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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.45/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 521 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.70/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 482 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.19/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 512 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,604 1,540 1,230
Feeder cattle 1,247 1,106 982
Slaughter cattle 357 434 248

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 208.00 $208.00 $593 —
350–365 357 3 186.00–190.00 $188.30 $672 -11.70
405–445 433 4 170.00–179.00 $172.61 $747 -1.73
450–495 477 23 154.00–164.00 $158.02 $754 -8.16
500–545 521 51 140.00–150.00 $145.45 $758 -4.82
550–595 572 28 138.00–148.00 $142.95 $818 -5.90
600–640 619 18 135.00–144.00 $139.55 $864 +6.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 197.00 $197.00 $512 —
310–320 315 2 196.00–198.00 $196.98 $620 —
360–395 369 10 170.00–178.00 $175.68 $648 -8.65
400–445 417 8 158.00–168.00 $163.10 $680 -0.60
455–485 464 12 146.00–152.00 $150.20 $697 -2.52
530–545 540 7 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $707 -8.88
560–595 572 15 128.00–136.00 $132.80 $760 -6.12
600–645 612 10 124.00–133.00 $130.65 $800 +5.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 180.00–182.00 $180.65 $618 -14.00
360–395 378 2 160.00–168.00 $163.81 $619 -9.46
425–445 433 5 150.00–154.00 $152.37 $660 -3.81
455–475 466 7 138.00–142.00 $139.70 $651 -4.21
505–525 515 6 124.00–128.00 $125.96 $649 -1.03
560–570 565 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $706 -6.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 182.00–194.00 $186.57 $424 —
250–295 267 9 167.00–182.00 $175.76 $469 +14.27
300–345 323 9 166.00–176.00 $170.54 $551 -0.90
350–395 367 6 152.00–162.00 $157.72 $579 -3.32
400–430 415 2 151.00–158.00 $154.37 $641 +0.09
450–495 482 36 136.00–146.00 $138.70 $669 -4.82
500–540 512 32 126.00–135.00 $132.19 $677 +9.42
550–595 566 14 126.00–136.00 $132.07 $748 +10.89
600–630 609 7 130.00–137.00 $134.81 $821 +14.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 170.00–174.00 $171.93 $383 —
270–285 278 2 158.00–160.00 $158.97 $442 +13.15
315–335 325 3 158.00–162.00 $159.96 $520 -0.96
355–395 373 14 142.00–150.00 $146.41 $546 -2.47
415–445 429 17 138.00–144.00 $141.06 $605 -2.29
450–495 469 24 126.00–135.00 $131.63 $617 -1.00
500–540 521 11 116.00–124.00 $119.75 $624 +7.22
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 +14.50
600–640 627 3 118.00–126.00 $120.55 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
260–290 275 4 140.00–147.00 $143.90 $396 +13.90
310–345 324 8 146.00–154.00 $150.38 $487 -1.23
360–395 376 5 132.00–139.00 $135.71 $510 -4.25
415–445 436 10 128.00–134.00 $129.86 $566 -5.68
460–495 472 16 116.00–124.00 $121.05 $571 -3.34
530–540 533 3 106.00–108.00 $107.33 $572 +6.33
580 580 1 109.00 $109.00 $632 —
600–610 607 3 114.00–116.00 $114.66 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 215.00–220.00 $217.41 $452 —
250 250 1 216.00 $216.00 $540 -12.00
300–345 323 2 200.00–210.00 $204.65 $661 -5.35
360–395 380 8 180.00–188.00 $183.12 $696 —
400–445 415 6 170.00–180.00 $176.49 $732 +4.15
455–495 482 6 154.00–163.00 $156.75 $756 —
500–530 525 16 143.00–150.00 $144.16 $757 -2.83
585–595 593 4 138.00–140.00 $138.49 $821 —
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 4 195.00–200.00 $197.40 $513 —
310–345 333 3 190.00–198.00 $192.48 $641 -11.52
355–395 378 11 170.00–178.00 $173.39 $655 -6.61
400–445 421 11 160.00–169.00 $164.65 $693 -1.80
460–495 475 9 144.00–152.00 $148.06 $703 -2.67
510–545 522 3 130.00–138.00 $135.21 $706 -6.37
555–565 560 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $756 -2.75
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 +3.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 —
270–290 280 2 172.00–180.00 $175.86 $492 -11.13
360–395 378 2 160.00–168.00 $163.81 $619 -12.95
410–445 415 8 150.00–158.00 $156.68 $650 +3.14
465–475 468 3 138.00–140.00 $139.32 $652 -8.68
510 510 3 188.00 $188.00 $959 +56.65
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1380 1042 80-85% 24 61.00–65.00 $63.96 $666 —
910–1400 1163 80-85% 28 66.00–70.00 $68.41 $796 -1.70
995–1385 1174 80-85% 17 71.00–75.00 $72.34 $849 +2.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1065 832 85-90% 23 46.00–50.00 $48.63 $405 —
715–1280 928 85-90% 28 51.00–60.00 $56.34 $523 +8.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1970 1440 75-80% 4 73.00–75.00 $73.64 $1,060 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1430 1358 2 94.00–95.00 $94.47 $1,283 —
1220–1585 1428 3 84.00–85.00 $84.72 $1,210 —
1690 1690 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,555 —

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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.