Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 steers $171.94/cwt ≈ $478/hd at 278 lb · 21 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $181.71/cwt -12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 287 lb · 16 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.76/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $405/hd at 278 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	648	563	261
Feeder cattle	550	439	184
Slaughter cattle	98	88	77
Replacement cattle	—	36	—

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	7	168.00–178.00	$172.41	$398	-3.59
250–295	278	21	164.00–178.00	$171.94	$478	—
305–335	320	2	176.00–182.00	$178.86	$572	-4.14
380–395	385	3	166.00–170.00	$168.63	$649	-3.33
430	430	1	162.00	$162.00	$697	+1.48
470	470	1	148.00	$148.00	$696	+0.03
510	510	2	148.00	$148.00	$755	+3.15
560–570	565	3	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$797	+4.99
600–640	620	2	130.00–138.00	$133.87	$830	+2.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	—
250–295	281	7	180.00–194.00	$183.59	$516	-6.41
300–345	334	4	184.00–194.00	$186.25	$622	-5.87
350	350	1	186.00	$186.00	$651	+3.28
450–495	473	2	152.00–162.00	$156.76	$741	-0.29
500–535	518	2	153.00–160.00	$156.38	$810	+2.05
550–580	568	6	148.00–154.00	$150.44	$854	-1.74
600	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	170.00	$170.00	$314	—
205–240	223	2	155.00–165.00	$159.61	$356	+2.61
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
320–330	325	2	168.00–170.00	$168.98	$549	—
355–365	360	2	162.00–164.00	$162.99	$587	+1.03
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	±0.00
470–495	483	2	132.00–137.00	$134.44	$649	-7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	167.00	$167.00	$317	-7.60
200–245	232	7	155.00–170.00	$159.86	$371	-3.04
250–295	277	9	156.00–170.00	$161.00	$446	+5.10
300–345	323	9	158.00–168.00	$162.80	$526	+6.08
350–395	371	10	150.00–160.00	$155.57	$577	-1.17
400–430	414	9	144.00–151.00	$148.07	$613	-3.19
450–495	475	10	126.00–136.00	$130.51	$620	-12.34
500–545	523	5	120.00–130.00	$124.84	$653	+17.16
550–570	558	6	109.00–114.00	$111.97	$625	+5.62
600–640	619	5	100.00–108.00	$104.13	$645	+0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	179	4	147.00–160.00	$152.68	$273	-0.77
215–245	234	13	140.00–152.00	$143.40	$336	-1.91
250–295	278	14	140.00–154.00	$145.76	$405	+5.70
310–345	328	2	148.00–155.00	$151.31	$496	+4.92
360–385	367	5	142.00–148.00	$146.34	$537	+1.91
400–440	426	7	132.00–140.00	$134.89	$575	-5.11
460–485	475	6	119.00–124.00	$120.98	$575	-9.41
525–545	534	6	110.00–114.00	$112.15	$599	+10.67
550–560	555	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$569	—
600	600	1	97.00	$97.00	$582	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	174	4	137.00–144.00	$140.49	$244	-1.58
210–245	229	8	125.00–138.00	$130.28	$298	+0.89
250–295	271	7	126.00–139.00	$133.03	$361	+5.21
310–345	325	10	138.00–146.00	$142.91	$464	—
380–395	387	3	130.00–134.00	$131.97	$511	-3.53
425–445	431	4	121.00–126.00	$124.21	$535	-7.79
470–490	480	3	107.00–112.00	$109.63	$526	-15.36
500–545	528	4	100.00–109.00	$103.63	$547	+12.63

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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	178	2	205.00–215.00	$209.65	$373	+27.47
200–240	220	4	185.00–198.00	$191.41	$421	-3.19
250–295	287	16	179.00–194.00	$181.71	$522	-12.57
380	380	3	180.00	$180.00	$684	-0.21
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	+6.40
490	490	1	153.00	$153.00	$750	—
550–595	578	6	124.00–134.00	$128.08	$740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	4	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$407	-4.72
260–285	273	8	168.00–176.00	$171.90	$469	-9.08
330–345	338	2	174.00–178.00	$175.96	$595	-3.51
360–395	380	4	168.00–174.00	$170.42	$648	+1.13
430	430	1	164.00	$164.00	$705	-2.00
470	470	2	148.00	$148.00	$696	—
525–535	530	4	142.00–145.00	$143.50	$761	+4.50
570–585	580	3	136.00–138.00	$136.66	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	229	4	155.00–164.00	$158.84	$364	—
265	265	2	160.00	$160.00	$424	-5.00
330–345	335	5	164.00–170.00	$167.56	$561	-1.84
370	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	-2.73
435	435	1	153.00	$153.00	$666	—
470	470	1	138.00	$138.00	$649	—
500–515	505	3	137.00–139.00	$138.32	$699	+8.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1076	80-85%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.25	$670	—
1025–1365	1159	80-85%	7	72.00–74.00	$72.72	$843	—
945–1390	1217	80-85%	16	65.00–69.00	$67.01	$816	+0.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1080	970	85-90%	3	47.00–50.00	$48.22	$468	-1.50
875–1055	995	85-90%	3	42.00–43.00	$42.29	$421	-7.43
895–1085	998	85-90%	5	53.00–55.00	$53.82	$537	+4.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1430	1304	75-80%	6	69.00–70.00	$69.49	$906	—
1325–1670	1498	75-80%	2	72.00–75.00	$73.67	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1595	1475	2	83.00–84.00	$83.54	$1,232	—
1435–1970	1703	2	86.00–87.00	$86.58	$1,474	—

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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.