Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.80/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 421 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.05/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 509 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.40/cwt -8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 561 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,661	1,743	1,077
Feeder cattle	1,291	1,333	932
Slaughter cattle	370	410	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and steers steady and feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	-6.00
340	340	1	184.00	$184.00	$626	-1.88
350–390	375	5	182.00–191.00	$185.09	$694	+1.26
400–445	419	11	166.00–176.00	$171.47	$718	+1.43
450–495	468	5	160.00–170.00	$165.64	$775	-0.01
500–535	509	25	144.00–152.00	$150.05	$764	+2.48
550–595	573	6	138.00–148.00	$142.52	$817	+2.36
600–645	629	8	129.00–139.00	$131.92	$830	-9.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	175.00–180.00	$178.23	$396	—
270–295	283	3	160.00–168.00	$164.22	$465	—
310	310	2	178.00	$178.00	$552	-0.98
350–380	369	8	174.00–180.00	$176.06	$650	+0.06
410–445	424	4	156.00–164.00	$160.41	$680	-1.28
455–495	487	21	150.00–158.00	$151.49	$738	+0.51
510–545	533	3	132.00–140.00	$134.55	$717	-3.95
595	595	1	128.00	$128.00	$762	-1.00
600–645	619	5	119.00–128.00	$124.33	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	208	3	165.00–167.00	$166.02	$345	—
250	250	1	158.00	$158.00	$395	+2.00
305	305	2	170.00	$170.00	$518	—
350–365	355	5	166.00–170.00	$168.77	$599	+4.77
410–445	421	6	146.00–154.00	$150.93	$635	-0.06
450–495	461	10	140.00–149.00	$147.03	$678	+0.09
505–530	518	3	125.00–130.00	$127.29	$659	+2.29
560–590	568	5	119.00–126.00	$123.75	$703	—
620–640	630	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$705	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	9	140.00–154.00	$146.70	$324	-27.90
250–295	277	7	142.00–156.00	$146.55	$406	-25.29
300–345	319	9	146.00–156.00	$151.41	$483	-12.53
350–395	376	17	140.00–150.00	$143.85	$541	-16.33
400–435	421	35	138.00–146.00	$140.80	$593	-5.04
450–495	473	15	134.00–144.00	$138.45	$655	-2.78
500–545	520	3	122.00–132.00	$127.19	$661	-3.31
550–595	561	22	108.00–118.00	$115.40	$647	-8.41
600–635	617	6	110.00–118.00	$114.12	$704	+4.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	125.00–135.00	$129.82	$299	-20.18
250–290	276	7	128.00–140.00	$132.33	$365	-26.87
310–345	325	14	136.00–144.00	$140.06	$455	-14.81
355–385	366	13	132.00–138.00	$135.79	$497	-11.51
405–445	419	9	126.00–134.00	$131.15	$550	-3.05
465–495	479	20	124.00–130.00	$127.10	$609	-4.96
500–545	522	22	112.00–121.00	$116.49	$608	-7.82
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-14.99
600–635	617	3	100.00–107.00	$103.60	$639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	120.00	$120.00	$324	-23.33
310–335	323	9	128.00–134.00	$130.40	$421	-13.86
350–395	374	14	120.00–129.00	$124.27	$465	-17.21
405–435	414	8	118.00–124.00	$122.20	$506	-3.49
450–495	469	10	114.00–123.00	$119.32	$560	-3.25
510–535	518	9	104.00–110.00	$107.64	$558	-4.97
565	565	1	94.00	$94.00	$531	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	4	170.00–184.00	$174.30	$403	-8.75
250–295	267	7	160.00–172.00	$168.51	$450	-7.31
310–345	317	15	172.00–180.00	$177.66	$563	+2.29
350–390	369	8	172.00–180.00	$176.12	$650	+3.69
410	410	1	164.00	$164.00	$672	+5.32
450–485	463	3	152.00–159.00	$156.23	$723	+0.44
505–545	526	7	132.00–140.00	$135.63	$713	-0.76
560–580	570	2	117.00–122.00	$119.46	$681	-2.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	-10.00
305–345	328	4	162.00–170.00	$165.31	$542	-0.76
350–390	368	5	162.00–170.00	$166.22	$612	+1.64
410–445	426	11	146.00–154.00	$149.93	$639	+0.65
450–495	464	11	140.00–149.00	$146.09	$678	+0.48
505–520	517	7	127.00–130.00	$127.56	$659	-1.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	-7.35
300–345	321	5	182.00–192.00	$186.92	$600	+0.98
355–390	381	10	182.00–190.00	$183.79	$700	+1.09
445	445	1	166.00	$166.00	$739	-1.47
460	460	1	168.00	$168.00	$773	+8.00
510–545	530	3	142.00–149.00	$144.92	$768	-2.00
550–585	570	3	126.00–134.00	$129.25	$737	-4.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1380	1079	80-85%	84	53.00–57.00	$55.50	$599	-8.14
915–1395	1158	80-85%	72	58.00–62.00	$59.71	$691	+0.04
920–1385	1194	80-85%	24	63.00–67.00	$64.56	$771	+4.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1060	924	85-90%	11	39.00–41.00	$40.33	$373	-5.23
760–1245	997	85-90%	21	44.00–52.00	$48.32	$482	-4.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1315	1275	75-80%	2	60.00–63.00	$61.55	$785	—
1100–1430	1307	75-80%	8	65.00–69.00	$66.64	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1370	1285	4	85.00–86.00	$85.53	$1,099	—
1240–1678	1442	4	89.00–93.00	$91.24	$1,316	—
1510	1510	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,223	-9.88

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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.