Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.10/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 465 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.78/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 423 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.45/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 633 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,257	1,661	882
Feeder cattle	1,100	1,291	711
Slaughter cattle	157	370	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	187.00–199.00	$192.61	$516	+2.61
300–345	323	2	188.00–198.00	$192.65	$622	+8.65
360–395	378	9	182.00–190.00	$185.38	$701	+0.29
400–445	436	11	178.00–188.00	$179.71	$784	+8.24
450–490	469	8	170.00–179.00	$174.28	$817	+8.64
500–545	536	20	148.00–158.00	$149.65	$802	-0.40
550–595	564	20	140.00–150.00	$146.45	$826	+3.93
600–645	633	27	130.00–140.00	$132.45	$838	+0.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	170.00	$170.00	$493	+5.78
355–385	373	8	174.00–180.00	$176.45	$658	+0.39
400–440	428	15	169.00–177.00	$171.45	$734	+11.04
460–480	470	4	161.00–166.00	$163.72	$769	+12.23
505–545	533	8	138.00–146.00	$140.67	$750	+6.12
565–585	576	8	132.00–136.00	$133.73	$770	+5.73
600–645	622	22	120.00–129.00	$124.86	$777	+0.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	-16.02
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	+2.00
325–345	336	7	168.00–172.00	$170.26	$572	+0.26
355–385	368	3	164.00–170.00	$167.25	$615	-1.52
425–445	433	4	158.00–162.00	$160.47	$695	+9.54
450–495	475	12	149.00–158.00	$152.89	$726	+5.86
515–545	523	11	128.00–134.00	$132.32	$692	+5.03
550–595	571	8	120.00–129.00	$124.77	$712	+1.02
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	+3.03

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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	280	3	150.00–162.00	$153.57	$430	+7.02
300–335	319	4	150.00–158.00	$153.60	$490	+2.19
350–395	372	12	144.00–154.00	$148.64	$553	+4.79
400–445	431	26	138.00–148.00	$140.88	$607	+0.08
450–495	465	35	132.00–142.00	$138.10	$642	-0.35
500–545	526	18	124.00–134.00	$127.94	$673	+0.75
550–595	572	14	116.00–126.00	$120.72	$691	+5.32
600–645	617	20	105.00–115.00	$110.85	$684	-3.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	135.00–145.00	$139.67	$314	+9.85
255–295	276	4	132.00–144.00	$138.27	$382	+5.94
325–335	333	5	140.00–142.00	$140.39	$467	+0.33
360–395	372	14	134.00–142.00	$138.77	$516	+2.98
400–445	423	31	128.00–137.00	$132.78	$562	+1.63
450–495	475	16	122.00–131.00	$126.05	$599	-1.05
500–530	518	12	117.00–123.00	$119.39	$618	+2.90
550–585	573	3	108.00–115.00	$110.24	$632	+10.24
600–620	607	7	100.00–104.00	$102.55	$622	-1.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$290	—
250–280	265	6	124.00–130.00	$126.40	$335	+6.40
315–345	329	10	128.00–134.00	$131.12	$431	+0.72
355–395	370	4	124.00–132.00	$128.88	$477	+4.61
415–445	427	13	118.00–124.00	$121.48	$519	-0.72
455–485	468	15	114.00–120.00	$117.42	$550	-1.90
510–545	526	9	104.00–110.00	$107.39	$565	-0.25
550–560	553	3	104.00–105.00	$104.66	$579	+10.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00	$170.00	$366	-4.30
285	285	1	172.00	$172.00	$490	+3.49
360–385	374	5	174.00–180.00	$176.34	$660	+0.22
435–445	440	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$744	+4.99
475–495	488	9	148.00–152.00	$149.43	$729	-6.80
510–545	533	4	128.00–136.00	$130.67	$696	-4.96
550–575	562	5	122.00–127.00	$124.58	$700	+5.12
600–645	620	7	109.00–118.00	$113.94	$706	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	185.00–197.00	$190.50	$520	+10.50
315–335	325	2	190.00–194.00	$191.94	$624	+5.02
350–395	365	5	182.00–192.00	$188.38	$688	+4.59
445	445	2	178.00	$178.00	$792	+12.00
450–495	468	3	158.00–168.00	$163.82	$767	-4.18
500–545	525	9	138.00–148.00	$142.12	$746	-2.80
550–590	569	8	129.00–138.00	$133.52	$760	+4.27
600–640	623	3	120.00–129.00	$123.56	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
280	280	2	160.00	$160.00	$448	+5.00
305–345	320	6	168.00–176.00	$172.86	$553	+7.55
355–375	363	8	166.00–170.00	$168.35	$611	+2.13
405–445	428	3	158.00–166.00	$161.20	$690	+11.27
460–495	478	2	138.00–145.00	$141.37	$676	-4.72
510–515	513	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$641	-2.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1395	1093	80-85%	9	51.00–54.00	$53.06	$580	-2.44
910–1415	1143	80-85%	38	55.00–59.00	$56.79	$649	—
935–1385	1217	80-85%	12	60.00–64.00	$62.12	$756	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1825	1368	75-80%	15	57.00–61.00	$59.31	$811	—
1215–1955	1471	75-80%	4	63.00–66.00	$64.20	$944	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1260	985	85-90%	5	37.00–40.00	$39.24	$387	-9.08
850–1075	1012	85-90%	8	41.00–50.00	$48.36	$489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1715	1488	5	80.00–84.00	$82.33	$1,225	—
1495–1650	1573	2	91.00–94.00	$92.57	$1,456	—
1305–2135	1685	11	85.00–89.00	$87.54	$1,475	—

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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.