Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.49/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 369 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.37/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $137.60/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 419 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,099	1,413	999
Feeder cattle	911	1,131	877
Slaughter cattle	188	270	122
Replacement cattle	—	12	—

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
250–290	266	8	170.00–182.00	$176.69	$470	+14.23
300–345	328	5	165.00–175.00	$168.81	$554	+17.78
350–395	378	15	148.00–158.00	$151.59	$573	+14.12
400–445	419	31	132.00–142.00	$137.60	$577	-0.08
450–495	471	25	128.00–138.00	$133.48	$629	+2.36
500–540	517	11	120.00–129.00	$124.98	$646	+3.38
550–595	558	29	113.00–123.00	$121.27	$677	+8.88
600–640	619	10	107.00–116.00	$112.03	$693	+10.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	162.00	$162.00	$348	—
285	285	1	157.00	$157.00	$447	—
300–345	325	8	156.00–164.00	$159.48	$518	+15.54
360–395	380	16	138.00–147.00	$143.22	$544	+15.71
400–435	422	7	124.00–131.00	$126.94	$536	-1.57
450–485	466	7	120.00–127.00	$123.90	$577	+5.95
510–540	525	5	110.00–116.00	$113.57	$596	+1.20
550–590	563	9	104.00–112.00	$109.72	$618	+5.52
620–645	633	2	96.00–102.00	$98.94	$626	+7.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	140.00–147.00	$143.34	$398	—
310–335	326	5	148.00–152.00	$149.56	$488	+15.23
350–395	374	16	128.00–137.00	$132.27	$495	+14.31
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	+1.46
485	485	3	110.00	$110.00	$534	+0.15
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541	+1.32
560–565	563	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$566	+6.07
600–630	613	6	90.00–95.00	$93.13	$571	+9.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	173	3	122.00–137.00	$129.38	$224	—
200–240	220	2	116.00–130.00	$122.36	$269	—
250–290	272	13	120.00–132.00	$125.35	$341	+4.91
300–335	317	19	124.00–132.00	$128.30	$407	+8.08
350–390	369	37	122.00–131.00	$126.49	$467	+8.17
400–445	425	32	110.00–120.00	$114.37	$486	-0.11
450–495	475	20	103.00–113.00	$107.62	$511	+3.75
500–535	525	17	99.00–106.00	$100.79	$529	-2.55
550–590	569	13	92.00–101.00	$96.70	$550	-4.49
600–645	620	11	88.00–98.00	$93.47	$580	-7.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	110.00	$110.00	$192	—
235	235	1	105.00	$105.00	$247	—
260–285	272	9	107.00–115.00	$110.13	$300	+3.42
300–345	319	7	112.00–121.00	$117.57	$375	+8.97
350–395	361	7	111.00–120.00	$117.60	$425	+8.67
410–445	424	7	100.00–108.00	$105.08	$446	+0.08
450–490	465	19	94.00–102.00	$99.66	$463	+3.12
500–540	507	18	87.00–95.00	$93.78	$475	-1.74
550	550	2	90.00	$90.00	$495	-3.63
600–640	611	4	80.00–87.00	$84.92	$519	-5.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	95.00	$95.00	$204	—
260	260	1	100.00	$100.00	$260	+10.00
335–345	340	2	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$350	+3.50
360–380	371	8	104.00–109.00	$106.33	$394	+6.83
430–445	435	3	90.00–94.00	$92.64	$403	+0.76
460–490	473	11	84.00–91.00	$87.85	$416	—
500–530	520	3	80.00–85.00	$81.60	$424	—
575	575	1	76.00	$76.00	$437	-4.00
635	635	1	70.00	$70.00	$444	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	170.00–175.00	$172.39	$388	—
280–295	287	6	167.00–174.00	$171.13	$491	+4.25
315	315	2	172.00	$172.00	$542	+22.00
350–380	365	2	130.00–136.00	$132.88	$485	-3.09
400–435	418	2	120.00–128.00	$123.83	$518	-11.27
450–495	473	4	113.00–123.00	$117.81	$557	-5.26
500–535	513	3	104.00–111.00	$108.24	$555	-2.09
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-0.50
600–620	615	4	105.00–109.00	$105.98	$652	+9.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	—
255	255	1	150.00	$150.00	$382	—
340	340	1	146.00	$146.00	$496	+10.34
500–530	515	2	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$450	—
575	575	5	85.00	$85.00	$489	—
610–630	620	2	83.00–87.00	$84.97	$527	+12.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	160.00–162.00	$160.65	$514	+20.65
365–395	380	2	116.00–122.00	$118.88	$452	—
500–505	503	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$500	—
590	590	1	91.00	$91.00	$537	—
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1445	1122	80-85%	27	42.00–46.00	$44.82	$503	—
910–1425	1200	80-85%	65	47.00–51.00	$48.90	$587	—
975–1395	1259	80-85%	24	52.00–56.00	$53.46	$673	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1690	1338	75-80%	23	47.00–51.00	$48.61	$650	-2.17
1180–1640	1350	75-80%	5	43.00–45.00	$43.79	$591	—
1280–1590	1396	75-80%	4	53.00–56.00	$54.17	$756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–995	865	85-90%	3	34.00–36.00	$35.05	$303	-1.62
865–1285	1050	85-90%	4	39.00–42.00	$39.62	$416	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1765	1673	3	85.00–89.00	$86.73	$1,451	—

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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.