Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

1,448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.63/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.36/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 325 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,448	633	1,004
Feeder cattle	1,228	517	852
Slaughter cattle	220	116	152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 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	265	3	232.00–240.00	$237.03	$628	+2.87
300	300	1	240.00	$240.00	$720	+21.97
350–395	376	6	228.00–238.00	$232.82	$875	+17.71
400–445	434	7	208.00–218.00	$210.16	$912	-1.84
450–495	480	3	208.00–210.00	$208.63	$1,001	+20.70
500–545	523	2	186.00–194.00	$189.83	$993	+9.56
550–595	580	3	178.00–188.00	$181.16	$1,051	+5.44
600–645	623	2	173.00–178.00	$175.41	$1,093	+7.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	220.00	$220.00	$550	+7.20
300	300	3	220.00	$220.00	$660	+11.39
350	350	1	225.00	$225.00	$788	+17.00
400–445	421	4	199.00–206.00	$202.16	$851	+5.77
450–495	480	3	190.00–199.00	$192.81	$925	+14.91
500–545	520	3	174.00–180.00	$177.24	$922	+7.31
550–595	573	2	172.00–177.00	$174.40	$999	+5.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	200.00–212.00	$207.55	$550	+11.01
300–345	323	2	210.00–217.00	$213.26	$689	+13.54
350–395	373	2	208.00–216.00	$211.76	$790	+14.82
400–445	434	4	190.00–196.00	$191.38	$831	+3.52
450–495	480	3	180.00–189.00	$182.81	$877	+12.81
500–545	523	2	166.00–172.00	$168.87	$883	—
550	550	1	162.00	$162.00	$891	+6.00

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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	223	2	210.00–215.00	$212.25	$473	+7.25
250–295	272	5	192.00–205.00	$198.56	$540	+24.88
300–345	325	11	180.00–190.00	$184.36	$599	+13.37
350–395	378	9	178.00–188.00	$181.81	$687	+15.62
400–445	420	13	170.00–180.00	$175.63	$738	+9.31
450–495	473	6	164.00–174.00	$169.23	$800	+6.78
500–545	520	8	159.00–169.00	$164.50	$855	+11.34
550–595	571	9	156.00–160.00	$158.07	$903	+10.77
600–645	623	2	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$902	+7.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	185.00–190.00	$188.10	$404	—
250–295	273	4	177.00–187.00	$181.59	$496	+19.28
300–345	331	5	170.00–179.00	$172.79	$572	+11.60
350–395	376	6	168.00–176.00	$171.47	$645	+19.47
400–445	416	8	160.00–169.00	$165.84	$690	+10.81
450–495	473	2	154.00–158.00	$155.90	$737	+4.66
500–545	511	4	152.00–158.00	$156.40	$799	+12.53
550	550	1	142.00	$142.00	$781	+7.30
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	+4.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	170.00–180.00	$172.90	$398	+7.90
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	—
300	300	1	165.00	$165.00	$495	—
350–395	373	2	158.00–165.00	$161.29	$602	+16.47
400–445	423	2	150.00–154.00	$151.89	$642	+11.89
450–495	473	2	146.00–152.00	$148.86	$704	+6.98
500–545	518	5	140.00–142.00	$141.16	$731	+5.16
550–595	573	2	132.00–136.00	$134.08	$768	—
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	+4.50

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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	271	4	230.00–245.00	$238.91	$647	+10.21
300–345	328	4	230.00–240.00	$233.27	$765	—
350	350	1	237.00	$237.00	$830	+18.44
400–445	423	2	214.00–218.00	$215.89	$913	+9.96
500–545	523	2	186.00–192.00	$188.87	$988	+14.15
550–595	576	5	160.00–170.00	$163.87	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	225.00	$225.00	$562	—
300–345	330	3	220.00–222.00	$220.61	$728	—
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—
400–445	413	7	199.00–200.00	$199.69	$825	+2.74
500	500	1	182.00	$182.00	$910	+22.00
550–595	573	2	152.00–158.00	$154.88	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	205.00–212.00	$208.21	$568	+5.92
300–345	323	2	210.00–212.00	$210.93	$681	—
350–395	380	3	208.00–212.00	$209.23	$795	—
400–445	423	4	188.00–192.00	$189.89	$803	+3.89
500–545	523	2	164.00–172.00	$167.83	$878	—
550–595	573	2	140.00–144.00	$141.92	$813	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1345	1120	80-85%	13	79.00–83.00	$81.32	$911	+4.08
925–1285	1125	80-85%	13	89.00–93.00	$90.99	$1,024	+13.75
920–1285	1188	80-85%	13	85.00–88.00	$86.11	$1,023	+12.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1140	1120	75-80%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.47	$912	+7.47
1130–1440	1278	75-80%	4	84.00–88.00	$86.62	$1,107	—
1215–1350	1279	75-80%	6	90.00–93.00	$91.65	$1,172	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1090	895	85-90%	5	63.00–65.00	$64.44	$577	—
720–1085	953	85-90%	6	68.00–75.00	$72.80	$694	+21.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1675	1335	3	96.00–99.00	$97.34	$1,299	—
1225–1630	1400	10	101.00–105.00	$103.78	$1,453	—
1320–1710	1515	5	106.00–113.00	$108.36	$1,642	+12.27

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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.