Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.12/cwt -7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 315 lb · 31 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.94/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 282 lb · 25 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.64/cwt -13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 277 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	816	912	801
Feeder cattle	540	555	661
Slaughter cattle	276	357	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	5	200.00–207.00	$202.62	$563	-17.38
300–345	315	8	204.00–210.00	$207.87	$655	-9.13
350–395	373	2	195.00–196.00	$195.47	$729	—
400–445	425	4	174.00–180.00	$177.67	$755	—
500	500	1	158.00	$158.00	$790	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	3	215.00–220.00	$216.49	$606	-13.51
300–345	323	2	212.00–222.00	$216.65	$700	-4.28
350–395	365	3	204.00–208.00	$206.56	$754	—
400–445	423	4	183.00–190.00	$186.13	$787	-17.87
450–495	473	2	170.00–179.00	$174.29	$824	+0.81
500	500	1	177.00	$177.00	$885	+3.17
600	600	2	148.00	$148.00	$888	-7.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	185.00	$185.00	$462	-18.83
300–345	323	2	197.00–199.00	$197.93	$639	-3.59
350–395	380	3	185.00–188.00	$185.92	$706	—
400–445	423	4	168.00–169.00	$168.47	$713	-11.53
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	236	5	180.00–192.00	$182.03	$430	-21.04
250–295	277	12	172.00–185.00	$176.64	$489	-13.39
300–345	321	6	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$562	-7.42
350–395	367	3	160.00–170.00	$166.09	$610	-0.81
400–445	423	6	148.00–158.00	$152.53	$645	-4.97
450–495	471	4	153.00–157.00	$154.94	$730	-0.92
550–595	568	3	141.00–147.00	$144.58	$821	—
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	10	162.00–175.00	$167.55	$375	-23.45
250–295	273	11	155.00–167.00	$162.04	$442	-11.96
300–345	330	3	160.00–164.00	$161.21	$532	-8.13
350–395	368	6	152.00–159.00	$156.39	$576	+1.28
400–445	411	4	138.00–139.00	$138.73	$570	-7.44
450–495	473	4	138.00–146.00	$141.88	$671	—
600	600	2	118.00	$118.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	238	6	150.00–160.00	$151.40	$360	-24.31
250–295	274	6	145.00–150.00	$146.99	$403	-15.01
300–345	330	6	150.00–155.00	$151.72	$501	-8.57
350–395	363	5	140.00–148.00	$145.44	$528	+2.68
400–445	423	4	128.00–136.00	$131.86	$558	-3.02
550–595	580	3	118.00–122.00	$119.26	$692	+17.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	4	215.00–222.00	$217.72	$490	-18.56
250–295	282	25	215.00–230.00	$219.94	$620	-10.93
300–345	315	31	212.00–220.00	$218.12	$687	-7.89
350–395	367	9	207.00–214.00	$211.61	$777	-3.39
400–445	423	2	186.00–192.00	$188.84	$799	-7.08
450–495	480	4	176.00–180.00	$177.19	$851	+2.20
500	500	1	174.00	$174.00	$870	-4.00
600–645	623	2	138.00–140.00	$138.96	$866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	6	200.00–205.00	$201.45	$463	-18.97
250–295	274	9	200.00–212.00	$206.66	$566	-6.48
300–345	323	3	205.00–207.00	$205.95	$665	-5.32
350–395	373	2	197.00–198.00	$197.47	$737	-0.20
400	400	1	178.00	$178.00	$712	-9.89
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	-0.48
600–645	623	2	134.00–136.00	$134.96	$841	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	197.00	$197.00	$492	-3.92
300–345	315	3	197.00–200.00	$198.90	$627	-4.09
350–395	373	2	190.00–192.00	$190.94	$712	+2.12
400	400	1	166.00	$166.00	$664	-11.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1400	1125	80-85%	19	88.00–92.00	$90.22	$1,015	—
915–1420	1140	80-85%	14	93.00–97.00	$94.50	$1,077	—
915–1395	1188	80-85%	31	98.00–106.00	$102.19	$1,214	+16.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1080	940	85-90%	14	63.00–67.00	$64.83	$609	+5.43
705–1285	941	85-90%	25	68.00–77.00	$72.71	$684	+13.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,135	-2.28
1125–1520	1303	75-80%	5	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$1,192	—
1100–1515	1319	75-80%	15	95.00–103.00	$100.08	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1670	1593	3	113.00–117.00	$115.60	$1,842	—
1265–1985	1629	7	104.00–106.00	$105.22	$1,714	—
1500–1955	1745	5	108.00–112.00	$110.40	$1,926	-1.60

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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.