Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

1,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.99/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 582 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.35/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 477 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $162.29/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 466 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,491	1,331	1,304
Feeder cattle	1,269	1,051	1,051
Slaughter cattle	218	280	253
Replacement cattle	4	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	+6.68
250	250	1	199.00	$199.00	$498	+5.06
300–345	328	10	180.00–190.00	$184.26	$604	+0.78
350–395	374	15	178.00–188.00	$183.10	$685	+5.53
400–445	429	24	173.00–183.00	$176.01	$755	-0.93
450–495	476	8	166.00–176.00	$169.28	$806	+5.26
500–545	533	28	160.00–170.00	$162.33	$865	-1.39
550–595	582	63	157.00–167.00	$159.99	$931	-0.69
600–645	626	12	150.00–160.00	$154.40	$967	+3.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	170.00–180.00	$176.20	$379	+6.20
250–295	274	4	182.00–192.00	$187.00	$512	+10.58
300–345	326	16	170.00–178.00	$173.74	$566	+4.47
350–395	372	7	168.00–174.00	$169.78	$632	+4.42
400–445	424	15	163.00–172.00	$167.51	$710	+5.24
450–495	466	29	158.00–165.00	$162.29	$756	+8.90
500–545	519	17	152.00–159.00	$156.22	$811	—
550–595	573	12	148.00–156.00	$152.28	$873	+0.84
600–645	623	2	140.00–149.00	$144.34	$899	+2.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	286	5	170.00–180.00	$171.75	$491	—
300–345	322	8	160.00–168.00	$164.05	$528	-1.95
350–395	372	3	160.00–166.00	$163.21	$607	+2.90
400	400	6	158.00	$158.00	$632	+3.13
450–495	470	12	148.00–154.00	$150.94	$709	+8.94
500–545	521	6	141.00–149.00	$145.10	$756	+6.14
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	+3.28
600–645	629	11	130.00–139.00	$133.10	$837	-0.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	181	5	200.00–215.00	$207.51	$376	—
200–245	229	6	155.00–170.00	$160.77	$368	-17.45
250–295	273	10	155.00–168.00	$158.95	$434	-14.44
300–345	324	16	160.00–170.00	$164.61	$533	-5.59
350–395	377	12	154.00–164.00	$157.45	$594	+5.55
400–445	428	10	146.00–156.00	$150.18	$643	+1.42
450–495	477	40	137.00–147.00	$141.35	$674	-9.68
500–545	533	19	133.00–143.00	$135.42	$722	-12.48
550–595	570	25	125.00–135.00	$131.45	$749	-5.85
600–645	630	9	121.00–131.00	$123.47	$778	-4.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	216	7	144.00–150.00	$147.39	$318	-17.15
250–295	263	7	140.00–152.00	$149.21	$392	-15.05
300–345	328	21	150.00–159.00	$153.89	$505	-5.17
350–395	368	13	145.00–152.00	$148.97	$548	+5.73
400–445	423	25	136.00–145.00	$140.70	$595	+1.80
450–495	466	21	130.00–136.00	$133.67	$623	-5.37
500–545	518	20	124.00–132.00	$129.16	$669	-8.57
550	550	1	123.00	$123.00	$676	-3.32
600–645	620	5	111.00–119.00	$115.10	$714	-3.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	310	11	144.00–148.00	$147.00	$456	-1.06
350–395	368	12	136.00–142.00	$139.35	$513	+5.02
415–445	423	4	129.00–134.00	$132.68	$561	+3.18
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	-9.58
600	600	1	109.00	$109.00	$654	-1.00

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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	215	3	185.00–200.00	$194.30	$418	+9.64
250–295	265	5	200.00–212.00	$207.73	$550	+14.07
300–345	316	11	182.00–190.00	$187.03	$591	+6.41
350–395	375	9	178.00–185.00	$181.01	$679	+4.92
400–445	422	3	174.00–181.00	$177.21	$748	+12.63
450–495	479	5	166.00–176.00	$168.87	$809	+8.24

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	+11.61
250–295	273	2	182.00–195.00	$187.96	$513	+9.53
300–345	325	11	170.00–178.00	$173.84	$565	+2.34
350	350	2	168.00	$168.00	$588	-0.40
400–445	408	11	164.00–169.00	$168.01	$685	+13.37
450–495	486	5	160.00–164.00	$160.74	$781	+13.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	288	6	170.00–180.00	$172.82	$498	—
300	300	1	168.00	$168.00	$504	+6.11
350–395	376	4	158.00–162.00	$159.42	$599	-0.58
400–445	423	2	158.00–162.00	$159.89	$676	+11.89
450–495	473	4	148.00–155.00	$151.33	$716	+8.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1085	1002	80-85%	7	72.00–75.00	$74.01	$742	—
915–1365	1069	80-85%	30	76.00–80.00	$77.80	$832	—
945–1285	1099	80-85%	13	81.00–85.00	$83.29	$915	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1075	875	85-90%	12	53.00–56.00	$54.85	$480	—
720–1285	899	85-90%	22	57.00–66.00	$60.79	$547	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1325	1253	75-80%	2	82.00–85.00	$83.41	$1,045	+13.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,458	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–830	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	104.00–110.00	$106.75	$851

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	119.00	$119.00	$762

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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.