Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.24/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $442/hd at 269 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $183.94/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 369 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.65/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 369 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	795	763
Feeder cattle	363	578	667
Slaughter cattle	188	217	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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	200	1	210.00	$210.00	$420	+2.00
250–295	272	3	198.00–206.00	$201.12	$547	-10.13
300–345	321	8	188.00–196.00	$192.12	$617	-15.44
350–395	369	14	179.00–188.00	$183.94	$679	-6.63
400–445	427	9	176.00–186.00	$180.10	$769	-3.64
450–495	473	9	168.00–178.00	$172.44	$816	-2.04
500–545	523	2	174.00–176.00	$174.96	$915	+1.21
550	550	1	173.00	$173.00	$952	+19.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	187.00–192.00	$189.25	$422	—
250–295	272	3	188.00–190.00	$188.94	$514	-7.53
300–345	323	2	180.00–185.00	$182.33	$589	-16.30
350–395	373	2	171.00–178.00	$174.29	$650	-8.27
400–445	430	3	169.00–170.00	$169.31	$728	-0.69
500–545	523	2	156.00–163.00	$159.35	$833	-4.65
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	+16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	174.00	$174.00	$435	—
300	300	1	168.00	$168.00	$504	-18.40
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	-15.00
400–445	427	5	158.00–162.00	$159.96	$683	-4.04
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-0.95
500	500	2	150.00	$150.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	157.00–160.00	$158.35	$353	+8.35
250–295	269	14	158.00–170.00	$164.24	$442	-3.71
300–345	319	6	166.00–174.00	$170.07	$543	+9.44
350–395	364	4	162.00–170.00	$167.58	$610	+1.09
400–445	422	3	154.00–160.00	$157.23	$664	-4.80
450–495	481	4	140.00–150.00	$143.85	$692	-16.15
500–545	524	4	130.00–139.00	$134.35	$704	-17.83
550–595	577	3	129.00–138.00	$132.20	$763	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	135.00	$135.00	$270	-3.94
250–295	277	3	142.00–152.00	$145.70	$404	-4.43
300–345	323	2	158.00–160.00	$158.93	$513	+8.86
350–395	373	2	150.00–158.00	$153.76	$574	+1.64
450–495	468	3	136.00–139.00	$137.62	$644	-3.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	136.00	$136.00	$340	-3.92
300–345	323	2	146.00–150.00	$147.86	$478	+5.63
350–395	380	5	140.00–148.00	$143.50	$545	+0.53
400	400	1	139.00	$139.00	$556	-0.93
450–495	473	2	120.00–129.00	$124.29	$588	-8.21

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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	281	8	192.00–206.00	$196.48	$552	-11.20
300–345	328	9	188.00–198.00	$191.74	$629	-17.19
350–395	369	13	179.00–189.00	$184.65	$681	-5.13
400–445	423	13	177.00–185.00	$180.67	$764	-5.33
450–495	476	4	169.00–178.00	$172.12	$819	+1.64
550–595	573	2	144.00–151.00	$147.36	$844	-8.77
600–645	623	2	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$902	-6.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	182.00–190.00	$185.60	$414	+1.01
250–295	268	5	180.00–190.00	$185.60	$497	-10.17
300–345	323	2	179.00–182.00	$180.40	$583	-15.46
350–395	373	2	170.00–171.00	$170.47	$636	-11.41
400–445	423	2	166.00–170.00	$167.89	$710	-3.15
450	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	-0.51
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	-11.32
600–645	623	2	131.00–136.00	$133.41	$831	-9.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.25	$384	+1.81
250	250	1	174.00	$174.00	$435	-10.15
300	300	1	177.00	$177.00	$531	-8.21
350–395	373	2	160.00–168.00	$163.76	$611	-8.24
400	400	1	164.00	$164.00	$656	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1220	1026	80-85%	8	80.00–83.00	$81.78	$839	—
1020–1285	1179	80-85%	19	84.00–88.00	$85.70	$1,010	—
965–1385	1187	80-85%	12	89.00–93.00	$91.07	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	868	85-90%	6	61.00–65.00	$62.61	$543	+5.13
720–1085	935	85-90%	12	66.00–75.00	$70.77	$662	+4.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$927	—
1180–1365	1273	75-80%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.54	$1,114	+10.78
1180–1520	1333	75-80%	6	90.00–93.00	$91.67	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1720	1485	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,589	—
1335–1760	1593	3	112.00–116.00	$113.82	$1,813	—
1470–1725	1631	7	117.00–125.00	$121.77	$1,986	—

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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.