Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.40/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 373 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.75/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $482/hd at 377 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.61/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	821	1,121	1,077
Feeder cattle	622	991	989
Slaughter cattle	199	130	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	178.00–180.00	$178.98	$519	—
310–345	334	5	178.00–186.00	$180.26	$602	-0.77
350–395	361	5	178.00–188.00	$185.41	$669	+8.61
400–435	419	5	170.00–178.00	$173.49	$727	+8.86
450–485	473	6	148.00–156.00	$150.43	$712	+0.83
500–530	511	4	141.00–149.00	$146.18	$747	+1.70
550–555	553	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$766	+0.67
605–620	613	2	124.00–128.00	$125.98	$772	-5.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	-2.41
305–345	325	4	168.00–176.00	$171.85	$559	—
360–385	369	5	170.00–176.00	$173.54	$640	+7.59
405–445	425	2	158.00–166.00	$161.81	$688	+7.38
480–485	483	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$669	-2.40
500–545	523	6	129.00–138.00	$133.35	$697	+4.35
565	565	1	125.00	$125.00	$706	-5.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	158.00	$158.00	$403	-7.00
310–345	326	4	158.00–165.00	$161.66	$527	-0.34
365–385	372	3	160.00–164.00	$162.62	$605	+4.96
410–440	430	4	149.00–155.00	$150.94	$649	+3.95
530	530	1	122.00	$122.00	$647	—

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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	150.00–160.00	$154.60	$337	+0.90
250–295	275	8	135.00–150.00	$141.73	$390	-7.60
300–330	313	8	142.00–149.00	$145.55	$456	-1.28
350–385	373	13	136.00–144.00	$138.40	$516	-3.43
400–435	417	7	134.00–142.00	$137.65	$574	+4.36
450–490	468	5	124.00–133.00	$128.51	$601	+2.25
500–545	531	7	114.00–124.00	$116.91	$621	-5.49
550–595	575	8	110.00–120.00	$114.06	$656	-6.63
625–645	635	2	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$648	-8.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
250–295	276	8	120.00–134.00	$126.35	$349	-7.49
300–340	330	4	130.00–140.00	$136.97	$452	+0.15
355–395	377	12	124.00–133.00	$127.75	$482	-3.86
410–445	427	12	122.00–130.00	$125.61	$536	+2.57
450–490	471	7	114.00–122.00	$117.79	$555	+2.25
500–545	516	4	104.00–113.00	$109.63	$566	-1.13
550–595	584	9	100.00–109.00	$102.12	$596	-9.54
625–630	628	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$587	-7.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	224	5	118.00–125.00	$122.45	$274	+2.45
255–285	273	8	110.00–118.00	$112.97	$308	-12.03
310–345	322	5	120.00–126.00	$123.72	$398	-2.40
360–375	367	3	118.00–121.00	$119.65	$439	-1.95
415	415	1	118.00	$118.00	$490	+2.91
450–490	465	8	104.00–112.00	$108.66	$505	+2.67
505–515	510	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$515	-1.45
550–590	572	3	91.00–99.00	$94.57	$541	-6.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	4	164.00–170.00	$167.24	$457	-8.82
310–335	319	7	170.00–176.00	$173.23	$553	+3.91
375–395	387	6	168.00–172.00	$169.63	$656	+6.64
425–445	435	2	158.00–162.00	$159.95	$696	+8.67
465–490	474	5	137.00–142.00	$139.76	$662	-0.50
540	540	3	130.00	$130.00	$702	-2.89
565–595	578	3	119.00–125.00	$122.28	$707	+3.67
630	630	1	112.00	$112.00	$706	-4.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$426	-13.14
325–345	333	4	158.00–162.00	$160.46	$534	+0.08
410–445	427	5	148.00–156.00	$151.89	$649	+7.34
455–495	472	6	126.00–134.00	$130.57	$616	-0.25
530	530	2	122.00	$122.00	$647	-2.33
585	585	1	111.00	$111.00	$649	—
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	+7.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	5	178.00–188.00	$180.61	$600	-0.08
395	395	1	179.00	$179.00	$707	+1.47
440–445	443	2	168.00–169.00	$168.50	$746	+2.50
475–485	482	3	148.00–150.00	$148.66	$717	+1.62
530	530	1	142.00	$142.00	$753	+1.53
570–595	585	5	129.00–134.00	$130.77	$765	-0.59
600–640	620	2	120.00–129.00	$124.35	$771	-0.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1265	1068	80-85%	21	52.00–56.00	$53.80	$575	—
930–1315	1134	80-85%	20	57.00–61.00	$59.03	$669	+5.11
995–1420	1165	80-85%	15	62.00–66.00	$63.28	$737	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1070	883	85-90%	9	35.00–39.00	$36.53	$323	—
730–1265	949	85-90%	23	40.00–49.00	$44.29	$420	+6.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$652	—
1115–1300	1192	75-80%	5	63.00–66.00	$64.38	$767	—
1315–1445	1380	75-80%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.52	$794	-4.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1630	1352	3	83.00–87.00	$84.97	$1,149	—
1010–1710	1401	8	88.00–91.00	$89.36	$1,252	—
1680–1850	1772	3	94.00–97.00	$95.64	$1,695	—

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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.