Cattle Market Pulse

Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Okeechobee Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 789 636
Feeder cattle 460 532 462
Slaughter cattle 82 257 174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 285.00–287.00 $285.92 $781 +14.98
300 300 1 260.00 $260.00 $780 -0.61
350–395 377 3 248.00–256.00 $251.16 $947 -3.15
400–445 424 4 237.00–245.00 $240.37 $1,019 -5.42
450–495 470 3 224.00–228.00 $225.94 $1,062 —
500–545 523 2 216.00–220.00 $217.91 $1,140 -4.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 270.00–277.00 $273.21 $746 +20.00
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 +3.24
400–445 415 3 225.00–230.00 $228.21 $947 -7.79
450–495 473 2 215.00–220.00 $217.38 $1,028 -3.47
500–545 523 2 206.00–214.00 $209.83 $1,097 -3.17

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 220.00–235.00 $226.74 $506 -4.90
250–295 273 9 232.00–242.00 $236.35 $645 +0.81
300–345 328 5 230.00–240.00 $233.58 $766 +4.38
350–395 370 3 220.00–230.00 $225.13 $833 +1.60
400–445 414 9 200.00–209.00 $206.00 $853 +1.36
450–495 473 2 210.00–212.00 $210.95 $998 +8.69
500–545 522 3 188.00–196.00 $191.22 $998 -8.17
550–595 573 2 172.00–178.00 $174.88 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 217.00–225.00 $220.67 $602 +6.08
300 300 1 225.00 $225.00 $675 +5.56
350–395 380 3 210.00–218.00 $212.46 $807 +3.18
400–445 434 4 190.00–195.00 $191.15 $830 +1.15
450 450 1 194.00 $194.00 $873 +0.15
500–545 515 3 180.00–184.00 $182.59 $940 -6.41
550 550 3 160.00 $160.00 $880 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 250.00–275.00 $257.25 $592 -19.49
250–295 273 2 295.00–300.00 $297.29 $812 —
300–345 327 7 260.00–270.00 $264.76 $866 +1.73
350–395 372 3 250.00–257.00 $253.52 $943 +2.66
400–445 424 5 236.00–244.00 $239.50 $1,015 -7.02
450–495 467 5 222.00–232.00 $229.07 $1,070 -10.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 240.00 $240.00 $480 —
250 250 1 277.00 $277.00 $692 +19.71
300–345 330 3 250.00–255.00 $251.52 $830 -0.81
350–395 373 2 237.00–245.00 $240.76 $898 —
400–445 423 2 227.00–234.00 $230.31 $974 -3.07
450–495 473 2 212.00–216.00 $213.90 $1,012 -8.60

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1295 986 85-90% 7 78.00–85.00 $80.92 $798 -0.74
915–1295 1088 85-90% 4 71.00–75.00 $73.53 $800 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1400 1168 80-85% 4 95.00–97.00 $96.20 $1,124 -4.33
1320–1420 1375 80-85% 4 100.00–104.00 $101.78 $1,399 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,526 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1165 1133 75-80% 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,110 —
1160–1465 1322 75-80% 3 105.00–107.00 $106.41 $1,407 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1160 1065 3 104.00–107.00 $105.72 $1,126 —
1045–1640 1342 3 109.00–112.00 $110.19 $1,479 —
1550–1680 1615 2 114.00–121.00 $117.64 $1,900 -2.21

↑ Back to top

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.