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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.87/cwt -36.87 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 279 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.03/cwt -7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 278 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.52/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 316 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 912 991 702
Feeder cattle 555 663 514
Slaughter cattle 357 328 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 230.00 $230.00 $575 -36.63
300–345 323 2 220.00–222.00 $220.93 $714 -12.10
400 400 1 204.00 $204.00 $816 +8.66
450–495 478 5 170.00–179.00 $173.48 $829 -1.38
500–545 523 2 170.00–178.00 $173.83 $909 -1.49
550 550 1 166.00 $166.00 $913 +3.44
600–645 627 3 152.00–161.00 $155.55 $975 -2.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 202.00–206.00 $203.83 $556 -26.17
300–345 330 3 200.00–205.00 $201.52 $665 —
400 400 2 180.00 $180.00 $720 +10.00
450–495 473 2 150.00–151.00 $150.48 $712 -5.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 -28.57
300 300 2 217.00 $217.00 $651 -8.00
450–495 475 4 160.00–166.00 $162.17 $770 —
600 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 225 4 197.00–212.00 $203.07 $457 -13.98
250–295 278 16 184.00–197.00 $190.03 $528 -7.61
300–345 316 14 176.00–186.00 $182.52 $577 +0.54
350–395 371 4 164.00–170.00 $166.90 $619 -3.96
400–445 420 3 153.00–162.00 $157.50 $662 +0.33
450–495 467 5 150.00–159.00 $155.86 $728 +3.51
500–545 518 3 152.00–158.00 $155.24 $804 +3.24
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +3.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 10 187.00–196.00 $191.00 $435 -13.50
250–295 273 10 168.00–180.00 $174.00 $475 -11.63
300–345 324 6 166.00–173.00 $169.34 $549 -2.28
350–395 371 4 150.00–159.00 $155.11 $575 -3.34
400–445 422 3 142.00–151.00 $146.17 $617 -1.88
500–545 523 2 138.00–142.00 $139.91 $732 +4.94
550–595 573 2 110.00–112.00 $110.96 $636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 5 170.00–180.00 $175.71 $385 -4.72
250 250 2 162.00 $162.00 $405 -9.18
300–345 329 7 158.00–165.00 $160.29 $527 -2.63
350–395 380 3 140.00–149.00 $142.76 $542 -5.72
400–445 422 3 132.00–139.00 $134.88 $569 -1.09
450 450 1 138.00 $138.00 $621 —
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 +0.61
550 550 1 102.00 $102.00 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 9 230.00–245.00 $236.28 $527 -37.36
250–295 279 16 225.00–240.00 $230.87 $644 -36.87
300–345 314 12 220.00–230.00 $226.01 $710 -9.18
350 350 1 215.00 $215.00 $752 -0.94
400–445 436 10 195.00–200.00 $195.92 $854 -1.77
450–495 471 8 170.00–179.00 $174.99 $824 -2.53
500 500 2 178.00 $178.00 $890 +6.00
550–595 581 4 164.00–172.00 $166.40 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 216 10 215.00–225.00 $220.42 $476 -34.58
250–295 265 3 210.00–215.00 $213.14 $565 -41.86
300–345 315 3 210.00–212.00 $211.27 $666 -11.43
350–395 364 4 195.00–199.00 $197.67 $720 -3.78
400–445 421 4 184.00–192.00 $187.89 $791 +4.37
450 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 +5.00
500–545 523 2 165.00–166.00 $165.48 $865 +0.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 -31.20
250–295 273 4 200.00–202.00 $200.92 $549 -33.37
300–345 331 6 200.00–208.00 $202.99 $672 -9.85
350–395 373 2 186.00–192.00 $188.82 $704 -3.75
400–445 423 4 176.00–180.00 $177.89 $752 +5.89
450 450 1 158.00 $158.00 $711 +4.00
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1385 1084 80-85% 57 74.00–78.00 $76.08 $825 -14.54
915–1420 1161 80-85% 40 79.00–83.00 $80.81 $938 -16.11
925–1395 1168 80-85% 15 84.00–88.00 $85.44 $998 -11.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1265 938 85-90% 13 57.00–61.00 $59.40 $557 -7.61
715–1285 1010 85-90% 41 62.00–71.00 $67.98 $687 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1485 1254 75-80% 4 80.00–81.00 $80.25 $1,006 -11.26
1120–1445 1290 75-80% 7 88.00–92.00 $90.28 $1,165 -7.93
1145–1685 1361 75-80% 7 84.00–87.00 $85.57 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695–1760 1728 2 119.00 $119.00 $2,056 —
1740 1740 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,949 —
1880–1910 1895 2 124.00 $124.00 $2,350 —

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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.