Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

1,743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $145.61/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 469 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.84/cwt -9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 417 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.35/cwt -9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 569 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,743	1,360	917
Feeder cattle	1,333	1,005	760
Slaughter cattle	410	355	157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale on Labor Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	196.00	$196.00	$490	-14.12
315–345	325	3	182.00–188.00	$185.88	$604	-24.63
350–395	377	6	180.00–190.00	$183.83	$693	-15.19
400–445	425	6	166.00–176.00	$170.04	$723	-7.09
450–495	470	8	160.00–170.00	$165.65	$779	+1.61
510–530	528	12	147.00–152.00	$147.57	$779	-1.54
550–575	562	13	137.00–143.00	$140.16	$788	-10.08
600–615	608	2	140.00–143.00	$141.48	$860	+2.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	178.00–180.00	$178.98	$555	-21.02
365	365	1	176.00	$176.00	$642	-10.75
405–430	416	4	159.00–164.00	$161.69	$673	-5.63
480–495	490	3	150.00–153.00	$150.98	$740	-3.15
520–525	523	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$724	+1.55
565	565	1	129.00	$129.00	$729	-7.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	156.00	$156.00	$445	-22.68
375	375	1	164.00	$164.00	$615	-16.28
415–425	420	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$634	-8.13
450–480	462	3	144.00–149.00	$146.94	$679	+2.22
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	-4.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	170.00–180.00	$174.60	$381	—
250–295	274	13	166.00–180.00	$171.84	$471	+1.13
300–345	326	12	160.00–170.00	$163.94	$534	-7.14
350–395	374	9	156.00–166.00	$160.18	$599	-3.98
400–445	417	27	140.00–150.00	$145.84	$608	-9.88
450–495	479	21	138.00–148.00	$141.23	$676	-3.74
500–545	533	12	128.00–138.00	$130.50	$696	-2.45
550–595	568	11	118.00–128.00	$123.81	$703	-9.46
600–620	611	5	108.00–112.00	$109.78	$671	-17.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
250–295	266	4	152.00–164.00	$159.20	$423	+3.46
300–345	321	7	150.00–159.00	$154.87	$497	-5.54
355–395	388	14	146.00–154.00	$147.30	$572	-3.20
400–445	424	17	130.00–139.00	$134.20	$569	-11.13
450–495	475	13	128.00–137.00	$132.06	$627	-0.73
505–530	513	9	121.00–126.00	$124.31	$638	+0.31
555–565	560	3	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$644	-9.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	142.00–148.00	$144.86	$304	—
260–285	272	5	140.00–146.00	$143.33	$390	+1.33
310–345	325	5	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$469	-5.72
350–395	367	12	136.00–145.00	$141.48	$519	+0.96
400–435	418	5	122.00–129.00	$125.69	$525	-8.23
450–495	472	6	118.00–127.00	$122.57	$579	+0.57
505–535	522	3	110.00–116.00	$112.61	$588	—
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-11.41
630	630	1	85.00	$85.00	$536	-15.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	4	195.00–210.00	$199.51	$461	-12.49
255–295	274	7	182.00–192.00	$187.35	$513	-25.56
300–345	328	10	182.00–192.00	$185.94	$610	-24.65
360–395	382	5	180.00–188.00	$182.70	$698	-14.96
430–445	438	4	166.00–169.00	$167.47	$734	-12.58
495	495	3	160.00	$160.00	$792	-0.79
500–545	531	18	144.00–154.00	$146.92	$780	-0.69
550–595	569	25	128.00–138.00	$133.35	$759	-9.64
600–645	622	9	124.00–133.00	$128.24	$798	-4.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	3	180.00–190.00	$183.05	$430	-16.95
250–290	266	8	170.00–180.00	$175.82	$468	-21.32
315–335	328	5	174.00–178.00	$175.37	$575	-24.34
360–395	384	7	170.00–178.00	$172.43	$662	-17.96
415–445	432	23	156.00–162.00	$158.68	$685	-8.05
460–485	468	6	152.00–158.00	$155.79	$729	-0.11
510–545	533	18	134.00–142.00	$136.39	$727	-1.90
560–595	578	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$708	-15.78
620–640	630	2	114.00–117.00	$115.48	$728	-10.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	6	165.00–174.00	$168.87	$397	-11.13
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	-16.65
305–345	324	7	162.00–170.00	$166.07	$538	-25.17
360–395	374	14	160.00–168.00	$164.58	$616	-13.70
425–435	429	7	148.00–150.00	$149.28	$640	-9.30
460–495	469	29	140.00–148.00	$145.61	$683	+0.73
500–545	519	6	124.00–133.00	$129.26	$671	—
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667	-8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1235	928	85-90%	29	43.00–47.00	$45.56	$423	-10.05
740–1265	970	85-90%	98	48.00–57.00	$52.61	$510	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1395	1086	80-85%	38	62.00–66.00	$63.64	$691	-4.13
915–1370	1160	80-85%	14	58.00–61.00	$59.67	$692	-12.65
1020–1385	1227	80-85%	13	67.00–71.00	$68.25	$837	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1305	1244	75-80%	4	64.00–68.00	$65.25	$812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1905	1505	11	89.00–93.00	$90.88	$1,368	-7.25
1195–1990	1614	6	94.00–98.00	$96.09	$1,551	—
1355–2020	1707	6	99.00–103.00	$100.72	$1,719	—

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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.