Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

1,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.85/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 571 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.18/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 462 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.18/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 580 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,540	1,304	1,359
Feeder cattle	1,106	1,051	1,083
Slaughter cattle	434	253	276

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	+5.79
400–445	424	7	170.00–180.00	$174.34	$739	-4.37
450–480	462	30	162.00–169.00	$166.18	$768	+6.46
500–535	524	6	148.00–156.00	$150.27	$787	-7.80
550–590	571	34	145.00–154.00	$148.85	$850	-6.15
600–645	625	11	129.00–139.00	$133.01	$831	-0.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	188.00–192.00	$189.95	$528	+0.02
305–315	312	3	194.00–196.00	$194.65	$607	-0.06
355–395	378	14	170.00–178.00	$173.27	$655	+1.64
405–445	414	7	150.00–158.00	$156.18	$647	-7.53
450–490	470	4	140.00–148.00	$143.91	$676	-1.57
535–545	540	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$686	-11.12
550–590	559	10	125.00–133.00	$131.13	$733	-4.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	373	5	180.00–186.00	$184.33	$688	+2.49
405–445	428	6	160.00–169.00	$163.70	$701	-5.09
450–495	476	7	149.00–158.00	$152.72	$727	-1.71
510–545	528	2	136.00–144.00	$139.87	$739	-8.95
560–595	573	4	134.00–142.00	$138.92	$796	-3.77
610–620	615	2	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$772	-0.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	5	156.00–170.00	$161.49	$447	-8.27
300–345	328	6	168.00–178.00	$171.44	$562	+2.79
350–395	371	21	156.00–166.00	$161.04	$597	+0.88
400–445	424	14	150.00–160.00	$154.28	$654	-5.42
450–495	473	8	139.00–149.00	$143.52	$679	-1.00
500–545	532	13	120.00–130.00	$122.77	$653	-10.83
550–595	580	23	118.00–128.00	$121.18	$703	-3.19
600–630	616	4	117.00–124.00	$119.96	$739	-0.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	8	140.00–150.00	$145.82	$405	-7.59
315–345	330	6	158.00–164.00	$160.92	$531	+3.57
360–395	381	13	146.00–154.00	$148.88	$567	-2.85
410–445	428	21	140.00–148.00	$143.35	$614	-5.21
450–495	476	21	129.00–138.00	$132.63	$631	-4.17
505–545	532	3	110.00–118.00	$112.53	$599	-12.29
580–585	583	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$644	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	130.00	$130.00	$370	-10.97
310–345	327	7	148.00–156.00	$151.61	$496	+4.92
365–385	375	3	138.00–142.00	$139.96	$525	+2.99
400–440	417	11	131.00–139.00	$135.54	$565	-4.65
450–495	468	6	119.00–128.00	$124.39	$582	-4.61
540	540	1	101.00	$101.00	$545	-13.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	204.00	$204.00	$643	-2.67
395	395	8	180.00	$180.00	$711	-4.00
400–425	413	4	164.00–169.00	$166.45	$687	-3.55
480–495	486	4	149.00–152.00	$150.73	$733	—
510–525	518	5	140.00–144.00	$141.58	$733	+4.08
570–585	576	4	136.00–139.00	$137.74	$793	-0.59
600–645	624	5	119.00–128.00	$122.93	$767	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	186.00–188.00	$186.99	$539	—
315	315	1	194.00	$194.00	$611	—
355–375	361	5	174.00–178.00	$176.76	$638	+2.76
405–445	427	6	150.00–158.00	$153.54	$656	-6.46
450	450	3	148.00	$148.00	$666	—
500–540	518	7	127.00–135.00	$131.35	$680	+3.46
595	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	228.00	$228.00	$581	+5.59
335	335	1	210.00	$210.00	$704	-8.49
415–445	433	5	170.00–176.00	$172.34	$746	-5.62
535–545	540	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$794	+1.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1265	1051	80-85%	15	60.00–63.00	$61.46	$646	+0.40
1000–1290	1106	80-85%	38	64.00–68.00	$65.37	$723	—
995–1285	1181	80-85%	18	69.00–73.00	$70.11	$828	+4.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1185	922	85-90%	15	45.00–49.00	$47.51	$438	—
795–1265	966	85-90%	32	50.00–59.00	$55.73	$538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$694	+2.51
1125–1175	1150	75-80%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.51	$765	—
1235–1425	1300	75-80%	5	71.00–73.00	$71.64	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1550	1505	3	86.00–88.00	$86.69	$1,305	—
1430–1760	1554	4	89.00–93.00	$90.25	$1,402	—

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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.