Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.44/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 424 lb · 33 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.63/cwt -5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 329 lb · 23 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.83/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $473/hd at 280 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,381	1,097	1,811
Feeder cattle	1,194	940	1,615
Slaughter cattle	187	157	196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	-30.00
250–295	268	18	210.00–220.00	$217.09	$582	-20.10
300–345	316	4	210.00–220.00	$216.01	$683	+1.58
350	350	1	206.00	$206.00	$721	+2.60
400–445	419	17	188.00–198.00	$193.55	$811	+4.54
450–495	472	15	174.00–182.00	$177.78	$839	-7.38
500–545	519	11	169.00–178.00	$174.65	$906	-1.67
550–595	578	4	172.00–176.00	$173.45	$1,003	-2.39
600–645	623	2	168.00–170.00	$168.96	$1,053	-1.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250	250	1	208.00	$208.00	$520	-14.54
300–345	328	4	200.00–208.00	$202.81	$665	+0.59
350–395	373	4	192.00–194.00	$192.94	$720	+0.11
400–445	433	7	178.00–186.00	$180.20	$780	+1.94
450–495	473	2	166.00–170.00	$167.90	$794	-1.39
500–545	515	4	160.00–165.00	$163.43	$842	-4.48
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	193.00	$193.00	$482	-9.00
300	300	2	190.00	$190.00	$570	-6.90
350–395	373	2	178.00–182.00	$179.88	$671	-4.68
400–445	426	4	168.00–176.00	$171.89	$732	+3.43
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	-3.87
500	500	3	150.00	$150.00	$750	-10.00
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	+5.00

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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	190.00–200.00	$194.58	$350	-42.75
200–245	223	2	167.00–182.00	$173.74	$387	-34.81
250–295	280	21	165.00–180.00	$168.83	$473	-4.20
300–345	329	23	166.00–176.00	$169.63	$558	-5.05
350–395	371	13	164.00–174.00	$168.20	$624	-3.64
400–445	424	33	160.00–170.00	$164.44	$697	+0.08
450–495	473	17	156.00–165.00	$159.84	$756	+8.02
500–545	523	13	144.00–154.00	$148.52	$777	+4.72
550–595	575	4	130.00–140.00	$134.90	$776	-8.66
600–645	629	4	120.00–125.00	$122.20	$769	-13.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	187	3	170.00–180.00	$173.04	$324	—
200–245	223	2	160.00–162.00	$160.90	$359	-30.00
250–295	281	10	150.00–162.00	$154.39	$434	+0.83
300–345	332	15	158.00–165.00	$159.17	$528	-1.53
350–395	378	11	154.00–162.00	$156.77	$593	-1.95
400–445	419	7	150.00–158.00	$154.42	$647	+0.27
450–495	486	8	146.00–154.00	$147.68	$718	+2.78
500–545	518	6	134.00–142.00	$138.59	$718	+5.30
550–595	573	2	123.00–128.00	$125.40	$719	-6.04
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	155.00–165.00	$159.58	$287	-40.42
200–245	223	2	147.00–150.00	$148.35	$331	-23.79
250	250	1	145.00	$145.00	$362	-0.04
300–345	326	7	148.00–154.00	$151.32	$493	+1.10
350–395	374	5	145.00–152.00	$148.23	$554	-2.36
400–445	419	7	140.00–148.00	$144.36	$605	+0.48
450–495	466	8	136.00–144.00	$140.87	$656	+4.93
500–545	523	2	126.00–130.00	$127.91	$669	+4.08
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	-8.00
600	600	1	97.00	$97.00	$582	-20.45

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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	215.00–220.00	$217.25	$484	-32.75
250–295	279	15	210.00–225.00	$215.98	$603	-22.82
300–345	315	13	212.00–220.00	$217.25	$684	-0.92
350–395	386	15	196.00–204.00	$197.45	$762	-6.81
400	400	4	188.00	$188.00	$752	-1.49
450–495	474	14	174.00–182.00	$177.23	$840	-7.32
500–545	524	4	158.00–168.00	$163.37	$856	-3.56
550–595	580	7	156.00–164.00	$158.50	$919	-1.91
600–645	627	3	153.00–160.00	$155.57	$975	+0.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250–295	266	4	202.00–208.00	$205.58	$547	-14.95
300–345	324	5	200.00–208.00	$204.19	$662	-3.28
350–395	373	9	186.00–195.00	$190.92	$712	-2.14
400–445	430	5	178.00–186.00	$180.70	$777	+1.39
450–495	469	9	164.00–170.00	$167.70	$787	-3.89
500–545	530	3	148.00–154.00	$149.89	$794	-7.26
550–595	565	3	146.00–152.00	$148.92	$841	+0.98
600–645	623	2	140.00–148.00	$143.86	$896	-0.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	190.00–195.00	$192.25	$429	—
250–295	273	2	185.00–192.00	$188.21	$514	-21.79
300–345	311	4	194.00–198.00	$196.89	$612	+6.28
350–395	389	8	180.00–182.00	$180.22	$701	-5.43
400–445	411	4	168.00–176.00	$173.84	$714	+2.27
450–495	471	4	154.00–160.00	$157.43	$741	-1.52
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1029	80-85%	14	67.00–71.00	$68.34	$703	—
915–1395	1120	80-85%	15	62.00–66.00	$64.75	$725	—
920–1395	1179	80-85%	12	72.00–76.00	$73.99	$872	+5.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–875	822	85-90%	3	45.00–49.00	$46.16	$379	—
720–1280	895	85-90%	27	50.00–59.00	$55.15	$494	+6.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1450	1280	75-80%	4	66.00–69.00	$67.66	$866	-8.13
1120–1435	1287	75-80%	10	72.00–75.00	$74.32	$956	-1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1650	1485	3	98.00–101.00	$99.43	$1,477	+3.80
1605–1950	1774	5	108.00–112.00	$109.77	$1,947	—
1900	1900	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,995	+5.00

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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.