Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

1,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $150.00/cwt -11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $300/hd at 200 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.64/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 421 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $192.11/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 413 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,042	636	727
Feeder cattle	789	410	600
Slaughter cattle	253	226	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	3	195.00–202.00	$198.74	$433	-11.26
300–345	323	2	220.00–226.00	$222.79	$720	+0.57
350–395	373	2	199.00–208.00	$203.23	$758	-4.53
400	400	1	188.00	$188.00	$752	-12.70
450–495	469	8	170.00–180.00	$176.37	$827	+5.53
500–545	524	6	166.00–174.00	$169.07	$886	-1.28
550–595	575	7	163.00–169.00	$165.37	$951	+5.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
250–295	273	2	200.00–206.00	$202.75	$554	—
300–345	323	2	212.00–217.00	$214.33	$692	+1.82
350–395	363	5	188.00–194.00	$192.29	$698	-4.85
400–445	417	5	179.00–182.00	$180.55	$753	-6.82
500	500	1	164.00	$164.00	$820	+10.00
550–595	570	3	149.00–156.00	$152.24	$868	—
600	600	1	148.00	$148.00	$888	+6.00

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	-7.92
300–345	324	7	198.00–206.00	$201.56	$653	+2.96
350	350	1	185.00	$185.00	$648	-0.76
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-2.00
500–545	527	3	150.00–155.00	$152.26	$802	+3.26
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	3	160.00–165.00	$162.24	$284	+27.24
200	200	16	150.00	$150.00	$300	-11.45
250–295	259	10	140.00–150.00	$147.63	$382	-12.42
300–345	315	3	150.00–152.00	$151.27	$477	-8.73
350–395	369	8	140.00–146.00	$143.62	$530	-8.22
400–445	421	14	128.00–136.00	$132.64	$558	-2.20
460–495	479	7	129.00–134.00	$130.95	$627	+10.95
500–545	530	3	124.00–127.00	$124.94	$662	—
550	550	1	122.00	$122.00	$671	+7.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	192.00–202.00	$196.71	$344	+22.00
200–245	223	2	180.00–195.00	$186.74	$416	-7.74
250–295	279	10	168.00–182.00	$171.73	$479	-23.42
300–345	323	8	166.00–170.00	$167.78	$542	-16.25
350–395	379	10	160.00–170.00	$163.17	$618	-7.70
400–445	429	7	148.00–158.00	$151.28	$649	-4.06
450–495	471	10	148.00–156.00	$151.78	$715	+5.57
500–545	515	4	145.00–154.00	$150.62	$776	+15.27
550–595	568	4	142.00–149.00	$145.92	$829	+6.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	176	4	172.00–185.00	$180.24	$317	+30.24
200–245	223	2	167.00–170.00	$168.35	$375	-4.35
250–295	275	10	154.00–164.00	$157.85	$434	-22.15
300–345	326	8	156.00–164.00	$159.16	$519	-13.43
350–395	374	4	150.00–158.00	$153.85	$575	-9.13
400–445	424	7	138.00–146.00	$141.57	$600	-3.19
450–495	475	5	137.00–140.00	$138.34	$657	+4.34
500–545	523	2	139.00–142.00	$140.44	$735	+15.90

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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	236	5	200.00–210.00	$201.69	$476	-8.57
250–295	282	9	212.00–227.00	$215.78	$608	-8.76
300–345	322	6	218.00–228.00	$221.53	$713	+2.43
350–395	369	10	198.00–206.00	$203.32	$750	-1.75
400–445	413	12	190.00–193.00	$192.11	$793	-5.71
450–495	468	3	172.00–180.00	$176.53	$826	+6.92
500–545	532	5	166.00–176.00	$168.68	$897	+2.24
550–595	572	6	160.00–168.00	$163.93	$938	+7.93
600–645	623	2	162.00–164.00	$162.96	$1,015	+4.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	233	9	180.00–192.00	$184.12	$429	-14.81
250–295	272	8	197.00–210.00	$203.11	$552	-7.76
300–345	316	6	208.00–216.00	$211.86	$669	+1.10
350–395	377	5	188.00–194.00	$190.23	$717	-7.24
400–445	422	7	176.00–182.00	$179.20	$756	—
450–495	473	2	165.00–168.00	$166.43	$787	+4.43
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	+9.00
600	600	1	148.00	$148.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	170.00–175.00	$173.10	$372	-7.22
250–295	266	11	185.00–195.00	$190.08	$506	-7.46
300–345	320	5	200.00–206.00	$203.71	$652	+3.48
350–395	374	4	178.00–185.00	$181.13	$677	-4.87
400–445	415	3	168.00–170.00	$169.29	$703	-7.55
450	450	1	159.00	$159.00	$716	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1415	1145	80-85%	43	92.00–97.00	$93.89	$1,075	+0.86
905–1445	1152	80-85%	46	87.00–91.00	$89.34	$1,029	—
955–1395	1187	80-85%	22	97.00–105.00	$101.08	$1,200	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1285	1002	85-90%	16	71.00–80.00	$76.09	$762	—
885–1255	1039	85-90%	5	66.00–70.00	$67.85	$705	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1395	1232	75-80%	6	92.00–96.00	$94.67	$1,166	—
1140–1350	1255	75-80%	7	99.00–105.00	$102.17	$1,282	—
1330	1330	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,170	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1435	1270	4	102.00–106.00	$104.88	$1,332	—
1295–1605	1468	3	108.00–109.00	$108.34	$1,590	—
1155–1700	1481	7	112.00–120.00	$115.60	$1,712	—

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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.