Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.19/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 364 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $105.44/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 522 lb · 14 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.39/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $393/hd at 278 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	788	514	661
Feeder cattle	557	375	527
Slaughter cattle	229	139	134
Replacement cattle	2	—	0

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
310–340	325	2	148.00–154.00	$150.86	$490	-5.14
380–390	385	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$581	+2.34
410–420	415	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$627	+3.05
460–495	478	2	126.00–134.00	$129.85	$621	—
505–545	525	2	122.00–130.00	$125.85	$661	-4.15
600–645	620	3	110.00–119.00	$115.22	$714	-0.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	3	162.00–166.00	$163.96	$508	-0.04
350	350	1	168.00	$168.00	$588	+10.73
430–445	438	2	156.00–158.00	$156.98	$688	-0.37
485	485	2	138.00	$138.00	$669	-4.43
515–545	530	2	132.00–139.00	$135.40	$718	-2.60
600–610	605	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$780	-3.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$458	-0.96
395	395	1	138.00	$138.00	$545	—
400–430	415	3	138.00–144.00	$140.59	$583	+4.80
530	530	1	116.00	$116.00	$615	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$317	+42.81
200–245	213	4	160.00–175.00	$169.95	$362	+29.89
250–295	278	12	136.00–150.00	$141.39	$393	+1.07
300–345	319	8	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$465	+2.12
350–395	372	9	136.00–146.00	$141.36	$526	+3.79
400–440	415	6	130.00–138.00	$134.91	$560	+3.21
450–470	460	3	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$616	+12.07
500–545	531	7	110.00–120.00	$113.63	$603	—
550–580	568	6	98.00–104.00	$100.30	$570	-2.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	5	165.00–175.00	$169.84	$311	+29.84
210–235	220	5	150.00–158.00	$154.20	$339	+33.16
250–295	274	6	120.00–134.00	$126.74	$347	+2.78
310–345	328	3	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$439	—
360–395	379	5	126.00–134.00	$129.73	$492	+6.62
400–445	429	8	118.00–127.00	$121.52	$521	±0.00
465–495	483	4	116.00–122.00	$118.45	$572	+10.45
510–545	522	14	100.00–108.00	$105.44	$550	+3.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	155.00–160.00	$157.36	$275	+35.36
210–235	219	5	135.00–142.00	$138.91	$304	—
265	265	1	117.00	$117.00	$310	+1.00
345	345	2	120.00	$120.00	$414	-2.73
365–395	382	3	116.00–122.00	$118.59	$453	+1.27
420–445	438	8	108.00–114.00	$109.58	$480	-3.65
470–495	483	4	106.00–112.00	$108.71	$525	+6.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	200.00–210.00	$204.71	$358	+35.06
200–245	227	3	175.00–190.00	$181.14	$411	+10.29
250–285	266	6	160.00–170.00	$165.52	$440	+1.91
300–335	324	7	158.00–166.00	$160.77	$521	-2.67
350–395	376	8	158.00–168.00	$162.07	$609	+3.59
400–430	420	8	158.00–165.00	$160.30	$673	+3.34
450–485	469	10	138.00–146.00	$141.81	$665	-8.19
500–545	522	6	132.00–142.00	$137.42	$717	-0.50
550–595	580	10	126.00–136.00	$129.41	$751	-6.59
600–620	610	4	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	8	180.00	$180.00	$333	+20.00
215–235	228	3	165.00–170.00	$166.57	$380	+13.52
265–295	275	3	140.00–150.00	$146.42	$403	-0.39
320	320	2	152.00	$152.00	$486	-0.52
350–395	364	19	148.00–157.00	$154.19	$561	+4.53
400–440	429	5	146.00–154.00	$148.28	$636	+0.91
460–495	471	5	128.00–134.00	$131.94	$621	-3.36
500–545	525	10	122.00–131.00	$127.23	$668	-1.76
560	560	1	124.00	$124.00	$694	+3.00
635	635	1	108.00	$108.00	$686	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	170.00–175.00	$172.32	$307	+27.32
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	+8.72
285–295	290	2	127.00–130.00	$128.47	$373	-4.45
315–335	327	3	138.00–142.00	$139.96	$458	-2.04
370–395	378	6	138.00–144.00	$141.94	$537	+6.95
400–445	419	8	136.00–144.00	$140.42	$588	+2.42
470	470	1	122.00	$122.00	$573	-1.67
515–540	523	5	113.00–118.00	$116.19	$608	-1.77
570–585	578	2	108.00–112.00	$109.97	$636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1365	1091	80-85%	37	60.00–64.00	$62.65	$684	-0.55
925–1380	1121	80-85%	36	65.00–69.00	$67.23	$754	—
1005–1385	1221	80-85%	24	70.00–74.00	$71.45	$872	+3.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	863	85-90%	14	44.00–46.00	$45.05	$389	—
715–1095	899	85-90%	10	47.00–51.00	$48.70	$438	—
750–1285	953	85-90%	16	52.00–56.00	$53.77	$512	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$728	—
1130–1435	1273	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$71.68	$912	—
1125–1485	1309	75-80%	7	66.00–69.00	$67.13	$879	-3.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,265	—
1465	1465	2	77.00–79.00	$78.00	$1,143	—
1525–1595	1560	2	83.00–85.00	$84.02	$1,311	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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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.