Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.58/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 373 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.97/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 421 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.30/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 419 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,811	717	1,717
Feeder cattle	1,615	587	1,510
Slaughter cattle	196	130	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	235.00–245.00	$239.71	$419	—
250–295	274	4	215.00–225.00	$219.79	$602	+7.79
300–345	327	6	200.00–210.00	$203.89	$667	+7.89
350–395	364	9	184.00–192.00	$188.86	$687	+5.99
400–445	421	21	175.00–183.00	$178.97	$753	+10.43
450–495	474	11	154.00–162.00	$158.40	$751	-7.69
500–545	524	8	148.00–157.00	$152.39	$799	-8.03
550–595	565	6	150.00–154.00	$152.60	$862	-1.24
600–645	616	5	138.00–148.00	$144.11	$888	+0.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	5	210.00–220.00	$215.70	$481	—
250–295	281	4	205.00–210.00	$206.62	$581	—
300–345	330	3	196.00–199.00	$196.91	$650	+15.31
350–395	360	8	172.00–180.00	$177.54	$639	+6.37
400–445	426	10	164.00–172.00	$166.84	$711	+6.28
450–495	468	5	148.00–150.00	$149.15	$698	-6.85
500–545	518	4	138.00–146.00	$142.37	$737	-5.63
550	550	1	142.00	$142.00	$781	—
600–645	623	2	131.00–134.00	$132.45	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	200.00–205.00	$202.25	$451	—
250–295	271	6	185.00–192.00	$188.87	$512	—
300–345	336	5	180.00–186.00	$181.07	$608	—
350–395	372	8	164.00–170.00	$166.43	$619	—
400–445	421	6	154.00–162.00	$158.54	$667	+6.65
450–495	480	3	140.00–142.00	$140.63	$675	-3.37
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-4.00
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	-0.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	205.00	$205.00	$348	—
200	200	2	185.00	$185.00	$370	-0.60
250–295	273	15	152.00–165.00	$158.84	$434	+5.50
300–345	327	6	150.00–158.00	$153.11	$501	+3.20
350–395	378	17	138.00–146.00	$141.07	$533	+2.16
400–445	419	19	130.00–138.00	$134.30	$563	-2.70
450–495	470	9	119.00–128.00	$123.87	$582	-5.22
500–545	533	5	116.00–122.00	$118.34	$631	-5.33
550–595	578	6	100.00–108.00	$103.76	$600	-12.68
600	600	3	100.00	$100.00	$600	-9.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
200–245	223	5	170.00–180.00	$175.00	$390	+3.00
250–295	267	13	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$389	+7.86
300–345	327	18	139.00–148.00	$142.09	$465	+2.35
350–395	373	22	129.00–137.00	$132.58	$495	+4.58
400–445	418	8	120.00–128.00	$124.64	$521	-3.46
450–495	486	6	110.00–118.00	$111.57	$542	-8.72
515–545	525	4	108.00–112.00	$110.46	$580	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	225.00–230.00	$227.36	$398	—
200–245	215	3	200.00–215.00	$209.30	$450	+2.05
250–295	274	9	168.00–182.00	$173.89	$476	+0.75
300–345	324	7	160.00–169.00	$163.83	$531	+3.02
350–395	382	7	148.00–158.00	$150.52	$575	+1.08
400–445	417	7	139.00–149.00	$144.63	$603	-3.46
450–495	471	18	129.00–139.00	$133.94	$631	-2.94
500–545	516	13	126.00–136.00	$132.17	$682	-0.33
550–595	571	4	113.00–120.00	$116.92	$668	-11.32
600–645	622	6	108.00–118.00	$112.92	$702	-7.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	2	230.00	$230.00	$391	-5.00
200–215	211	5	230.00–240.00	$232.89	$491	-1.46
250–295	278	5	215.00–227.00	$218.52	$607	-5.57
300–345	330	3	200.00–208.00	$202.42	$668	+9.27
350–395	372	5	184.00–192.00	$187.83	$699	+9.83
400–445	425	5	174.00–178.00	$176.15	$749	+5.63
450–495	482	6	154.00–164.00	$156.54	$755	—
500–545	527	8	148.00–158.00	$151.88	$800	-8.56
550–595	576	7	138.00–148.00	$142.04	$818	-5.96
600–645	628	7	130.00–140.00	$133.50	$838	-4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	220.00	$220.00	$407	+15.00
200	200	2	220.00	$220.00	$440	—
250–295	278	6	197.00–210.00	$202.08	$562	+0.08
300–345	315	5	192.00–196.00	$194.53	$613	+9.53
350–395	368	11	172.00–178.00	$175.63	$646	+4.07
400–445	419	4	166.00–172.00	$169.41	$710	+10.80
450–495	474	8	148.00–152.00	$149.56	$709	-4.25
500–545	530	6	138.00–146.00	$140.76	$746	-8.02
550–595	573	2	132.00–134.00	$132.96	$762	-6.98
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	+7.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	2	200.00	$200.00	$380	—
200–245	224	4	195.00–205.00	$199.75	$447	-2.50
250–295	271	9	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$515	-1.37
300–345	329	10	180.00–188.00	$183.21	$603	+7.21
350–395	370	8	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$620	+6.23
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	+8.77
500–545	529	8	132.00–136.00	$133.47	$706	-6.53
550–595	573	2	120.00–123.00	$121.44	$696	-15.04
600–645	623	2	110.00–116.00	$112.89	$703	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1080	860	85-90%	5	34.00–38.00	$35.57	$306	—
705–1280	943	85-90%	18	39.00–48.00	$44.26	$417	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1075	993	80-85%	4	52.00–55.00	$53.97	$536	—
905–1285	1087	80-85%	10	56.00–60.00	$58.02	$631	+5.41
1085–1285	1221	80-85%	7	61.00–65.00	$62.96	$769	+1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1310	1205	75-80%	2	57.00–59.00	$57.91	$698	—
1145–1300	1240	75-80%	3	61.00–65.00	$63.63	$789	—
1430	1430	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$786	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,268	—
1160–1720	1367	3	83.00–85.00	$84.14	$1,150	—
1640–1930	1745	3	86.00–90.00	$88.11	$1,538	-3.76

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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.