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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.10/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 431 lb · 14 head
light 2-weight M&L 2 bulls $201.28/cwt ≈ $455/hd at 226 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.52/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $480/hd at 434 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 711 616
Feeder cattle 514 611 485
Slaughter cattle 188 100 131

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
265 265 1 185.00 $185.00 $490 +2.75
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 +1.13
370–395 385 3 152.00–158.00 $154.60 $595 -1.43
400–435 421 9 142.00–150.00 $145.32 $612 -3.28
450–490 470 12 139.00–148.00 $143.39 $674 +1.39
500–525 513 5 137.00–142.00 $139.37 $715 -2.30
620–640 630 2 119.00–124.00 $121.46 $765 -4.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 +2.27
365–385 377 5 134.00–138.00 $136.18 $513 -2.81
410–445 428 2 120.00–128.00 $123.84 $530 -7.10
465–480 473 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $584 —
530–540 535 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $613 -3.51
600–610 605 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 162.00 $162.00 $470 +2.00
340 340 1 167.00 $167.00 $568 +1.00
360–390 378 3 143.00–150.00 $145.56 $550 -2.44
520–535 525 3 124.00–128.00 $126.64 $665 -3.36
580–595 588 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $714 -7.52
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 182.00–195.00 $188.13 $329 —
200–235 215 3 180.00–190.00 $185.38 $399 +14.23
250–290 279 7 150.00–164.00 $155.21 $433 -13.78
300–345 323 9 140.00–150.00 $145.16 $469 -6.84
350–395 374 9 128.00–138.00 $132.73 $496 +11.63
400–445 431 14 118.00–128.00 $121.10 $522 -0.09
450–490 469 7 117.00–126.00 $122.07 $573 +2.84
500–530 518 4 115.00–121.00 $117.45 $608 +3.52
550–580 565 2 114.00–120.00 $116.92 $661 -2.07
640–645 644 4 102.00–104.00 $102.50 $660 -4.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 160.00–170.00 $164.67 $379 +9.89
250–295 281 7 134.00–148.00 $138.83 $390 -10.05
300–330 319 8 134.00–139.00 $136.06 $434 +1.26
365–395 378 4 118.00–125.00 $122.17 $462 +9.11
415–445 434 12 108.00–115.00 $110.52 $480 +1.83
470–495 484 6 106.00–112.00 $108.30 $524 -0.03
530–545 538 5 101.00–105.00 $102.79 $553 -2.71
590–595 592 3 100.00–101.00 $100.66 $596 —
600–635 618 2 95.00–101.00 $97.91 $605 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 183 4 150.00–155.00 $151.30 $277 —
215–235 230 5 150.00–155.00 $151.33 $348 +11.66
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 -0.41
335 335 1 122.00 $122.00 $409 -3.44
350–395 376 7 108.00–117.00 $112.16 $422 —
410–435 424 10 100.00–106.00 $102.73 $436 +0.76
450–470 463 3 102.00–105.00 $102.97 $477 +2.97
530 530 2 94.00 $94.00 $498 -2.40
570–595 583 2 90.00–96.00 $92.94 $542 -0.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 177 3 205.00–220.00 $212.97 $377 +2.97
200–245 230 9 210.00–225.00 $215.46 $496 -1.92
250–290 274 9 176.00–190.00 $181.86 $498 -2.19
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 +0.46
350 350 1 162.00 $162.00 $567 —
410–430 420 2 144.00–148.00 $145.95 $613 +0.96
450–480 465 2 142.00–148.00 $144.90 $674 +6.93
500 500 2 136.00 $136.00 $680 +8.80
600–640 620 2 119.00–128.00 $123.35 $765 +6.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–195 185 2 190.00–200.00 $194.73 $360 -6.68
210–245 226 12 195.00–207.00 $201.28 $455 —
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 +7.04
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 ±0.00
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 +0.84
420–445 433 2 130.00–136.00 $132.91 $576 -5.78
465–495 482 3 128.00–135.00 $130.92 $631 —
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 +2.00
620–645 633 2 108.00–114.00 $110.94 $702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
215–245 223 4 180.00–190.00 $187.25 $418 -2.75
285 285 2 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 -0.18
360–390 375 4 134.00–140.00 $136.93 $513 -0.66
420 420 1 126.00 $126.00 $529 -4.00
465–480 473 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $584 +5.83
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1390 1065 80-85% 37 65.00–69.00 $67.32 $717 -2.14
945–1385 1118 80-85% 23 70.00–74.00 $72.28 $808 —
1075–1365 1195 80-85% 13 75.00–79.00 $77.26 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1055 908 85-90% 6 43.00–47.00 $45.39 $412 —
720–1045 912 85-90% 8 48.00–51.00 $48.80 $445 —
895–1095 1023 85-90% 11 53.00–57.00 $55.53 $568 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1360 1234 75-80% 5 68.00–72.00 $70.46 $869 —
1175–1345 1270 75-80% 3 74.00–77.00 $75.32 $957 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1465 1340 3 90.00–94.00 $92.09 $1,234 +2.67
1255–1545 1419 4 85.00–89.00 $87.47 $1,241 —
1680 1680 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,663 —

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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.