Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

1,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $112.37/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 530 lb · 39 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.32/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $441/hd at 373 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.48/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 426 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,413	1,587	1,437
Feeder cattle	1,131	1,326	1,207
Slaughter cattle	270	261	230
Replacement cattle	12	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	142.00–146.00	$143.94	$461	-12.92
355–395	378	8	124.00–132.00	$127.51	$482	-24.35
410–445	426	12	124.00–132.00	$128.51	$547	-10.67
465–495	486	16	116.00–123.00	$117.95	$573	-14.19
520–545	530	39	109.00–115.00	$112.37	$596	-7.23
550–590	571	7	100.00–108.00	$104.20	$595	-13.04
615–635	628	3	90.00–95.00	$91.63	$575	-15.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$471	-16.85
300–345	330	3	148.00–158.00	$151.03	$498	-17.32
350–395	380	12	134.00–144.00	$137.47	$522	-22.47
400–445	429	20	134.00–144.00	$137.68	$591	-14.23
450–480	473	12	129.00–136.00	$131.12	$620	-12.77
500–545	533	4	119.00–129.00	$121.60	$648	-11.02
550–595	579	9	109.00–119.00	$112.39	$651	-14.01
600–645	630	14	98.00–108.00	$101.50	$639	-16.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	3	134.00–135.00	$134.33	$427	-10.60
370–385	378	4	116.00–120.00	$117.96	$446	-25.09
410–445	426	8	114.00–122.00	$118.54	$505	-11.93
475–485	479	7	108.00–111.00	$109.85	$526	-14.61
510–540	524	4	100.00–107.00	$103.68	$543	-5.55
550–585	574	4	91.00–99.00	$94.43	$542	-10.48
620	620	1	84.00	$84.00	$521	-15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	282	6	116.00–130.00	$120.44	$340	-7.66
300–345	318	9	114.00–124.00	$120.22	$382	-12.83
350–395	373	35	113.00–123.00	$118.32	$441	-10.39
400–445	426	35	110.00–120.00	$114.48	$488	-5.98
450–495	478	30	100.00–110.00	$103.87	$496	-15.60
500–545	530	23	100.00–110.00	$103.34	$548	-7.11
550–595	581	11	98.00–108.00	$101.19	$588	-11.65
600–635	619	4	97.00–105.00	$100.91	$625	-12.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	6	100.00–110.00	$106.71	$296	-9.16
305–345	325	4	104.00–113.00	$108.60	$353	-17.22
350–390	369	10	104.00–112.00	$108.93	$402	-10.33
400–445	422	19	100.00–109.00	$105.00	$443	-9.06
450–485	464	5	92.00–99.00	$96.54	$448	-14.71
500–530	518	5	93.00–99.00	$95.52	$495	-6.36
560–585	572	6	91.00–96.00	$93.63	$536	-7.37
600–635	624	5	88.00–94.00	$89.94	$561	-12.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	90.00	$90.00	$256	-10.00
320–330	323	4	98.00–100.00	$99.49	$321	-14.18
350–390	366	7	94.00–102.00	$99.50	$364	-8.50
410–445	436	4	90.00–98.00	$91.88	$401	-9.67
585	585	1	80.00	$80.00	$468	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	160.00–175.00	$166.88	$456	-9.30
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	-15.98
380–395	387	3	134.00–138.00	$135.97	$526	-28.62
400–435	416	4	131.00–139.00	$135.10	$562	-8.59
450–495	476	4	119.00–129.00	$123.07	$586	-4.31
500–540	520	2	106.00–115.00	$110.33	$574	-3.07
550–555	553	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$611	-1.84
600–615	609	5	91.00–99.00	$96.37	$587	-11.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	154.00	$154.00	$416	-12.18
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	-16.31
400	400	2	128.00	$128.00	$512	-5.61
450–495	475	6	109.00–118.00	$113.20	$538	-4.80
640	640	1	80.00	$80.00	$512	-16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	-20.00
310–315	312	3	135.00–136.00	$135.66	$423	-7.80
365	365	1	121.00	$121.00	$442	-20.24
410–440	425	3	110.00–116.00	$113.26	$481	-13.46
635	635	1	72.00	$72.00	$457	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1345	1079	80-85%	19	41.00–45.00	$44.23	$477	+2.13
915–1465	1181	80-85%	65	46.00–50.00	$48.26	$570	—
950–1410	1249	80-85%	50	51.00–55.00	$52.11	$651	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–995	876	85-90%	5	35.00–37.00	$36.67	$321	—
720–1065	879	85-90%	4	30.00–31.00	$30.20	$265	—
855–920	903	85-90%	4	39.00–42.00	$40.22	$363	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1405	1347	75-80%	5	50.00–52.00	$50.78	$684	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$690	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1720	1516	8	78.00–82.00	$80.66	$1,223	—
1325–1695	1522	5	74.00–77.00	$75.65	$1,151	—
1560–2050	1776	6	83.00–87.00	$84.28	$1,497	+4.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1250	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	56.00–95.00	$63.91	$641

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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.