Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

1,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.32/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 375 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.83/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 419 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.99/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,551	1,313	1,325
Feeder cattle	1,099	905	1,017
Slaughter cattle	452	408	308

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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	2	250.00	$250.00	$500	+3.80
250–295	273	2	245.00–250.00	$247.29	$675	+2.70
300–345	321	7	232.00–242.00	$237.87	$764	+9.61
350–395	378	4	225.00–230.00	$226.89	$858	-3.57
400–445	421	15	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$905	-4.48
450–495	481	6	200.00–209.00	$202.55	$974	-5.39
500–545	533	19	188.00–198.00	$190.76	$1,017	+2.26
550–595	569	5	177.00–184.00	$180.51	$1,027	+6.96
600–645	625	6	169.00–178.00	$173.58	$1,085	+1.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	3	230.00–242.00	$233.57	$654	+9.16
300–345	325	3	222.00–230.00	$225.48	$733	+5.48
350–395	373	4	215.00–224.00	$219.23	$818	+1.03
400–445	413	5	200.00–208.00	$205.46	$849	-2.54
450–495	459	5	189.00–198.00	$196.06	$900	+2.68
500–545	534	4	178.00–184.00	$179.41	$958	+4.15
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	+7.16
600–645	623	2	162.00–164.00	$163.04	$1,016	+0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	220.00	$220.00	$550	—
300–345	323	2	217.00–218.00	$217.47	$702	+7.61
350–395	380	3	205.00–212.00	$207.15	$787	-2.85
400–445	427	5	190.00–199.00	$193.37	$826	+1.37
450–495	473	2	186.00–188.00	$186.95	$884	+1.08
500–545	515	3	171.00–172.00	$171.65	$884	+2.65

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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	181	5	215.00–225.00	$220.08	$398	—
200–245	220	3	210.00–220.00	$214.66	$472	+0.69
250–295	275	9	190.00–205.00	$197.05	$542	+8.31
300–345	325	14	176.00–186.00	$180.58	$587	-0.24
350–395	375	42	172.00–181.00	$175.32	$657	-0.31
400–445	419	35	169.00–179.00	$174.83	$733	+4.81
450–495	472	15	162.00–172.00	$166.64	$787	+3.44
500–545	526	20	156.00–166.00	$159.99	$842	+2.96
550–595	570	12	148.00–158.00	$153.66	$876	-1.53
600–645	627	6	138.00–148.00	$141.89	$890	+10.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	200.00	$200.00	$370	—
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	-0.16
250–295	272	8	176.00–186.00	$181.06	$492	+5.31
300–345	318	8	166.00–175.00	$170.64	$543	+0.70
350–395	372	3	161.00–170.00	$165.15	$614	+0.58
400–445	416	20	160.00–168.00	$164.94	$686	+4.09
450–495	468	6	152.00–160.00	$157.26	$736	+7.26
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	+7.15
550–595	573	3	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$836	+5.97
600–645	634	4	128.00–134.00	$129.42	$821	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	175.00–180.00	$178.10	$383	-5.05
250–295	265	3	160.00–170.00	$166.29	$441	+4.48
300–345	318	5	160.00–165.00	$162.83	$518	+1.11
350–395	373	4	154.00–158.00	$155.88	$581	+4.51
400–445	406	7	150.00–158.00	$156.75	$636	+6.86
450	450	1	149.00	$149.00	$670	+9.00
500	500	1	143.00	$143.00	$715	+5.17
600–645	623	2	118.00–125.00	$121.37	$756	—

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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	230	3	250.00–260.00	$252.90	$582	+12.00
250–295	276	8	245.00–260.00	$249.41	$688	+11.67
300–345	319	8	232.00–240.00	$236.51	$754	+5.48
350–395	386	13	225.00–235.00	$226.87	$876	-0.28
400–445	439	7	210.00–216.00	$210.78	$925	-4.72
450	450	2	199.00	$199.00	$896	-4.81
500–545	530	3	188.00–196.00	$190.52	$1,010	+7.65
550–595	573	6	166.00–175.00	$170.09	$975	+3.01
600–645	620	4	162.00–169.00	$166.18	$1,030	-2.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	230.00–240.00	$234.49	$523	+14.49
250–295	270	3	230.00–242.00	$236.98	$640	—
300–345	315	3	224.00–230.00	$227.81	$718	+7.81
350–395	377	3	215.00–220.00	$216.89	$818	-0.58
400–445	437	9	200.00–208.00	$201.24	$879	—
450–495	484	4	190.00–198.00	$191.86	$929	-0.23
500–545	534	4	178.00–184.00	$179.41	$958	+11.52
550	550	1	164.00	$164.00	$902	+13.00
600	600	1	156.00	$156.00	$936	+6.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	225.00	$225.00	$450	+20.00
250–295	273	4	215.00–220.00	$217.29	$593	+8.37
300–345	323	2	212.00–220.00	$215.72	$697	—
350–395	373	2	208.00–212.00	$209.88	$783	-0.12
400–445	415	3	194.00–199.00	$197.21	$818	+1.42
450–495	465	3	180.00–188.00	$185.16	$861	+3.26
500–545	530	3	168.00–174.00	$169.89	$900	+10.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1285	1036	80-85%	61	79.00–83.00	$80.89	$838	—
920–1345	1090	80-85%	49	84.00–88.00	$86.15	$939	—
925–1345	1195	80-85%	16	89.00–93.00	$90.82	$1,085	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1090	869	85-90%	7	62.00–66.00	$64.43	$560	—
715–1265	948	85-90%	25	68.00–76.00	$71.52	$678	+7.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1170	1163	75-80%	3	88.00	$88.00	$1,023	—
1115–1285	1189	75-80%	6	89.00–93.00	$91.02	$1,082	—
1100–1330	1234	75-80%	7	94.00–98.00	$96.45	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1590	1465	3	98.00–101.00	$99.67	$1,460	-1.58
1425–1750	1588	3	103.00–105.00	$103.60	$1,645	—
1575–1915	1712	5	108.00–114.00	$111.86	$1,915	—

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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.