Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.75/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 482 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.89/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 435 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.39/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 529 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,158	1,481	1,661
Feeder cattle	973	1,236	1,291
Slaughter cattle	185	245	370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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
350–395	372	13	188.00–198.00	$193.25	$719	-23.60
400–445	429	9	180.00–190.00	$183.65	$788	-15.59
450–495	473	9	168.00–178.00	$172.72	$817	-13.43
500–545	519	13	165.00–173.00	$169.76	$881	-2.10
550–595	567	16	163.00–171.00	$167.64	$951	-1.15
600–645	622	3	159.00–169.00	$164.54	$1,023	+11.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	4	199.00–204.00	$200.38	$663	-6.14
350–395	373	11	178.00–186.00	$181.70	$678	-20.83
400–445	433	10	170.00–178.00	$172.82	$748	-19.18
450–495	478	6	158.00–167.00	$161.34	$771	-11.52
500–545	519	9	156.00–162.00	$159.06	$826	+0.10
550–595	570	5	152.00–158.00	$155.53	$887	-2.70
600	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	+6.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	5	188.00–196.00	$191.05	$627	-6.25
350	350	2	174.00	$174.00	$609	-16.00
400–445	416	5	162.00–168.00	$165.88	$690	-11.36
500–545	515	3	144.00–146.00	$145.29	$748	-2.71
550–595	578	8	143.00–150.00	$145.42	$841	-3.58
600–645	630	3	140.00–147.00	$142.22	$896	+8.22

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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	219	4	185.00–190.00	$187.81	$411	-13.33
250–295	272	10	176.00–190.00	$183.23	$498	+1.86
300–345	332	12	170.00–179.00	$172.44	$573	-2.72
350–395	376	9	159.00–169.00	$163.00	$613	-3.64
400–445	435	21	150.00–160.00	$151.89	$661	-4.81
450–495	482	22	144.00–154.00	$146.75	$707	-2.19
500–545	529	20	140.00–150.00	$143.39	$759	+2.24
550–595	572	10	138.00–146.00	$141.84	$811	+2.43
600–645	617	9	134.00–140.00	$137.72	$850	+1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	160.00–174.00	$165.86	$368	-16.95
250–295	268	6	160.00–174.00	$168.70	$452	+3.21
300–345	321	9	160.00–168.00	$164.50	$528	+0.23
350–395	372	9	150.00–158.00	$154.27	$574	-2.44
400–445	424	10	142.00–149.00	$145.39	$616	-3.13
450–495	460	12	138.00–142.00	$141.05	$649	+0.32
500–545	517	13	132.00–139.00	$136.95	$708	+4.21
550–595	573	4	130.00–134.00	$131.92	$756	-1.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
250–295	284	4	150.00–158.00	$151.76	$431	-1.91
300–345	326	6	150.00–158.00	$153.11	$499	-1.42
350–395	369	7	141.00–148.00	$144.71	$534	-5.13
400–445	423	2	131.00–134.00	$132.42	$560	-5.58
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-4.00

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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	207.00–220.00	$215.06	$462	-5.04
250–295	278	9	215.00–230.00	$221.46	$616	+7.19
300–345	316	5	208.00–217.00	$213.44	$674	-0.08
350–395	376	7	188.00–196.00	$191.57	$720	-22.27
400–445	430	3	180.00–186.00	$181.86	$782	-16.87
450–495	473	6	168.00–174.00	$170.44	$806	-11.94
500–545	525	10	149.00–159.00	$154.41	$811	-8.46
550–595	572	5	149.00–156.00	$151.74	$868	+5.43
600–645	623	2	139.00–145.00	$141.89	$884	—

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	-3.06
250–295	271	11	200.00–212.00	$207.16	$561	+11.34
300–345	321	4	198.00–205.00	$200.63	$644	—
350–395	386	6	178.00–184.00	$179.24	$692	-23.13
400–445	424	7	170.00–179.00	$174.13	$738	-17.87
450–495	483	7	158.00–167.00	$160.88	$777	-13.98
500–545	530	3	140.00–148.00	$142.52	$755	-9.06
550–595	572	3	136.00–145.00	$140.22	$802	+2.22
600–645	625	3	126.00–133.00	$128.91	$806	—

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	-8.55
250–295	277	3	185.00–195.00	$188.36	$522	+1.90
300–345	332	5	188.00–196.00	$190.25	$632	-8.38
350	350	3	176.00	$176.00	$616	-14.00
400–445	420	6	160.00–169.00	$164.97	$693	-11.28
450	450	1	149.00	$149.00	$670	-17.56
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	-8.00
550	550	1	127.00	$127.00	$698	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1285	951	85-90%	18	53.00–57.00	$55.11	$524	-13.04
720–1285	989	85-90%	29	58.00–67.00	$61.73	$611	-6.42

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1057	80-85%	13	70.00–74.00	$72.85	$770	-2.72
965–1395	1102	80-85%	12	75.00–79.00	$76.86	$847	—
1120–1390	1277	80-85%	10	80.00–84.00	$81.76	$1,044	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1410	1280	75-80%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.45	$915	—
1170–1550	1311	75-80%	6	76.00–79.00	$78.16	$1,025	-3.12
1100–1605	1360	75-80%	7	80.00–84.00	$81.73	$1,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1285	1213	2	103.00–104.00	$103.47	$1,255	—
1370–1625	1484	5	107.00–111.00	$109.33	$1,622	+3.61

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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.