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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

1,255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.75/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 429 lb · 13 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.59/cwt +26.25 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 274 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,255 1,024 912
Feeder cattle 985 755 555
Slaughter cattle 270 269 357

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 265.00 $265.00 $530 +15.00
250–295 278 9 265.00–275.00 $267.83 $745 —
300–345 330 3 252.00–257.00 $253.52 $837 +17.52
350–395 380 3 227.00–232.00 $228.54 $868 +3.60
450–495 467 7 190.00–200.00 $197.20 $921 -5.09
500–545 523 2 195.00–198.00 $196.44 $1,027 +2.13
550–595 569 4 182.00–190.00 $187.16 $1,065 +8.39
600–645 616 4 176.00–186.00 $182.88 $1,127 +4.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 3 245.00–255.00 $251.29 $666 —
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 —
350–395 370 4 214.00–220.00 $217.10 $803 —
400–445 430 3 212.00–216.00 $213.24 $917 +15.24
450–495 465 3 180.00–188.00 $185.16 $861 —
500–545 523 2 180.00–188.00 $183.83 $961 +0.29
550–595 580 3 170.00–179.00 $172.84 $1,002 +6.44
600–645 623 2 170.00–175.00 $172.41 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 230.00–240.00 $234.59 $640 —
450 450 1 174.00 $174.00 $783 -10.00
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 -8.00
550 550 2 168.00 $168.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 6 235.00–250.00 $240.51 $546 +56.71
250–295 274 11 215.00–227.00 $220.59 $604 +26.25
300–345 328 7 200.00–210.00 $204.51 $671 +17.41
350–395 372 9 182.00–192.00 $187.23 $696 +10.48
400–445 429 13 170.00–179.00 $172.75 $741 -1.47
450–495 462 7 160.00–170.00 $166.73 $770 -5.33
500–545 525 7 162.00–170.00 $165.31 $868 -4.17
550–595 580 5 158.00–167.00 $160.92 $933 -4.61
600–645 623 2 146.00–156.00 $150.82 $940 -3.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 +54.50
250–295 272 3 197.00–210.00 $202.64 $551 +31.15
300–345 315 3 190.00–199.00 $195.71 $616 +18.90
350–395 373 3 172.00–180.00 $175.84 $656 +6.65
400–445 415 3 162.00–168.00 $165.86 $688 -0.07
450–495 472 5 156.00–159.00 $157.35 $743 -3.51
500–545 515 3 150.00–158.00 $155.18 $799 -1.72
550–595 573 2 148.00–156.00 $151.84 $870 -1.12
600 600 1 138.00 $138.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 210.00–215.00 $211.45 $486 +58.70
250–295 273 4 190.00–192.00 $190.92 $521 +33.84
300–345 330 3 180.00–188.00 $182.42 $602 +14.61
350–395 373 4 166.00–170.00 $167.88 $626 +8.43
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 +6.85
450–495 473 2 140.00–148.00 $143.81 $680 —
500–545 523 2 146.00–148.00 $146.96 $769 +0.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 270.00 $270.00 $540 +18.86
250–295 283 9 260.00–275.00 $264.38 $748 +7.48
300–345 327 3 255.00–258.00 $256.26 $838 +19.82
350–395 373 2 226.00–235.00 $230.23 $859 +8.77
400–445 422 5 218.00–228.00 $221.88 $936 +8.65
450–495 472 3 196.00–200.00 $197.94 $934 -4.82
500 500 1 199.00 $199.00 $995 +1.00
550–595 572 3 186.00–190.00 $187.95 $1,075 +15.77
600–645 623 2 176.00–185.00 $180.34 $1,124 +13.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 235.00 $235.00 $470 +17.10
250–295 265 3 230.00–240.00 $236.29 $626 +14.00
300–345 323 4 230.00–235.00 $232.33 $750 +17.54
350 350 1 208.00 $208.00 $728 +6.72
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 +10.00
450–495 473 2 170.00–172.00 $170.95 $809 -14.34
550 550 1 167.00 $167.00 $918 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 250.00 $250.00 $500 +15.51
250 250 2 255.00 $255.00 $638 +15.37
300–345 323 2 240.00–242.00 $241.07 $779 +14.92
350–395 373 2 220.00–222.00 $220.94 $824 +10.94
450–495 473 4 187.00–188.00 $187.48 $887 -5.14
600 600 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,014 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1385 1107 80-85% 16 92.00–95.00 $93.69 $1,037 —
920–1285 1122 80-85% 9 96.00–99.00 $96.98 $1,088 —
950–1395 1198 80-85% 8 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $1,234 +10.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1285 921 85-90% 12 70.00–79.00 $75.56 $696 —
885–1085 952 85-90% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.14 $630 -10.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1415 1262 75-80% 5 95.00–99.00 $97.08 $1,225 -6.01
1245–1505 1327 75-80% 6 100.00–104.00 $102.14 $1,355 +7.14
1185–1920 1379 75-80% 4 90.00–94.00 $91.30 $1,259 -6.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1970–2090 2030 2 117.00–124.00 $120.60 $2,448 —

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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.