Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

1,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.37/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 534 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.58/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 473 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.46/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 629 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,477	1,294	1,604
Feeder cattle	1,246	959	1,247
Slaughter cattle	231	335	357

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	6	200.00–212.00	$205.09	$679	+11.58
350–395	372	3	194.00–203.00	$199.48	$742	+5.19
400–445	421	16	181.00–190.00	$185.35	$780	+2.77
450–495	471	13	170.00–180.00	$175.15	$825	-0.73
500–545	534	34	164.00–174.00	$166.37	$888	+5.27
550–595	581	24	159.00–168.00	$161.06	$936	-0.11
600–645	629	29	144.00–154.00	$147.46	$928	-10.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	207.00	$207.00	$518	+17.71
300–345	330	3	190.00–198.00	$192.42	$635	+5.51
350–395	373	4	186.00–190.00	$187.88	$701	+4.60
400–445	426	6	170.00–179.00	$174.04	$741	+3.06
450–495	474	23	160.00–168.00	$164.33	$779	-1.34
500–545	522	27	154.00–163.00	$159.00	$830	+7.84
550–595	574	7	148.00–156.00	$151.57	$870	-2.28
600–645	631	16	138.00–142.00	$139.66	$881	-2.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+4.00
300–345	322	3	184.00–188.00	$185.58	$598	+7.58
350–395	375	7	174.00–182.00	$177.55	$666	+4.27
400–445	424	9	160.00–168.00	$163.47	$693	+2.90
450–495	473	10	150.00–159.00	$154.99	$733	-4.20
500–545	528	13	145.00–153.00	$148.23	$783	+8.23
600–645	623	2	124.00–132.00	$127.86	$797	-6.84

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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	231	9	165.00–180.00	$167.93	$388	-0.58
250–295	273	4	174.00–186.00	$182.00	$497	+8.55
300–345	326	8	168.00–178.00	$172.20	$561	+5.35
350–395	376	9	158.00–168.00	$162.66	$612	-0.40
400–445	432	18	146.00–156.00	$148.79	$643	-1.35
450–495	473	30	140.00–150.00	$144.58	$684	+5.15
500–545	519	15	136.00–146.00	$141.77	$736	+6.66
550–595	573	6	131.00–141.00	$136.56	$782	+1.30
600–645	623	4	120.00–124.00	$121.71	$758	-11.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	150.00–155.00	$152.25	$340	+1.35
250–295	269	11	158.00–170.00	$165.34	$445	+7.73
300–345	326	6	158.00–167.00	$162.00	$528	+4.91
350–395	373	7	149.00–155.00	$152.22	$568	+0.81
400–445	426	18	136.00–145.00	$140.87	$600	+0.99
450–495	478	13	130.00–138.00	$133.15	$636	+1.54
500–545	509	18	126.00–135.00	$132.96	$677	+9.05
550–595	571	4	122.00–126.00	$123.96	$708	+2.21
600–645	629	4	112.00–118.00	$115.70	$728	-4.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	6	148.00–155.00	$151.74	$426	+9.45
300–345	328	7	148.00–156.00	$151.05	$495	+3.22
350–395	378	9	138.00–146.00	$140.56	$531	-1.40
400	400	1	128.00	$128.00	$512	-2.04
450–495	473	2	124.00–128.00	$125.90	$596	+5.21
500–545	529	4	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$645	+8.13
550–595	566	4	112.00–120.00	$116.89	$662	+6.89

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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	232	5	210.00–220.00	$213.75	$496	-4.30
250–295	276	6	212.00–225.00	$217.11	$599	+17.96
300–345	327	3	200.00–210.00	$203.74	$666	+5.57
350–395	370	5	196.00–200.00	$198.34	$734	+2.49
400–445	420	3	175.00–182.00	$178.21	$748	+5.06
450–495	477	5	157.00–166.00	$159.29	$760	-1.51
500–545	524	4	148.00–157.00	$150.89	$791	-5.49
550–595	574	7	140.00–149.00	$145.05	$833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	3	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250–295	273	2	195.00–200.00	$197.29	$539	+10.93
300–345	326	7	190.00–198.00	$192.95	$629	+9.82
350–395	374	4	185.00–192.00	$187.87	$703	+5.81
400–445	427	6	162.00–171.00	$166.73	$712	+1.01
450–495	480	5	148.00–155.00	$150.53	$723	+2.22
500–545	513	5	141.00–146.00	$144.14	$739	-3.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	180.00–185.00	$181.45	$417	-1.70
250–295	280	3	182.00–192.00	$184.98	$518	+10.77
300–345	329	7	180.00–185.00	$181.88	$598	+7.42
350–395	370	6	174.00–182.00	$177.84	$658	+6.26
400–445	430	3	160.00–161.00	$160.31	$689	—
500–545	515	3	128.00–136.00	$133.18	$686	-7.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1415	1171	80-85%	16	77.00–81.00	$78.86	$923	—
910–1410	1197	80-85%	17	72.00–76.00	$74.69	$894	—
1080–1395	1283	80-85%	10	82.00–86.00	$83.94	$1,077	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1280	927	85-90%	10	57.00–61.00	$59.61	$553	—
745–1295	1017	85-90%	32	62.00–71.00	$67.19	$683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1455	1286	75-80%	5	82.00–86.00	$83.41	$1,073	-5.60
1175–1595	1334	75-80%	4	73.00–76.00	$74.88	$999	-4.12
1100–1625	1358	75-80%	5	77.00–81.00	$79.27	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,978	—
1860	1860	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,046	—
1930	1930	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,335	—

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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.