Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

1,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.49/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $485/hd at 366 lb · 50 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.31/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $416/hd at 322 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.27/cwt +12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 420 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,828	1,747	1,464
Feeder cattle	1,509	1,389	1,257
Slaughter cattle	319	358	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	279	8	134.00–144.00	$139.64	$390	+4.96
300–340	325	12	130.00–138.00	$132.87	$432	-4.04
350–395	369	19	126.00–135.00	$131.76	$486	+15.65
405–430	422	20	121.00–126.00	$122.53	$517	+13.39
460–485	469	6	104.00–110.00	$107.78	$505	+4.94
525–540	533	2	99.00–103.00	$100.97	$538	-0.50
555	555	1	104.00	$104.00	$577	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	148.00	$148.00	$437	-1.82
310–340	312	19	140.00–146.00	$145.66	$454	-2.30
370–380	379	9	139.00–142.00	$139.44	$528	+11.87
410–440	430	3	128.00–134.00	$129.91	$559	+10.13
450–495	470	13	112.00–121.00	$117.42	$552	+7.88
520–535	530	5	110.00–114.00	$111.38	$590	+2.18
565–595	584	6	105.00–112.00	$107.30	$627	-5.60
600–635	617	5	98.00–105.00	$102.15	$630	-5.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	174.00	$174.00	$461	+8.77
300–305	301	6	158.00–159.00	$158.83	$478	+3.44
360–395	377	6	146.00–154.00	$150.07	$566	+12.21
420–440	431	19	138.00–143.00	$140.23	$604	+13.24
450–485	468	9	125.00–132.00	$128.29	$600	+7.33
500–540	523	7	119.00–128.00	$123.04	$643	+0.81
550–580	570	3	119.00–125.00	$120.93	$689	-4.35
600–635	623	6	108.00–116.00	$110.94	$691	-9.04

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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	174	5	185.00–200.00	$193.71	$337	—
215	215	13	160.00	$160.00	$344	+20.40
250–290	273	6	116.00–130.00	$122.72	$335	-11.77
300–345	322	30	124.00–134.00	$129.31	$416	+5.71
350–395	366	50	126.00–136.00	$132.49	$485	+12.47
400–445	421	27	123.00–133.00	$128.78	$542	+15.59
450–495	476	21	116.00–126.00	$120.15	$572	+12.34
500–540	523	7	110.00–118.00	$113.34	$593	+6.06
550–595	576	6	107.00–117.00	$111.40	$642	+7.86
600	600	1	107.00	$107.00	$642	+4.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	179	8	170.00–180.00	$174.74	$313	—
260–295	279	9	100.00–112.00	$105.66	$295	-14.91
310–335	322	19	116.00–122.00	$119.56	$385	+6.03
360–385	374	7	118.00–124.00	$120.96	$452	+10.17
400–440	420	30	114.00–122.00	$118.27	$497	+12.23
450–485	470	16	108.00–115.00	$111.19	$523	+9.71
500–545	528	14	98.00–107.00	$101.85	$538	+3.93
565–570	566	6	103.00–104.00	$103.83	$588	+15.83
615–640	630	3	88.00–94.00	$90.62	$571	-0.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	—
220–240	223	6	117.00–124.00	$122.75	$274	+11.81
255–280	259	7	92.00–99.00	$97.78	$253	-6.89
310–340	326	8	106.00–112.00	$108.80	$355	+3.50
350–395	376	18	106.00–115.00	$110.30	$415	+7.84
405–440	425	24	104.00–111.00	$107.39	$456	+10.70
450–495	469	21	96.00–105.00	$102.03	$479	+13.74
520–530	525	2	92.00–94.00	$92.99	$488	+3.99
570–595	583	2	87.00–93.00	$89.94	$524	+11.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	174	4	215.00–230.00	$222.23	$387	—
200–215	208	2	215.00–220.00	$217.41	$452	+59.52
250	250	1	178.00	$178.00	$445	—
310	310	6	157.00	$157.00	$487	-2.59
350–375	369	8	151.00–156.00	$152.19	$562	+14.10
400–415	405	11	144.00–147.00	$145.88	$591	+18.21
450–495	483	6	116.00–126.00	$118.56	$573	-1.05
500–530	519	4	116.00–123.00	$118.93	$617	+0.42
550	550	1	118.00	$118.00	$649	+10.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	177	6	200.00–210.00	$205.54	$364	—
300–340	323	4	140.00–148.00	$143.61	$464	-0.39
420–445	433	2	127.00–133.00	$129.91	$563	+10.96
485–490	488	3	107.00–108.00	$107.33	$524	-2.44
525–540	534	4	104.00–108.00	$105.73	$565	-3.26
550–595	573	5	98.00–107.00	$102.71	$589	+8.71
640–645	643	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$569	-6.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	3	190.00–195.00	$191.54	$341	—
215–245	235	6	175.00–185.00	$178.81	$420	+54.19
330–340	335	2	130.00	$130.00	$436	-7.57
430	430	4	121.00	$121.00	$520	+12.73
480–485	483	3	99.00–100.00	$99.33	$480	—
500–515	508	3	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$513	+2.99
550–565	558	3	88.00–96.00	$93.04	$519	+3.04
610	610	2	86.00	$86.00	$525	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1425	1070	80-85%	18	44.00–48.00	$46.59	$499	+0.31
965–1460	1215	80-85%	46	49.00–53.00	$51.17	$622	-0.49
1050–1420	1279	80-85%	28	54.00–58.00	$54.88	$702	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–955	771	85-90%	11	28.00–31.00	$29.31	$226	-2.28
765–1045	889	85-90%	17	32.00–36.00	$34.25	$304	—
845–1250	1000	85-90%	17	37.00–41.00	$39.59	$396	-2.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$734	—
1365	1365	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$751	-0.51
1650–1745	1698	75-80%	2	49.00–53.00	$51.06	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1650	1465	6	83.00–87.00	$85.04	$1,246	—
1300–1645	1473	2	88.00–92.00	$89.77	$1,322	—
1310–1755	1583	8	78.00–81.00	$79.11	$1,252	—

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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.