Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $125.97/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 610 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.19/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.01/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 516 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,463	1,416	665
Feeder cattle	1,098	1,086	498
Slaughter cattle	365	330	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	220.00	$220.00	$605	—
300–345	324	7	190.00–200.00	$194.27	$629	-4.73
350–365	358	3	190.00–194.00	$191.97	$687	+7.72
435–445	442	3	168.00–170.00	$168.66	$745	-2.78
460–495	481	14	156.00–164.00	$158.93	$764	-0.64
500–545	528	14	148.00–158.00	$151.57	$800	+2.22
550–595	572	17	141.00–151.00	$146.17	$836	+3.73
600–645	621	8	129.00–139.00	$134.05	$832	+3.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	188.00	$188.00	$573	-1.18
360–375	371	4	178.00–182.00	$178.97	$664	+4.83
410–445	426	11	158.00–166.00	$161.93	$690	+0.32
465–485	480	4	148.00–152.00	$148.97	$715	+0.68
500–545	523	12	138.00–147.00	$142.32	$744	-0.52
550–580	564	5	134.00–140.00	$137.33	$775	+2.16
600–630	610	19	122.00–128.00	$125.97	$768	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	172.00–178.00	$174.86	$560	-7.80
365–395	377	6	164.00–170.00	$167.57	$632	+1.60
405–445	434	10	148.00–156.00	$150.13	$652	-1.97
460–485	472	5	138.00–144.00	$140.76	$664	+0.83
500–535	515	5	130.00–137.00	$133.93	$690	+4.43
575–590	578	6	122.00–124.00	$123.66	$715	-2.72
610–645	628	2	109.00–116.00	$112.40	$706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	230.00	$230.00	$380	—
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	-10.00
250–295	270	12	158.00–172.00	$165.34	$446	+6.87
300–345	323	9	158.00–168.00	$162.31	$524	+9.15
350–365	358	5	156.00–160.00	$158.18	$566	+13.55
400–445	420	17	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$610	+1.74
450–485	476	15	138.00–146.00	$139.89	$666	-0.99
500–535	516	17	123.00–131.00	$127.01	$655	+5.40
550–595	574	7	118.00–128.00	$122.60	$704	+3.80
600–625	613	9	119.00–125.00	$121.64	$746	+9.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	210.00	$210.00	$357	—
225–240	229	4	148.00–150.00	$149.48	$342	+9.48
250–295	274	6	146.00–156.00	$150.17	$411	+13.49
310–335	324	4	150.00–156.00	$152.41	$494	+10.08
355–395	379	12	140.00–148.00	$143.15	$543	+9.49
400–445	426	12	130.00–139.00	$133.63	$569	-0.90
450–490	474	9	127.00–135.00	$130.15	$617	+1.39
500–540	515	9	112.00–120.00	$117.12	$603	+0.29
575–595	580	4	108.00–112.00	$110.97	$644	+2.97
600–645	627	3	106.00–114.00	$108.89	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	221	4	130.00–142.00	$137.71	$304	+12.71
265	265	1	138.00	$138.00	$366	—
310–345	330	12	138.00–146.00	$140.97	$465	+9.57
355–395	387	16	130.00–138.00	$132.07	$511	+8.99
400–445	413	9	120.00–129.00	$126.22	$521	+1.77
465–485	475	2	118.00–122.00	$119.96	$570	+0.23
510–520	513	3	106.00–108.00	$107.32	$551	+3.01
575–585	580	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$586	+5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	205.00	$205.00	$584	+7.36
365–385	375	6	176.00–180.00	$177.98	$667	+3.30
400–445	423	2	158.00–167.00	$162.26	$686	+0.82
455–475	465	3	150.00–154.00	$151.97	$707	+3.03
500–525	512	5	142.00–147.00	$144.57	$740	+12.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	188.00	$188.00	$545	+8.00
315–325	320	2	174.00–176.00	$174.98	$560	-5.02
355–395	373	6	164.00–172.00	$168.55	$629	+0.55
415–445	435	4	148.00–154.00	$149.93	$652	-2.99
475–485	480	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$667	-1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	263	5	222.00–230.00	$224.49	$590	+11.15
300–345	323	2	190.00–200.00	$194.65	$629	-4.54
440	440	2	169.00	$169.00	$744	-4.09
450–485	472	3	158.00–166.00	$160.88	$759	+2.88
505–515	510	2	154.00–157.00	$155.49	$793	+14.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1395	1038	80-85%	72	58.00–62.00	$60.09	$624	—
915–1425	1138	80-85%	71	63.00–67.00	$64.77	$737	+2.17
1050–1385	1174	80-85%	16	68.00–72.00	$69.14	$812	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1280	948	85-90%	8	43.00–45.00	$44.35	$420	+4.43
765–1265	978	85-90%	43	51.00–55.00	$53.38	$522	+8.53
800–1265	1034	85-90%	7	46.00–50.00	$48.10	$497	-1.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1400	1271	75-80%	6	67.00–71.00	$68.67	$873	—
1110–1800	1317	75-80%	7	62.00–66.00	$64.40	$848	-1.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,624	—

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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.