Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.26/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 471 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.97/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 517 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.27/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,192	821	623
Feeder cattle	1,007	622	528
Slaughter cattle	185	199	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	240.00	$240.00	$396	—
200–245	228	3	195.00–210.00	$200.08	$456	—
250–295	280	5	170.00–182.00	$174.14	$488	-4.84
300–345	323	3	180.00–188.00	$184.48	$596	+4.22
350–395	369	11	174.00–183.00	$179.00	$661	-6.41
400–415	409	4	174.00–178.00	$175.98	$720	+2.49
450–495	473	12	148.00–158.00	$151.83	$718	+1.40
500–545	522	6	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$756	-1.30
550–595	579	12	141.00–147.00	$142.79	$827	+4.29
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	+13.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	172	3	210.00–220.00	$216.41	$372	—
250–295	273	2	156.00–160.00	$157.83	$431	-12.17
300–345	323	2	168.00–176.00	$171.72	$555	-0.13
350–380	368	3	166.00–170.00	$167.95	$618	-5.59
400–445	414	7	160.00–167.00	$164.06	$679	+2.25
450–495	478	6	138.00–146.00	$140.25	$670	+1.75
500–545	524	6	130.00–139.00	$135.44	$710	+2.09
550–595	568	3	128.00–135.00	$132.23	$751	+7.23
600–645	623	2	120.00–126.00	$122.89	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	205.00	$205.00	$348	—
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	—
275	275	5	150.00	$150.00	$412	-8.00
300–345	327	7	158.00–165.00	$161.15	$527	-0.51
350–395	369	6	154.00–162.00	$158.35	$584	-4.27
400–445	431	4	148.00–156.00	$150.88	$650	-0.06
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	+2.00
600–645	615	3	112.00–118.00	$115.90	$713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–175	168	4	195.00–200.00	$198.69	$334	—
250–295	264	4	154.00–168.00	$163.59	$432	+21.86
300–345	323	4	150.00–160.00	$154.77	$500	+9.22
350–395	370	12	144.00–154.00	$149.20	$552	+10.80
400–445	424	14	138.00–148.00	$142.27	$603	+4.62
450–495	471	20	136.00–146.00	$141.26	$665	+12.75
500–545	517	15	118.00–128.00	$123.97	$641	+7.06
550–595	573	9	118.00–126.00	$121.37	$695	+7.31
600	600	2	116.00	$116.00	$696	+14.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	237	8	125.00–135.00	$126.65	$300	+4.20
250–295	273	10	125.00–137.00	$129.69	$354	+16.72
300–345	333	10	130.00–138.00	$132.07	$440	+8.35
350–395	357	10	126.00–130.00	$129.45	$462	+9.80
400–445	430	5	124.00–127.00	$124.94	$537	+6.94
450–495	473	8	116.00–123.00	$119.53	$565	+10.87
500–545	523	3	98.00–106.00	$101.89	$533	+0.90
550–595	573	2	96.00–100.00	$97.92	$561	+3.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	144.00	$144.00	$324	+14.00
250–295	270	3	140.00–150.00	$145.70	$393	+19.35
300–345	323	12	140.00–148.00	$143.94	$465	+6.97
360–395	373	12	134.00–142.00	$138.68	$517	+10.93
400–445	431	10	128.00–136.00	$130.71	$563	+5.10
450–495	477	10	126.00–134.00	$129.52	$618	+11.73
575	575	1	108.00	$108.00	$621	+5.88
620–645	633	4	97.00–105.00	$100.95	$639	+7.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	215.00	$215.00	$398	—
225	225	2	180.00	$180.00	$405	—
250–295	273	3	155.00–165.00	$159.73	$436	-7.51
300–345	331	6	168.00–175.00	$170.05	$563	-3.18
350–395	366	7	164.00–168.00	$166.48	$609	-3.15
400–445	423	5	160.00–164.00	$161.91	$685	+1.96
450–495	466	9	142.00–146.00	$144.62	$674	+4.86
500–545	531	9	130.00–139.00	$132.79	$705	+2.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	236	5	200.00–210.00	$201.69	$476	—
250–295	280	3	180.00–185.00	$181.49	$508	—
300–345	323	3	178.00–186.00	$181.81	$587	+1.20
350–395	377	5	174.00–182.00	$177.45	$669	-1.55
400–445	423	2	168.00–178.00	$172.73	$731	+4.23
450–495	478	12	148.00–158.00	$151.23	$723	+2.57
500–545	518	4	142.00–146.00	$144.44	$748	+2.44
550–595	573	3	128.00–131.00	$129.29	$741	-1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
250–295	289	8	150.00–152.00	$150.22	$434	-0.44
300–345	330	3	158.00–160.00	$158.61	$523	-1.85
350–395	373	2	160.00–162.00	$160.94	$600	—
400–445	421	8	150.00–156.00	$153.03	$644	+1.14
450–495	473	2	134.00–136.00	$134.95	$638	+4.38
500–545	514	5	122.00–128.00	$126.32	$649	+4.32
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1080	850	85-90%	10	38.00–42.00	$40.58	$345	+4.05
715–1280	945	85-90%	25	43.00–52.00	$47.49	$449	+3.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1225	1056	80-85%	4	51.00–55.00	$53.34	$563	-0.46
1045–1420	1238	80-85%	18	56.00–60.00	$57.87	$716	—
1145–1410	1271	80-85%	12	61.00–65.00	$62.82	$798	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$652	±0.00
1155–1560	1315	75-80%	4	62.00–64.00	$63.56	$836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1985	1632	11	80.00–84.00	$82.30	$1,343	—
1465–1785	1642	3	92.00–94.00	$92.94	$1,526	—
1510–1850	1736	9	86.00–88.00	$86.78	$1,507	—

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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.