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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.42/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 371 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.66/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 525 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $144.91/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 421 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 950 613 304
Feeder cattle 801 521 246
Slaughter cattle 149 92 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 147.00 $147.00 $331 -16.00
255–290 266 6 142.00–152.00 $148.85 $396 -6.13
310–345 321 5 140.00–148.00 $145.46 $467 -17.89
360–395 376 16 144.00–152.00 $147.84 $556 -14.78
400–445 421 19 140.00–149.00 $144.91 $610 -3.43
460–485 466 11 128.00–134.00 $132.62 $618 -11.80
500–510 507 3 128.00–129.00 $128.33 $651 -1.67
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -3.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 5 156.00–170.00 $164.89 $361 -16.33
285–295 290 3 154.00–158.00 $155.64 $451 -8.86
300–345 317 5 150.00–160.00 $156.23 $495 -11.77
350–395 364 15 154.00–164.00 $160.75 $585 -8.25
400–420 412 14 156.00–160.00 $157.55 $649 —
450–480 462 5 140.00–146.00 $143.51 $663 -10.97
510–540 520 3 132.00–138.00 $135.92 $707 -2.55
550–595 573 2 124.00–134.00 $128.80 $738 -10.20
600–640 618 3 124.00–132.00 $128.25 $793 -6.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 127.00 $127.00 $305 —
300–345 318 4 130.00–138.00 $135.06 $429 -12.94
360–395 376 7 136.00–142.00 $138.52 $521 -15.44
400–435 419 4 132.00–139.00 $135.65 $568 -3.01
485 485 1 118.00 $118.00 $572 -16.60
525–545 535 3 110.00–114.00 $111.98 $599 —
610–645 631 4 102.00–110.00 $105.44 $665 -8.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–190 173 3 152.00–165.00 $158.62 $274 +13.37
200–245 227 6 140.00–155.00 $146.07 $332 +0.85
250–270 259 4 150.00–156.00 $153.69 $398 +11.34
300–345 329 6 138.00–148.00 $141.44 $465 -4.38
350–395 371 27 128.00–138.00 $133.42 $495 -10.03
400–445 435 12 126.00–136.00 $128.09 $557 -11.81
450–485 469 7 122.00–130.00 $125.91 $591 -5.51
500–545 526 6 111.00–120.00 $114.41 $602 -4.59
550–595 580 11 99.00–109.00 $102.21 $593 +2.21
600–640 625 10 100.00–108.00 $102.85 $643 +3.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 140.00 $140.00 $259 +16.00
205–245 229 5 125.00–138.00 $130.23 $298 +0.66
250–285 270 10 130.00–140.00 $134.13 $362 +3.31
320–340 329 7 130.00–134.00 $132.23 $435 -2.91
360–395 380 10 118.00–126.00 $121.29 $461 -9.00
410–440 422 11 118.00–124.00 $121.59 $513 -8.10
450–495 477 13 110.00–119.00 $113.90 $543 -7.01
500–545 525 19 100.00–109.00 $104.66 $549 +2.53
570–595 586 5 89.00–95.00 $90.97 $533 -1.95
600–645 623 5 89.00–97.00 $93.13 $580 +4.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 130.00 $130.00 $214 —
200–235 211 4 115.00–124.00 $120.53 $254 +10.06
250–260 257 3 124.00–125.00 $124.32 $320 +4.32
320–345 337 3 118.00–124.00 $119.90 $404 -4.68
380–390 383 4 110.00–112.00 $111.49 $427 -8.48
400–445 430 10 108.00–114.00 $109.92 $473 -8.84
460–480 467 10 103.00–108.00 $106.36 $497 -4.51
500–540 527 5 91.00–99.00 $93.72 $494 -1.94
590 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 —
615 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 165.00 $165.00 $305 +2.77
200–210 205 3 150.00–154.00 $151.97 $312 -9.55
250–295 264 9 138.00–152.00 $148.27 $391 -7.28
310–345 330 7 140.00–148.00 $143.30 $473 -19.85
360–385 375 3 146.00–152.00 $148.60 $557 -13.87
410–445 431 6 140.00–148.00 $143.42 $618 -6.54
470–495 479 6 126.00–132.00 $129.97 $623 -17.02
510–545 526 10 120.00–128.00 $124.63 $656 —
560–580 568 6 118.00–122.00 $120.32 $683 -4.68
615–645 632 9 113.00–119.00 $115.30 $729 -0.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 171 4 180.00–190.00 $185.35 $317 +11.91
200–245 217 6 158.00–170.00 $164.96 $358 -8.09
250–295 274 8 155.00–168.00 $160.79 $441 -7.53
300–345 318 8 150.00–160.00 $156.08 $496 -14.67
350–395 378 6 156.00–164.00 $158.56 $599 -13.28
430 430 1 139.00 $139.00 $598 -19.73
450–495 469 5 136.00–145.00 $141.70 $665 -15.51
500–545 523 2 130.00–140.00 $134.78 $705 -0.15
570–595 583 4 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $740 -5.76
635 635 2 124.00 $124.00 $787 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 152.00 $152.00 $266 +4.64
215 215 1 135.00 $135.00 $290 -8.65
265–270 268 4 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $356 -5.60
310–345 328 7 130.00–138.00 $133.90 $439 -21.08
380 380 3 138.00 $138.00 $524 -13.91
400–445 424 7 130.00–139.00 $133.98 $568 —
460–480 468 10 118.00–124.00 $121.95 $571 -16.56
500–545 526 4 110.00–119.00 $113.89 $599 -6.11
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 -4.00
610–625 618 5 107.00–110.00 $108.39 $670 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1420 1070 80-85% 13 56.00–60.00 $58.93 $631 -4.92
945–1360 1177 80-85% 12 66.00–70.00 $67.22 $791 -1.30
950–1435 1188 80-85% 19 61.00–65.00 $62.94 $748 -5.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–800 783 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.98 $360 —
710–1045 841 85-90% 9 39.00–42.00 $40.79 $343 —
820–1065 896 85-90% 8 50.00–53.00 $51.57 $462 +1.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1250 1218 75-80% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.54 $798 —
1265 1265 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $734 —
1225–1530 1335 75-80% 5 68.00–72.00 $70.47 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1775 1688 2 85.00–87.00 $86.05 $1,453 —
1705–2025 1865 2 90.00–92.00 $90.91 $1,695 —

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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.