Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

1,587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.71/cwt ≈ $483/hd at 375 lb · 94 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.06/cwt ≈ $477/hd at 418 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.46/cwt ≈ $524/hd at 435 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,587	1,510	1,403
Feeder cattle	1,326	—	1,228
Slaughter cattle	261	—	175

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 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–235	220	2	140.00–142.00	$141.07	$310
275	275	1	152.00	$152.00	$418
300–345	329	16	142.00–150.00	$144.93	$477
350–395	372	29	138.00–146.00	$143.05	$532
400–445	434	22	128.00–136.00	$130.47	$566
450–495	464	22	118.00–127.00	$124.46	$577
500–545	527	10	106.00–114.00	$109.23	$576
550–595	572	3	102.00–109.00	$104.91	$600
625	625	1	99.00	$99.00	$619

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–245	227	5	160.00–175.00	$168.29	$382
250–295	276	5	174.00–188.00	$179.31	$495
300–345	315	7	162.00–172.00	$168.35	$530
350–395	376	4	158.00–162.00	$159.94	$601
400–445	424	18	148.00–158.00	$151.91	$644
450–495	469	11	138.00–148.00	$143.89	$675
500–545	511	29	125.00–135.00	$132.62	$678
550–595	565	12	120.00–130.00	$126.40	$714
600–645	619	5	113.00–122.00	$118.12	$731

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–290	270	2	168.00–170.00	$168.93	$456
300–345	322	3	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$505
350–395	371	7	148.00–156.00	$151.86	$563
400–445	438	24	138.00–143.00	$139.18	$610
450–495	478	24	128.00–135.00	$132.14	$632
500–545	524	7	115.00–124.00	$119.60	$627
550–595	565	3	114.00–119.00	$117.24	$662
600–635	618	3	105.00–110.00	$106.95	$661

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
165	165	1	195.00	$195.00	$322
250–295	278	20	122.00–137.00	$128.10	$356
300–345	323	29	128.00–138.00	$133.05	$430
350–395	375	94	124.00–134.00	$128.71	$483
400–445	435	31	118.00–128.00	$120.46	$524
450–490	476	30	116.00–125.00	$119.47	$569
500–545	529	16	107.00–117.00	$110.45	$584
550–595	573	2	109.00–117.00	$112.84	$647
600	600	1	113.00	$113.00	$678

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
185	185	1	165.00	$165.00	$305
250–295	266	9	108.00–120.00	$115.87	$308
300–330	311	18	123.00–127.00	$125.82	$391
350–395	372	6	116.00–122.00	$119.26	$444
400–445	418	39	110.00–117.00	$114.06	$477
450–495	468	20	105.00–114.00	$111.25	$521
500–545	521	5	97.00–106.00	$101.88	$531
580	580	1	101.00	$101.00	$586
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
165–190	178	2	150.00–152.00	$151.07	$269
275	275	1	100.00	$100.00	$275
300–330	320	4	112.00–117.00	$113.67	$364
380	380	1	108.00	$108.00	$410
400–445	430	3	100.00–105.00	$101.55	$437
465–485	475	2	98.00–100.00	$98.98	$470
640	640	1	85.00	$85.00	$544

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392
270–295	285	4	174.00–180.00	$176.18	$502
300–345	328	8	162.00–172.00	$165.98	$544
350–395	366	4	159.00–168.00	$164.59	$602
400–445	424	10	139.00–149.00	$143.69	$609
450–495	472	6	123.00–132.00	$127.38	$601
500–545	526	10	109.00–119.00	$113.40	$596
550–595	571	5	110.00–116.00	$112.34	$641
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–295	277	7	164.00–170.00	$166.18	$460
300–345	324	9	152.00–160.00	$156.31	$506
350–395	373	4	152.00–156.00	$153.88	$574
400–430	414	4	129.00–138.00	$133.61	$553
475	475	1	118.00	$118.00	$560
500–535	514	4	103.00–106.00	$104.97	$540
555	555	2	105.00	$105.00	$583
615	615	1	96.00	$96.00	$590

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
215–240	228	2	135.00–140.00	$137.36	$313
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412
325–345	335	2	142.00–145.00	$143.46	$481
350–395	379	11	138.00–147.00	$141.24	$535
400–420	408	4	124.00–128.00	$126.72	$517
465–495	482	3	102.00–106.00	$104.29	$503
575–580	578	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$523

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1395	1075	80-85%	27	40.00–44.00	$42.10	$453
915–1445	1206	80-85%	54	45.00–49.00	$47.14	$569
1080–1400	1314	80-85%	33	50.00–54.00	$51.28	$674

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1255	944	85-90%	18	36.00–40.00	$37.78	$357
820–1230	996	85-90%	5	26.00–30.00	$28.05	$279
710–1240	1025	85-90%	12	31.00–35.00	$33.96	$348

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1210	1140	75-80%	2	43.00–44.00	$43.47	$496
1195–1530	1363	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$750
1120–1825	1409	75-80%	5	49.00–50.00	$49.41	$696

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1640–1760	1685	3	84.00–88.00	$85.66	$1,443
1415–1960	1754	4	79.00–81.00	$79.74	$1,399

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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.