Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

1,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.78/cwt -16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 383 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.44/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.93/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,665	1,158	841
Feeder cattle	1,380	973	663
Slaughter cattle	285	185	178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Market closed last week due to hurricane.

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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	323	3	180.00–190.00	$184.77	$597	—
350	350	1	186.00	$186.00	$651	-7.25
400–445	423	2	178.00–184.00	$180.84	$765	-2.81
450–495	464	9	170.00–180.00	$177.59	$824	+4.87
500–545	520	4	161.00–171.00	$166.06	$864	-3.70
550–595	576	7	150.00–159.00	$155.22	$894	-12.42
600–645	624	8	147.00–155.00	$150.21	$937	-14.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	416	4	164.00–170.00	$167.39	$696	-5.43
450–495	473	2	160.00–165.00	$162.38	$768	+1.04
500–545	524	7	154.00–160.00	$156.79	$822	-2.27
600–645	622	3	135.00–140.00	$137.61	$856	-11.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	3	154.00–160.00	$157.23	$664	-8.65
450–495	473	2	150.00–156.00	$152.86	$723	—
500	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705	-4.29
550	550	1	133.00	$133.00	$732	-12.42
600–645	623	2	126.00–134.00	$129.86	$809	-12.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	190.00–195.00	$192.29	$346	—
200–245	225	11	155.00–170.00	$161.31	$363	-26.50
250–295	277	8	155.00–170.00	$160.88	$446	-22.35
300–345	327	9	150.00–160.00	$153.78	$503	-18.66
350–395	383	16	144.00–154.00	$146.78	$562	-16.22
400–445	425	15	142.00–152.00	$146.44	$622	-5.45
450–495	474	10	136.00–146.00	$140.50	$666	-6.25
500–545	527	13	134.00–144.00	$137.93	$727	-5.46
550–595	584	8	127.00–137.00	$129.03	$754	-12.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	175.00–177.00	$175.92	$317	—
200–245	221	8	140.00–150.00	$144.81	$320	-21.05
250–295	275	11	140.00–152.00	$145.97	$401	-22.73
300–345	324	7	140.00–149.00	$144.38	$468	-20.12
380–395	385	3	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$532	-15.98
400–445	421	6	132.00–140.00	$136.23	$574	-9.16
450–495	478	5	126.00–133.00	$128.50	$614	-12.55
500–545	525	10	124.00–131.00	$127.95	$672	-9.00
550–595	564	4	117.00–126.00	$123.13	$694	-8.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	150.00	$150.00	$262	—
250–295	265	3	135.00–138.00	$136.89	$363	-14.87
300–345	314	6	134.00–138.00	$136.59	$429	-16.52
350–395	376	5	130.00–136.00	$132.73	$499	-11.98
400–445	422	3	122.00–130.00	$125.53	$530	-6.89
500	500	2	118.00	$118.00	$590	-2.00
550	550	1	114.00	$114.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	2	205.00	$205.00	$359	—
200–245	223	2	180.00–182.00	$180.90	$403	-19.10
250–295	277	9	152.00–166.00	$157.55	$436	-49.61
300–345	336	5	170.00–172.00	$170.36	$572	-30.27
350	350	2	166.00	$166.00	$581	—
400–445	430	3	154.00–160.00	$155.86	$670	-18.27
450–495	472	5	140.00–148.00	$143.51	$677	-17.37
500–545	521	4	139.00–145.00	$141.94	$740	-0.58
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	+3.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	—
200–245	227	5	165.00–175.00	$168.52	$383	-12.93
250–295	265	3	145.00–150.00	$148.14	$393	-40.22
300	300	1	162.00	$162.00	$486	-28.25
350–395	361	4	156.00–160.00	$158.91	$574	-17.09
400–445	427	5	142.00–150.00	$145.00	$619	-19.97
450	450	1	137.00	$137.00	$616	-12.00
500	500	1	134.00	$134.00	$670	-2.00
600–645	636	5	115.00–122.00	$116.32	$740	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	5	210.00–225.00	$215.74	$395	—
200–245	215	3	195.00–210.00	$204.30	$439	-10.76
250–295	277	9	168.00–182.00	$172.80	$479	-48.66
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	-33.44
350	350	1	186.00	$186.00	$651	-5.57
400	400	1	171.00	$171.00	$684	-10.86
450–495	473	2	152.00–154.00	$152.95	$723	-17.49
500	500	1	159.00	$159.00	$795	+4.59
600	600	1	143.00	$143.00	$858	+1.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1480	1193	80-85%	23	68.00–72.00	$70.39	$840	—
915–1485	1250	80-85%	40	73.00–77.00	$75.17	$940	-6.59
1080–1465	1354	80-85%	28	78.00–82.00	$79.22	$1,073	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1290	969	85-90%	31	57.00–66.00	$61.85	$599	+6.74
715–1280	1002	85-90%	11	52.00–56.00	$54.79	$549	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1760	1513	75-80%	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,180	—
1325–1810	1570	75-80%	4	80.00–84.00	$80.86	$1,270	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1630	1560	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,622	—
1780–2070	1864	4	107.00–110.00	$108.76	$2,027	—
2035	2035	1	112.00	$112.00	$2,279	—

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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.