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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.64/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 419 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.26/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 928 1,103
Feeder cattle 532 640 770
Slaughter cattle 257 288 333

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 271 4 265.00–280.00 $270.94 $734 -8.65
300–345 330 3 260.00–262.00 $260.61 $860 -16.72
350–395 369 4 250.00–258.00 $254.31 $938 +1.32
400–445 423 2 242.00–250.00 $245.79 $1,040 -0.16
500–545 517 9 218.00–226.00 $222.74 $1,152 -9.17
550–595 573 2 208.00–212.00 $209.92 $1,203 -9.94
600–645 623 2 186.00–187.00 $186.48 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 250.00–257.00 $253.21 $691 -16.79
300 300 2 255.00 $255.00 $765 -15.00
350–395 373 2 238.00–246.00 $241.76 $902 +1.76
400 400 1 236.00 $236.00 $944 +4.14
450–495 456 7 220.00–221.00 $220.85 $1,007 -1.03
500 500 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,065 —
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 -13.00
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 240.00 $240.00 $600 -11.29
300–345 323 2 245.00–247.00 $245.93 $794 -11.40
350 350 2 230.00 $230.00 $805 -2.35
400–445 423 2 220.00–228.00 $223.79 $947 -1.21
450 450 1 218.00 $218.00 $981 +6.00
500 500 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,010 —
550 550 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 8 230.00–235.00 $231.64 $528 -10.94
250–295 271 8 230.00–240.00 $235.54 $638 -5.28
300–345 324 6 225.00–235.00 $229.20 $743 -4.56
350–395 376 5 222.00–226.00 $223.53 $840 +2.34
400–445 419 20 198.00–208.00 $204.64 $857 -9.55
450–495 476 19 198.00–208.00 $202.26 $963 +0.07
500–545 521 6 194.00–204.00 $199.39 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 210.00 $210.00 $420 -14.49
250–295 273 4 210.00–220.00 $214.59 $586 -10.00
300–345 315 3 215.00–222.00 $219.44 $691 -3.82
350–395 365 3 208.00–210.00 $209.28 $764 -1.33
400 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 -15.46
450–495 461 4 188.00–196.00 $193.85 $894 +0.99
500 500 2 189.00 $189.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 -11.20
250–295 273 2 200.00–207.00 $203.21 $555 -6.79
300–345 323 2 207.00–214.00 $210.26 $679 -2.07
350–395 373 2 196.00–204.00 $199.76 $745 -1.06
450–495 473 2 184.00–186.00 $184.95 $875 -1.48
500 500 1 178.00 $178.00 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 270.00–285.00 $276.74 $617 -5.51
300–345 330 3 260.00–270.00 $263.03 $868 -16.83
350–395 383 6 249.00–256.00 $250.86 $961 -0.77
400–445 417 5 242.00–250.00 $246.52 $1,028 -2.13
450 450 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 +17.44
500–545 515 3 202.00–204.00 $203.29 $1,047 —
550–595 573 2 198.00–200.00 $198.96 $1,140 —
600–645 623 2 186.00–192.00 $188.89 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 255.00–260.00 $257.29 $702 -8.31
300–345 323 2 250.00–255.00 $252.33 $815 -15.93
400–445 434 4 232.00–238.00 $233.38 $1,013 +1.77
450–495 480 3 220.00–228.00 $222.50 $1,068 +9.64
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
550–595 573 2 190.00–192.00 $190.96 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 245.00–250.00 $247.25 $551 -2.24
300–345 323 2 240.00–245.00 $242.33 $783 -14.19
350–395 373 2 232.00–236.00 $233.88 $872 +1.73
400–445 415 3 222.00–228.00 $225.86 $937 +3.99
450–495 473 2 212.00–216.00 $213.90 $1,012 —
550 550 1 174.00 $174.00 $957 —
600 600 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1400 1126 80-85% 27 94.00–98.00 $96.23 $1,084 —
920–1400 1175 80-85% 14 99.00–103.00 $100.53 $1,181 +1.77
930–1400 1175 80-85% 10 104.00–108.00 $105.48 $1,239 +6.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1080 876 85-90% 8 71.00–75.00 $73.25 $642 —
715–1295 965 85-90% 21 76.00–85.00 $81.66 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1265 1170 75-80% 4 98.00–102.00 $99.22 $1,161 +6.22
1165–1315 1233 75-80% 3 95.00–97.00 $95.71 $1,180 —
1100–1370 1278 75-80% 5 103.00–107.00 $105.47 $1,348 +5.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1515 1261 5 106.00–108.00 $107.44 $1,355 —
1335–1550 1443 2 110.00–112.00 $110.93 $1,601 —
1480–1845 1617 3 117.00–122.00 $119.85 $1,938 —

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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.