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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 steers $195.88/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 272 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $191.96/cwt -11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 376 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.24/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $485/hd at 275 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,024 1,042 527
Feeder cattle 639 789 439
Slaughter cattle 385 253 88

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 7 175.00–180.00 $176.52 $402 -13.48
250–295 272 15 190.00–200.00 $195.88 $533 -6.87
300 300 1 205.00 $205.00 $615 -9.33
350–395 366 9 178.00–184.00 $181.69 $665 -10.60
400–445 423 4 178.00–180.00 $178.95 $757 -1.60
450–495 465 3 165.00–168.00 $166.94 $776 —
500–545 523 2 158.00–161.00 $159.44 $834 -4.56
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 +7.76
600–645 623 3 138.00–141.00 $139.63 $870 -8.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 190.00 $190.00 $380 -8.74
250 250 1 216.00 $216.00 $540 —
300–345 323 2 212.00–222.00 $216.65 $700 -6.14
350–395 376 12 188.00–198.00 $191.96 $722 -11.27
400–445 420 5 184.00–192.00 $187.50 $788 -0.50
450–495 473 5 174.00–180.00 $176.51 $835 +0.14
500–545 521 4 174.00–178.00 $176.20 $918 +7.13
550 550 1 164.00 $164.00 $902 -1.37
600–645 623 2 147.00–157.00 $151.82 $946 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 262 5 180.00–185.00 $183.67 $481 -1.33
300–345 332 9 194.00–200.00 $195.67 $650 -5.89
350 350 1 172.00 $172.00 $602 -13.00
400 400 1 168.00 $168.00 $672 —
450–495 473 2 150.00–152.00 $150.95 $714 +0.95
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -2.26
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 130.00 $130.00 $214 -32.24
200–245 229 10 137.00–145.00 $140.49 $322 -9.51
250–295 272 10 140.00–152.00 $146.72 $399 -0.91
300–345 329 11 150.00–158.00 $153.12 $504 +1.85
350 350 1 142.00 $142.00 $497 -1.62
400–445 417 5 129.00–138.00 $134.06 $559 +1.42
450–495 469 5 124.00–132.00 $128.28 $602 -2.67
500–545 523 2 118.00–124.00 $120.87 $632 -4.07
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 +2.00
600–645 616 4 107.00–112.00 $109.69 $676 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 155.00 $155.00 $256 -41.71
200–245 226 5 166.00–176.00 $171.15 $387 -15.59
250–295 275 11 170.00–184.00 $176.24 $485 +4.51
300–345 328 9 170.00–180.00 $174.84 $573 +7.06
350–395 374 5 159.00–168.00 $163.23 $610 +0.06
400–445 415 3 152.00–159.00 $156.50 $649 +5.22
450–495 473 2 147.00–154.00 $150.33 $711 -1.45
500–545 520 5 138.00–145.00 $141.30 $735 -9.32
550–595 576 4 136.00–146.00 $139.39 $803 -6.53
600–645 615 3 128.00–136.00 $133.20 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–195 173 4 140.00–150.00 $145.91 $252 -34.33
200–245 229 11 150.00–160.00 $153.18 $351 -15.17
250–295 273 10 158.00–166.00 $161.73 $442 +3.88
300–345 319 7 160.00–168.00 $164.45 $525 +5.29
350 350 2 150.00 $150.00 $525 -3.85
400–445 423 4 142.00–148.00 $144.91 $613 +3.34
450–495 471 4 134.00–142.00 $138.15 $651 -0.19
500–545 523 2 130.00–136.00 $132.87 $695 -7.57
550–595 573 2 128.00–135.00 $131.36 $753 —
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —

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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 3 185.00–200.00 $192.84 $430 -8.85
250–295 276 4 206.00–220.00 $209.92 $579 -5.86
300 300 2 222.00 $222.00 $666 +0.47
350–395 375 5 189.00–196.00 $192.08 $720 -11.24
400–445 423 2 182.00–190.00 $185.79 $786 -6.32
450–495 475 4 174.00–180.00 $176.39 $838 -0.14
550–595 577 3 166.00–174.00 $169.22 $976 +5.29
600 600 2 149.00 $149.00 $894 -13.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 175.00–180.00 $177.25 $395 -6.87
250–295 264 7 190.00–200.00 $196.76 $519 -6.35
300–345 323 2 208.00–210.00 $208.93 $675 -2.93
350–395 369 4 179.00–186.00 $183.14 $676 -7.09
400–445 415 3 178.00–180.00 $179.29 $744 +0.09
500–545 526 4 160.00–166.00 $162.40 $854 -2.60
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 5 180.00–185.00 $181.81 $504 -8.27
300–345 326 4 194.00–198.00 $195.93 $639 -7.78
350 350 1 176.00 $176.00 $616 -5.13
400 400 1 168.00 $168.00 $672 -1.29
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
600–645 623 2 130.00–132.00 $130.96 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1365 1073 80-85% 42 79.00–83.00 $80.57 $865 —
910–1385 1146 80-85% 41 84.00–88.00 $86.18 $988 -7.71
995–1390 1245 80-85% 29 89.00–93.00 $90.78 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 894 85-90% 12 61.00–65.00 $62.69 $560 —
705–1285 953 85-90% 41 66.00–75.00 $71.16 $678 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1170 1168 75-80% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.50 $940 —
1160–1630 1321 75-80% 24 88.00–92.00 $90.20 $1,192 +2.20
1195–1530 1324 75-80% 8 84.00–87.00 $85.10 $1,127 -2.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1795 1452 9 105.00–109.00 $107.21 $1,557 -1.13
1420–1670 1554 4 110.00–114.00 $112.23 $1,744 —
1700–1855 1778 2 115.00–119.00 $116.91 $2,079 —

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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.