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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.62/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 468 lb · 23 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $208.63/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 255 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.75/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,103 551 613
Feeder cattle 770 363 521
Slaughter cattle 333 188 92

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
200–245 223 2 200.00–204.00 $201.80 $450 -8.20
250–265 254 4 196.00–198.00 $197.48 $502 -3.64
300–345 331 7 188.00–196.00 $191.31 $633 -0.81
350–395 367 11 176.00–186.00 $182.37 $669 -1.57
400–445 434 10 174.00–178.00 $174.75 $758 -5.35
450–495 468 23 170.00–180.00 $175.62 $822 +3.18
500–545 512 8 170.00–174.00 $172.47 $883 -2.49
550–595 565 3 165.00–173.00 $170.19 $962 -2.81
600 600 1 157.00 $157.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 4 178.00–185.00 $180.02 $410 -9.23
250–295 280 3 184.00–192.00 $186.38 $522 -2.56
300–345 323 2 180.00–184.00 $181.86 $587 -0.47
350–395 366 13 168.00–175.00 $173.02 $633 -1.27
400–445 425 4 158.00–166.00 $161.38 $686 -7.93
450–495 465 4 164.00–169.00 $167.17 $777 —
500–545 523 2 158.00–159.00 $158.48 $829 -0.87
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 +1.00
600–645 623 2 140.00–142.00 $140.96 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 176.00–178.00 $176.92 $483 +2.92
300 300 1 171.00 $171.00 $513 +3.00
350 350 2 160.00 $160.00 $560 ±0.00
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 +4.00
500 500 4 144.00 $144.00 $720 -6.00
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 175 4 150.00–160.00 $155.23 $272 —
200–245 234 4 160.00–168.00 $161.71 $378 +3.36
250–295 270 8 148.00–162.00 $155.66 $420 -8.58
300–345 322 3 166.00–175.00 $170.79 $550 +0.72
350–395 367 3 166.00–169.00 $167.60 $615 +0.02
400–445 413 14 149.00–158.00 $155.75 $643 -1.48
450–495 467 6 148.00–158.00 $154.36 $721 +10.51
500–545 516 6 130.00–136.00 $133.74 $690 -0.61
550–595 564 4 132.00–136.00 $134.70 $760 +2.50
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 178 2 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $244 —
200–245 215 7 138.00–150.00 $144.99 $312 +9.99
250 250 1 142.00 $142.00 $355 -3.70
300–345 322 3 156.00–164.00 $159.48 $514 +0.55
350–395 361 4 149.00–150.00 $149.73 $541 -4.03
400–445 426 7 138.00–144.00 $140.77 $600 —
450 450 2 138.00 $138.00 $621 +0.38
500–545 518 4 120.00–124.00 $122.44 $634 —
550 550 1 119.00 $119.00 $654 —
600 600 5 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 211 4 130.00–135.00 $133.55 $282 —
250 250 2 126.00 $126.00 $315 -10.00
300–345 333 6 146.00–152.00 $147.91 $493 +0.05
350–395 373 13 140.00–148.00 $144.02 $537 +0.52
400–445 415 3 129.00–130.00 $129.64 $538 -9.36
450–495 477 3 128.00–136.00 $130.86 $624 +6.57
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
550 550 2 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
600 600 1 102.00 $102.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 240 12 199.00–205.00 $199.50 $479 —
250–295 255 19 197.00–210.00 $208.63 $532 +12.15
300–345 315 3 190.00–192.00 $191.27 $603 -0.47
350–395 374 5 176.00–186.00 $180.84 $676 -3.81
400–445 426 8 168.00–178.00 $172.36 $734 -8.31
450–495 473 2 170.00–174.00 $171.90 $813 -0.22
500 500 1 168.00 $168.00 $840 —
600 600 1 154.00 $154.00 $924 +9.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 170.00–172.00 $171.24 $368 -1.01
250–295 265 3 172.00–175.00 $173.89 $461 -0.11
400–445 419 6 148.00–153.00 $150.59 $631 -13.41
450–495 464 7 150.00–159.00 $156.15 $725 —
500–545 523 2 142.00–146.00 $143.91 $753 —
600–645 623 2 127.00–134.00 $130.37 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 175.00–180.00 $176.45 $406 -9.15
250–295 273 2 185.00–190.00 $187.29 $511 +1.69
300–345 323 2 179.00–180.00 $179.47 $580 -0.93
350–395 365 3 172.00–174.00 $173.28 $632 +2.81
400–445 430 3 166.00–167.00 $166.31 $715 -1.58
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 -2.00
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 +8.59

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 845 85-90% 36 56.00–60.00 $57.75 $488 —
725–1285 1035 85-90% 24 62.00–70.00 $65.98 $683 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1385 1129 80-85% 15 83.00–87.00 $84.97 $959 —
945–1385 1138 80-85% 13 78.00–82.00 $79.67 $907 —
1085–1365 1216 80-85% 11 88.00–92.00 $89.90 $1,093 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1500 1296 75-80% 5 79.00–80.00 $79.62 $1,032 -7.92
1270–1370 1318 75-80% 4 90.00–92.00 $91.28 $1,203 -0.39
1350–1425 1388 75-80% 4 85.00–87.00 $86.03 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1535 1410 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,424 —
1550–1770 1663 6 104.00–108.00 $105.13 $1,748 —

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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.