Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.75/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 428 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.76/cwt -11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 481 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.90/cwt -10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 412 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,305	1,665	1,121
Feeder cattle	963	1,380	991
Slaughter cattle	342	285	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	5	175.00–190.00	$182.07	$495	—
300–345	325	7	170.00–180.00	$174.53	$567	-10.24
350–395	371	12	160.00–170.00	$165.79	$615	-20.21
400–445	424	9	156.00–166.00	$160.41	$680	-20.43
450–495	464	6	163.00–168.00	$165.94	$770	-11.65
500–545	522	15	154.00–164.00	$158.94	$830	-7.12
550–595	573	2	158.00–160.00	$158.96	$911	+3.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
300	300	1	168.00	$168.00	$504	—
350–395	372	3	150.00–158.00	$154.17	$574	—
400–445	411	12	148.00–154.00	$150.76	$620	-16.63
450–495	470	4	148.00–156.00	$152.39	$716	-9.99
500–545	523	2	146.00–152.00	$148.87	$779	-7.92
550–595	575	4	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$829	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	140.00–146.00	$142.82	$533	—
400–445	430	3	140.00–142.00	$140.62	$605	-16.61
450–495	473	2	138.00–140.00	$138.95	$657	-13.91
500–545	523	2	134.00–140.00	$136.87	$716	-4.13
550–595	565	3	136.00–139.00	$137.95	$779	+4.95

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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	265	4	166.00–170.00	$168.14	$446	+7.26
300–345	322	3	152.00–158.00	$154.53	$498	+0.75
350–395	373	6	138.00–148.00	$142.45	$531	-4.33
400–445	428	21	129.00–139.00	$132.75	$568	-13.69
450–495	481	19	126.00–136.00	$128.76	$619	-11.74
500–545	524	14	124.00–134.00	$128.70	$674	-9.23
550–595	573	11	124.00–132.00	$127.86	$733	-1.17
600–645	624	4	118.00–128.00	$121.65	$759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	8	140.00–150.00	$144.02	$396	-1.95
300	300	2	144.00	$144.00	$432	-0.38
350–395	377	13	128.00–136.00	$130.81	$493	-7.48
400–445	412	16	120.00–128.00	$125.90	$519	-10.33
450–495	461	8	118.00–124.00	$122.44	$564	-6.06
500–545	520	7	118.00–122.00	$119.83	$623	-8.12
550–595	564	8	112.00–120.00	$118.18	$667	-4.95
600–645	631	9	108.00–117.00	$111.15	$701	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	10	130.00–137.00	$133.60	$366	-3.29
300–345	331	7	128.00–136.00	$131.86	$436	-4.73
350–395	365	3	118.00–126.00	$123.11	$449	-9.62
400–445	423	2	112.00–118.00	$114.84	$486	-10.69
500–545	523	2	110.00–112.00	$110.96	$580	-7.04
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-4.00
600–645	622	3	100.00–106.00	$103.26	$642	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	160.00–170.00	$164.59	$449	+7.04
300–345	334	7	160.00–167.00	$161.70	$540	-8.66
350–395	381	5	150.00–154.00	$151.12	$576	-14.88
400–445	424	9	146.00–154.00	$149.74	$635	-6.12
450–495	464	6	142.00–149.00	$146.91	$682	+3.40
500–545	523	13	128.00–136.00	$133.46	$698	-8.48
550–595	577	3	118.00–123.00	$120.97	$698	—
600	600	1	116.00	$116.00	$696	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	175.00–185.00	$181.29	$480	+8.49
300–345	327	5	170.00–180.00	$173.76	$568	-6.24
350	350	3	160.00	$160.00	$560	-26.00
400–445	430	3	156.00–162.00	$157.86	$679	-13.14
450–495	479	8	150.00–160.00	$153.63	$736	+0.68
500–545	526	6	138.00–148.00	$141.58	$745	-17.42
550–595	573	8	127.00–136.00	$132.18	$757	—
600–645	620	5	120.00–130.00	$125.66	$779	-17.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	284	4	150.00–154.00	$150.88	$428	+2.74
300–345	334	4	150.00–157.00	$151.57	$506	-10.43
350–395	378	6	140.00–145.00	$142.06	$537	-16.85
400–445	432	5	138.00–144.00	$139.92	$604	-5.08
450–495	484	4	130.00–131.00	$130.23	$630	-6.77
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—
600–645	628	6	100.00–108.00	$102.91	$646	-13.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1365	1132	80-85%	32	68.00–72.00	$69.43	$786	—
920–1385	1178	80-85%	25	73.00–77.00	$75.01	$884	+4.62
1080–1385	1278	80-85%	16	78.00–82.00	$79.34	$1,014	+4.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1280	947	85-90%	21	51.00–55.00	$53.72	$509	—
725–1285	1030	85-90%	51	56.00–65.00	$61.01	$628	+6.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1285	1190	75-80%	3	74.00–75.00	$74.32	$884	—
1190	1190	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$916	—
1155–1525	1282	75-80%	9	82.00–85.00	$83.38	$1,069	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1700	1558	6	105.00–109.00	$106.67	$1,662	+2.67
1410–1680	1585	4	100.00–104.00	$102.59	$1,626	-1.41

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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.