Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

1,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.76/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 373 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.08/cwt -9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 485 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $148.81/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 424 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,759	903	1,277
Feeder cattle	1,507	755	1,052
Slaughter cattle	252	148	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	+15.00
265–285	272	3	185.00–190.00	$188.25	$512	+17.28
305–345	329	7	162.00–170.00	$165.79	$545	—
360–395	377	10	150.00–158.00	$154.11	$581	-12.31
405–445	424	19	144.00–152.00	$148.81	$631	-5.62
450–495	466	17	132.00–141.00	$137.86	$642	-5.50
510–535	528	9	124.00–130.00	$125.63	$663	-6.41
560–580	570	3	117.00–121.00	$118.98	$678	-3.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	198.00	$198.00	$574	—
300–345	327	10	172.00–182.00	$176.25	$576	-7.39
350–395	377	12	160.00–170.00	$164.23	$619	-9.50
400–440	423	10	156.00–164.00	$159.42	$674	-4.62
450–495	485	19	142.00–152.00	$144.08	$699	-9.45
500–545	517	8	132.00–142.00	$138.26	$715	-5.33
550–590	572	3	124.00–133.00	$128.23	$733	-7.89
600–635	623	3	124.00–132.00	$126.57	$789	-3.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	271	4	166.00–177.00	$173.03	$469	—
310–335	324	12	154.00–160.00	$156.69	$508	—
360–395	377	15	140.00–148.00	$144.03	$543	-13.97
400–440	421	10	135.00–143.00	$139.72	$588	-3.15
465–480	475	3	126.00–129.00	$126.98	$603	-7.56
505–540	520	6	114.00–120.00	$117.62	$612	-8.03
580	580	1	107.00	$107.00	$621	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	—
250–285	274	6	158.00–170.00	$162.66	$446	-4.95
300–345	330	5	143.00–153.00	$146.22	$483	+5.55
350–395	373	39	137.00–147.00	$141.76	$529	-0.17
400–445	422	15	129.00–139.00	$133.92	$565	-3.97
450–495	480	15	118.00–128.00	$121.22	$582	-10.93
500–535	518	4	116.00–124.00	$120.18	$623	-7.10
550–595	583	13	101.00–111.00	$104.10	$607	-15.69
600–645	623	6	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$655	-5.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	227	3	150.00–156.00	$151.85	$345	—
250–295	274	7	142.00–154.00	$147.38	$404	-6.20
300–335	316	13	135.00–142.00	$139.40	$441	+11.50
350–390	368	12	128.00–136.00	$132.67	$488	+2.13
400–440	421	18	120.00–128.00	$124.21	$523	-6.32
450–490	471	9	109.00–117.00	$112.79	$531	-10.10
505–545	527	17	104.00–112.00	$107.92	$569	-8.71
550–560	552	5	98.00–100.00	$99.59	$550	-8.73
600–645	626	8	90.00–99.00	$93.91	$588	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	7	126.00–138.00	$131.87	$361	-6.13
310–340	326	7	124.00–130.00	$127.04	$414	+10.10
365–390	378	3	118.00–124.00	$120.60	$456	-0.69
400–440	425	10	110.00–118.00	$113.29	$481	-5.12
450–485	469	8	100.00–107.00	$103.41	$485	—
510–540	524	9	95.00–102.00	$98.71	$517	-9.57
580	580	1	85.00	$85.00	$493	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	195.00	$195.00	$478	—
250–295	282	5	195.00–210.00	$199.68	$563	+4.68
345	345	1	172.00	$172.00	$593	-15.00
385–395	390	2	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$628	-10.91
400–420	410	3	144.00–148.00	$145.97	$598	-17.72
450–485	470	8	135.00–143.00	$139.19	$654	-18.81
500–545	527	13	124.00–134.00	$128.09	$675	-1.69
550–595	578	12	120.00–130.00	$123.94	$716	-4.03
600–615	605	3	119.00–122.00	$120.98	$732	-2.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	180.00–190.00	$184.78	$429	+4.78
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	+8.00
320	320	2	168.00	$168.00	$538	—
355–395	377	3	150.00–158.00	$153.86	$580	-12.07
415–445	431	4	130.00–138.00	$133.77	$577	-16.72
450–490	471	4	124.00–132.00	$128.16	$604	-13.23
550–575	567	5	115.00–119.00	$116.38	$660	+0.38
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	—
255–280	267	3	175.00–178.00	$175.96	$470	—
315–330	323	4	156.00–159.00	$157.48	$509	-4.94
360–395	372	3	140.00–148.00	$144.84	$539	-12.83
410–435	425	4	120.00–126.00	$122.44	$520	-23.27
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	±0.00
630	630	1	96.00	$96.00	$605	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1420	1141	80-85%	42	51.00–55.00	$53.13	$606	—
1065–1285	1180	80-85%	14	61.00–65.00	$63.16	$745	—
965–1385	1191	80-85%	31	56.00–60.00	$57.59	$686	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1135	932	85-90%	3	35.00–39.00	$37.30	$348	—
765–1245	1013	85-90%	6	41.00–44.00	$42.63	$432	—
830–1220	1023	85-90%	10	45.00–49.00	$46.60	$477	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$684	—
1195–1385	1305	75-80%	5	62.00–66.00	$64.64	$844	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,306	—
1240–1890	1558	7	74.00–78.00	$74.80	$1,165	—
1295–1755	1600	3	80.00–82.00	$80.73	$1,292	—

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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.