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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.91/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 386 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.97/cwt ≈ $630/hd at 568 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 669 684 296
Feeder cattle 489 593 229
Slaughter cattle 180 91 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves generally 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 215.00 $215.00 $430 +45.00
250–285 264 4 192.00–202.00 $197.06 $520 +29.81
300–345 326 5 178.00–188.00 $181.82 $593 +14.83
350–385 372 3 172.00–180.00 $175.19 $652 +18.22
400–445 426 4 164.00–174.00 $168.36 $717 +8.46
450–485 468 2 163.00–170.00 $166.37 $779 +12.28
515–545 530 2 141.00–144.00 $142.54 $755 -4.76
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 -1.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 174.00–184.00 $178.45 $485 —
305–340 326 5 170.00–176.00 $172.25 $562 +14.25
365 365 1 166.00 $166.00 $606 +20.08
465–495 480 2 150.00–157.00 $153.39 $736 +8.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 165.00–167.00 $165.95 $461 +31.95
315–335 327 3 160.00–164.00 $161.96 $530 +10.48
410 410 1 152.00 $152.00 $623 +13.01
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 +13.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $357 +16.03
250–290 266 6 160.00–172.00 $167.14 $445 +13.70
300–330 313 9 160.00–166.00 $163.28 $511 +13.43
350–395 386 15 148.00–158.00 $149.91 $579 +8.69
400–435 423 3 146.00–154.00 $148.52 $628 +13.81
450–495 483 4 128.00–138.00 $132.38 $639 +3.68
600–645 623 5 103.00–112.00 $106.90 $666 -12.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 172 3 145.00–150.00 $148.20 $255 +15.83
205–240 223 2 150.00–160.00 $154.61 $345 +9.41
250–295 277 5 142.00–156.00 $148.10 $410 +14.25
330 330 1 149.00 $149.00 $492 +10.58
360–395 379 7 138.00–145.00 $141.61 $537 +8.31
430–440 433 3 135.00–138.00 $136.98 $593 +15.98
480–495 489 5 118.00–122.00 $119.38 $584 +0.68
550–585 568 10 108.00–117.00 $110.97 $630 —
610 610 2 100.00 $100.00 $610 -5.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 125.00–137.00 $130.92 $246 —
200–240 226 4 135.00–146.00 $139.22 $315 +6.33
255–290 273 2 130.00–140.00 $134.68 $368 +6.95
305–340 323 2 138.00–144.00 $140.84 $455 +11.03
385–395 386 8 128.00–130.00 $129.74 $501 +6.84
440 440 1 126.00 $126.00 $554 +12.62
450–480 468 4 112.00–117.00 $113.95 $533 +4.44
510–535 518 6 108.00–113.00 $110.97 $575 +3.36
565 565 1 101.00 $101.00 $571 +0.50
635 635 5 85.00 $85.00 $540 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 168 6 235.00–240.00 $239.08 $402 +62.48
250–290 277 3 190.00–202.00 $193.61 $536 +19.46
335 335 2 180.00 $180.00 $603 +6.52
420–445 428 8 164.00–170.00 $168.23 $720 +11.17
540–545 543 2 134.00–139.00 $136.51 $741 +0.30
600–640 621 5 119.00–128.00 $123.31 $766 -1.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 232 3 185.00–197.00 $189.66 $440 +29.74
255–295 281 8 172.00–185.00 $176.88 $497 +22.74
315–345 333 4 168.00–175.00 $171.16 $570 +15.16
355–380 376 6 164.00–168.00 $164.63 $619 +19.08
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 +11.38
530 530 1 133.00 $133.00 $705 +3.50
585 585 1 117.00 $117.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–185 182 3 200.00–205.00 $201.70 $367 —
215–235 225 2 175.00–180.00 $177.39 $399 +31.41
255–275 265 2 164.00–170.00 $166.89 $442 +22.89
320–330 323 3 162.00–164.00 $163.32 $528 +12.86
400–445 415 3 144.00–152.00 $149.14 $619 +12.88
460–470 465 2 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $684 —
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1285 1103 80-85% 6 54.00–57.00 $55.92 $617 -7.72
960–1385 1110 80-85% 32 58.00–62.00 $60.19 $668 -3.45
1000–1385 1172 80-85% 26 63.00–67.00 $64.58 $757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–885 839 85-90% 4 42.00–46.00 $43.96 $369 —
720–1030 859 85-90% 7 37.00–41.00 $39.73 $341 -7.78
880–1085 1003 85-90% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.11 $493 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1220 1173 75-80% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.48 $674 -8.52
1165–1485 1292 75-80% 11 62.00–66.00 $63.66 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 79.00 $79.00 $952 —
1450–1470 1460 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,226 +3.67
1405–1790 1542 5 87.00–91.00 $88.67 $1,367 —

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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.