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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $161.14/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 365 lb · 21 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $175.87/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 278 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $116.57/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $481/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 702 617
Feeder cattle 661 514 481
Slaughter cattle 140 188 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady with weak demand for light weight calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 172.00–177.00 $174.26 $497 -10.74
320–345 334 5 170.00–176.00 $172.73 $577 -12.27
350–395 365 21 154.00–164.00 $161.14 $588 +6.54
400–415 408 2 154.00–158.00 $155.96 $636 +10.64
450–455 453 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $709 +13.11
500–545 520 7 136.00–146.00 $141.43 $735 +2.06
550–585 574 7 134.00–141.00 $136.08 $781 —
600–645 626 5 125.00–135.00 $129.13 $808 +7.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
280 280 1 162.00 $162.00 $454 ±0.00
320–340 332 3 162.00–166.00 $163.62 $543 -3.38
355–395 378 8 144.00–152.00 $147.94 $559 +2.38
420–445 433 2 138.00–143.00 $140.43 $608 —
465–490 479 7 138.00–144.00 $140.64 $674 —
510–540 525 2 127.00–133.00 $129.91 $682 +3.27
550–580 565 3 124.00–130.00 $127.61 $721 +6.13
600–640 620 3 117.00–124.00 $120.59 $748 +6.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 155.00 $155.00 $294 —
280 280 1 147.00 $147.00 $412 -8.00
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
365–395 379 5 134.00–140.00 $137.15 $520 +0.97
465–480 471 4 130.00–133.00 $131.74 $620 +8.26
515–545 535 3 116.00–122.00 $117.93 $631 +3.44
565–585 575 2 113.00–118.00 $115.46 $664 —
620 620 2 111.00 $111.00 $688 +4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 179 10 140.00–147.00 $142.97 $256 —
240–245 243 4 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $351 -20.18
250–295 283 9 146.00–158.00 $149.06 $422 +10.23
310–345 332 11 134.00–142.00 $137.11 $455 +1.05
350–395 372 10 127.00–136.00 $131.52 $489 +9.35
400–440 425 12 121.00–129.00 $123.99 $527 +13.47
450–495 467 5 110.00–119.00 $115.70 $540 +7.40
500–535 520 5 112.00–119.00 $115.33 $600 +12.54
565–595 580 2 105.00–111.00 $107.92 $626 +7.26
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 +5.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 178 4 120.00–130.00 $125.95 $224 -25.35
210–240 218 5 130.00–142.00 $138.57 $302 -12.76
265–295 281 4 130.00–140.00 $134.28 $377 +4.28
305–345 327 6 124.00–132.00 $128.24 $419 +6.24
350–390 375 13 118.00–126.00 $120.97 $454 +8.81
400–445 413 14 110.00–119.00 $116.57 $481 +13.84
455–490 471 6 102.00–108.00 $105.25 $496 +2.28
500–515 505 5 106.00–109.00 $107.99 $545 +13.99
560 560 1 103.00 $103.00 $577 +10.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 165.00 $165.00 $272 -23.13
250–295 270 6 160.00–174.00 $168.09 $454 +12.88
300–335 319 6 146.00–154.00 $149.89 $478 +4.73
350–390 369 7 138.00–147.00 $142.88 $527 +10.15
400–445 420 7 130.00–140.00 $135.42 $569 +14.32
450–485 462 10 122.00–130.00 $127.13 $587 +5.06
500–545 520 8 120.00–130.00 $125.67 $653 +8.22
550–575 567 3 120.00–125.00 $121.62 $690 +4.70
600–645 616 4 111.00–121.00 $117.38 $723 +14.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 3 185.00–195.00 $189.81 $332 -23.16
200–215 208 2 195.00–200.00 $197.41 $411 -18.05
250–295 278 15 170.00–185.00 $175.87 $489 -5.99
300–345 329 8 170.00–180.00 $173.83 $572 -6.17
365–395 377 5 154.00–160.00 $157.49 $594 -4.51
400–445 421 8 148.00–158.00 $152.83 $643 +6.88
450–495 472 11 138.00–148.00 $143.09 $675 -1.81
500–535 518 6 131.00–139.00 $134.76 $698 -1.24
550–580 565 8 123.00–130.00 $126.43 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 174 12 165.00–175.00 $173.21 $301 -21.52
220–235 230 4 172.00–180.00 $176.73 $406 -24.55
260–280 267 3 162.00–168.00 $165.58 $442 -4.42
310–330 322 5 164.00–168.00 $165.57 $533 -4.43
370–395 385 4 144.00–150.00 $146.43 $564 -3.57
400–445 424 8 138.00–147.00 $142.12 $603 +9.21
455 455 2 136.00 $136.00 $619 +5.08
500–525 510 3 124.00–128.00 $126.30 $644 +5.30
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–185 179 5 150.00–160.00 $153.80 $275 -26.20
280–285 283 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $412 -4.50
310–325 318 2 155.00–158.00 $156.46 $498 -3.54
360–390 378 5 136.00–142.00 $138.35 $523 +1.42
420–435 430 4 132.00–134.00 $132.74 $571 +6.74
460–485 477 3 120.00–125.00 $121.61 $580 -1.87
500–525 513 2 114.00–118.00 $115.95 $595 +3.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1295 1074 80-85% 21 57.00–61.00 $59.05 $634 -8.27
930–1385 1113 80-85% 17 62.00–66.00 $64.64 $719 -7.64
1015–1370 1154 80-85% 11 67.00–71.00 $68.34 $789 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $301 —
845–985 938 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $49.40 $463 +0.60
825–1035 1003 85-90% 8 51.00–55.00 $54.33 $545 -1.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $682 —
1175–1240 1218 75-80% 5 67.00–71.00 $69.23 $843 -1.23
1240–1480 1360 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $62.91 $856 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1780 1550 3 87.00–89.00 $88.31 $1,369 —
1445–1810 1569 4 91.00–95.00 $93.55 $1,468 —

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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.