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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $183.92/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 315 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 bulls $175.80/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $487/hd at 277 lb · 14 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.24/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $454/hd at 270 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 669 315
Feeder cattle 534 489 91
Slaughter cattle 168 180 224

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
210 210 1 206.00 $206.00 $433 -9.00
255–295 270 3 185.00–197.00 $192.31 $519 -4.75
305–345 315 16 178.00–186.00 $183.92 $579 +2.10
355 355 1 184.00 $184.00 $653 +8.81
405–430 418 2 164.00–168.00 $165.94 $694 -2.42
450–465 458 3 160.00–163.00 $161.32 $739 -5.05
510–545 528 2 138.00–146.00 $141.87 $749 -0.67
550–585 568 2 131.00–140.00 $135.36 $769 —
615–635 623 3 121.00–126.00 $123.97 $772 -10.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 4 180.00–190.00 $184.84 $431 —
265–270 268 2 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $480 +0.54
310–335 323 2 170.00–176.00 $172.88 $558 +0.63
375–395 382 3 166.00–170.00 $168.62 $644 +2.62
400–430 415 2 154.00–159.00 $156.41 $649 —
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 -4.39
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
600–645 625 6 109.00–118.00 $113.61 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 -5.95
320 320 1 164.00 $164.00 $525 +2.04
380 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -12.00
510–540 525 2 120.00–126.00 $122.91 $645 —
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 8 155.00–170.00 $163.19 $361 -12.80
250–290 270 11 162.00–174.00 $168.24 $454 +1.10
300–345 326 8 152.00–162.00 $156.39 $510 -6.89
350–390 378 10 150.00–159.00 $152.84 $578 +2.93
400–445 421 7 139.00–149.00 $144.13 $607 -4.39
450–495 473 6 134.00–144.00 $138.89 $657 +6.51
500–530 520 3 133.00–139.00 $134.92 $702 —
550–590 570 4 112.00–121.00 $116.38 $663 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 10 140.00–154.00 $146.53 $333 -8.08
250–295 269 11 144.00–158.00 $152.65 $411 +4.55
310–340 323 4 146.00–149.00 $147.71 $477 -1.29
390–395 393 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $548 -2.11
400–425 408 5 134.00–138.00 $136.57 $557 -0.41
460–490 475 4 125.00–132.00 $128.69 $611 +9.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $299 -8.25
265–290 274 10 131.00–140.00 $137.00 $375 +2.32
345 345 1 132.00 $132.00 $455 -8.84
355–380 366 7 132.00–137.00 $135.24 $495 +5.50
410–440 426 4 120.00–126.00 $122.94 $524 -3.06
465–495 484 4 114.00–121.00 $116.44 $564 +2.49
500–535 518 2 112.00–118.00 $114.90 $595 +3.93
550–595 575 3 91.00–100.00 $94.54 $544 -6.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 219 4 199.00–210.00 $204.30 $447 —
250–295 264 7 185.00–200.00 $194.75 $514 +1.14
300–345 331 7 178.00–188.00 $181.28 $600 +1.28
350–395 378 8 176.00–186.00 $180.11 $681 —
400–440 427 3 162.00–170.00 $164.50 $702 -3.73
500–545 530 4 138.00–148.00 $141.36 $749 +4.85
575–585 580 3 132.00–135.00 $133.32 $773 —
600–620 605 4 125.00–129.00 $127.98 $774 +4.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 7 180.00–194.00 $185.73 $423 -3.93
250–295 277 14 170.00–184.00 $175.80 $487 -1.08
320–345 332 6 168.00–174.00 $171.26 $569 +0.10
380–395 388 2 166.00–170.00 $167.96 $652 +3.33
475–490 483 3 144.00–148.00 $145.98 $705 —
510–530 520 2 132.00–136.00 $133.96 $697 +0.96
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714 +5.00
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 231 4 165.00–178.00 $169.67 $392 -7.72
255–290 273 6 158.00–168.00 $162.78 $444 -4.11
320–340 330 2 160.00–164.00 $161.94 $534 -1.38
360–390 377 3 158.00–164.00 $160.58 $605 —
410–430 421 8 140.00–148.00 $144.46 $608 -4.68
465–470 468 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $653 -7.49
545 545 1 118.00 $118.00 $643 -8.00
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1415 1105 80-85% 38 55.00–59.00 $57.22 $632 +1.30
945–1395 1146 80-85% 29 60.00–64.00 $61.99 $710 —
1060–1285 1181 80-85% 15 66.00–69.00 $67.32 $795 +2.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–925 795 85-90% 4 38.00–41.00 $40.32 $321 —
850–1185 997 85-90% 5 47.00–51.00 $48.77 $486 —
785–1270 1108 85-90% 3 43.00–46.00 $45.29 $502 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $781 —
1235–1345 1290 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.48 $870 +3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1415 1350 2 77.00 $77.00 $1,040 —
1450–1455 1453 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $1,141 -5.50
1315–1810 1634 5 83.00–87.00 $84.96 $1,388 —

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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.