Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.59/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.74/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $160.25/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 421 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,378	1,202	1,192
Feeder cattle	1,103	968	1,007
Slaughter cattle	275	234	185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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
165	165	1	200.00	$200.00	$330	—
250	250	2	170.00	$170.00	$425	-7.93
300–345	316	4	176.00–180.00	$178.40	$564	+1.06
350–395	374	9	166.00–175.00	$169.58	$634	-5.86
400–445	425	20	166.00–176.00	$170.74	$726	-1.49
450–495	475	8	160.00–170.00	$164.73	$782	+1.70
500–545	520	3	162.00–168.00	$165.24	$859	+5.09
550–595	570	3	155.00–163.00	$159.89	$911	+15.65
600–645	625	3	138.00–145.00	$140.91	$881	-2.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	185.00	$185.00	$305	—
250–295	280	3	150.00–155.00	$151.49	$424	-8.51
300–345	328	6	160.00–168.00	$163.15	$535	-5.52
350–395	373	8	156.00–164.00	$159.26	$594	-4.97
400–445	421	18	156.00–164.00	$160.25	$675	-1.20
450–495	471	5	150.00–158.00	$153.92	$725	-1.90
500–545	523	2	152.00–154.00	$152.96	$800	+4.51
600–645	623	2	132.00–134.00	$132.96	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	150.00	$150.00	$450	-5.93
350–395	380	3	150.00–155.00	$151.54	$576	-4.27
400–445	431	5	146.00–154.00	$150.32	$648	-0.30
450–495	461	4	140.00–148.00	$145.85	$672	+5.85
500	500	1	138.00	$138.00	$690	+1.48
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	+13.37

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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	190.00–205.00	$196.88	$354	—
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	+29.40
250–295	273	2	168.00–175.00	$171.21	$467	-1.98
300–345	319	8	152.00–160.00	$156.64	$500	-6.29
350–395	370	12	150.00–160.00	$155.43	$575	+8.75
400–445	420	12	139.00–148.00	$144.07	$605	+3.80
450–495	477	20	130.00–140.00	$134.59	$642	-1.77
500–545	526	10	129.00–139.00	$133.71	$703	+2.98
550–595	571	5	131.00–139.00	$135.73	$775	+10.09
600–645	630	3	118.00–122.00	$119.27	$751	+0.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	175.00	$175.00	$289	—
250–295	280	3	150.00–156.00	$151.79	$425	+5.79
300–345	321	6	140.00–149.00	$146.04	$469	-4.86
350–395	373	12	140.00–148.00	$144.01	$537	+9.78
400–445	428	11	128.00–136.00	$131.60	$563	+2.69
450–495	470	10	120.00–128.00	$124.27	$584	-2.52
500–545	530	7	120.00–128.00	$122.48	$649	-1.66
550–595	573	2	124.00–126.00	$124.96	$716	+14.96
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	-5.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	165.00	$165.00	$289	—
250–295	280	3	130.00–142.00	$133.57	$374	-3.93
300–345	324	10	130.00–138.00	$133.41	$432	-5.71
350–395	384	8	130.00–136.00	$131.37	$504	+4.08
400–445	426	7	118.00–124.00	$120.42	$513	-3.76
450–495	456	7	110.00–118.00	$116.76	$532	+1.56
500–545	523	2	112.00–118.00	$114.87	$601	+3.93
550	550	2	118.00	$118.00	$649	+14.64
600–645	615	3	94.00–100.00	$97.90	$602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	210.00	$210.00	$346	—
200–245	216	4	205.00–210.00	$207.82	$449	-13.92
250–295	277	13	165.00–180.00	$172.55	$478	-1.49
300–345	322	10	174.00–180.00	$177.18	$571	-2.08
350–395	376	6	168.00–176.00	$171.20	$644	-2.03
400–445	424	4	166.00–174.00	$169.87	$720	+4.16
450–495	478	5	154.00–164.00	$157.26	$752	+2.16
500–545	514	4	147.00–149.00	$148.22	$762	+3.40
550–595	569	9	130.00–140.00	$136.47	$777	+16.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	-25.00
250–295	268	5	150.00–160.00	$155.60	$417	-6.01
300–345	315	4	160.00–165.00	$162.88	$513	-6.01
350–395	365	3	160.00–164.00	$162.56	$593	-2.64
450–495	465	3	150.00–152.00	$151.29	$703	+5.78
500	500	4	132.00–138.00	$133.50	$668	+2.87
550–595	573	2	120.00–126.00	$122.88	$704	+11.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	170.00	$170.00	$280	—
200–245	223	2	170.00–177.00	$173.15	$386	—
300–345	338	6	150.00–156.00	$150.89	$510	—
350–395	373	2	148.00–154.00	$150.82	$563	-4.52
400–445	426	4	146.00–154.00	$149.89	$639	+5.42
450	450	1	142.00	$142.00	$639	+8.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1295	1049	80-85%	25	61.00–65.00	$63.02	$661	—
915–1220	1076	80-85%	31	56.00–60.00	$57.74	$621	—
920–1295	1156	80-85%	15	66.00–70.00	$67.73	$783	-4.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1245	913	85-90%	32	46.00–55.00	$50.85	$464	+0.17
775–1080	914	85-90%	16	41.00–45.00	$43.60	$399	-7.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$818	—
1195	1195	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$741	—
1190–1550	1348	75-80%	5	70.00–74.00	$71.83	$968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1820	1643	6	91.00–95.00	$93.45	$1,535	—
1600–1910	1743	6	96.00–99.00	$97.54	$1,700	—
1605–2075	1805	4	101.00–105.00	$103.85	$1,874	—

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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.