Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

1,834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.75/cwt -5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 512 lb · 14 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.70/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 272 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.49/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 432 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,834	1,381	1,062
Feeder cattle	1,529	1,194	869
Slaughter cattle	305	187	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes steady.

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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	266	4	220.00–230.00	$225.96	$601	+8.87
300–345	324	5	210.00–220.00	$214.18	$694	-1.83
350–395	370	6	198.00–208.00	$203.78	$754	-2.22
400–445	415	5	190.00–199.00	$196.27	$815	+2.72
450–495	476	6	174.00–183.00	$177.21	$844	-0.57
500–545	512	14	162.00–171.00	$168.75	$864	-5.90
550–595	573	2	162.00–169.00	$165.36	$948	-8.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	200.00–210.00	$202.90	$467	+2.90
250–295	280	3	200.00–207.00	$202.08	$566	-5.92
300–345	322	5	200.00–207.00	$203.40	$655	+0.59
350–395	372	5	192.00–196.00	$193.90	$721	+0.96
400–445	420	3	179.00–188.00	$184.49	$775	+4.29
450–495	478	4	166.00–170.00	$167.43	$800	-0.47
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	-3.43
550	550	2	152.00	$152.00	$836	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
300–345	323	2	194.00–199.00	$196.33	$634	+6.33
350–395	380	3	178.00–185.00	$180.15	$685	+0.27
400	400	1	172.00	$172.00	$688	+0.11
450	450	1	159.00	$159.00	$716	-1.00
500–545	523	2	142.00–144.00	$142.96	$748	-7.04
550	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	-7.00

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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	219	5	175.00–190.00	$181.89	$398	+8.15
250–295	272	12	168.00–180.00	$171.70	$467	+2.87
300–345	323	6	162.00–172.00	$167.53	$541	-2.10
350–395	371	8	160.00–170.00	$165.23	$613	-2.97
400–445	432	11	158.00–168.00	$160.49	$693	-3.95
450–495	480	3	152.00–161.00	$154.81	$743	-5.03
500–545	522	3	148.00–156.00	$152.22	$795	+3.70
550–595	578	6	138.00–144.00	$140.27	$811	+5.37
600–645	623	2	122.00–124.00	$122.96	$766	+0.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	4	160.00–172.00	$163.85	$374	+2.95
250–295	269	8	150.00–162.00	$157.95	$425	+3.56
300–345	322	6	152.00–160.00	$155.81	$502	-3.36
350–395	375	7	150.00–158.00	$153.26	$575	-3.51
400–445	421	7	148.00–156.00	$151.88	$639	-2.54
450–495	480	3	142.00–150.00	$144.50	$694	-3.18
500–545	525	3	136.00–142.00	$138.91	$729	+0.32
550–595	572	3	128.00–132.00	$129.95	$743	+4.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	150.00–155.00	$151.07	$354	+2.72
250–295	273	4	138.00–148.00	$142.59	$389	-2.41
300–345	318	5	142.00–150.00	$146.53	$466	-4.79
350–395	368	5	140.00–148.00	$144.57	$532	-3.66
400–445	430	3	138.00–147.00	$140.79	$605	-3.57
450–495	473	2	132.00–140.00	$135.81	$642	-5.06
500–545	523	2	129.00–134.00	$131.39	$687	+3.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	227.00	$227.00	$454	+9.75
250–295	282	5	220.00–230.00	$222.58	$628	+6.60
300–345	315	3	212.00–216.00	$214.54	$676	-2.71
350–395	374	5	198.00–202.00	$199.53	$746	+2.08
400–445	423	2	189.00–196.00	$192.31	$813	+4.31
450–495	476	9	173.00–183.00	$177.46	$845	+0.23
500–545	525	10	156.00–166.00	$160.70	$844	-2.67
550–595	569	6	154.00–162.00	$158.75	$903	+0.25
600–645	631	4	150.00–159.00	$153.16	$966	-2.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	4	200.00–210.00	$203.42	$466	+3.42
250–295	275	7	200.00–212.00	$204.52	$562	-1.06
300–345	324	8	200.00–206.00	$202.13	$655	-2.06
350–395	371	7	188.00–196.00	$191.86	$712	+0.94
400–445	426	5	179.00–185.00	$181.31	$772	+0.61
450–495	471	5	164.00–169.00	$166.73	$785	-0.97
500–545	515	3	148.00–150.00	$149.29	$769	-0.60
550–595	575	3	144.00–150.00	$146.59	$843	-2.33
600–645	623	2	144.00–148.00	$145.93	$909	+2.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	-7.25
250–295	273	2	185.00–195.00	$189.59	$518	+1.38
300–345	323	2	196.00–198.00	$196.93	$636	+0.04
350–395	373	4	178.00–186.00	$181.76	$678	+1.54
400–445	415	3	170.00–178.00	$175.14	$727	+1.30
450	450	1	154.00	$154.00	$693	-3.43
500–545	523	2	136.00–138.00	$136.96	$716	—
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	-6.00
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1080	912	85-90%	15	46.00–50.00	$48.58	$443	—
715–1285	981	85-90%	33	51.00–60.00	$55.83	$548	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1118	80-85%	17	63.00–66.00	$64.22	$718	-0.53
1055–1285	1170	80-85%	2	74.00–77.00	$75.65	$885	+1.66
985–1265	1172	80-85%	3	68.00	$68.00	$797	-5.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1290	1273	75-80%	3	74.00–77.00	$75.65	$963	+7.99
1170–1465	1318	75-80%	2	63.00–66.00	$64.67	$852	—
1475	1475	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1645	1364	5	87.00–91.00	$89.32	$1,218	—
1565–1650	1595	3	93.00–96.00	$94.64	$1,510	—
1580–1665	1633	3	97.00–100.00	$97.97	$1,600	—

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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.