Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.64/cwt -14.93 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 374 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.37/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 415 lb · 15 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.30/cwt -11.46 vs last sale · ≈ $371/hd at 276 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	648	256
Feeder cattle	667	550	153
Slaughter cattle	96	98	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower with very weak demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	140.00–150.00	$144.71	$253	—
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
250–295	269	9	168.00–180.00	$174.98	$471	-8.61
300–345	326	7	162.00–172.00	$166.42	$543	-19.83
350–395	378	13	162.00–172.00	$166.03	$628	-19.97
400–445	415	15	160.00–170.00	$166.37	$690	—
450–490	472	6	153.00–162.00	$157.26	$742	+0.50
550–590	569	4	138.00–147.00	$142.64	$812	-7.80
600–630	614	5	134.00–140.00	$137.15	$842	-11.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	155.00	$155.00	$380	-17.41
250–290	276	5	152.00–164.00	$156.33	$431	-15.61
310–345	324	8	152.00–160.00	$156.90	$508	-21.96
355–395	375	9	152.00–160.00	$155.87	$585	-12.76
410	410	1	157.00	$157.00	$644	-5.00
475–495	483	4	142.00–146.00	$144.48	$698	-3.52
545	545	1	134.00	$134.00	$730	-14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	140.00–154.00	$145.85	$331	-13.76
310–345	316	6	142.00–150.00	$148.54	$469	-20.44
355–385	366	5	144.00–150.00	$147.91	$541	-15.08
405–445	421	8	140.00–148.00	$144.66	$609	-5.34
495	495	1	132.00	$132.00	$653	-2.44
510–520	515	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$675	—
610–630	620	2	114.00–118.00	$115.97	$719	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	223	3	150.00–160.00	$152.99	$341	-6.87
250–295	278	8	144.00–158.00	$149.28	$415	-11.72
300–330	315	2	146.00–152.00	$148.86	$469	-13.94
350–395	374	18	136.00–146.00	$140.64	$526	-14.93
400–445	431	10	134.00–144.00	$137.64	$593	-10.43
450–490	477	6	115.00–124.00	$118.25	$564	-12.26
530–545	540	3	110.00–113.00	$110.98	$599	-13.86
595	595	1	104.00	$104.00	$619	—
635	635	1	102.00	$102.00	$648	-2.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	3	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$312	-9.54
250–295	276	13	128.00–142.00	$134.30	$371	-11.46
310–345	322	8	132.00–140.00	$137.24	$442	-14.07
360–385	373	7	128.00–134.00	$131.08	$489	-15.26
410–435	426	4	126.00–132.00	$128.45	$547	-6.44
460–480	467	3	108.00–112.00	$110.63	$517	-10.35
500–545	518	8	100.00–109.00	$106.05	$549	-6.10
570	570	2	100.00	$100.00	$570	-2.50
605–645	625	2	90.00–93.00	$91.45	$572	-5.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	6	120.00–128.00	$124.05	$272	-6.23
260–280	265	4	120.00–125.00	$123.68	$328	-9.35
310–345	321	7	122.00–130.00	$127.44	$409	-15.47
370–380	375	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$454	-10.98
410–445	426	7	114.00–122.00	$118.23	$504	-5.98
460–470	468	5	100.00–102.00	$100.39	$470	-9.24
545	545	1	90.00	$90.00	$490	-13.63
645	645	4	81.00	$81.00	$522	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	115.00	$115.00	$190	—
245	245	2	140.00	$140.00	$343	-18.84
285	285	2	140.00	$140.00	$399	-20.00
310–345	328	2	142.00–150.00	$145.79	$478	-21.77
360–395	383	6	142.00–150.00	$144.60	$554	-15.40
410–445	428	4	140.00–148.00	$143.90	$616	-9.10
485	485	1	134.00	$134.00	$650	-4.00
520–540	528	3	126.00–130.00	$128.31	$677	-10.01
575–585	576	9	119.00–121.00	$120.77	$696	—
605	605	1	119.00	$119.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	179	5	135.00–150.00	$141.56	$253	-68.09
245	245	2	170.00	$170.00	$416	-21.41
260–290	271	4	168.00–178.00	$172.86	$468	-8.85
300–345	326	7	162.00–172.00	$166.37	$542	—
370	370	5	168.00	$168.00	$622	-12.00
410–420	415	2	166.00–168.00	$166.99	$693	-13.01
500	500	1	154.00	$154.00	$770	—
635–645	640	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$838	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$231	—
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	-10.99
285–295	288	3	150.00–156.00	$153.95	$443	-17.95
310–320	313	4	158.00–160.00	$159.49	$499	-16.47
360–395	380	4	152.00–160.00	$155.36	$590	-15.06
410–420	415	4	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$652	-7.01
470–480	475	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$698	-1.01
575–580	578	2	129.00–132.00	$130.49	$754	-6.17
610–640	627	3	121.00–128.00	$124.28	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1080	1042	80-85%	3	59.00–63.00	$61.76	$644	—
1045–1135	1090	80-85%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.48	$627	-4.77
985–1285	1118	80-85%	12	64.00–68.00	$66.10	$739	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$348	—
715–1035	870	85-90%	4	38.00–40.00	$38.71	$337	—
755–1095	963	85-90%	5	46.00–50.00	$49.03	$472	+0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1305	1203	75-80%	2	68.00–72.00	$70.17	$844	—
1170–1385	1267	75-80%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.31	$815	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1275	1103	4	77.00–79.00	$78.29	$864	—
1180–1900	1432	5	82.00–86.00	$84.78	$1,214	—
1395–1655	1523	3	88.00–91.00	$89.75	$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.