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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.35/cwt -6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $401/hd at 282 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.32/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $454/hd at 270 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.82/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $351/hd at 268 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 763 368
Feeder cattle 521 667 237
Slaughter cattle 92 96 131

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 163.00 $163.00 $375 +8.00
260–270 265 2 154.00–156.00 $154.98 $411 -1.35
305–325 318 5 162.00–166.00 $163.35 $519 +6.45
360–395 375 4 159.00–166.00 $162.62 $610 +6.75
405–445 425 2 145.00–152.00 $148.34 $630 -8.66
460–495 479 7 140.00–148.00 $144.42 $692 -0.06
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 -4.00
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 —
625–635 630 3 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $750 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 178.00–185.00 $181.22 $395 -3.78
255–295 281 7 160.00–172.00 $164.50 $462 -10.48
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 +1.58
390 390 1 169.00 $169.00 $659 +2.97
480–495 488 4 153.00–156.00 $154.48 $754 -2.78
500–545 515 3 132.00–142.00 $138.47 $713 —
550 550 1 139.00 $139.00 $764 -3.64
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 -2.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 -0.54
360–380 368 3 152.00–156.00 $153.96 $567 +6.05
420–425 423 3 138.00–140.00 $138.66 $587 -6.00
470–495 485 6 132.00–138.00 $134.60 $653 +2.60
605 605 1 114.00 $114.00 $690 -1.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 173 3 137.00–150.00 $145.25 $251 —
200–235 216 6 140.00–150.00 $145.22 $314 -7.77
250–295 282 16 138.00–152.00 $142.35 $401 -6.93
300–345 319 10 140.00–150.00 $145.82 $465 -3.04
350–395 370 6 138.00–148.00 $143.45 $531 +2.81
400–430 420 3 138.00–144.00 $139.90 $588 +2.26
450–495 479 5 128.00–138.00 $131.42 $630 +13.17
500 500 1 119.00 $119.00 $595 —
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -4.00
605–635 615 5 98.00–101.00 $99.61 $613 -2.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–190 183 6 120.00–130.00 $124.00 $227 —
200–240 216 7 122.00–134.00 $129.57 $280 -4.29
250–295 268 12 122.00–136.00 $130.82 $351 -3.48
310–345 322 3 130.00–138.00 $135.14 $435 -2.10
370–395 385 6 128.00–134.00 $130.29 $502 -0.79
410–435 421 4 127.00–132.00 $129.69 $546 +1.24
460–495 483 6 118.00–126.00 $120.91 $584 +10.28
515–540 530 6 100.00–106.00 $102.13 $541 -3.92
550–590 576 4 90.00–98.00 $92.92 $535 -7.08
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 -2.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 232 5 106.00–117.00 $110.47 $256 -13.58
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 -3.68
315–340 325 3 121.00–127.00 $124.58 $405 -2.86
380–395 387 6 118.00–122.00 $119.97 $464 -1.02
410–435 425 5 116.00–122.00 $118.76 $505 +0.53
450–495 481 6 108.00–117.00 $110.87 $533 +10.48
510–520 517 3 95.00–97.00 $95.66 $495 +5.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 180 4 170.00–185.00 $173.44 $312 +31.88
215–245 235 3 170.00–180.00 $173.05 $407 +3.05
250–295 270 12 160.00–175.00 $168.32 $454 -4.54
300–345 332 6 168.00–178.00 $170.75 $567 +4.38
350–395 377 8 168.00–178.00 $171.84 $648 +3.84
400–445 423 2 154.00–164.00 $158.73 $671 -8.26
450–490 473 3 154.00–162.00 $157.21 $744 —
520–545 533 2 132.00–138.00 $134.93 $719 -19.07
570–590 580 4 130.00–135.00 $132.73 $770 —
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 -5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 175 5 155.00–165.00 $162.23 $284 +36.22
205–245 229 5 158.00–168.00 $161.52 $370 +1.52
255–270 264 5 154.00–158.00 $155.55 $411 +1.60
310–340 323 8 159.00–166.00 $163.15 $527 +3.66
360–395 374 7 158.00–166.00 $162.47 $608 +7.11
410–430 420 5 148.00–152.00 $149.96 $630 -7.03
470–480 475 2 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $698 ±0.00
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 -5.49
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 -8.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 145.00–150.00 $147.36 $258 +32.36
215–245 236 6 140.00–150.00 $143.65 $339 +3.65
260–280 273 3 137.00–142.00 $138.59 $378 -1.41
310–320 315 2 154.00–156.00 $154.98 $488 +9.19
360–395 379 4 148.00–156.00 $151.91 $576 +7.31
470–485 478 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $662 +4.51
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -8.31
575 575 1 114.00 $114.00 $656 -6.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1325 999 80-85% 12 58.00–61.00 $60.12 $601 —
935–1285 1069 80-85% 11 62.00–66.00 $63.85 $683 +6.37
955–1365 1162 80-85% 8 67.00–71.00 $68.52 $796 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1080 851 85-90% 4 38.00–41.00 $39.79 $339 +1.08
730–1065 882 85-90% 5 48.00–52.00 $49.71 $438 +11.00
740–1085 914 85-90% 7 43.00–47.00 $44.85 $410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,130 —
1485–1765 1625 2 93.00–96.00 $94.37 $1,534 —

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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.