Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.90/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $456/hd at 371 lb · 18 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $174.15/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $460/hd at 264 lb · 14 head

light 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $171.73/cwt -25.68 vs last sale · ≈ $398/hd at 232 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	684	801	612
Feeder cattle	593	661	470
Slaughter cattle	91	140	142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes over 350 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	170.00	$170.00	$400	—
265–290	278	3	164.00–170.00	$167.25	$465	-7.01
335–345	340	2	166.00–168.00	$166.99	$568	-5.74
360–380	370	2	156.00–158.00	$156.97	$581	-4.17
400–435	415	3	156.00–163.00	$159.90	$664	+3.94
450–490	468	6	149.00–158.00	$154.09	$721	-2.41
500–520	508	3	145.00–149.00	$147.30	$748	+5.87
550–580	572	5	139.00–146.00	$141.35	$809	+5.27
600–645	624	9	131.00–140.00	$135.28	$844	+6.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	155.00–162.00	$158.27	$356	-21.73
320	320	2	158.00	$158.00	$506	-5.62
360–390	375	2	144.00–148.00	$145.92	$547	-2.02
415–425	422	3	148.00–150.00	$148.66	$627	+8.23
450–480	462	5	142.00–147.00	$145.36	$672	+4.72
510–535	521	4	131.00–136.00	$133.72	$697	+3.81
585	585	1	128.00	$128.00	$749	+0.39
605–640	616	4	121.00–128.00	$125.93	$776	+5.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	134.00	$134.00	$389	-13.00
310–330	320	4	150.00–154.00	$151.48	$485	+1.48
435–440	438	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$609	—
465–495	480	2	128.00–134.00	$130.91	$628	-0.83
510	510	1	127.00	$127.00	$648	+9.07
550–565	558	2	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$689	+8.02
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	+4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–175	168	3	130.00–135.00	$132.37	$222	-10.60
210–240	224	13	140.00–150.00	$145.20	$325	+0.71
260–295	286	12	130.00–142.00	$133.85	$383	-15.21
310–345	333	6	135.00–142.00	$138.42	$461	+1.31
350–390	370	13	129.00–137.00	$133.30	$493	+1.78
435	435	8	121.00	$121.00	$526	-2.99
450–495	477	5	115.00–124.00	$118.70	$566	+3.00
510–540	524	6	115.00–121.00	$118.46	$621	+3.13
600–620	613	4	104.00–108.00	$105.48	$647	+2.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	176	7	140.00–155.00	$147.77	$260	-17.23
200–240	227	11	155.00–168.00	$159.96	$363	—
250–290	274	6	150.00–160.00	$153.44	$420	-14.65
300–340	323	4	146.00–155.00	$149.85	$484	-0.04
350–395	380	11	138.00–148.00	$141.22	$537	-1.66
400–435	419	5	132.00–139.00	$134.71	$564	-0.71
450–495	478	6	125.00–135.00	$128.70	$615	+1.57
500	500	1	134.00	$134.00	$670	+8.33
575–595	586	4	114.00–118.00	$115.98	$680	-5.64
600	600	2	119.00	$119.00	$714	+1.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	218	5	130.00–135.00	$132.89	$290	-5.68
250–265	256	4	126.00–129.00	$127.73	$327	-6.55
305–345	322	9	125.00–133.00	$129.81	$418	+1.57
350–385	371	18	121.00–127.00	$122.90	$456	+1.93
410–440	425	2	110.00–117.00	$113.38	$482	-3.19
460–495	474	5	105.00–113.00	$109.51	$519	+4.26
510–545	528	6	104.00–111.00	$107.61	$568	-0.38
565–570	568	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$571	-2.50
600	600	1	98.00	$98.00	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	179	8	170.00–185.00	$176.60	$316	-13.21
200–245	232	13	167.00–182.00	$171.73	$398	-25.68
250–295	264	14	164.00–178.00	$174.15	$460	-1.72
300–335	311	5	168.00–176.00	$173.48	$540	-0.35
350–390	370	9	154.00–161.00	$157.72	$584	+0.23
405–445	425	6	153.00–162.00	$157.06	$668	+4.23
450–495	472	6	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$684	+1.90
500–545	526	10	132.00–142.00	$136.21	$716	+1.45
550–565	558	2	127.00–131.00	$128.97	$720	+2.54
600–640	616	9	120.00–129.00	$125.27	$772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	3	155.00–162.00	$157.16	$280	-16.05
205–245	221	9	152.00–165.00	$159.92	$353	-16.81
260–295	278	5	148.00–160.00	$154.14	$429	-11.44
345	345	1	156.00	$156.00	$538	-9.57
350–390	372	9	142.00–150.00	$145.55	$541	-0.88
400–445	419	4	143.00–152.00	$148.62	$623	+6.50
450–495	476	5	130.00–139.00	$134.29	$639	-1.71
510	510	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$660	+3.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	5	142.00–150.00	$145.98	$320	—
265	265	1	144.00	$144.00	$382	-1.50
320–340	328	4	148.00–152.00	$150.46	$494	-6.00
350–395	370	3	131.00–140.00	$136.14	$504	-2.21
410–440	430	9	134.00–141.00	$136.26	$586	+3.52
610	610	1	107.00	$107.00	$653	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1245	1058	80-85%	6	57.00–60.00	$58.94	$624	-0.11
915–1280	1082	80-85%	7	51.00–55.00	$53.67	$581	-5.38
945–1285	1127	80-85%	7	61.00–65.00	$63.64	$717	-1.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1065	856	85-90%	8	46.00–49.00	$47.51	$407	—
715–1065	865	85-90%	4	35.00–39.00	$37.33	$323	—
760–1085	872	85-90%	6	41.00–43.00	$41.67	$363	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$776	+8.00
1510–1670	1590	75-80%	2	59.00–61.00	$60.05	$955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1595	1457	3	80.00–81.00	$80.33	$1,170	—
1305–1820	1583	4	88.00–92.00	$90.17	$1,427	-3.38
1340–1855	1655	4	84.00–87.00	$85.61	$1,417	—

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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.