Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.02/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 375 lb · 21 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.79/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 334 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.00/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 327 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	727	702	472
Feeder cattle	600	534	272
Slaughter cattle	127	168	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	205.00–210.00	$207.41	$431	+1.41
295	295	1	188.00	$188.00	$555	-4.31
305–345	320	3	186.00–194.00	$190.48	$610	+6.56
350–395	382	6	176.00–186.00	$178.70	$683	-5.30
400–420	406	4	166.00–170.00	$168.72	$685	+2.78
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
500–545	528	8	146.00–156.00	$149.87	$791	+8.00
550–595	579	4	143.00–153.00	$146.38	$848	+11.02
600–635	618	5	131.00–139.00	$134.95	$834	+10.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	182.00–190.00	$185.74	$427	+0.90
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	+1.01
325–345	335	5	176.00–180.00	$177.98	$596	+5.10
370–385	381	5	168.00–172.00	$168.98	$644	+0.36
415–445	435	4	150.00–156.00	$151.93	$661	-4.48
460–485	471	4	142.00–148.00	$144.95	$683	-4.05
530	530	1	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
580–585	583	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$796	+7.50
615–645	632	6	119.00–126.00	$122.30	$773	+8.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	167.00	$167.00	$401	-3.00
260–295	276	5	157.00–167.00	$162.62	$449	+2.62
310–325	318	2	170.00–172.00	$170.98	$544	+6.98
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	±0.00
410–445	427	5	140.00–148.00	$143.93	$615	+3.93
465–475	470	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$634	—
510	510	1	134.00	$134.00	$683	+11.09
560–580	570	4	126.00–130.00	$127.98	$729	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	4	164.00–172.00	$167.86	$361	+4.67
250–295	283	5	156.00–170.00	$159.66	$452	-8.58
300–345	327	12	158.00–168.00	$162.00	$530	+5.61
350–390	365	12	150.00–159.00	$155.17	$566	+2.33
400–435	423	5	144.00–152.00	$147.12	$622	+2.99
450–495	472	5	134.00–144.00	$138.90	$656	+0.01
575–595	585	5	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$659	-3.81
640	640	1	106.00	$106.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	+9.03
255–295	267	5	126.00–138.00	$134.16	$358	-2.84
315–345	331	7	138.00–144.00	$140.92	$466	+8.92
350–370	363	3	134.00–138.00	$135.28	$491	+0.04
400–445	428	6	122.00–131.00	$125.19	$536	+2.25
460–485	471	9	116.00–122.00	$119.19	$561	+2.75
515	515	1	106.00	$106.00	$546	-8.90
625–640	633	2	90.00–91.00	$90.51	$573	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	145.00–148.00	$146.97	$342	+0.44
285	285	2	144.00	$144.00	$410	-8.65
310–345	334	14	148.00–156.00	$150.79	$504	+3.08
355–390	366	4	140.00–148.00	$144.89	$530	+5.39
405	405	2	140.00	$140.00	$567	+3.43
480–495	488	2	124.00–128.00	$125.97	$615	-2.72
505–545	525	5	110.00–118.00	$114.11	$599	—
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—

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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	177	3	200.00–215.00	$206.32	$365	—
200–245	229	10	195.00–210.00	$201.09	$460	-3.21
250–295	278	6	188.00–202.00	$193.34	$537	-1.41
300–340	313	5	188.00–195.00	$191.69	$600	+10.41
355–390	375	21	178.00–184.00	$180.02	$675	-0.09
420–445	433	4	160.00–166.00	$162.95	$706	-1.55
460–495	478	3	150.00–158.00	$153.90	$736	—
500–540	524	4	140.00–148.00	$143.17	$750	+1.81
550–585	566	4	132.00–139.00	$135.68	$768	+2.36
600–630	610	4	121.00–127.00	$124.95	$762	-3.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
215–245	237	5	180.00–190.00	$183.22	$434	-2.51
250–295	266	9	172.00–185.00	$180.70	$481	+4.90
305–340	325	7	178.00–182.00	$179.61	$584	+8.35
380–390	385	3	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$651	+1.03
400–445	423	2	150.00–159.00	$154.26	$653	—
465–495	478	3	140.00–147.00	$143.92	$688	-2.06
520–545	535	3	128.00–134.00	$130.62	$699	-3.34
550–585	568	2	121.00–128.00	$124.39	$707	+2.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	172.00–180.00	$175.67	$316	—
220–245	237	3	168.00–174.00	$169.86	$403	+0.19
255–290	272	3	160.00–170.00	$165.12	$449	+2.34
315–345	333	3	166.00–170.00	$167.94	$559	+6.00
380–390	385	2	158.00–160.00	$158.99	$612	-1.59
420	420	2	146.00	$146.00	$613	+1.54
460–495	480	4	130.00–138.00	$133.66	$642	-5.84
520–530	525	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$646	+4.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1023	80-85%	14	56.00–60.00	$58.28	$596	—
945–1345	1054	80-85%	24	61.00–65.00	$63.30	$667	—
940–1365	1152	80-85%	10	66.00–70.00	$67.33	$776	+0.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–785	748	85-90%	3	38.00–42.00	$40.06	$300	—
885	885	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$398	—
825–1235	988	85-90%	4	49.00–52.00	$50.72	$501	+1.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1365	1298	75-80%	3	64.00–66.00	$64.96	$843	-2.52
1250–1760	1528	75-80%	3	67.00–71.00	$69.35	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1875	1530	9	82.00–86.00	$83.45	$1,277	—
1405–1630	1554	4	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$1,399	—
1475–1785	1612	6	79.00–81.00	$80.03	$1,290	-4.93

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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.