Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.13/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $145.09/cwt -16.11 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 419 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.09/cwt -4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 416 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	841	1,257	1,078
Feeder cattle	663	1,100	801
Slaughter cattle	178	157	277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 300 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes over 300 lbs. 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
300–345	323	2	180.00–190.00	$184.65	$596	-8.00
365–370	368	2	177.00–178.00	$177.50	$653	-7.88
435	435	1	162.00	$162.00	$705	-17.71
460–495	471	6	145.00–152.00	$149.60	$705	-24.68
500–545	521	22	140.00–150.00	$145.13	$756	-4.52
550–590	574	6	138.00–147.00	$141.24	$811	-5.21
600–645	623	2	128.00–138.00	$132.82	$827	+0.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	150.00–154.00	$151.95	$661	-19.50
500–545	512	8	130.00–139.00	$136.53	$699	-4.14
550–570	563	4	133.00–136.00	$133.98	$754	+0.25
615–625	620	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$763	-1.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	164.00–165.00	$164.49	$523	-5.77
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	-7.25
425–445	435	2	140.00–144.00	$141.95	$617	-18.52
465–495	483	3	124.00–130.00	$126.27	$610	-26.62
535–545	540	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$653	-11.33
570	570	1	122.00	$122.00	$695	-2.77
620–645	633	2	109.00–113.00	$110.96	$702	-4.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	195.00–200.00	$197.36	$345	—
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
250–295	270	5	152.00–167.00	$159.12	$430	+5.55
300–345	334	6	148.00–158.00	$150.14	$501	-3.46
350–395	368	9	140.00–150.00	$145.99	$537	-2.65
400–445	416	13	130.00–140.00	$136.09	$566	-4.79
450–495	472	9	129.00–139.00	$133.75	$631	-4.35
500–545	535	8	122.00–132.00	$124.04	$664	-3.90
550–595	571	12	116.00–126.00	$120.93	$691	+0.21
600–645	618	6	110.00–119.00	$114.93	$710	+4.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	269	4	138.00–149.00	$144.74	$389	+6.47
315–335	329	7	140.00–144.00	$141.11	$464	+0.72
350–395	371	10	130.00–139.00	$134.75	$500	-4.02
400–445	421	8	120.00–129.00	$124.77	$525	-8.01
450–495	475	5	119.00–128.00	$122.91	$584	-3.14
505–545	524	5	112.00–120.00	$116.11	$608	-3.28
550–585	562	5	108.00–115.00	$112.74	$634	+2.50
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	+5.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	150.00–157.00	$153.26	$337	+32.28
250–295	271	7	124.00–134.00	$127.99	$347	+1.59
300–345	333	6	128.00–137.00	$130.36	$434	-0.76
355–385	366	7	122.00–128.00	$125.93	$461	-2.95
400–435	418	9	112.00–119.00	$115.22	$482	-6.26
450–490	472	7	110.00–118.00	$113.51	$536	-3.91
500–515	507	3	108.00–111.00	$109.65	$556	+2.26
555–575	563	3	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$580	-1.67
600	600	1	98.00	$98.00	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	215.00	$215.00	$355	—
200–215	208	2	220.00–230.00	$224.82	$468	—
250–295	277	6	195.00–210.00	$201.17	$557	+10.67
310–345	319	11	180.00–188.00	$185.29	$591	-6.65
350–395	369	8	172.00–182.00	$177.45	$655	-10.93
400–435	410	11	162.00–170.00	$167.05	$685	-10.95
450–485	469	10	146.00–154.00	$149.55	$701	-14.27
500–545	524	9	136.00–146.00	$140.46	$736	-1.66
550–580	568	4	128.00–135.00	$130.70	$742	-2.82
600–620	610	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$747	-1.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	5	180.00–192.00	$185.95	$513	+13.95
305–335	319	5	172.00–178.00	$175.14	$559	—
360–375	364	7	166.00–170.00	$168.55	$614	-7.79
410–445	414	10	150.00–158.00	$156.94	$650	-12.05
465–475	473	8	138.00–140.00	$138.49	$655	-10.94
510–530	520	7	129.00–134.00	$131.13	$682	+0.46
560–580	570	2	118.00–123.00	$120.46	$687	-4.12
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	-3.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	185.00	$185.00	$453	+35.00
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	+5.00
305–345	323	4	160.00–168.00	$164.30	$531	-8.56
355–375	362	6	156.00–160.00	$158.62	$574	-9.73
400–445	419	13	140.00–149.00	$145.09	$608	-16.11
455	455	1	132.00	$132.00	$601	-9.37
505–535	520	2	118.00–124.00	$120.91	$629	-4.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1260	1036	80-85%	23	51.00–55.00	$53.70	$556	—
910–1290	1078	80-85%	37	56.00–60.00	$58.24	$628	+5.18
925–1345	1126	80-85%	25	61.00–65.00	$62.53	$704	+5.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1285	931	85-90%	17	41.00–50.00	$45.87	$427	—
765–1080	955	85-90%	6	36.00–40.00	$37.96	$363	-1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	75-80%	1	51.00	$51.00	$609	—
1170–1520	1334	75-80%	7	57.00–60.00	$58.49	$780	—
1175–1645	1336	75-80%	13	61.00–65.00	$64.04	$856	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1410	1360	2	87.00–91.00	$89.07	$1,211	—
1250–1585	1418	2	85.00–86.00	$85.56	$1,213	—
1725	1725	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,656	—

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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.