Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

1,063 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.27/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 378 lb · 28 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.77/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $443/hd at 326 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.56/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 424 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,063	788	0
Feeder cattle	780	557	0
Slaughter cattle	283	229	0
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady. Market will be closed Monday 5-31-2021 for Memorial Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
250–295	283	19	166.00–178.00	$169.21	$479	—
350–395	379	5	158.00–168.00	$161.04	$610	-6.96
400–420	410	2	159.00–164.00	$161.44	$662	+4.46
450–490	470	3	139.00–148.00	$143.54	$675	+5.54
510–530	523	4	138.00–141.00	$139.23	$728	+3.83
560–580	570	2	130.00–134.00	$131.96	$752	—
605–640	610	7	126.00–130.00	$129.40	$789	+0.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
265–295	277	3	150.00–160.00	$155.80	$432	—
315	315	2	160.00	$160.00	$504	+9.14
370–395	381	5	148.00–154.00	$151.12	$576	+0.13
400–445	412	7	144.00–153.00	$150.72	$621	-0.27
460–495	482	5	128.00–136.00	$130.73	$630	+0.88
500–530	519	4	128.00–133.00	$129.96	$674	+4.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	221	7	140.00–150.00	$146.54	$324	—
270	270	1	144.00	$144.00	$389	—
310–315	313	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$473	+10.01
365	365	2	144.00	$144.00	$526	+6.00
460–480	470	2	122.00–126.00	$123.96	$583	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	237	12	140.00–155.00	$142.70	$338	-27.25
250–295	284	18	138.00–152.00	$141.62	$402	+0.23
300–345	319	7	142.00–152.00	$147.26	$470	+1.40
350–395	378	28	132.00–142.00	$135.27	$511	-6.09
400–445	424	20	124.00–133.00	$127.56	$541	-7.35
450–495	467	16	117.00–127.00	$122.86	$574	-11.11
500–545	508	13	110.00–118.00	$116.24	$590	+2.61
550–570	564	5	110.00–115.00	$111.78	$630	+11.48
600–645	627	3	104.00–114.00	$109.22	$685	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	12	125.00–137.00	$130.67	$299	-23.53
260–295	280	20	122.00–134.00	$127.18	$356	+0.44
305–345	326	26	132.00–140.00	$135.77	$443	+1.91
355–395	373	17	122.00–131.00	$126.68	$473	-3.05
400–440	414	10	114.00–122.00	$119.05	$493	-2.47
450–495	469	5	108.00–116.00	$112.43	$527	-6.02
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	-5.44
550–565	558	2	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$575	—
610–630	622	5	98.00–102.00	$99.58	$619	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	4	114.00–117.00	$115.45	$269	-23.46
285	285	1	112.00	$112.00	$319	-5.00
305–340	320	15	124.00–130.00	$127.28	$407	+7.28
355–380	364	5	115.00–120.00	$118.34	$431	-0.25
400–415	405	3	110.00–112.00	$111.32	$451	+1.74
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	-8.71
530–540	535	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$487	—
550	550	1	94.00	$94.00	$517	—
625	625	1	89.00	$89.00	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	-1.57
250–295	275	8	150.00–164.00	$157.02	$432	+10.60
300–340	324	19	156.00–164.00	$159.15	$516	+7.15
355–395	384	15	148.00–156.00	$150.17	$577	-4.02
415–435	424	7	146.00–150.00	$148.41	$629	+0.13
455–490	473	9	129.00–136.00	$132.27	$626	+0.33
510–535	523	5	126.00–131.00	$128.37	$671	+1.14
565	565	1	122.00	$122.00	$689	-2.00
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	+11.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	7	170.00–185.00	$174.89	$402	-6.25
250–295	270	10	168.00–180.00	$173.94	$470	+8.42
300–345	325	6	166.00–175.00	$169.19	$550	+8.42
360–395	382	10	158.00–166.00	$161.11	$615	-0.96
400–445	429	9	154.00–164.00	$157.35	$675	-2.95
450–480	469	8	140.00–148.00	$143.07	$671	+1.26
500–545	526	7	134.00–144.00	$138.02	$726	+0.60
550–590	569	5	128.00–136.00	$131.92	$751	+2.51
620–640	630	2	122.00–126.00	$123.97	$781	-0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	9	145.00–152.00	$148.79	$326	-1.21
255–285	272	5	140.00–148.00	$143.22	$390	+14.75
300–345	318	8	146.00–154.00	$150.60	$479	+10.64
380–385	383	6	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$540	-0.95
405–435	425	5	136.00–142.00	$137.94	$586	-2.48
465–490	479	6	120.00–124.00	$121.47	$582	-0.53
530	530	1	118.00	$118.00	$625	+1.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1068	80-85%	26	60.00–64.00	$62.54	$668	-0.11
925–1410	1091	80-85%	55	65.00–69.00	$66.98	$731	+4.33
975–1350	1140	80-85%	25	70.00–74.00	$71.95	$820	+4.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1225	1003	85-90%	4	44.00–46.00	$44.45	$446	—
945–1080	1013	85-90%	2	49.00–50.00	$49.53	$502	—
860–1245	1014	85-90%	11	53.00–56.00	$54.68	$554	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1350	1219	75-80%	6	71.00–75.00	$72.68	$886	—
1430	1430	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1775	1564	5	93.00–97.00	$94.30	$1,475	+10.28
1435–1930	1605	4	83.00–87.00	$84.74	$1,360	—
1445–1720	1624	4	89.00–91.00	$89.99	$1,461	—

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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.