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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.14/cwt +15.20 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 522 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.35/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 426 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.09/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 517 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 922 675 786
Feeder cattle 671 498 557
Slaughter cattle 251 177 229

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
200–245 227 3 190.00–200.00 $194.67 $442 -0.33
250–295 265 3 212.00–215.00 $213.89 $567 +13.13
300–345 323 14 196.00–199.00 $197.47 $638 -1.12
400–445 426 15 172.00–180.00 $175.35 $747 -3.30
450–495 467 7 171.00–178.00 $175.48 $819 -3.26
500–545 517 15 167.00–177.00 $173.09 $895 -0.82
550–595 577 5 171.00–174.00 $172.16 $993 -0.53
600–645 618 8 154.00–162.00 $157.82 $975 -8.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
300–345 323 2 190.00–192.00 $190.93 $617 -0.39
400–445 423 2 165.00–168.00 $166.42 $704 -2.06
450–495 476 7 158.00–167.00 $162.78 $775 -4.22
500–545 525 8 158.00–166.00 $161.40 $847 —
550–595 569 5 154.00–162.00 $158.50 $902 —
600–645 623 2 146.00–148.00 $146.96 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 184.00 $184.00 $552 +5.55
500–545 523 2 150.00–152.00 $150.96 $790 -1.04
550–595 573 2 145.00–148.00 $146.44 $839 —
600–645 623 2 134.00–140.00 $136.89 $853 -12.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 182 3 210.00–220.00 $214.39 $390 +31.09
200–245 222 3 175.00–187.00 $180.26 $400 +16.70
250–295 274 5 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $459 -5.97
300–345 322 5 168.00–174.00 $170.69 $550 -1.77
350–395 373 8 158.00–167.00 $162.23 $605 -8.77
400–445 423 14 157.00–164.00 $160.03 $677 +1.48
450–495 479 11 150.00–159.00 $153.09 $733 +4.92
500–545 522 17 148.00–156.00 $151.14 $789 +15.20
550–595 570 3 130.00–140.00 $136.19 $776 +9.93
600–645 618 3 127.00–137.00 $133.19 $823 +14.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 +20.50
250–295 276 6 150.00–158.00 $153.50 $424 -3.10
300–345 330 3 156.00–158.00 $156.61 $517 -4.84
365–395 378 5 147.00–152.00 $149.36 $565 -7.95
400–445 424 8 144.00–152.00 $147.98 $627 +2.75
450–495 473 5 140.00–148.00 $143.91 $681 +6.37
500–545 527 5 140.00–145.00 $142.13 $749 +20.69
550–595 573 2 120.00–128.00 $123.84 $710 +13.84
600–645 623 2 120.00–122.00 $120.96 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 238 6 150.00–155.00 $150.70 $359 +14.14
250–295 280 3 138.00–140.00 $138.60 $388 -5.56
300–345 320 13 146.00–153.00 $150.02 $480 -0.43
350–395 373 2 139.00–145.00 $141.82 $529 -6.47
400 400 2 140.00 $140.00 $560 +4.48
450–495 471 4 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $621 +1.95
550–595 573 2 112.00–118.00 $114.88 $658 —
600–645 623 2 112.00–114.00 $112.96 $704 —

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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 2 185.00–200.00 $191.74 $428 -9.54
250–295 275 5 200.00–210.00 $204.20 $562 +6.39
300–345 328 6 196.00–206.00 $198.85 $652 -1.59
350–395 365 10 180.00–190.00 $186.64 $681 +0.76
400–445 421 8 170.00–178.00 $173.95 $732 -8.42
450–495 471 4 169.00–176.00 $172.64 $813 -2.65
500 500 6 174.00 $174.00 $870 +5.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
250–295 273 4 185.00–190.00 $187.29 $511 -0.71
300–345 312 13 186.00–189.00 $188.17 $587 -3.03
350 350 1 179.00 $179.00 $626 +0.18
450 450 1 159.00 $159.00 $716 -10.00
500–545 523 2 158.00–160.00 $158.96 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 6 170.00–180.00 $174.39 $474 —
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 -5.00
350–395 370 4 160.00–168.00 $164.30 $608 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1395 1079 80-85% 38 76.00–80.00 $77.89 $840 +3.64
915–1395 1151 80-85% 50 71.00–75.00 $73.56 $847 -5.37
920–1395 1213 80-85% 26 81.00–85.00 $82.92 $1,006 -0.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 980 85-90% 31 61.00–70.00 $66.54 $652 +0.05
720–1285 1040 85-90% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.91 $613 +0.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1315 1216 75-80% 6 83.00–85.00 $84.34 $1,026 +10.34
1235–1335 1272 75-80% 3 72.00–74.00 $73.35 $933 —
1250–1510 1358 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.37 $1,078 -3.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,255 —
1525–1945 1730 3 105.00–112.00 $107.95 $1,868 —
1915 1915 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,972 —

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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.