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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.73/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 479 lb · 39 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.32/cwt +15.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 373 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $413.85/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 372 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 632

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 6 500.00–545.00 $520.86 $1,167
250–295 269 17 470.00–510.00 $491.30 $1,322 -58.70
300–345 327 8 445.00–495.00 $464.78 $1,520 +27.21
350–395 372 29 390.00–435.00 $413.85 $1,540 -2.73
400–445 439 15 375.00–400.00 $378.42 $1,661 -5.01
450–495 471 20 330.00–365.00 $354.29 $1,669 +10.63
500–545 521 4 300.00–335.00 $320.82 $1,671 -7.69
550–595 573 2 315.00–320.00 $317.40 $1,819 +1.13
600–645 624 5 265.00–295.00 $281.75 $1,758 -0.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 450.00–485.00 $465.73 $1,039
250–295 273 2 420.00–450.00 $433.76 $1,184 -26.24
300–345 315 3 410.00–435.00 $425.87 $1,341 +30.87
350–395 373 2 355.00–385.00 $369.09 $1,377 +7.65
400 400 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 -12.85
450–495 480 3 300.00–320.00 $306.25 $1,470 +1.25
500–545 523 2 270.00–295.00 $281.96 $1,475 -18.04
550 550 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 183 9 400.00–430.00 $406.73 $744 -53.72
200–245 236 7 400.00–415.00 $402.51 $950 -3.05
250–295 275 15 360.00–400.00 $378.90 $1,042 -18.98
300–345 324 17 345.00–385.00 $364.80 $1,182 -5.99
350–395 373 32 340.00–375.00 $358.32 $1,337 +15.71
400–445 407 19 320.00–345.00 $340.79 $1,387 +12.66
450–495 479 39 295.00–325.00 $305.73 $1,464 -2.10
500–545 519 12 265.00–295.00 $279.02 $1,448 +4.24
550–595 573 9 265.00–295.00 $281.96 $1,616 +7.31
600–645 624 4 250.00–280.00 $263.47 $1,644 +4.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 360.00 $360.00 $540 -40.00
200–245 211 4 340.00–370.00 $361.30 $762 +7.82
250–295 280 3 320.00–355.00 $330.42 $925 -23.51
300–345 311 4 310.00–340.00 $331.69 $1,032 +3.99
350 350 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,050 -9.40
400–445 423 2 280.00–305.00 $291.83 $1,234 -0.27
450–495 473 2 270.00–290.00 $279.52 $1,322 -2.62
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 +10.00
550 550 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 173 2 500.00–555.00 $523.91 $906 -39.87
200–245 219 9 500.00–540.00 $519.45 $1,138 -60.04
250–295 271 9 470.00–505.00 $488.22 $1,323 -21.83
300–345 329 9 445.00–495.00 $463.03 $1,523 +15.02
350–395 375 12 390.00–435.00 $408.65 $1,532 +15.25
400–445 421 12 365.00–400.00 $382.97 $1,612 +0.27
450–495 480 15 325.00–365.00 $339.33 $1,629 +1.64
500–545 523 15 300.00–335.00 $317.93 $1,663 -14.83
550–595 573 2 290.00–295.00 $292.40 $1,675 -10.81
600–645 628 4 265.00–295.00 $274.64 $1,725 +3.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 173 2 450.00–490.00 $467.39 $809 -39.73
200–245 215 3 450.00–480.00 $468.60 $1,007 -24.88
250–295 284 4 435.00–455.00 $439.41 $1,248 -26.65
300 300 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 +27.78
350 350 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,295 +5.91
400–445 415 3 325.00–355.00 $344.28 $1,429 -2.55
450 450 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 +15.00
500–545 523 2 275.00–295.00 $284.57 $1,488 -10.43
550 550 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 +5.00
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1495 1047 80-85% 101 137.00–145.00 $140.96 $1,476
920–1475 1048 80-85% 28 128.00–136.00 $133.39 $1,398
935–1485 1200 80-85% 32 146.00–154.00 $148.08 $1,777 -3.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1285 915 85-90% 7 110.00–117.00 $113.62 $1,040 -10.87
725–1285 923 85-90% 12 119.00–127.00 $123.97 $1,144 -0.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1345 1202 75-80% 6 140.00–145.00 $143.22 $1,722
1155–1740 1386 75-80% 7 146.00–154.00 $149.49 $2,072

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1435 1203 4 154.00–160.00 $156.95 $1,888
1110–1570 1334 12 166.00–180.00 $173.78 $2,318
1020–1670 1419 6 183.00–192.00 $188.81 $2,679

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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.