Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

1,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.29/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 429 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.64/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 473 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.83/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 531 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,969	1,477	1,360
Feeder cattle	1,433	1,246	1,005
Slaughter cattle	536	231	355

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	—
250–295	273	2	220.00–230.00	$224.59	$613	—
300–345	323	2	210.00–214.00	$211.86	$684	+6.77
350–395	381	10	208.00–214.00	$210.03	$800	+10.55
400–445	423	11	199.00–208.00	$203.07	$859	+17.72
450–495	468	19	176.00–186.00	$181.92	$851	+6.77
500–545	531	25	164.00–174.00	$166.83	$886	+0.46
550–595	579	23	159.00–169.00	$162.56	$941	+1.50
600–645	615	23	150.00–160.00	$156.69	$964	+9.23

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	±0.00
300	300	1	202.00	$202.00	$606	+9.58
400–445	423	8	188.00–196.00	$192.13	$813	+18.09
450–495	474	4	167.00–172.00	$169.18	$802	+4.85
500–545	521	5	155.00–162.00	$159.72	$832	+0.72
550–595	578	17	150.00–158.00	$153.24	$886	+1.67
600	600	1	142.00	$142.00	$852	+2.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	3	185.00–188.00	$186.59	$597	+1.01
350–395	377	3	184.00–190.00	$186.54	$703	+8.99
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	+16.53
450–495	468	5	160.00–164.00	$162.31	$760	+7.32
500–545	520	3	148.00–152.00	$149.94	$780	+1.71
550–595	573	2	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$808	—
600	600	2	138.00	$138.00	$828	+10.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	11	170.00–184.00	$175.76	$478	-6.24
300–345	323	8	174.00–184.00	$178.59	$577	+6.39
350	350	1	174.00	$174.00	$609	+11.34
400–445	429	37	144.00–154.00	$147.29	$632	-1.50
450–495	473	31	140.00–150.00	$145.64	$689	+1.06
500–545	518	18	139.00–149.00	$144.71	$750	+2.94
550–595	568	12	130.00–140.00	$135.44	$769	-1.12
600–645	626	11	124.00–132.00	$127.76	$800	+6.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	9	157.00–168.00	$162.92	$443	-2.42
300–345	324	6	164.00–168.00	$165.95	$538	+3.95
350–395	376	8	154.00–162.00	$157.26	$591	+5.04
400–445	420	15	134.00–142.00	$138.78	$583	-2.09
450–495	477	9	130.00–138.00	$133.35	$636	+0.20
500–545	506	10	132.00–138.00	$135.17	$684	+2.21
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	+4.04
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	-1.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	259	5	140.00–150.00	$147.72	$383	-4.02
300–345	334	7	154.00–160.00	$155.33	$519	+4.28
350–395	363	7	146.00–152.00	$150.13	$545	+9.57
400–445	418	6	126.00–132.00	$130.09	$544	+2.09
450–495	465	4	124.00–128.00	$126.44	$588	+0.54

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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	2	200.00–205.00	$202.25	$451	-11.50
250–295	274	5	216.00–227.00	$219.55	$602	+2.44
300–345	321	5	204.00–212.00	$207.86	$667	+4.12
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	+11.66
400–445	419	6	178.00–188.00	$183.88	$770	+5.67
450–495	481	19	162.00–172.00	$164.95	$793	+5.66
500–545	529	10	156.00–165.00	$159.41	$843	+8.52
550–595	574	4	149.00–158.00	$152.64	$876	+7.59
600–645	623	2	140.00–146.00	$142.89	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	185.00–190.00	$187.25	$418	-12.75
250–295	284	8	200.00–210.00	$202.20	$574	+4.91
300–345	323	8	196.00–202.00	$199.04	$643	+6.09
350–395	370	5	196.00–202.00	$198.92	$736	+11.05
400–445	429	6	168.00–174.00	$170.25	$730	+3.52
450–495	470	4	154.00–160.00	$156.93	$738	+6.40
500–545	530	3	148.00–150.00	$148.63	$788	+4.49
550	550	1	147.00	$147.00	$808	—
600–645	628	4	128.00–134.00	$129.93	$816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	4	185.00–195.00	$188.47	$524	+3.49
300–345	321	10	186.00–192.00	$189.10	$607	+7.22
350–395	373	8	184.00–192.00	$187.61	$700	+9.77
400–445	419	8	160.00–166.00	$163.52	$685	+3.21
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
550	550	1	129.00	$129.00	$710	—
600	600	1	116.00	$116.00	$696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1415	1118	80-85%	63	76.00–80.00	$77.68	$868	—
920–1395	1130	80-85%	23	81.00–85.00	$82.76	$935	—
955–1285	1191	80-85%	11	86.00–90.00	$87.99	$1,048	+13.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1085	923	85-90%	25	61.00–65.00	$63.13	$583	+3.52
715–1285	1005	85-90%	64	66.00–75.00	$70.73	$711	+3.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$866	—
1165	1165	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,048	—
1150–1300	1232	75-80%	5	81.00–84.00	$82.22	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1665	1539	4	109.00–110.00	$109.75	$1,689	—

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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.