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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

1,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.70/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 432 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.94/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 473 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.15/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 526 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,481 1,969 1,743
Feeder cattle 1,236 1,433 1,333
Slaughter cattle 245 536 410

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 5 205.00–220.00 $211.20 $587 -13.39
300–345 323 2 220.00–222.00 $220.93 $714 +9.07
350–395 371 14 210.00–220.00 $216.85 $805 +6.82
400–445 430 6 198.00–202.00 $199.24 $857 -3.83
450–495 468 8 181.00–190.00 $186.15 $871 +4.23
500–545 528 5 168.00–178.00 $171.86 $907 +5.03
550–595 575 13 164.00–174.00 $168.79 $971 +6.23
600–645 628 5 148.00–158.00 $152.69 $959 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
250–295 272 5 190.00–200.00 $194.67 $530 -12.33
300–345 325 3 204.00–210.00 $206.52 $671 +4.52
350–395 379 6 200.00–208.00 $202.53 $768 —
400 400 1 192.00 $192.00 $768 -0.13
450–495 473 4 170.00–176.00 $172.86 $818 +3.68
500–545 523 2 158.00–160.00 $158.96 $831 -0.76
550–595 572 3 154.00–162.00 $158.23 $905 +4.99
600–645 624 7 139.00–145.00 $142.08 $887 +0.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 195.00 $195.00 $390 —
300–345 330 3 197.00–198.00 $197.30 $651 +10.71
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 +3.46
400–445 430 3 176.00–180.00 $177.24 $762 -2.76
450–495 473 2 160.00–168.00 $163.81 $775 +1.50
500 500 2 148.00 $148.00 $740 -1.94
550 550 1 149.00 $149.00 $820 +8.04
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 195.00–210.00 $201.14 $457 —
250–295 283 10 178.00–190.00 $181.37 $513 +5.61
300–345 323 8 170.00–180.00 $175.16 $566 -3.43
350–395 382 5 164.00–174.00 $166.64 $637 -7.36
400–445 432 38 154.00–164.00 $156.70 $677 +9.41
450–495 473 27 144.00–154.00 $148.94 $704 +3.30
500–545 526 26 138.00–146.00 $141.15 $742 -3.56
550–595 578 15 136.00–144.00 $139.41 $806 +3.97
600–645 623 7 130.00–139.00 $136.23 $849 +8.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 4 180.00–185.00 $182.81 $402 —
250–295 274 6 160.00–172.00 $165.49 $453 +2.57
300–345 320 4 160.00–168.00 $164.27 $526 -1.68
350–395 375 15 154.00–160.00 $156.71 $588 -0.55
400–445 425 21 144.00–152.00 $148.52 $631 +9.74
450–495 475 9 138.00–143.00 $140.73 $668 +7.38
500–545 515 5 130.00–134.00 $132.74 $684 -2.43
550 550 1 133.00 $133.00 $732 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 236 6 170.00–177.00 $171.32 $404 —
250–295 273 2 150.00–158.00 $153.67 $420 +5.95
300–345 318 5 150.00–158.00 $154.53 $491 -0.80
350–395 365 3 146.00–152.00 $149.84 $547 -0.29
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 +7.91
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 —
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 215.00–230.00 $220.10 $500 +17.85
250–295 267 9 205.00–220.00 $214.27 $572 -5.28
300–345 330 3 212.00–217.00 $213.52 $705 +5.66
350–395 365 3 210.00–216.00 $213.84 $781 +3.84
400–445 423 2 194.00–204.00 $198.73 $841 +14.85
450–495 473 2 180.00–185.00 $182.38 $863 +17.43
500–545 523 2 160.00–166.00 $162.87 $852 +3.46
550–595 574 5 143.00–152.00 $146.31 $840 -6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 5 200.00–210.00 $203.06 $469 +15.81
250–295 271 7 190.00–200.00 $195.82 $531 -6.38
350–395 376 4 200.00–206.00 $202.37 $761 +3.45
400 400 2 192.00 $192.00 $768 +21.75
450–495 473 2 172.00–178.00 $174.86 $827 +17.93
500–545 522 3 149.00–155.00 $151.58 $791 +2.95
550 550 2 138.00 $138.00 $759 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 190.00 $190.00 $380 —
250–295 273 2 186.00–187.00 $186.46 $509 -2.01
300–345 315 3 198.00–200.00 $198.63 $626 +9.53
350 350 2 190.00 $190.00 $665 +2.39
400–445 427 5 174.00–180.00 $176.25 $753 +12.73
450–495 465 5 165.00–168.00 $166.56 $775 +16.56
500 500 1 144.00 $144.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1395 1062 80-85% 17 73.00–77.00 $75.57 $803 —
920–1395 1085 80-85% 32 78.00–82.00 $79.61 $864 —
950–1395 1185 80-85% 21 83.00–87.00 $84.12 $997 -3.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1080 886 85-90% 6 60.00–63.00 $61.82 $548 —
720–1280 956 85-90% 28 64.00–73.00 $68.15 $652 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1430 1315 75-80% 3 80.00–82.00 $81.28 $1,069 —
1100–1475 1328 75-80% 6 84.00–88.00 $85.27 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1755 1452 3 104.00–107.00 $105.72 $1,535 —
1460–1830 1605 3 111.00–112.00 $111.32 $1,787 —

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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.