
310–345 332 13 122.00–130.00 $125.44 $416 -10.40
400–420 407 3 100.00–103.00 $101.97 $415 -12.22
460 460 2 100.00 $100.00 $460 -2.47
510–540 525 2 93.00–100.00 $96.40 $506 -3.60
585 585 1 93.00 $93.00 $544 -3.96
610–620 615 2 87.00–89.00 $87.99 $541 +5.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 210.00 $210.00 $388 -12.81
200–245 221 5 210.00–225.00 $217.38 $480 -0.33
250–295 271 7 175.00–190.00 $184.05 $499 -11.63
300–345 329 4 176.00–186.00 $179.54 $591 -13.20
380–395 393 13 152.00–156.00 $152.45 $599 -10.19
435–445 440 2 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $638 -3.50
460–485 469 6 134.00–140.00 $137.97 $647 -3.02
500–530 513 4 123.00–130.00 $127.20 $653 —
600–630 615 2 114.00–120.00 $116.93 $719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 172 3 195.00–205.00 $201.41 $346 -3.59
280–295 287 3 160.00–165.00 $162.96 $468 -14.16
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -8.51
350–395 361 16 142.00–151.00 $149.16 $538 -2.84
410–445 426 8 134.00–142.00 $138.69 $591 -2.30
500 500 1 119.00 $119.00 $595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 +1.61
300–345 327 9 156.00–165.00 $160.18 $524 -7.22
350–395 369 4 132.00–141.00 $137.59 $508 -0.90
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +2.70
460–480 470 3 116.00–119.00 $117.65 $553 -6.43
640 640 1 91.00 $91.00 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1385 1083 80-85% 18 68.00–72.00 $69.46 $752 +8.46
920–1390 1096 80-85% 15 63.00–67.00 $65.15 $714 +4.15
985–1420 1223 80-85% 12 73.00–77.00 $74.99 $917 +10.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $764 —
1300 1300 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $884 +2.46
1480–1650 1565 75-80% 2 75.00–77.00 $75.95 $1,189 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1355 1305 3 85.00–88.00 $86.96 $1,135 —
1185–1375 1307 5 89.00–90.00 $89.42 $1,169 —
1735 1735 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,700 +4.77

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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.