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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.39/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 420 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.15/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 468 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.80/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 516 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 759 890 870
Feeder cattle 555 679 716
Slaughter cattle 204 211 154

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
250–295 273 2 196.00–207.00 $201.05 $549 +10.79
300 300 1 188.00 $188.00 $564 -0.16
350–395 378 5 176.00–184.00 $178.85 $676 -4.15
400–445 417 11 166.00–176.00 $168.50 $703 -11.38
450–495 470 7 164.00–172.00 $167.07 $785 -3.53
500–545 516 19 161.00–169.00 $165.80 $856 -2.02
550–595 570 5 157.00–167.00 $163.91 $934 —
600–645 623 2 159.00–161.00 $159.96 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 -0.92
300–345 327 5 178.00–185.00 $181.24 $593 -2.76
350–395 375 7 165.00–172.00 $168.35 $631 -7.49
400–445 423 2 157.00–159.00 $157.95 $668 -12.53
450–495 474 4 152.00–158.00 $154.67 $733 -8.38
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 4 162.00–175.00 $168.76 $456 +6.47
300–345 327 3 166.00–174.00 $169.82 $555 —
350–395 376 4 155.00–158.00 $156.20 $587 -11.80
400–445 423 2 148.00–150.00 $148.95 $630 -13.21
450–495 473 2 146.00–150.00 $147.90 $700 -3.05
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 -3.00
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 140.00 $140.00 $280 -17.72
250–295 280 8 142.00–154.00 $146.77 $411 -7.57
300–345 322 10 146.00–152.00 $148.89 $479 -9.44
350–395 383 14 140.00–149.00 $143.77 $551 -6.26
400–445 420 21 134.00–140.00 $137.39 $577 -11.90
450–495 473 5 124.00–132.00 $127.51 $603 -5.11
500–545 524 6 122.00–129.00 $125.40 $657 +0.17
550–595 566 5 108.00–112.00 $110.54 $626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 155.00–170.00 $161.14 $366 -12.64
250–295 271 4 157.00–168.00 $162.50 $440 -9.16
300–345 318 3 156.00–166.00 $161.74 $514 -4.32
350–395 374 4 150.00–152.00 $150.97 $565 -11.05
400–445 429 9 142.00–148.00 $143.60 $616 -13.92
450–495 475 10 134.00–144.00 $136.83 $650 -4.28
500–545 515 8 132.00–141.00 $138.28 $712 +2.97
550–595 574 5 120.00–126.00 $122.72 $704 —
600–645 623 4 112.00–121.00 $116.38 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 128.00–130.00 $128.90 $287 -17.48
250–295 284 4 130.00–132.00 $130.44 $370 -17.56
300–345 324 9 138.00–144.00 $140.74 $456 -6.57
350–395 371 9 134.00–139.00 $136.94 $508 -4.74
400–445 430 3 128.00–130.00 $128.62 $553 -10.11
450–495 473 2 120.00–122.00 $120.95 $572 -0.34
500–545 531 5 116.00–120.00 $118.37 $629 +6.45
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 192.00–193.00 $192.46 $525 +2.20
300–345 327 3 188.00–196.00 $191.13 $625 +1.59
400–445 418 5 166.00–168.00 $167.36 $700 -12.49
450–495 468 20 162.00–169.00 $167.15 $782 -2.39
500–545 524 7 151.00–159.00 $155.36 $814 -8.58
550–595 577 9 149.00–159.00 $153.36 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 177.00–180.00 $178.38 $487 +5.21
300–345 315 4 176.00–180.00 $178.40 $562 -2.48
350–395 375 4 164.00–170.00 $166.36 $624 -10.76
400–445 410 11 156.00–164.00 $162.55 $666 -10.30
450–495 473 4 156.00–159.00 $157.43 $745 -2.66
500–545 524 4 139.00–148.00 $143.14 $750 -12.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 3 167.00–170.00 $168.26 $550 —
350–395 379 6 158.00–162.00 $159.27 $604 -4.61
400–445 431 7 148.00–154.00 $149.92 $646 -10.81
450–495 474 4 145.00–150.00 $147.18 $698 -2.82
550–595 573 2 129.00–134.00 $131.40 $753 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1395 1115 80-85% 21 81.00–85.00 $83.09 $926 +2.40
920–1285 1122 80-85% 28 86.00–90.00 $87.96 $987 +7.27
920–1385 1162 80-85% 13 91.00–95.00 $93.19 $1,083 +8.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1285 953 85-90% 22 67.00–76.00 $72.19 $688 +0.89
715–1280 998 85-90% 4 62.00–65.00 $64.01 $639 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1385 1245 75-80% 7 91.00–95.00 $92.99 $1,158 —
1250–1325 1288 75-80% 2 83.00–85.00 $83.97 $1,082 -4.54
1190–1495 1292 75-80% 3 86.00–90.00 $87.23 $1,127 -1.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1585 1375 3 110.00–114.00 $111.54 $1,534 —
1530 1530 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,637 —
1450–1960 1756 5 117.00–123.00 $119.29 $2,095 —

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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.