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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.19/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 473 lb · 48 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.80/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 377 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $148.91/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 428 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,096 1,828 1,087
Feeder cattle 814 1,509 862
Slaughter cattle 282 319 225

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 215.00 $215.00 $441 —
250–285 269 4 195.00–205.00 $199.54 $537 +25.54
300–345 328 5 170.00–180.00 $174.04 $571 +15.21
360–395 379 7 156.00–164.00 $159.63 $605 +9.56
400–440 428 23 146.00–155.00 $148.91 $637 +8.68
450–495 484 15 139.00–149.00 $141.20 $683 +12.91
500–540 522 7 128.00–137.00 $132.21 $690 +9.17
550–575 556 4 124.00–129.00 $127.71 $710 +6.78
600–630 614 4 110.00–117.00 $113.96 $700 +3.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 276 4 176.00–184.00 $179.87 $496 +31.87
315–335 328 5 162.00–167.00 $163.74 $537 +18.08
360–385 373 6 148.00–154.00 $151.12 $564 +11.68
425–430 427 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $595 +9.42
450–475 457 7 134.00–138.00 $136.97 $626 +19.55
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +8.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 +30.36
310–345 325 6 150.00–158.00 $154.55 $502 +21.68
375–395 385 2 136.00–140.00 $137.95 $531 +6.19
400–440 421 4 126.00–134.00 $130.14 $548 +7.61
450 450 1 128.00 $128.00 $576 +20.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 170 2 195.00–200.00 $197.43 $336 +3.72
200–245 228 3 154.00–166.00 $157.85 $360 -2.15
250–295 277 9 134.00–149.00 $139.64 $387 +16.92
300–345 330 13 138.00–148.00 $141.51 $467 +12.20
350–395 377 27 134.00–144.00 $137.80 $520 +5.31
400–445 431 22 130.00–140.00 $133.14 $574 +4.36
450–495 473 48 121.00–131.00 $126.19 $597 +6.04
500–545 523 9 114.00–124.00 $119.03 $623 +5.69
550–575 561 9 111.00–116.00 $113.86 $639 +2.46
600–635 611 8 109.00–116.00 $113.71 $695 +6.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 223 4 138.00–150.00 $143.64 $320 —
295 295 2 120.00 $120.00 $354 +14.34
300–345 325 12 128.00–137.00 $132.58 $431 +13.02
355–395 369 9 124.00–133.00 $130.03 $480 +9.07
400–445 420 19 120.00–129.00 $125.60 $528 +7.33
450–495 468 16 111.00–120.00 $117.12 $548 +5.93
520–535 528 2 106.00–110.00 $107.97 $570 +6.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 128.00–134.00 $130.86 $288 +8.11
270–290 280 2 107.00–112.00 $109.41 $306 +11.63
310–335 324 7 120.00–126.00 $122.64 $397 +13.84
370–395 383 5 114.00–120.00 $116.73 $447 +6.43
410–445 426 8 110.00–118.00 $114.41 $487 +7.02
450–490 464 4 102.00–110.00 $107.39 $498 +5.36
520–530 523 3 98.00–100.00 $99.32 $519 +6.33
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 212.00 $212.00 $445 -5.41
255–285 270 2 196.00–202.00 $198.83 $537 +20.83
300–335 312 3 173.00–180.00 $177.49 $554 +20.49
350–395 374 7 156.00–166.00 $160.75 $601 +8.56
415–435 425 6 148.00–152.00 $149.98 $637 +4.10
465–490 486 12 140.00–146.00 $140.88 $685 +22.32
565–595 574 4 119.00–126.00 $123.94 $711 +5.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 190.00 $190.00 $342 -15.54
290 290 1 176.00 $176.00 $510 —
300–345 331 6 160.00–169.00 $162.99 $539 +19.38
360–395 376 5 146.00–154.00 $150.28 $565 —
400–415 411 4 142.00–144.00 $142.49 $586 +12.58
465 465 1 136.00 $136.00 $632 +28.67
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 +9.27
575 575 1 114.00 $114.00 $656 +11.29
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 2 180.00 $180.00 $288 -11.54
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 +1.19
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
320 320 1 156.00 $156.00 $499 +26.00
380–395 388 2 136.00–140.00 $137.96 $535 —
400–440 423 4 126.00–134.00 $129.62 $548 +8.62
470–475 473 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $589 +25.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1435 1129 80-85% 46 51.00–55.00 $53.88 $608 —
945–1420 1237 80-85% 71 56.00–60.00 $57.86 $716 +6.69
1015–1395 1275 80-85% 42 61.00–65.00 $61.99 $790 +7.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1315 1208 75-80% 9 51.00–55.00 $53.90 $651 —
1100–1370 1264 75-80% 8 56.00–60.00 $57.96 $733 —
1110–1485 1333 75-80% 5 62.00–65.00 $62.98 $840 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $261 —
890–1030 960 85-90% 6 41.00–44.00 $41.96 $403 —
780–1245 1002 85-90% 8 45.00–49.00 $47.31 $474 +7.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1825 1591 6 84.00–88.00 $86.23 $1,372 +7.12
1435–1825 1621 7 79.00–81.00 $79.99 $1,297 —
1665–2100 1826 7 89.00–93.00 $90.62 $1,655 —

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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.