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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.48/cwt +49.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 316 lb · 38 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.57/cwt +28.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 363 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.30/cwt +31.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 415 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 425

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 7 550.00–600.00 $563.70 $1,297
250–295 264 6 475.00–530.00 $510.38 $1,347 +16.72
300–345 328 19 425.00–475.00 $440.04 $1,443 +11.65
350–395 376 19 400.00–435.00 $412.76 $1,552 +12.76
400–445 417 9 365.00–397.00 $383.12 $1,598 -34.30
450–495 470 8 335.00–375.00 $354.55 $1,666 +11.86
500–545 512 7 330.00–345.00 $339.82 $1,740 -5.18
550–595 573 11 327.00–340.00 $331.84 $1,901
600–645 623 2 295.00–320.00 $307.05 $1,913 +3.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 485.00 $485.00 $970
250 250 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,075 +24.49
300 300 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 +10.00
350–395 361 4 355.00–375.00 $369.53 $1,334
400–445 423 2 325.00–360.00 $341.57 $1,445 -20.00
450 450 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,462
550 550 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,540
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 179 7 490.00–540.00 $506.88 $907
200–245 223 7 420.00–460.00 $437.50 $976 +43.64
250–295 281 12 395.00–440.00 $405.60 $1,140 -6.98
300–345 316 38 360.00–395.00 $382.48 $1,209 +49.01
350–395 363 28 340.00–380.00 $367.57 $1,334 +28.07
400–445 415 22 315.00–350.00 $337.30 $1,400 +31.31
450–495 471 12 295.00–325.00 $311.03 $1,465 +30.08
500–545 523 2 275.00–295.00 $284.57 $1,488 +6.73
550 550 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 -0.37
600–645 618 5 225.00–250.00 $239.56 $1,480 -14.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 165 3 450.00–480.00 $461.82 $762
200–245 215 3 370.00–390.00 $382.40 $822 +12.40
250–295 273 2 365.00–390.00 $376.47 $1,028 +22.04
300–345 309 5 315.00–350.00 $342.18 $1,057 +42.18
350–395 373 2 305.00–335.00 $319.09 $1,190 +19.09
400–445 415 6 285.00–300.00 $294.64 $1,223 +12.81
450–495 473 2 265.00–290.00 $276.90 $1,310 +26.90
500 500 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,250
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 -20.00
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 -20.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 8 540.00–600.00 $552.67 $1,255 -9.63
250–295 277 8 490.00–530.00 $503.77 $1,395 +18.05
300–345 323 10 425.00–475.00 $451.27 $1,458 +13.69
350–395 371 12 395.00–455.00 $417.85 $1,550 +37.26
400–445 434 11 370.00–405.00 $377.79 $1,640 -31.76
450–495 478 5 350.00–375.00 $360.67 $1,724 +17.08
500–545 521 4 325.00–340.00 $332.31 $1,731 +9.66
550–595 573 2 325.00–335.00 $329.80 $1,890 ±0.00
600 600 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,830 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 495.00 $495.00 $990 +25.00
250 250 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,062 ±0.00
300 300 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 +5.00
350–395 365 3 350.00–375.00 $365.98 $1,336 +40.98
400–445 423 2 325.00–350.00 $336.83 $1,425 -32.82
450–495 473 2 300.00–330.00 $314.29 $1,487
500 500 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,475
550 550 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 -5.00
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,379
945–1420 1169 80-85% 20 143.00–151.00 $146.63 $1,714 +17.15
945–1415 1173 80-85% 30 135.00–142.00 $139.22 $1,633 +9.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $888
785–1100 939 85-90% 8 123.00–130.00 $126.79 $1,191 +2.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1400 1281 75-80% 5 143.00–149.00 $146.56 $1,877
1250–1465 1354 75-80% 4 152.00–159.00 $156.42 $2,118 +17.42

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1455 1318 2 158.00–160.00 $159.10 $2,097
1035–1595 1388 10 170.00–186.00 $176.53 $2,450
1580–1900 1688 3 191.00–198.00 $195.19 $3,295 +11.90

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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.