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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

1,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.47/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 479 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.76/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 469 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.06/cwt -7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 372 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,413 1,096 1,448
Feeder cattle 995 814 1,135
Slaughter cattle 413 282 313
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 162.00–168.00 $164.86 $536 -9.18
350–390 365 6 158.00–167.00 $163.72 $598 +4.09
400–445 428 8 154.00–164.00 $157.72 $675 +8.81
450–495 469 16 139.00–149.00 $144.76 $679 +3.56
500–545 516 9 130.00–140.00 $136.70 $705 +4.49
550–580 566 7 126.00–132.00 $128.82 $729 +1.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 150.00–158.00 $154.32 $503 -9.42
365 365 1 154.00 $154.00 $562 +2.88
410–440 427 7 145.00–152.00 $148.24 $633 +8.91
455–485 468 6 132.00–138.00 $135.27 $633 -1.70
510 510 1 128.00 $128.00 $653 +8.00
570 570 2 118.00 $118.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 140.00–144.00 $141.96 $480 -12.59
350–365 358 2 144.00–146.00 $144.98 $519 +7.03
420–430 427 3 137.00–140.00 $138.32 $591 +8.18
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 -2.00
550–595 573 2 102.00–111.00 $106.32 $609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 215.00–220.00 $217.36 $380 +19.93
200–220 210 2 212.00–220.00 $215.81 $453 +57.96
250–270 260 2 162.00–170.00 $165.85 $431 +26.21
300–340 316 11 132.00–140.00 $136.72 $432 -4.79
350–395 372 15 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $484 -7.74
400–440 425 10 125.00–134.00 $128.51 $546 -4.63
450–495 479 24 119.00–129.00 $122.47 $587 -3.72
500–540 520 5 112.00–121.00 $117.12 $609 -1.91
550–595 574 7 110.00–120.00 $114.78 $659 +0.92
600–635 618 2 109.00–117.00 $112.89 $698 -0.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 4 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $462 +48.81
265–295 281 4 140.00–150.00 $145.62 $409 +25.62
310–340 328 6 122.00–128.00 $124.27 $408 -8.31
365–390 377 11 116.00–122.00 $119.41 $450 -10.62
400–440 421 13 115.00–123.00 $119.40 $503 -6.20
450–490 460 9 110.00–118.00 $116.13 $534 -0.99
500–510 505 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $553 +1.53
565 565 1 107.00 $107.00 $605 —
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 242 3 175.00–180.00 $176.96 $428 +46.10
260–285 272 5 130.00–136.00 $133.53 $363 +24.12
310–345 328 2 110.00–118.00 $113.79 $373 -8.85
365 365 1 112.00 $112.00 $409 -4.73
410–440 425 6 105.00–112.00 $108.78 $462 -5.63
450 450 1 108.00 $108.00 $486 +0.61
530 530 1 95.00 $95.00 $504 -4.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 170 2 230.00–245.00 $237.28 $403 —
200–215 208 2 240.00–245.00 $242.41 $504 +30.41
250 250 10 216.00 $216.00 $540 +17.17
300–320 307 3 166.00–170.00 $168.61 $518 -8.88
350 350 1 167.00 $167.00 $584 +6.25
430 430 1 158.00 $158.00 $679 +8.02
480–485 483 2 141.00–143.00 $141.99 $686 +1.11
500–545 525 4 130.00–140.00 $134.63 $707 —
555–580 568 2 126.00–131.00 $128.44 $730 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 217.00–220.00 $218.47 $524 —
330 330 1 154.00 $154.00 $508 -8.99
360–385 376 4 150.00–155.00 $151.69 $570 +1.41
520–535 527 3 123.00–126.00 $124.65 $657 +9.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 +20.00
335 335 1 142.00 $142.00 $476 -14.00
375–380 378 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $533 +3.03
430–440 435 2 136.00–138.00 $136.99 $596 +7.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1485 1211 80-85% 50 52.00–56.00 $54.75 $663 -3.11
960–1460 1231 80-85% 59 57.00–61.00 $58.77 $723 +0.91
1015–1440 1262 80-85% 40 62.00–66.00 $63.11 $796 +1.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1740 1315 75-80% 11 62.00–66.00 $63.64 $837 +0.66
1220–1895 1664 75-80% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.29 $970 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1025 961 85-90% 8 46.00–50.00 $49.11 $472 +7.15
825–1165 1000 85-90% 4 41.00–45.00 $42.36 $424 -4.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 76.00 $76.00 $768 —
1300 1300 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,040 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1100 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 69.00–85.00 $75.43 $793

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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.