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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.03/cwt +18.61 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 325 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.10/cwt +22.58 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 327 lb · 13 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 bulls $210.87/cwt +30.53 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 278 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 636 546 702
Feeder cattle 410 438 534
Slaughter cattle 226 108 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
250–295 275 5 220.00–230.00 $224.73 $618 —
300–345 320 3 220.00–225.00 $222.22 $711 +28.50
350–395 373 2 204.00–212.00 $207.76 $775 +18.76
400–445 415 4 199.00–202.00 $200.70 $833 +31.80
450–495 481 4 168.00–178.00 $170.84 $822 +5.01
500–545 526 5 169.00–174.00 $170.35 $896 +3.39
550–595 573 2 158.00–162.00 $159.92 $916 +2.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 311 4 206.00–215.00 $212.51 $661 —
350–395 363 9 192.00–199.00 $197.14 $716 +15.26
400–445 423 2 185.00–190.00 $187.37 $793 +30.53
500 500 1 154.00 $154.00 $770 +4.00
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 192.00–194.00 $192.92 $527 —
300–345 322 3 197.00–200.00 $198.60 $639 +22.60
350–395 373 2 182.00–190.00 $185.76 $693 +14.55
450 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 +12.00
500 500 1 149.00 $149.00 $745 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 170.00–180.00 $174.71 $306 +4.71
200–245 216 4 185.00–200.00 $194.48 $420 +31.09
250–295 271 9 186.00–199.00 $195.15 $529 +26.05
300–345 325 14 180.00–190.00 $184.03 $598 +18.61
350–395 381 10 168.00–178.00 $170.87 $651 +18.63
400–445 421 4 149.00–159.00 $155.34 $654 +13.48
450–495 468 7 142.00–150.00 $146.21 $684 +8.73
500–545 523 2 132.00–139.00 $135.35 $708 +8.95
550–595 573 2 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $799 +17.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 2 150.00 $150.00 $255 ±0.00
200–245 223 2 170.00–176.00 $172.70 $385 —
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 +31.11
300–345 329 5 170.00–178.00 $172.59 $568 +17.51
350–395 367 11 158.00–166.00 $162.98 $598 +23.77
400–445 421 6 142.00–148.00 $144.76 $609 +11.62
450 450 1 134.00 $134.00 $603 +6.87
500–545 520 3 120.00–128.00 $124.54 $648 —
550 550 1 128.00 $128.00 $704 +14.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 135.00 $135.00 $243 —
200–245 230 3 160.00–165.00 $161.45 $371 —
250–295 273 2 155.00–166.00 $160.05 $437 +21.13
300 300 2 160.00 $160.00 $480 +16.00
350–395 380 3 150.00–156.00 $151.84 $577 +21.47
400–445 423 2 132.00–138.00 $134.84 $570 +12.84
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 +3.90
550–595 573 2 112.00–118.00 $114.88 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 205.00–217.00 $210.26 $467 —
250–295 275 7 220.00–232.00 $224.54 $617 +22.71
300–345 327 13 216.00–226.00 $219.10 $716 +22.58
350–395 377 5 202.00–212.00 $205.07 $773 +14.22
400–445 420 3 193.00–203.00 $197.82 $831 +28.87
450–495 470 3 168.00–172.00 $169.61 $797 +6.93
500–545 511 4 164.00–168.00 $166.44 $851 +1.09
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 +2.00
600 600 1 158.00 $158.00 $948 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 234 4 195.00–200.00 $198.93 $465 +13.03
250–295 278 11 207.00–215.00 $210.87 $586 +30.53
300–345 315 3 206.00–215.00 $210.76 $664 +28.24
350–395 377 7 194.00–201.00 $197.47 $744 +19.26
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 +7.08
500 500 1 156.00 $156.00 $780 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 175.00–185.00 $180.32 $400 +15.83
250–295 277 3 195.00–200.00 $197.54 $547 +31.98
300–345 320 5 197.00–204.00 $200.23 $641 +26.98
350 350 1 186.00 $186.00 $651 +13.39
400–445 423 2 174.00–180.00 $176.84 $748 +28.46
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 +1.76
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1390 1096 80-85% 18 86.00–90.00 $87.58 $960 -3.88
910–1400 1137 80-85% 23 91.00–95.00 $93.03 $1,058 +6.08
965–1395 1214 80-85% 13 96.00–105.00 $98.70 $1,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 897 85-90% 6 63.00–67.00 $65.30 $586 —
710–1285 950 85-90% 20 68.00–77.00 $72.83 $692 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,179 —
1210–1665 1422 75-80% 3 96.00–104.00 $100.17 $1,424 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1835 1570 12 105.00–109.00 $107.62 $1,690 -8.04
1580–1895 1693 8 110.00–113.00 $111.23 $1,883 —
1415–1885 1721 14 116.00–123.00 $118.53 $2,040 —

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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.