Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.10/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 522 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.11/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 519 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $165.67/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 469 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,294	1,491	1,540
Feeder cattle	959	1,269	1,106
Slaughter cattle	335	218	434
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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
250–295	274	4	197.00–210.00	$203.69	$558	+4.69
300–345	323	3	190.00–197.00	$193.51	$625	+9.25
350–395	373	2	191.00–198.00	$194.29	$725	+11.19
400–445	426	10	178.00–188.00	$182.58	$778	+6.57
450–495	474	7	172.00–181.00	$175.88	$834	+6.60
500–545	522	30	156.00–166.00	$161.10	$841	-1.23
550–595	580	13	158.00–168.00	$161.17	$935	+1.18
600–645	615	8	151.00–160.00	$157.55	$969	+3.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	187.00–192.00	$189.29	$517	+2.29
300–345	323	4	185.00–189.00	$186.91	$604	+13.17
350–395	371	7	179.00–188.00	$183.28	$680	+13.50
400–445	428	7	168.00–177.00	$170.98	$732	+3.47
450–495	469	24	161.00–170.00	$165.67	$777	+3.38
500–545	524	9	146.00–155.00	$151.16	$792	-5.06
550–595	572	12	150.00–157.00	$153.85	$880	+1.57
600–645	633	12	141.00–149.00	$142.44	$902	-1.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	176.00	$176.00	$440	—
300	300	1	178.00	$178.00	$534	+13.95
350–395	376	7	170.00–177.00	$173.28	$652	+10.07
400–445	428	11	158.00–166.00	$160.57	$687	+2.57
450–495	472	9	158.00–160.00	$159.19	$751	+8.25
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	-5.10
550–595	587	13	140.00–146.00	$141.18	$829	—
600–645	632	11	131.00–140.00	$134.70	$851	+1.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	4	165.00–175.00	$168.51	$371	+7.74
250–295	270	18	165.00–180.00	$173.45	$468	+14.50
300–345	319	10	162.00–171.00	$166.85	$532	+2.24
350–395	368	5	158.00–167.00	$163.06	$600	+5.61
400–445	425	17	146.00–156.00	$150.14	$638	-0.04
450–495	477	16	136.00–146.00	$139.43	$665	-1.92
500–545	519	27	130.00–139.00	$135.11	$701	-0.31
550–595	566	12	129.00–138.00	$135.26	$766	+3.81
600–645	618	3	128.00–136.00	$132.89	$821	+9.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	150.00–152.00	$150.90	$337	+3.51
250–295	266	7	150.00–164.00	$157.61	$419	+8.40
300–345	320	5	154.00–160.00	$157.09	$503	+3.20
350–395	376	10	148.00–156.00	$151.41	$569	+2.44
400–445	426	18	136.00–145.00	$139.88	$596	-0.82
450–495	469	17	126.00–135.00	$131.61	$617	-2.06
500–545	521	8	120.00–128.00	$123.91	$646	-5.25
550–595	579	6	118.00–126.00	$121.75	$705	-1.25
600–645	626	9	116.00–125.00	$120.04	$751	+4.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	140.00	$140.00	$280	—
250–295	271	4	138.00–148.00	$142.29	$386	—
300–345	311	6	142.00–150.00	$147.83	$460	+0.83
350–395	369	8	138.00–146.00	$141.96	$524	+2.61
400–445	424	8	127.00–134.00	$130.04	$551	-2.64
450–495	476	4	119.00–124.00	$120.69	$574	+0.69
500–545	523	2	110.00–118.00	$113.83	$595	—
550	550	2	110.00	$110.00	$605	—
600–645	623	2	109.00–112.00	$110.45	$688	+1.45

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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	223	4	210.00–225.00	$218.05	$486	+23.75
250–295	261	4	197.00–200.00	$199.15	$520	-8.58
300–345	315	3	195.00–200.00	$198.17	$624	+11.14
350–395	365	5	190.00–199.00	$195.85	$715	+14.84
400–445	429	7	170.00–180.00	$173.15	$743	-4.06
450–495	469	8	157.00–164.00	$160.80	$754	-8.07
500–545	524	9	152.00–162.00	$156.38	$819	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	4	184.00–190.00	$186.36	$511	-1.60
300–345	327	3	180.00–188.00	$183.13	$599	+9.29
350–395	374	7	179.00–186.00	$182.06	$681	+14.06
400–445	433	5	164.00–169.00	$165.72	$718	-2.29
450–495	480	3	148.00–149.00	$148.31	$712	-12.43
500–545	518	3	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	180.00–187.00	$183.15	$408	—
250–295	268	3	172.00–176.00	$174.21	$467	+1.39
300–345	318	3	170.00–178.00	$174.46	$555	+6.46
350–395	377	3	170.00–174.00	$171.58	$647	+12.16
500	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1385	1103	80-85%	30	77.00–81.00	$78.84	$870	—
915–1395	1127	80-85%	41	72.00–76.00	$74.73	$842	—
995–1395	1212	80-85%	20	82.00–86.00	$83.37	$1,010	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1085	887	85-90%	29	57.00–61.00	$59.49	$528	-1.30
720–1280	982	85-90%	34	62.00–71.00	$66.80	$656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1440	1286	75-80%	9	87.00–91.00	$89.01	$1,145	+5.60
1150–1610	1291	75-80%	7	83.00–86.00	$83.78	$1,082	—
1330	1330	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1580	1522	3	104.00–108.00	$106.28	$1,618	—
1490–1795	1643	2	99.00–100.00	$99.55	$1,636	—
2140	2140	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,418	—

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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.