Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

1,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.03/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 480 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.36/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $174.04/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $494/hd at 284 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,202	1,305	821
Feeder cattle	968	963	622
Slaughter cattle	234	342	199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	7	175.00–185.00	$177.93	$496	-4.14
300–345	326	6	174.00–182.00	$177.34	$578	+2.81
350–395	371	10	170.00–180.00	$175.44	$651	+9.65
400–445	420	9	169.00–176.00	$172.23	$723	+11.82
450–495	480	14	160.00–170.00	$163.03	$783	-2.91
500–545	520	4	156.00–164.00	$160.15	$833	+1.21
550–595	576	6	141.00–150.00	$144.24	$831	-14.72
600–645	623	2	140.00–148.00	$143.86	$896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	-10.00
300–345	320	4	167.00–170.00	$168.67	$540	+0.67
350–395	376	9	160.00–169.00	$164.23	$618	+10.06
400–445	419	11	158.00–164.00	$161.45	$676	+10.69
450–495	474	10	152.00–159.00	$155.82	$739	+3.43
500–545	517	7	144.00–152.00	$148.45	$767	-0.42
550–595	578	4	130.00–138.00	$133.14	$770	-11.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	155.00–157.00	$155.93	$504	—
350–395	361	4	150.00–158.00	$155.81	$562	+12.99
400–445	430	3	150.00–152.00	$150.62	$648	+10.00
450	450	3	140.00	$140.00	$630	+1.05
500–545	530	3	134.00–142.00	$136.52	$724	-0.35
550–595	580	3	120.00–122.00	$120.63	$700	-17.32
600	600	2	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

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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	223	2	172.00–180.00	$175.60	$392	—
250–295	280	3	172.00–176.00	$173.19	$485	+5.05
300–345	321	7	158.00–167.00	$162.93	$523	+8.40
350–395	370	5	142.00–152.00	$146.68	$543	+4.23
400–445	426	12	136.00–146.00	$140.27	$598	+7.52
450–495	475	13	132.00–142.00	$136.36	$648	+7.60
500–545	531	11	128.00–138.00	$130.73	$694	+2.03
550–595	574	7	122.00–130.00	$125.64	$721	-2.22
600–645	628	9	115.00–125.00	$119.13	$748	-2.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	150.00–160.00	$152.90	$352	—
250	250	1	146.00	$146.00	$365	+1.98
300–345	334	4	150.00–154.00	$150.90	$504	+6.90
350–395	377	10	132.00–138.00	$134.23	$506	+3.42
400–445	430	7	126.00–135.00	$128.91	$554	+3.01
450–495	474	9	122.00–131.00	$126.79	$601	+4.35
500–545	517	5	121.00–126.00	$124.14	$642	+4.31
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-8.18
600–645	623	2	110.00–111.00	$110.48	$688	-0.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	137.00–144.00	$140.15	$313	—
250–295	273	2	132.00–144.00	$137.50	$375	+3.90
300–345	330	3	137.00–144.00	$139.12	$459	+7.26
350–395	373	2	124.00–131.00	$127.29	$475	+4.18
400–445	436	5	124.00–125.00	$124.18	$541	+9.34
450–495	475	3	112.00–120.00	$115.20	$547	—
500–545	534	4	110.00–114.00	$110.94	$592	-0.02
550–595	573	2	100.00–107.00	$103.36	$592	-6.64

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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	215.00–230.00	$221.74	$494	—
250–295	284	12	170.00–185.00	$174.04	$494	-7.25
300–345	317	9	176.00–182.00	$179.26	$568	+5.50
350–395	378	8	170.00–180.00	$173.23	$655	+13.23
400–445	421	7	160.00–170.00	$165.71	$698	+7.85
450–495	473	4	150.00–160.00	$155.10	$734	+1.47
500–545	523	6	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$757	+3.24
550–595	573	9	118.00–126.00	$120.18	$689	-12.00
600–645	621	5	110.00–120.00	$115.49	$717	-10.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—
250–295	278	4	160.00–165.00	$161.61	$449	-2.98
300–345	311	8	166.00–170.00	$168.89	$525	+7.19
350–395	366	10	160.00–168.00	$165.20	$605	+14.08
400–445	434	4	150.00–156.00	$151.38	$657	+1.64
450–495	470	3	140.00–149.00	$145.51	$684	-1.40
500–545	530	3	130.00–132.00	$130.63	$692	-2.83
550–595	573	2	110.00–112.00	$110.96	$636	-10.01
600–645	626	5	104.00–108.00	$105.56	$661	-10.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	147.00–150.00	$148.38	$405	-2.50
300	300	1	154.00	$154.00	$462	+2.43
350–395	366	4	150.00–158.00	$155.34	$569	+13.28
400–445	423	2	144.00–145.00	$144.47	$611	+4.55
450–495	475	3	130.00–138.00	$133.87	$636	+3.64
500	500	2	124.00	$124.00	$620	—
550	550	1	103.00	$103.00	$566	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1345	1147	80-85%	26	66.00–70.00	$67.46	$774	-1.97
920–1395	1186	80-85%	14	71.00–75.00	$72.72	$862	-2.29
1110–1385	1237	80-85%	13	76.00–80.00	$77.82	$963	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1085	902	85-90%	6	49.00–53.00	$50.68	$457	—
715–1280	1017	85-90%	16	54.00–63.00	$59.84	$609	-1.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1275	1202	75-80%	3	68.00–72.00	$70.02	$842	—
1200–1215	1206	75-80%	4	73.00–77.00	$75.49	$910	—
1230–1445	1301	75-80%	4	78.00–82.00	$79.44	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1665	1464	7	86.00–89.00	$87.57	$1,282	—
1300–1580	1476	4	91.00–95.00	$92.91	$1,371	—
1535–1780	1667	9	96.00–101.00	$99.01	$1,650	—

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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.