Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

1,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.84/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 479 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.47/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 471 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.31/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 427 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,868	1,759	1,251
Feeder cattle	1,635	1,507	956
Slaughter cattle	233	252	295

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

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Feeder Steers

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	—
265–295	285	3	175.00–185.00	$178.44	$509	-19.56
300–335	317	10	164.00–172.00	$168.45	$534	-7.80
350–390	376	10	163.00–172.00	$166.24	$625	+2.01
400–445	427	21	150.00–160.00	$153.92	$657	-5.50
450–495	471	54	138.00–148.00	$143.47	$676	-0.61
500–545	530	28	134.00–144.00	$137.19	$727	-1.07
550–590	566	31	128.00–137.00	$133.48	$755	+5.25
600–640	615	9	124.00–133.00	$129.68	$798	+3.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	180.00–187.00	$183.31	$427	-6.69
250–290	261	7	162.00–174.00	$170.65	$445	-17.60
305–345	318	5	152.00–160.00	$157.43	$501	-8.36
360–385	383	11	154.00–160.00	$154.51	$592	+0.40
405–435	422	13	142.00–149.00	$145.31	$613	-3.50
450–495	473	16	128.00–137.00	$132.99	$629	-4.87
500–545	518	13	124.00–133.00	$129.58	$671	+3.95
550–580	564	5	121.00–126.00	$123.55	$697	+4.57
600–630	617	3	117.00–122.00	$119.29	$736	—

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	—
360–395	375	13	142.00–150.00	$146.95	$551	+2.92
405–445	425	2	130.00–138.00	$133.81	$569	-5.91
465–495	479	4	118.00–125.00	$121.69	$583	-5.29
500–535	512	3	117.00–123.00	$120.91	$619	+3.29
600–640	615	4	104.00–112.00	$109.16	$671	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	175.00–190.00	$181.88	$327	—
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	+2.34
300–345	323	2	142.00–152.00	$146.65	$474	+0.43
350–395	381	14	134.00–144.00	$136.90	$522	-4.86
400–445	427	47	129.00–139.00	$133.31	$569	-0.61
450–495	479	59	128.00–138.00	$131.84	$632	+10.62
500–545	530	28	114.00–124.00	$117.71	$624	-2.47
550–595	580	29	104.00–114.00	$107.78	$625	+3.68
600–640	615	4	103.00–112.00	$108.67	$668	+3.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	150.00–156.00	$153.27	$363	+1.42
265–295	278	6	136.00–144.00	$140.94	$392	-6.44
305–345	334	8	132.00–140.00	$134.35	$449	-5.05
350–395	370	27	124.00–134.00	$129.85	$480	-2.82
405–440	421	10	120.00–128.00	$124.55	$524	+0.34
450–495	472	23	118.00–127.00	$122.86	$580	+10.07
500–535	520	34	107.00–113.00	$109.91	$572	+1.99
560–590	573	6	95.00–102.00	$99.11	$568	-0.48
600–625	613	4	97.00–101.00	$98.97	$607	+5.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	—
260–295	283	10	120.00–132.00	$124.51	$352	-7.36
310–345	327	11	122.00–130.00	$126.06	$412	-0.98
355–385	373	6	116.00–122.00	$118.77	$443	-1.83
415–435	425	2	111.00–116.00	$113.44	$482	+0.15
450–495	471	5	108.00–117.00	$113.08	$533	+9.67
515–535	523	4	96.00–101.00	$99.22	$519	+0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	215.00	$215.00	$355	—
200–215	205	3	205.00–210.00	$208.25	$427	—
250–295	277	8	175.00–190.00	$181.19	$502	-18.49
310–345	330	10	162.00–170.00	$165.48	$546	-6.52
360–395	375	16	162.00–170.00	$166.48	$624	+5.49
405–445	426	10	150.00–159.00	$154.07	$656	+8.10
450–495	483	11	138.00–148.00	$140.57	$679	+1.38
500–535	523	4	132.00–140.00	$135.17	$707	+7.08
550–570	558	3	129.00–133.00	$131.31	$733	+7.37
600–630	615	4	110.00–116.00	$112.95	$695	-8.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	180.00–190.00	$184.67	$425	-0.11
260–295	273	7	160.00–172.00	$167.17	$456	-12.83
310	310	2	160.00	$160.00	$496	-8.00
360–395	380	4	152.00–160.00	$155.11	$589	+1.25
410–445	430	8	140.00–148.00	$143.69	$618	+9.92
460–495	481	4	128.00–136.00	$131.16	$631	+3.00
510–535	522	3	123.00–128.00	$125.63	$656	—
620	620	1	102.00	$102.00	$632	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	180.00	$180.00	$333	—
245	245	1	165.00	$165.00	$404	-5.00
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	-12.48
370–385	378	3	145.00–148.00	$146.31	$553	+1.47
410–445	426	5	130.00–138.00	$134.31	$572	+11.87
480	480	2	122.00	$122.00	$586	—
510–530	520	2	114.00–118.00	$115.96	$603	—
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1320	1000	80-85%	18	50.00–53.00	$51.40	$514	—
975–1400	1170	80-85%	39	54.00–58.00	$56.21	$658	-6.95
1045–1395	1233	80-85%	15	59.00–63.00	$60.96	$752	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–910	802	85-90%	3	31.00–34.00	$32.56	$261	—
845–1035	983	85-90%	5	35.00–39.00	$37.83	$372	—
875–1095	1009	85-90%	13	40.00–44.00	$41.52	$419	-1.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1385	1243	75-80%	2	67.00	$67.00	$833	—
1175–1395	1287	75-80%	3	58.00–62.00	$59.34	$764	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,373	—
1455–2125	1784	10	82.00–86.00	$84.19	$1,502	—
1795–2190	2001	8	87.00–91.00	$88.46	$1,770	—

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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.