Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.72/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 314 lb · 17 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $194.28/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 270 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.33/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	563	727	626
Feeder cattle	439	600	538
Slaughter cattle	88	127	88
Replacement cattle	36	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady with higher demand for heavier steer and bull calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	190.00	$190.00	$542	+2.00
300–335	319	4	189.00–196.00	$192.12	$613	+1.64
350–385	366	5	179.00–186.00	$182.72	$669	+4.02
400–440	423	4	169.00–178.00	$173.14	$732	+4.42
450–485	480	9	156.00–164.00	$157.05	$754	+7.05
500–545	521	12	149.00–159.00	$154.33	$804	+4.46
550–585	566	4	148.00–156.00	$152.18	$861	+5.80
600	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	+14.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	176.00	$176.00	$405	-9.74
315	315	2	183.00	$183.00	$576	+5.02
360–375	368	2	170.00–174.00	$171.96	$633	+2.98
410–445	433	3	158.00–166.00	$160.52	$695	+8.59
465–485	477	3	146.00–150.00	$147.97	$706	+3.02
505–545	518	3	139.00–148.00	$144.85	$750	+4.85
595	595	1	136.00	$136.00	$809	-0.50
630	630	1	131.00	$131.00	$825	+8.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	157.00	$157.00	$377	-10.00
360–380	368	3	160.00–164.00	$161.96	$596	+1.96
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	+6.07
460	460	1	142.00	$142.00	$653	+7.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	174	4	170.00–180.00	$174.60	$304	—
200–240	215	5	155.00–168.00	$162.90	$350	-4.96
250–295	276	11	150.00–164.00	$155.90	$430	-3.76
300–345	314	17	150.00–160.00	$156.72	$492	-5.28
350–380	360	5	153.00–159.00	$156.74	$564	+1.57
400–430	413	3	148.00–154.00	$151.26	$625	+4.14
450–495	475	3	139.00–148.00	$142.85	$679	+3.95
500–545	529	5	104.00–114.00	$107.68	$570	—
550–580	564	5	104.00–109.00	$106.35	$600	-6.22
600–615	605	3	103.00–104.00	$103.66	$627	-2.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	183	3	152.00–157.00	$153.45	$281	—
210–240	223	5	140.00–150.00	$145.31	$324	-1.66
265–290	278	4	136.00–145.00	$140.06	$389	-3.94
310–340	318	4	142.00–148.00	$146.39	$466	-4.40
350–380	369	4	142.00–148.00	$144.43	$533	-0.46
420	420	2	140.00	$140.00	$588	±0.00
480–490	484	5	129.00–132.00	$130.39	$631	+4.42
500–515	508	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$516	-12.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	5	140.00–146.00	$142.07	$253	—
200–240	228	8	126.00–137.00	$129.39	$295	-10.61
260–285	273	2	124.00–132.00	$127.82	$349	-6.34
360–365	363	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$492	+0.22
410	410	1	132.00	$132.00	$541	+6.81
460–465	463	2	124.00–126.00	$124.99	$579	+5.80
515	515	1	91.00	$91.00	$469	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	184	4	175.00–190.00	$182.18	$335	-24.14
200–235	218	2	190.00–200.00	$194.60	$424	-6.49
250–295	270	16	188.00–202.00	$194.28	$525	+0.94
310–340	324	7	188.00–194.00	$191.32	$620	-0.37
350–385	374	7	178.00–186.00	$180.21	$674	+0.19
400–445	420	4	168.00–178.00	$173.60	$729	+10.65
510–545	528	2	149.00–156.00	$152.38	$805	+9.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	165.00	$165.00	$305	-25.00
215–245	227	7	170.00–180.00	$175.71	$399	-7.51
250–285	269	6	176.00–186.00	$180.98	$487	+0.28
300–345	327	10	176.00–185.00	$179.47	$587	-0.14
360–395	379	8	166.00–174.00	$169.29	$642	+0.30
410	410	1	166.00	$166.00	$681	+11.74
545	545	1	139.00	$139.00	$758	+8.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$267	-23.31
270	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	-0.12
315–340	328	2	167.00–172.00	$169.40	$556	+1.46
355–375	367	5	160.00–170.00	$162.73	$597	+3.74
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	+7.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1365	1118	80-85%	11	58.00–62.00	$60.36	$675	—
1155–1285	1242	80-85%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.31	$824	—
1055–1385	1244	80-85%	6	68.00–72.00	$69.55	$865	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–995	918	85-90%	3	40.00–42.00	$40.98	$376	—
745–1085	950	85-90%	4	43.00–47.00	$45.68	$434	—
840–1065	973	85-90%	6	48.00–52.00	$49.72	$484	-1.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1680	1365	75-80%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.68	$910	—
1195–1575	1385	75-80%	2	72.00–74.00	$72.86	$1,009	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1255	1180	2	77.00–79.00	$78.06	$921	—
1675	1675	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,474	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1145	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	76.00–122.00	$94.43	$873

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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.