Cattle Market Pulse

Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,304 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Okeechobee Livestock Auction report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.72/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 486 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.19/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 629 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.60/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 522 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,304 1,463 1,157
Feeder cattle 1,051 1,098 869
Slaughter cattle 253 365 288

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 218.00 $218.00 $676 +23.73
350–395 366 10 188.00–198.00 $194.21 $711 +2.24
400–445 427 17 175.00–185.00 $178.71 $763 +10.05
465–495 486 41 158.00–164.00 $159.72 $776 +0.79
500–545 515 15 152.00–162.00 $158.07 $814 +6.50
550–580 567 17 152.00–159.00 $155.00 $879 +8.83
600–645 629 26 130.00–140.00 $133.19 $838 -0.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 3 202.00–214.00 $207.07 $555 —
305–345 325 2 202.00–210.00 $205.75 $669 +17.75
360–395 377 25 178.00–186.00 $181.84 $686 +2.87
400–445 425 12 165.00–174.00 $168.79 $717 +6.86
450–495 463 25 148.00–157.00 $154.43 $715 +5.46
500–515 511 6 148.00–151.00 $148.82 $760 +6.50
550–595 576 5 139.00–148.00 $142.69 $822 +5.36
600–635 618 4 122.00–129.00 $125.68 $777 -0.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 279 4 188.00–194.00 $189.93 $530 —
315–345 334 4 192.00–197.00 $194.71 $650 +19.85
365–385 377 3 170.00–174.00 $171.63 $647 +4.06
400–410 401 7 162.00–164.00 $163.71 $656 +13.58
450–465 458 2 144.00–147.00 $145.48 $666 +4.72
505–520 514 16 137.00–140.00 $138.11 $710 +4.18
550–580 563 5 132.00–138.00 $135.55 $763 +11.89

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 240.00 $240.00 $444 +10.00
200–235 220 6 172.00–185.00 $177.14 $390 +17.14
250–295 270 12 162.00–177.00 $169.76 $458 +4.42
300–345 314 23 162.00–172.00 $168.65 $530 +6.34
350–395 365 17 154.00–164.00 $160.16 $585 +1.98
400–445 418 24 154.00–164.00 $159.70 $668 +14.51
450–495 473 17 140.00–150.00 $144.52 $684 +4.63
500–545 522 25 129.00–139.00 $133.60 $697 +6.59
550–590 570 11 120.00–129.00 $124.37 $709 +1.77
600–625 614 7 118.00–124.00 $120.53 $740 -1.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 165.00 $165.00 $355 +15.52
250–290 278 5 150.00–160.00 $153.41 $426 +3.24
310–335 319 5 154.00–160.00 $157.35 $502 +4.94
350–365 356 4 150.00–153.00 $151.73 $540 +8.58
415–430 422 7 147.00–150.00 $148.56 $627 +14.93
450–495 461 25 130.00–139.00 $136.80 $631 +6.65
500–540 516 10 120.00–128.00 $124.82 $644 +7.70
560–565 563 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $656 +5.53
600–640 617 3 105.00–113.00 $109.90 $678 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 222 3 142.00–152.00 $147.67 $328 +9.96
265–280 273 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $385 +2.97
305–335 321 5 144.00–150.00 $146.69 $471 +5.72
370–385 380 3 136.00–139.00 $136.97 $520 +4.90
400–435 414 8 136.00–143.00 $140.19 $580 +13.97
450 450 1 129.00 $129.00 $580 +9.04
500–545 519 4 110.00–118.00 $114.40 $594 +7.08

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 250.00–265.00 $257.40 $484 —
200 200 1 237.00 $237.00 $474 —
250–295 274 9 215.00–230.00 $222.41 $609 -2.08
300–345 316 6 214.00–222.00 $218.49 $690 +23.84
365 365 1 194.00 $194.00 $708 —
420–445 432 3 176.00–180.00 $177.96 $769 +8.96
450–495 479 7 158.00–168.00 $161.25 $772 +0.37
525–545 537 3 144.00–148.00 $145.64 $782 -9.85
550–590 570 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $801 —
640 640 1 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
265–275 270 2 208.00–210.00 $208.98 $564 +3.98
310–345 325 4 204.00–210.00 $206.67 $672 —
370 370 1 184.00 $184.00 $681 +6.02
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 +7.74
525–530 528 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $726 -7.07
550–565 560 3 138.00–139.00 $138.33 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 205.00 $205.00 $441 —
365 365 1 174.00 $174.00 $635 +5.45
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 +10.07
500–545 523 3 124.00–132.00 $127.89 $669 —
585 585 2 122.00 $122.00 $714 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1345 1077 80-85% 35 59.00–63.00 $61.06 $658 —
960–1385 1174 80-85% 25 64.00–68.00 $65.96 $774 -3.18
980–1385 1220 80-85% 11 69.00–73.00 $70.73 $863 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1085 1012 85-90% 10 49.00–52.00 $50.19 $508 +2.09
795–1285 1028 85-90% 11 53.00–55.00 $54.11 $556 +6.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1140 1135 75-80% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.49 $675 —
1100–1315 1204 75-80% 7 68.00–72.00 $69.57 $838 —
1175–1375 1228 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.20 $813 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1625 1415 2 85.00–88.00 $86.28 $1,221 —
1680 1680 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,529 —

↑ Back to top

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.