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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $394.49/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.21/cwt +20.24 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 267 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 776 567
Feeder cattle 644 594 387
Slaughter cattle 286 182 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 400.00–420.00 $405.80 $933 —
250–295 274 4 420.00–440.00 $427.26 $1,171 +4.97
300–345 321 4 395.00–410.00 $400.99 $1,287 +0.99
350–395 374 4 385.00–405.00 $394.63 $1,476 -3.13
400 400 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,480 -15.57
450–495 459 5 320.00–335.00 $331.76 $1,523 +12.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 395.00 $395.00 $988 —
300 300 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,110 -20.00
350–395 380 3 370.00–375.00 $371.54 $1,412 +3.47
400 400 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,440 +2.63
450 450 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 216 4 330.00–350.00 $343.06 $741 —
250–295 267 11 340.00–355.00 $349.21 $932 +20.24
300–345 321 8 345.00–365.00 $355.82 $1,142 +10.11
350–395 378 5 315.00–335.00 $323.64 $1,223 +20.50
400–445 422 5 300.00–320.00 $310.57 $1,311 +26.17
450–495 482 9 282.00–295.00 $285.02 $1,374 +7.72
500–545 516 6 250.00–270.00 $262.22 $1,353 -8.58
550–595 579 4 250.00–260.00 $253.62 $1,468 +2.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 315.00 $315.00 $630 —
250–295 273 2 315.00–320.00 $317.29 $866 +10.41
300–345 315 3 330.00–340.00 $336.35 $1,060 +6.35
350–395 373 2 295.00–310.00 $302.05 $1,127 +20.51
400–445 430 3 285.00–295.00 $288.10 $1,239 +21.00
450–495 465 3 260.00–270.00 $266.45 $1,239 +16.69
500–545 511 4 230.00–245.00 $241.00 $1,232 -1.18
550–595 561 4 225.00–230.00 $228.67 $1,283 +3.67

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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 4 400.00–425.00 $411.24 $917 —
250–295 274 6 425.00–445.00 $434.41 $1,190 +6.20
300–345 315 3 390.00–395.00 $393.17 $1,238 -11.00
350–395 375 14 385.00–405.00 $394.49 $1,479 -0.21
400–445 422 5 375.00–385.00 $379.79 $1,603 +3.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 380.00–385.00 $382.25 $852 —
250–295 261 4 395.00–415.00 $409.35 $1,068 +4.35
300 300 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,125 -11.98
350–395 377 5 365.00–380.00 $370.57 $1,397 +5.87
400 400 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 -9.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1300 1036 80-85% 40 109.00–117.00 $113.98 $1,181 -1.21
920–1445 1101 80-85% 72 118.00–126.00 $121.85 $1,342 -8.54
920–1445 1261 80-85% 25 127.00–135.00 $130.24 $1,642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1300 939 85-90% 23 100.00–108.00 $104.45 $981 +8.42
825–1100 996 85-90% 6 91.00–95.00 $94.03 $937 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1750 1306 75-80% 12 129.00–136.00 $132.21 $1,727 —
1170–1590 1320 75-80% 7 119.00–126.00 $121.65 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1985 1442 3 144.00–154.00 $149.14 $2,151 +22.81
1245–1885 1573 4 120.00–129.00 $125.96 $1,981 —
1310–2335 1765 4 131.00–140.00 $136.55 $2,410 —

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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.