Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

1,313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.82/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 328 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.02/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 424 lb · 11 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.74/cwt -9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 272 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,313	1,448	1,023
Feeder cattle	905	1,228	725
Slaughter cattle	408	220	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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
200–245	215	3	240.00–250.00	$246.20	$529	—
250–295	273	4	240.00–250.00	$244.59	$668	+7.56
300–345	323	2	225.00–232.00	$228.26	$737	-11.74
350–395	384	4	230.00–232.00	$230.46	$885	-2.36
400–445	428	4	218.00–222.00	$219.43	$939	+9.27
450–495	472	3	206.00–210.00	$207.94	$981	-0.69
500–545	524	5	184.00–194.00	$188.50	$988	-1.33
550–595	570	10	168.00–178.00	$173.55	$989	-7.61
600–645	626	5	168.00–178.00	$171.70	$1,075	-3.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	4	220.00–232.00	$224.41	$624	+4.41
300	300	1	220.00	$220.00	$660	±0.00
350–395	365	3	215.00–220.00	$218.20	$796	-6.80
400	400	1	208.00	$208.00	$832	+5.84
450–495	473	2	191.00–196.00	$193.38	$915	+0.57
500–545	530	3	174.00–178.00	$175.26	$929	-1.98
550–595	573	2	159.00–167.00	$162.84	$933	-11.56
600–645	628	4	159.00–167.00	$162.15	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	208.00–212.00	$209.86	$678	-3.40
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	-1.76
400	400	1	192.00	$192.00	$768	+0.62
450–495	465	3	182.00–188.00	$185.87	$864	+3.06
500	500	2	169.00	$169.00	$845	+0.13
550	550	1	157.00	$157.00	$864	-5.00
600–645	623	2	148.00–150.00	$148.96	$928	—

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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	225	5	210.00–220.00	$213.97	$481	+1.72
250–295	272	10	182.00–197.00	$188.74	$513	-9.82
300–345	328	15	178.00–187.00	$180.82	$593	-3.54
350–395	372	8	170.00–180.00	$175.63	$653	-6.18
400–445	424	11	166.00–176.00	$170.02	$721	-5.61
450–495	469	10	158.00–168.00	$163.20	$765	-6.03
500–545	531	8	154.00–164.00	$157.03	$834	-7.47
550–595	569	4	152.00–158.00	$155.19	$883	-2.88
600–645	623	2	128.00–136.00	$131.86	$821	-12.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	9	190.00–200.00	$195.16	$427	+7.06
250–295	268	6	167.00–180.00	$175.75	$471	-5.84
300–345	326	5	169.00–172.00	$169.94	$554	-2.85
350–395	368	5	160.00–168.00	$164.57	$606	-6.90
400–445	419	4	156.00–164.00	$160.85	$674	-4.99
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-5.90
500–545	522	7	144.00–152.00	$147.85	$772	-8.55
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	-2.00
600–645	611	4	118.00–124.00	$122.42	$748	-9.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	180.00–187.00	$183.15	$408	+10.25
250–295	277	5	160.00–165.00	$161.81	$448	-3.19
300–345	323	2	158.00–166.00	$161.72	$522	-3.28
350–395	384	4	150.00–156.00	$151.37	$581	-9.92
400–445	423	2	148.00–152.00	$149.89	$634	-2.00
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-8.86
500–545	523	2	134.00–142.00	$137.83	$721	-3.33
550–595	573	2	128.00–130.00	$128.96	$739	-5.12

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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	216	4	235.00–245.00	$240.90	$520	—
250–295	281	5	235.00–245.00	$237.74	$668	-1.17
300–345	318	6	227.00–235.00	$231.03	$735	-2.24
350–395	380	3	225.00–232.00	$227.15	$863	-9.85
400–445	431	6	212.00–222.00	$215.50	$929	-0.39
450–495	473	2	200.00–208.00	$203.81	$964	—
500–545	523	2	180.00–186.00	$182.87	$956	-6.00
550–595	563	6	160.00–169.00	$167.08	$941	+3.21
600	600	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	—
300	300	2	220.00	$220.00	$660	-0.61
350–395	365	5	212.00–220.00	$217.47	$794	-2.53
450–495	484	4	190.00–199.00	$192.09	$930	—
500–545	530	3	166.00–172.00	$167.89	$890	-14.11
550	550	1	151.00	$151.00	$830	-3.88
600–645	623	2	149.00–150.00	$149.48	$931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—
250–295	273	2	208.00–210.00	$208.92	$570	+0.71
350	350	3	210.00	$210.00	$735	+0.77
400–445	423	2	192.00–200.00	$195.79	$828	+5.90
450–495	473	2	180.00–184.00	$181.90	$860	—
500–545	523	2	158.00–160.00	$158.96	$831	-8.87
550	550	2	140.00	$140.00	$770	-1.92
600–645	615	3	139.00–148.00	$144.85	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1395	1146	80-85%	47	79.00–83.00	$80.84	$926	-10.15
915–1385	1155	80-85%	38	84.00–88.00	$85.72	$990	-0.39
925–1385	1229	80-85%	13	89.00–93.00	$91.19	$1,121	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1065	934	85-90%	10	61.00–65.00	$63.83	$596	—
710–1290	976	85-90%	40	66.00–75.00	$68.96	$673	-3.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1295	1252	75-80%	3	79.00–82.00	$80.03	$1,002	-6.59
1125–1535	1281	75-80%	12	84.00–88.00	$86.13	$1,103	-5.52
1100–1460	1308	75-80%	12	89.00–93.00	$90.93	$1,189	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1525	1331	5	95.00–99.00	$97.13	$1,293	-0.21
1120–2240	1483	8	100.00–103.00	$101.25	$1,502	—
1805–1925	1865	4	105.00–106.00	$105.26	$1,963	—

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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.