Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

1,747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $109.54/cwt -23.45 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 476 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.81/cwt -24.03 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 479 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.79/cwt -19.06 vs last sale · ≈ $423/hd at 382 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,747	1,868	2,249
Feeder cattle	1,389	1,635	1,874
Slaughter cattle	358	233	375

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes less than 500 lbs. 10.00 to 20.00 lower and feeder classes over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	226	4	135.00–145.00	$140.28	$317	-43.03
255–285	274	5	147.00–155.00	$149.82	$411	-20.83
310–330	320	3	146.00–150.00	$147.96	$473	-9.47
350–385	369	6	124.00–131.00	$127.57	$471	-26.94
400–445	420	13	114.00–123.00	$119.78	$503	-25.53
450–495	476	37	105.00–114.00	$109.54	$521	-23.45
500–545	522	12	104.00–113.00	$109.20	$570	-20.38
555–590	577	3	110.00–118.00	$112.90	$651	-10.65
615–620	618	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$664	-11.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	220	4	125.00–132.00	$127.85	$281	-42.15
255–290	273	2	130.00–140.00	$134.68	$368	—
310–335	325	21	134.00–140.00	$136.91	$445	—
355–395	375	5	112.00–120.00	$116.11	$435	-30.84
405–435	423	16	107.00–112.00	$109.14	$462	-24.67
450–475	458	16	100.00–104.00	$102.84	$471	-18.85
500–520	510	4	100.00–103.00	$101.47	$517	-19.44
575	575	1	104.00	$104.00	$598	—
610	610	1	99.00	$99.00	$604	-10.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	5	150.00–160.00	$155.77	$354	-39.23
250–295	271	8	157.00–172.00	$165.23	$448	-13.21
310–345	329	4	152.00–160.00	$155.39	$511	-13.06
350–395	369	7	132.00–142.00	$137.86	$509	-28.38
400–445	431	10	124.00–134.00	$126.99	$547	-26.93
455–480	469	9	118.00–124.00	$120.96	$567	-22.51
500–520	509	4	120.00–124.00	$122.23	$622	-14.96
550–590	567	11	120.00–129.00	$125.28	$710	-8.20
600–615	605	3	118.00–121.00	$119.98	$726	-9.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	225	3	135.00–147.00	$139.60	$314	—
250–290	274	4	130.00–142.00	$134.49	$369	-30.51
300–345	329	8	120.00–130.00	$123.60	$407	-23.05
350–395	385	5	118.00–128.00	$120.02	$462	-16.88
400–445	430	19	110.00–120.00	$113.19	$487	-20.12
450–495	479	30	104.00–114.00	$107.81	$516	-24.03
500–540	521	13	103.00–112.00	$107.28	$559	-10.43
550–590	566	8	98.00–107.00	$103.54	$586	-4.24
600–635	607	7	96.00–104.00	$102.37	$621	-6.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	4	118.00–128.00	$121.31	$285	-31.96
265–280	269	5	118.00–122.00	$120.57	$324	-20.37
300–345	329	15	110.00–119.00	$113.53	$374	-20.82
360–395	382	27	108.00–116.00	$110.79	$423	-19.06
400–445	418	17	100.00–109.00	$106.04	$443	-18.51
450–470	460	10	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$467	-21.38
500–540	518	8	93.00–101.00	$97.92	$507	-11.99
590	590	1	88.00	$88.00	$519	-11.11
615	615	1	91.00	$91.00	$560	-7.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	217	5	110.00–115.00	$110.94	$241	-34.06
255–285	260	10	100.00–110.00	$104.67	$272	-19.84
300–345	320	6	100.00–109.00	$105.30	$337	-20.76
360–390	375	13	99.00–106.00	$102.46	$384	-16.31
400–430	414	4	94.00–99.00	$96.69	$400	-16.75
470–490	477	3	85.00–90.00	$88.29	$421	-24.79
515	515	1	89.00	$89.00	$458	-10.22
590	590	1	78.00	$78.00	$460	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	147.00	$147.00	$301	-37.67
255–270	265	3	150.00–155.00	$151.60	$402	-15.57
340	340	2	144.00	$144.00	$490	-16.00
350–385	374	14	124.00–131.00	$126.96	$475	-28.15
410–445	425	10	114.00–122.00	$118.95	$506	-24.74
450–490	474	18	106.00–114.00	$109.77	$520	-21.39
510–545	523	14	104.00–112.00	$108.99	$570	-16.64
585	585	1	94.00	$94.00	$550	—
610	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	5	150.00–164.00	$157.89	$346	-50.36
290	290	3	160.00	$160.00	$464	-21.19
300–330	313	3	157.00–162.00	$159.59	$500	-5.89
355–380	367	7	135.00–141.00	$138.09	$507	-28.39
405–445	430	8	124.00–133.00	$127.67	$549	-26.40
450–485	475	6	117.00–125.00	$119.61	$568	-20.96
505–540	526	7	115.00–123.00	$118.51	$623	-16.66
550–585	568	2	104.00–111.00	$107.39	$610	-23.92
600–635	619	5	101.00–108.00	$104.14	$645	-8.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	120.00–130.00	$124.62	$284	-40.38
285	285	2	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
310–330	322	5	136.00–140.00	$137.57	$443	-7.43
370–380	373	3	116.00–118.00	$117.32	$438	-28.99
400–445	425	13	104.00–113.00	$108.27	$460	-26.04
530	530	2	98.00	$98.00	$519	-17.96
550	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	-20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1520	1054	80-85%	19	44.00–48.00	$46.28	$488	—
980–1510	1223	80-85%	77	49.00–53.00	$51.66	$632	-9.30
1055–1395	1303	80-85%	51	54.00–58.00	$54.99	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1710	1349	75-80%	16	50.00–53.00	$51.93	$701	—
1180–1535	1352	75-80%	14	54.00–58.00	$55.51	$750	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–935	777	85-90%	7	31.00–34.00	$31.59	$245	—
785–1190	911	85-90%	4	35.00–39.00	$37.59	$342	—
850–1265	1024	85-90%	5	40.00–44.00	$41.72	$427	+0.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1760	1613	9	78.00–82.00	$80.79	$1,303	—
1755–1840	1798	3	84.00–85.00	$84.66	$1,522	+0.47
1555–2050	1873	4	89.00–92.00	$90.36	$1,692	—

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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.