Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $164.28/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 419 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $165.10/cwt ≈ $692/hd at 419 lb · 12 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.10/cwt -17.40 vs last sale · ≈ $369/hd at 271 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	971	922	1,063
Feeder cattle	826	671	780
Slaughter cattle	145	251	283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	180.00	$180.00	$360	+5.00
250–295	278	6	160.00–172.00	$165.41	$460	—
300–345	319	8	170.00–178.00	$174.28	$556	-16.65
350–395	376	6	164.00–170.00	$166.56	$626	—
400–445	419	16	159.00–168.00	$164.28	$688	-2.14
450–495	480	3	154.00–158.00	$155.25	$745	-7.53
500	500	1	152.00	$152.00	$760	-9.40
550–595	568	3	150.00–154.00	$151.62	$861	-6.88
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	-7.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	263	8	176.00–189.00	$184.39	$485	-29.50
300–345	320	5	180.00–186.00	$183.22	$586	-14.25
350–395	374	7	174.00–182.00	$178.16	$666	—
400–445	426	7	169.00–179.00	$173.31	$738	-2.04
450–495	474	6	167.00–174.00	$169.76	$805	-5.72
500–545	512	5	159.00–169.00	$166.47	$852	-6.62
550–595	574	4	156.00–164.00	$159.41	$915	-12.75
600–645	623	2	150.00–158.00	$153.86	$959	-3.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	162.00–168.00	$164.79	$532	-19.21
350–395	373	2	159.00–160.00	$159.47	$595	—
400–445	428	8	150.00–158.00	$152.87	$654	—
450–495	473	2	148.00–150.00	$148.95	$705	—
500–545	515	3	140.00–148.00	$145.18	$748	-5.78
550–595	573	2	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$808	-5.48
600	600	1	133.00	$133.00	$798	-3.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	140.00–145.00	$141.07	$330	-28.93
250–295	271	12	130.00–140.00	$136.10	$369	-17.40
300–345	319	8	136.00–145.00	$141.73	$452	-14.88
350–395	373	6	148.00–154.00	$150.87	$563	+1.51
400–445	429	7	134.00–142.00	$137.03	$588	-10.95
450–495	465	3	132.00–138.00	$135.87	$632	-8.04
500–545	524	5	116.00–120.00	$117.97	$618	-24.16
550–595	573	4	110.00–118.00	$113.84	$652	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	236	5	155.00–170.00	$157.54	$372	-22.72
250–295	268	9	145.00–160.00	$154.49	$414	-12.95
300–345	322	7	146.00–156.00	$150.43	$484	-20.26
350–395	382	7	160.00–166.00	$161.57	$617	-0.66
400–445	426	6	144.00–154.00	$148.35	$632	-11.68
450–495	471	5	140.00–149.00	$144.87	$682	-8.22
500–545	519	4	124.00–134.00	$129.88	$674	-21.26
550	550	1	129.00	$129.00	$710	-7.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	4	130.00–135.00	$131.58	$300	-19.12
250–295	273	2	120.00–125.00	$122.29	$334	-16.31
300–345	311	9	128.00–135.00	$133.20	$414	-16.82
350–395	389	11	138.00–144.00	$138.84	$540	-2.98
400	400	1	128.00	$128.00	$512	-12.00
450	450	2	128.00	$128.00	$576	-3.95
500	500	2	110.00	$110.00	$550	—
550	550	5	100.00	$100.00	$550	-14.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	4	188.00–202.00	$196.25	$428	+4.51
250–295	269	6	175.00–187.00	$181.71	$489	-22.49
300–345	323	2	186.00–190.00	$187.86	$607	-10.99
350–395	373	7	172.00–180.00	$175.84	$656	-10.80
400–445	427	8	169.00–178.00	$173.02	$739	-0.93
450–495	466	4	164.00–167.00	$165.71	$772	-6.93
500–545	541	11	159.00–162.00	$159.25	$862	—
600–645	623	2	149.00–150.00	$149.48	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	+10.00
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	-17.29
300–345	328	6	172.00–178.00	$174.58	$573	-13.59
350	350	2	168.00	$168.00	$588	-11.00
400–445	419	12	160.00–168.00	$165.10	$692	—
450–495	476	8	154.00–159.00	$156.57	$745	-2.43
500–545	526	4	156.00–158.00	$156.72	$824	-2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	3	160.00–164.00	$161.91	$526	-18.09
350–395	372	5	152.00–160.00	$155.49	$578	-8.81
400–445	416	4	152.00–158.00	$155.39	$646	—
450–495	470	3	145.00–149.00	$147.27	$692	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1275	924	85-90%	18	60.00–69.00	$64.96	$600	—
720–1070	931	85-90%	9	56.00–59.00	$57.43	$535	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1365	1136	80-85%	7	78.00–81.00	$79.31	$901	—
975–1380	1158	80-85%	10	74.00–76.00	$75.43	$873	+1.87
1080–1365	1226	80-85%	5	83.00–87.00	$84.64	$1,038	+1.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1230	1202	75-80%	3	83.00–87.00	$84.69	$1,018	+0.35
1120–1485	1307	75-80%	3	78.00–80.00	$78.76	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,560	—
1325–1815	1570	2	107.00–114.00	$111.05	$1,743	—
1535–2335	1935	2	99.00–100.00	$99.60	$1,927	-3.40

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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.