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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $198.59/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 332 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.41/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $468/hd at 270 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $150.45/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 331 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 636 514
Feeder cattle 498 462 375
Slaughter cattle 177 174 139

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 195.00 $195.00 $390 +19.81
250–295 273 9 195.00–208.00 $200.76 $548 +12.05
300–345 332 16 196.00–206.00 $198.59 $659 +5.20
350–395 373 7 184.00–194.00 $187.98 $701 -0.42
400–445 436 10 178.00–182.00 $178.65 $779 -3.77
450–495 470 5 176.00–182.00 $178.74 $840 +2.57
500–545 523 2 172.00–176.00 $173.91 $910 +5.91
550–595 561 8 168.00–174.00 $172.69 $969 —
600 600 1 166.00 $166.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 266 4 180.00–192.00 $188.17 $501 +12.96
300–345 320 5 189.00–194.00 $191.32 $612 +10.71
350 350 1 182.00 $182.00 $637 -1.24
400–445 430 3 166.00–174.00 $168.48 $724 -5.52
450 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 165.00–170.00 $167.25 $373 +17.25
250 250 1 175.00 $175.00 $438 +7.00
300–345 334 4 178.00–180.00 $178.45 $596 —
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 +2.00
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 —
500 500 2 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
600 600 1 149.00 $149.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 180.00–187.00 $183.30 $321 +30.22
200–245 232 5 160.00–175.00 $163.56 $379 +9.26
250–295 270 15 166.00–180.00 $173.41 $468 +6.89
300–345 323 9 168.00–178.00 $172.46 $557 +3.55
350 350 1 171.00 $171.00 $598 +3.97
400–445 427 3 156.00–162.00 $158.55 $677 -2.57
450–495 477 3 145.00–154.00 $148.17 $707 -5.65
500–545 520 3 134.00–138.00 $135.94 $707 -9.06
550–595 571 6 122.00–130.00 $126.26 $721 —
600–645 618 6 113.00–122.00 $118.56 $733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 2 160.00 $160.00 $272 +24.23
200–245 233 5 145.00–158.00 $149.50 $348 +12.39
250–295 271 8 150.00–162.00 $156.60 $424 +6.10
300–345 323 8 158.00–166.00 $161.45 $521 +3.54
350–395 363 7 151.00–160.00 $157.31 $571 +4.95
400–445 434 4 145.00–146.00 $145.23 $630 -4.07
450–495 477 3 135.00–142.00 $137.54 $656 -7.74
500–545 528 4 120.00–124.00 $121.44 $641 -6.56
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -8.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 155.00 $155.00 $264 +31.80
200–245 218 3 135.00–138.00 $136.56 $298 +11.56
250–295 268 6 140.00–148.00 $144.16 $386 +11.07
300–345 331 10 148.00–156.00 $150.45 $498 +3.55
350–395 361 5 144.00–150.00 $148.29 $535 +2.98
400–445 425 5 132.00–139.00 $135.52 $576 -2.44
450 450 2 130.00 $130.00 $585 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 225 3 197.00–208.00 $201.28 $453 +25.39
250–295 266 5 194.00–200.00 $197.81 $526 -2.19
300–345 325 7 196.00–206.00 $200.44 $651 +2.94
350–395 373 2 184.00–188.00 $185.88 $693 -2.34
400–445 423 2 180.00–185.00 $182.37 $771 -1.94
450–495 468 6 173.00–177.00 $175.29 $820 +1.26
500–545 519 4 167.00–170.00 $168.96 $877 +1.06
550–595 577 3 164.00–172.00 $166.88 $963 +3.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 188.00 $188.00 $470 +9.08
300–345 325 3 188.00–194.00 $191.20 $621 +3.20
350–395 373 2 176.00–182.00 $178.82 $667 +0.82
400–445 415 3 172.00–174.00 $173.29 $719 -0.71
450 450 1 169.00 $169.00 $760 —
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 —
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 +13.15
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 —
550–595 573 2 147.00–148.00 $147.48 $845 +3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1415 1092 80-85% 20 72.00–76.00 $74.25 $811 -3.53
915–1405 1177 80-85% 33 77.00–81.00 $78.93 $929 -3.60
920–1410 1229 80-85% 17 82.00–86.00 $83.81 $1,030 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1285 997 85-90% 12 62.00–70.00 $66.49 $663 +0.05
885–1280 1008 85-90% 7 56.00–60.00 $58.47 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $910 —
1160–1635 1362 75-80% 9 81.00–85.00 $82.92 $1,129 —
1235–1880 1459 75-80% 7 77.00–80.00 $78.77 $1,149 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1525 1443 3 100.00–104.00 $102.44 $1,478 —

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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.