Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.42/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 326 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.86/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 427 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	861	669
Feeder cattle	438	643	489
Slaughter cattle	108	218	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	190.00–198.00	$193.72	$626	+0.87
350	350	1	189.00	$189.00	$662	+5.65
400–445	429	5	166.00–174.00	$168.90	$725	-5.53
450–495	470	3	160.00–170.00	$165.83	$779	+1.99
500–545	523	2	166.00–168.00	$166.96	$873	+3.12
550–595	573	2	154.00–162.00	$157.84	$904	+3.84
600–645	631	5	138.00–148.00	$140.69	$888	-7.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	180.00–184.00	$181.88	$678	+6.07
400–445	423	2	154.00–160.00	$156.84	$663	-5.55
450	450	1	155.00	$155.00	$698	-3.00
500	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	—
550	550	1	146.00	$146.00	$803	—
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	+0.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	176.00	$176.00	$528	—
350–395	372	3	168.00–174.00	$171.21	$637	+3.21
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-6.00
500	500	1	148.00	$148.00	$740	—
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	170.00	$170.00	$289	+18.92
200–245	223	2	158.00–170.00	$163.39	$364	+4.21
250–295	272	7	162.00–173.00	$169.10	$460	+0.16
300–345	326	12	160.00–170.00	$165.42	$539	+1.08
350–395	377	5	149.00–158.00	$152.24	$574	+4.03
400–445	427	11	138.00–148.00	$141.86	$606	-0.33
450–495	472	5	132.00–142.00	$137.48	$649	-1.90
500–545	529	8	123.00–133.00	$126.40	$669	-2.74
550–595	577	3	118.00–128.00	$121.52	$701	-5.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	150.00	$150.00	$248	+15.00
250–295	265	3	147.00–150.00	$148.89	$395	-3.44
300–345	315	3	150.00–158.00	$155.08	$489	+2.90
350–395	371	4	138.00–140.00	$139.21	$516	+0.27
400–445	415	3	128.00–136.00	$133.14	$553	-0.75
450–495	467	5	124.00–130.00	$127.13	$594	-5.40
550–595	564	4	112.00–114.00	$113.22	$639	+1.30
600–645	623	2	105.00–108.00	$106.45	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	138.00–140.00	$138.92	$379	+0.47
300	300	2	144.00	$144.00	$432	+0.06
350–395	376	4	128.00–134.00	$130.37	$490	-0.05
400	400	1	122.00	$122.00	$488	-1.93
450–495	472	8	112.00–120.00	$116.10	$548	-3.34
500–545	523	2	107.00–110.00	$108.44	$567	-1.56
600	600	1	104.00	$104.00	$624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	200.00–204.00	$201.83	$551	+13.48
300–345	327	8	194.00–200.00	$196.52	$643	+5.87
350–395	376	8	188.00–196.00	$190.85	$718	+5.08
400–445	423	4	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$715	—
450–495	479	5	160.00–169.00	$162.68	$779	-1.02
500–545	523	2	162.00–169.00	$165.35	$865	—
550	550	1	154.00	$154.00	$847	—
600	600	1	145.00	$145.00	$870	-0.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	185.00–187.00	$185.90	$415	+10.66
250–295	269	4	177.00–185.00	$180.34	$485	+3.26
300–345	327	3	180.00–186.00	$182.52	$597	+1.05
350–395	362	8	176.00–180.00	$178.21	$645	+4.37
400	400	1	163.00	$163.00	$652	-1.46
450–495	475	5	152.00–158.00	$154.92	$736	+0.92
500	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	160.00–170.00	$164.49	$367	-2.37
250–295	277	6	160.00–172.00	$165.56	$459	—
300–345	327	5	170.00–179.00	$173.25	$567	+1.39
350–395	380	3	172.00–174.00	$172.61	$656	+8.48
400–445	423	4	144.00–152.00	$148.38	$628	—
500–545	515	3	143.00–148.00	$146.24	$753	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1245	1072	80-85%	6	90.00–93.00	$91.46	$980	+7.95
915–1345	1113	80-85%	9	85.00–89.00	$86.95	$968	-6.00
1085–1285	1198	80-85%	9	95.00–103.00	$97.37	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1285	986	85-90%	6	74.00–82.00	$76.62	$755	—
745–1280	1001	85-90%	8	67.00–72.00	$69.42	$695	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$983	—
1135–1365	1243	75-80%	5	96.00–103.00	$99.73	$1,240	—
1150–1560	1367	75-80%	3	91.00–94.00	$92.98	$1,271	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,182	—
1350–1740	1581	4	114.00–118.00	$115.66	$1,829	—
1475–1700	1595	3	109.00–112.00	$111.08	$1,772	—

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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.