Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.72/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 569 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.19/cwt ≈ $623/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.16/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	468	715
Feeder cattle	517	—	587
Slaughter cattle	116	468	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

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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	276	6	230.00–240.00	$234.16	$646	—
300–345	330	3	215.00–225.00	$218.03	$719	—
350–395	365	3	210.00–218.00	$215.11	$785	—
400	400	1	212.00	$212.00	$848	—
450–495	476	12	185.00–194.00	$187.93	$895	—
500–545	531	14	178.00–186.00	$180.27	$957	—
550–595	569	21	170.00–180.00	$175.72	$1,000	—
600–645	623	4	162.00–172.00	$167.90	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	5	210.00–215.00	$212.80	$570	—
300–345	311	4	205.00–210.00	$208.61	$649	—
350	350	1	208.00	$208.00	$728	—
400–445	428	4	194.00–200.00	$196.39	$841	—
450–495	471	4	174.00–182.00	$177.90	$838	—
500–545	521	5	166.00–174.00	$169.93	$885	—
550–595	573	2	168.00–169.00	$168.48	$965	—
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	284	4	195.00–202.00	$196.54	$558	—
300–345	323	2	196.00–204.00	$199.72	$645	—
350–395	373	4	196.00–198.00	$196.94	$735	—
400–445	415	3	184.00–190.00	$187.86	$780	—
450	450	2	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
550	550	1	156.00	$156.00	$858	—
600–645	623	2	146.00–150.00	$147.93	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—
250–295	283	7	170.00–185.00	$173.68	$492	—
300–345	327	7	168.00–177.00	$170.99	$559	—
350–395	375	18	162.00–172.00	$166.19	$623	—
400–445	420	10	162.00–170.00	$166.32	$699	—
450–495	474	7	158.00–168.00	$162.45	$770	—
500–545	523	17	148.00–158.00	$153.16	$801	—
550–595	565	14	142.00–150.00	$147.30	$832	—
600–645	628	8	132.00–142.00	$136.89	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	5	155.00–167.00	$162.31	$440	—
300–345	322	6	158.00–164.00	$161.19	$519	—
350	350	1	152.00	$152.00	$532	—
400–445	417	7	150.00–158.00	$155.03	$646	—
450–495	472	3	149.00–155.00	$151.24	$714	—
500–545	511	4	138.00–146.00	$143.87	$735	—
550–595	569	5	130.00–138.00	$134.70	$766	—
600–645	630	3	126.00–130.00	$127.27	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	—
345	345	3	152.00	$152.00	$524	—
350–395	373	2	142.00–148.00	$144.82	$540	—
400	400	2	140.00	$140.00	$560	—
450–495	480	3	140.00–146.00	$141.88	$681	—
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	—
600–645	618	5	112.00–118.00	$115.50	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	3	225.00–235.00	$228.70	$633	—
350–395	365	3	216.00–220.00	$218.56	$798	—
400–445	422	3	204.00–208.00	$205.93	$869	—
450–495	473	4	172.00–182.00	$176.86	$837	—
500–545	522	5	170.00–178.00	$174.72	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	200.00–205.00	$202.29	$552	—
400	400	1	186.00	$186.00	$744	—
450–495	473	2	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	196.00–198.00	$196.95	$833	—
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1265	1048	80-85%	9	66.00–70.00	$67.88	$711	—
985–1385	1149	80-85%	15	76.00–80.00	$77.24	$887	+10.34
915–1385	1168	80-85%	20	71.00–75.00	$73.28	$856	-4.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1095	924	85-90%	7	56.00–64.00	$59.88	$553	+8.95
720–1285	957	85-90%	3	50.00–53.00	$50.90	$487	-7.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	75-80%	2	74.00	$74.00	$818	—
1230	1230	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$861	—
1100–1710	1323	75-80%	3	76.00–80.00	$77.60	$1,027	+6.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1565	1473	4	104.00–108.00	$105.72	$1,557	—
1200–1835	1549	7	94.00–98.00	$96.09	$1,488	—
1000–1910	1609	7	99.00–103.00	$101.53	$1,634	+6.81

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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.