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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

1,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $142.84/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 521 lb · 52 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.47/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $410/hd at 259 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.35/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 538 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,416 1,303 830
Feeder cattle 1,086 1,078 632
Slaughter cattle 330 225 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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
265 265 1 207.00 $207.00 $549 +21.00
310–345 330 3 186.00–194.00 $189.18 $624 +10.26
350–395 369 10 169.00–178.00 $174.14 $643 +5.02
405–440 427 18 159.00–166.00 $161.61 $690 +3.10
455–495 482 9 146.00–154.00 $148.29 $715 -2.63
500–545 521 52 138.00–147.00 $142.84 $744 +0.75
550–595 570 13 130.00–139.00 $135.17 $770 -2.86
600–620 610 2 121.00–125.00 $122.97 $750 -0.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 199.00 $199.00 $657 +10.35
350–395 369 5 179.00–189.00 $184.25 $680 +8.61
400–445 428 18 168.00–178.00 $171.44 $734 +3.10
450–495 478 9 156.00–166.00 $159.57 $763 -0.92
500–545 538 26 148.00–158.00 $149.35 $804 +0.49
550–590 583 19 141.00–150.00 $142.44 $830 -2.91
600–640 624 25 127.00–136.00 $130.22 $813 -6.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 190.00 $190.00 $494 +20.00
310–315 313 3 182.00–184.00 $182.66 $572 +13.17
350–370 360 4 164.00–168.00 $165.97 $597 —
400–435 424 5 150.00–157.00 $152.10 $645 +4.22
460–485 477 3 138.00–144.00 $139.93 $667 -2.36
535–540 538 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $697 +1.00
550–570 563 5 125.00–129.00 $126.38 $712 +2.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 4 170.00 $170.00 $340 +9.74
250–290 259 44 148.00–160.00 $158.47 $410 +4.48
300–335 320 6 150.00–158.00 $153.16 $490 +0.12
350–395 373 15 140.00–150.00 $144.63 $539 +1.73
400–445 425 13 140.00–149.00 $143.45 $610 +3.03
450–490 472 11 137.00–146.00 $140.88 $665 +0.72
530–545 537 8 120.00–123.00 $121.61 $653 -4.99
550–585 563 14 114.00–122.00 $118.80 $669 -6.95
600–630 619 12 110.00–117.00 $112.46 $696 -7.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 140.00 $140.00 $343 -2.45
265–290 275 5 132.00–140.00 $136.68 $376 -3.10
310–345 324 16 138.00–146.00 $142.33 $461 -0.36
350–395 377 9 130.00–139.00 $133.66 $504 +2.25
400–445 417 11 130.00–138.00 $134.53 $561 +3.74
470–495 481 9 126.00–131.00 $128.76 $619 -0.60
500–545 511 10 110.00–119.00 $116.83 $597 -1.81
565 565 1 108.00 $108.00 $610 -8.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 -5.00
300–345 327 7 128.00–137.00 $131.40 $430 -0.50
355–395 379 5 120.00–128.00 $123.08 $466 -0.07
400–430 418 6 122.00–128.00 $124.45 $520 +4.15
470–485 478 8 118.00–122.00 $119.73 $572 -0.05
500–545 523 2 100.00–109.00 $104.31 $546 -5.06
560–595 578 2 92.00–100.00 $95.88 $554 —
620 620 1 92.00 $92.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 283 7 211.00–225.00 $213.34 $604 +3.16
300–345 330 17 196.00–206.00 $199.19 $657 +13.70
350–395 374 4 179.00–188.00 $183.11 $685 +6.29
410–440 419 6 169.00–175.00 $173.09 $725 +3.37
485 485 1 158.00 $158.00 $766 +1.27
500–545 527 20 137.00–147.00 $140.94 $743 -9.06
550–595 579 10 126.00–136.00 $129.23 $748 -13.25
610–640 627 6 128.00–134.00 $129.97 $815 -0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 3 195.00–200.00 $197.64 $573 +2.70
350–395 367 7 170.00–178.00 $174.68 $641 +6.86
415–445 428 4 158.00–164.00 $161.44 $691 +3.04
455–495 480 7 146.00–154.00 $148.94 $715 -0.92
500–535 518 8 129.00–136.00 $132.44 $686 -9.12
560 560 2 124.00 $124.00 $694 -11.86
600–625 613 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $751 -1.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 +8.24
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 +14.37
350 350 3 168.00 $168.00 $588 +10.16
405–435 420 5 150.00–156.00 $152.92 $642 +5.23
450–495 472 7 136.00–145.00 $140.45 $663 +1.54
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1365 1129 80-85% 64 56.00–60.00 $58.03 $655 -7.12
945–1290 1135 80-85% 32 61.00–64.00 $62.60 $711 -2.55
1030–1385 1233 80-85% 11 66.00–70.00 $67.03 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 941 85-90% 11 38.00–41.00 $39.92 $376 —
785–1280 956 85-90% 15 43.00–47.00 $44.85 $429 -0.70
975–1285 1049 85-90% 20 48.00–52.00 $49.58 $520 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1350 1220 75-80% 6 60.00–64.00 $62.19 $759 —
1220 1220 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $708 —
1205–1515 1311 75-80% 8 65.00–69.00 $65.85 $863 +1.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1725 1502 6 87.00–91.00 $88.33 $1,327 —
1735 1735 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,666 -0.08
2640 2640 1 86.00 $86.00 $2,270 —

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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.