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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.63/cwt -14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 332 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $190.57/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 373 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.74/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 420 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 1,024 648
Feeder cattle 578 639 550
Slaughter cattle 217 385 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 208.00 $208.00 $416 +18.00
250–295 273 3 205.00–220.00 $211.25 $577 -4.75
300–345 325 4 204.00–214.00 $207.56 $675 -9.09
350–395 373 12 186.00–195.00 $190.57 $711 -1.39
400–445 420 12 178.00–188.00 $183.74 $772 -3.76
450–495 472 7 171.00–179.00 $174.48 $824 -2.03
500–545 527 5 172.00–176.00 $173.75 $916 -2.45
550–595 573 2 150.00–158.00 $153.84 $882 -10.16
600–645 623 2 146.00–148.00 $146.96 $916 -4.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 271 7 190.00–204.00 $196.47 $532 +0.59
300–345 317 6 194.00–202.00 $198.63 $630 -6.37
350–395 365 3 180.00–184.00 $182.56 $666 +0.87
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 -8.95
500 500 1 164.00 $164.00 $820 +4.56
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 175.00–177.00 $175.90 $392 —
300–345 323 2 185.00–188.00 $186.40 $602 -9.27
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 +3.00
400 400 1 164.00 $164.00 $656 -4.00
450–495 473 2 150.00–152.00 $150.95 $714 ±0.00
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 -18.00
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 150.00 $150.00 $300 -21.15
250–295 272 6 164.00–178.00 $167.95 $457 -8.29
300–345 332 13 158.00–168.00 $160.63 $533 -14.21
350–395 368 3 162.00–170.00 $166.49 $613 +3.26
400–445 421 6 158.00–166.00 $162.03 $682 +5.53
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 +9.67
500–545 520 4 149.00–155.00 $152.18 $791 +10.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 7 135.00–145.00 $138.94 $314 -14.24
250–295 271 6 149.00–152.00 $150.13 $407 -11.60
300–345 332 5 148.00–155.00 $150.07 $498 -14.38
350–395 383 8 150.00–158.00 $152.12 $583 +2.12
400–445 420 3 148.00–153.00 $150.25 $631 +5.34
450–495 473 2 140.00–142.00 $140.95 $667 +2.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 234 5 125.00–130.00 $126.26 $295 -14.23
250–295 269 4 138.00–142.00 $139.92 $376 -6.80
300–345 324 6 138.00–146.00 $142.23 $461 -10.89
350–395 377 5 140.00–148.00 $142.97 $539 +0.97
400–445 423 3 138.00–142.00 $139.93 $592 +5.87
450–495 480 3 130.00–138.00 $132.50 $636 +4.22
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 +9.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 218 5 180.00–190.00 $184.59 $402 +7.34
250–295 269 4 190.00–200.00 $195.77 $527 -0.99
300–345 323 2 194.00–198.00 $195.86 $633 -13.07
350–395 373 2 180.00–184.00 $181.88 $678 -1.26
400–445 429 6 168.00–176.00 $171.04 $734 -8.25
450–495 468 6 160.00–168.00 $164.51 $770 —
500–545 528 3 156.00–164.00 $158.86 $839 -3.54
550–595 573 4 139.00–148.00 $143.32 $821 -15.68
600–645 623 4 139.00–148.00 $143.34 $893 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 +17.16
250–295 280 3 205.00–214.00 $207.68 $582 -2.24
300–345 323 4 208.00–210.00 $208.93 $675 -13.07
350–395 377 3 186.00–196.00 $189.78 $715 -2.30
400 400 1 186.00 $186.00 $744 +0.21
450–495 473 2 170.00–171.00 $170.48 $806 -5.91
550–595 571 5 151.00–159.00 $156.13 $892 -13.09
600–645 623 3 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $941 +1.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 8 165.00–175.00 $170.44 $377 —
250–295 261 4 182.00–185.00 $184.15 $481 +2.34
300–345 330 3 184.00–188.00 $185.21 $611 -10.72
350 350 1 172.00 $172.00 $602 -4.00
400 400 1 164.00 $164.00 $656 -4.00
450–495 473 2 152.00–154.00 $152.95 $723 —
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 —
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 -15.00
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 -0.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1385 1065 80-85% 25 76.00–80.00 $78.07 $831 -2.50
910–1385 1132 80-85% 31 81.00–85.00 $82.33 $932 -3.85
985–1395 1299 80-85% 7 86.00–90.00 $87.38 $1,135 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1210 892 85-90% 27 56.00–60.00 $57.48 $513 -5.21
710–1285 949 85-90% 20 62.00–70.00 $66.16 $628 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1245 1190 75-80% 5 82.00–83.00 $82.61 $983 +2.11
1105–1370 1256 75-80% 5 76.00–78.00 $76.76 $964 —
1170–1540 1380 75-80% 4 86.00–90.00 $87.36 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1595 1427 3 96.00–100.00 $98.92 $1,412 —
1410–1565 1503 3 106.00–110.00 $108.07 $1,624 —

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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.