Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.23/cwt -12.06 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.44/cwt -12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.18/cwt +12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 466 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	715	1,062	833
Feeder cattle	587	869	646
Slaughter cattle	128	193	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sales last week.

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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	172	3	230.00–235.00	$233.20	$401	—
200–245	224	4	220.00–235.00	$225.87	$506	—
300–345	323	2	218.00–222.00	$219.86	$710	+19.13
350	350	1	198.00	$198.00	$693	+6.59
400–445	427	3	178.00–186.00	$181.18	$774	+7.19
450–495	474	7	162.00–170.00	$166.07	$787	+0.43
500–545	523	3	156.00–166.00	$160.52	$840	+6.95
550–595	565	4	158.00–166.00	$163.39	$923	+20.08
600–645	627	3	138.00–148.00	$141.88	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	210.00	$210.00	$525	+7.25
350–395	371	4	182.00–188.00	$184.66	$685	+3.81
400–445	423	4	168.00–176.00	$171.79	$727	+8.96
450–495	458	6	150.00–158.00	$156.56	$717	+4.68
550	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	+20.00

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	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	+10.00
300–345	315	3	200.00–205.00	$203.17	$640	+23.17
350–395	371	7	170.00–178.00	$174.27	$647	+4.80
400–445	423	3	160.00–167.00	$163.54	$692	+5.50
450–495	473	2	142.00–148.00	$144.86	$685	—

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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	210.00–220.00	$214.71	$376	—
200–245	221	4	200.00–215.00	$205.88	$455	+11.39
250–295	279	14	172.00–187.00	$176.35	$492	+23.29
300–345	319	7	162.00–171.00	$166.74	$532	+22.71
350–395	368	12	150.00–160.00	$155.74	$573	+14.17
400–445	423	13	146.00–156.00	$150.46	$636	+6.06
450–495	466	16	139.00–149.00	$145.18	$677	+12.60
500–545	526	4	114.00–124.00	$117.88	$620	-9.74
550–595	579	19	108.00–118.00	$111.44	$645	-12.63
600–645	618	3	100.00–110.00	$105.87	$654	-12.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	4	185.00–195.00	$190.88	$420	+17.46
250–295	266	4	158.00–170.00	$165.66	$441	+26.26
300–345	329	7	152.00–160.00	$155.72	$512	+19.55
350–395	367	6	141.00–149.00	$145.84	$535	+14.42
400–445	429	5	140.00–145.00	$141.70	$608	+8.62
450–495	483	11	129.00–136.00	$131.03	$633	+9.74
500–545	524	24	104.00–112.00	$109.23	$572	-12.06
550–595	578	8	98.00–107.00	$102.07	$590	-10.28
600–645	630	3	90.00–98.00	$92.54	$583	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	180.00	$180.00	$333	—
250–295	277	3	148.00–155.00	$150.80	$418	—
300–345	323	4	142.00–150.00	$146.34	$473	+23.09
350–395	362	5	130.00–138.00	$135.85	$492	+11.98
400–445	427	5	128.00–132.00	$129.34	$552	+6.58
450–495	473	3	122.00–126.00	$123.94	$586	+12.38
500	500	3	100.00	$100.00	$500	-10.00
580–595	588	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$535	-10.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	220.00	$220.00	$407	—
200–245	223	2	220.00–235.00	$226.74	$506	+4.73
250–295	278	7	225.00–240.00	$231.05	$642	+14.18
300–345	317	3	220.00–227.00	$224.14	$711	+19.82
350–395	366	4	196.00–200.00	$198.18	$725	+8.58
400–445	425	7	178.00–188.00	$182.23	$774	+6.19
450–495	461	4	164.00–168.00	$166.93	$770	+7.96
500–545	523	3	158.00–166.00	$162.55	$850	+8.50
550	550	1	154.00	$154.00	$847	+14.92
600–645	623	2	126.00–134.00	$129.86	$809	-6.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–175	170	2	210.00–215.00	$212.57	$361	—
200–245	223	2	210.00–215.00	$212.25	$473	+10.51
250–295	273	2	210.00–220.00	$214.59	$586	+15.91
300	300	1	215.00	$215.00	$645	+19.13
350–395	375	11	180.00–188.00	$183.49	$688	+4.56
400–445	426	5	170.00–176.00	$172.73	$736	+4.77
450–495	473	3	155.00–158.00	$156.29	$739	+3.11
500	500	1	154.00	$154.00	$770	+9.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	+7.75
250–295	265	3	195.00–205.00	$201.29	$533	+15.71
300–345	316	5	197.00–200.00	$198.92	$629	+14.67
350–385	371	4	172.00–178.00	$174.42	$647	+7.13
400–445	423	3	160.00–166.00	$163.23	$690	+9.40
500	500	1	144.00	$144.00	$720	+9.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1425	1163	80-85%	18	57.00–61.00	$59.17	$688	+0.16
1085–1420	1329	80-85%	14	62.00–66.00	$64.31	$855	—
1265–1400	1341	80-85%	7	67.00–71.00	$68.45	$918	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1285	1060	85-90%	5	41.00–45.00	$42.53	$451	—
885–1295	1111	85-90%	13	46.00–55.00	$51.20	$569	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1205	1165	75-80%	2	61.00–62.00	$61.48	$716	—
1120–1250	1172	75-80%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.66	$816	—
1255	1255	75-80%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.50	$822	+2.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,331	—
1330–1975	1594	6	91.00–95.00	$93.08	$1,484	—
1665–2005	1885	5	96.00–100.00	$98.17	$1,851	—

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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.