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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 16, 2021

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.60/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.09/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 527 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.05/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 375 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 1,078 993
Feeder cattle 336 822 648
Slaughter cattle 242 256 345

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350# 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes over 350# 3.00 to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 180.00–195.00 $186.83 $420 —
265–295 283 3 175.00–185.00 $178.80 $506 -17.23
300–340 313 3 182.00–190.00 $187.11 $586 -1.05
350–385 369 5 164.00–172.00 $167.27 $617 +2.37
400–430 412 5 160.00–166.00 $163.55 $674 +17.30
450–490 466 7 148.00–157.00 $153.44 $715 +5.40
500–545 520 11 146.00–156.00 $151.45 $788 +12.56
550–580 565 4 134.00–140.00 $136.92 $774 +7.73
600–630 615 2 131.00–137.00 $133.93 $824 +9.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 162.00 $162.00 $470 -18.36
310–330 317 3 174.00–178.00 $176.61 $560 -1.39
350–365 356 8 152.00–160.00 $157.65 $561 +2.97
400–440 422 5 147.00–155.00 $150.92 $637 +11.69
465 465 2 144.00 $144.00 $670 +5.37
500–510 507 3 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $730 +12.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 -1.42
365–370 368 2 147.00–149.00 $147.99 $545 +3.71
465 465 1 134.00 $134.00 $623 +3.01
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 160.00–170.00 $164.60 $359 -15.20
250–285 268 2 142.00–152.00 $146.67 $393 -1.83
300–345 327 7 140.00–150.00 $143.82 $470 +1.57
350–395 382 10 131.00–141.00 $133.63 $510 -6.55
400–440 420 10 128.00–137.00 $132.62 $557 +0.37
450–495 479 8 126.00–136.00 $129.42 $620 -2.62
500–545 527 12 114.00–124.00 $118.09 $622 -8.79
550–590 574 6 110.00–119.00 $113.23 $650 -5.28
600–645 619 5 100.00–110.00 $105.64 $654 -0.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 232 6 140.00–152.00 $144.90 $336 -14.92
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 -4.79
315–340 328 2 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $438 -0.39
350–395 375 11 121.00–130.00 $125.05 $469 -4.06
400–440 429 7 118.00–126.00 $120.91 $519 -1.45
450–490 475 14 117.00–125.00 $120.60 $573 -0.98
500–525 513 5 109.00–113.00 $110.96 $569 -5.11
560–590 574 4 98.00–106.00 $101.24 $581 -8.62
635 635 1 93.00 $93.00 $591 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 136.00 $136.00 $286 -11.93
350–385 364 8 114.00–120.00 $117.95 $429 -1.66
415–430 425 4 111.00–114.00 $111.98 $476 +0.14
480 480 2 110.00 $110.00 $528 -2.40
535 535 1 96.00 $96.00 $514 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 184.00 $184.00 $442 -31.75
290 290 1 176.00 $176.00 $510 -21.09
380–385 383 2 164.00–166.00 $164.99 $632 +2.39
425–440 433 5 146.00–150.00 $148.18 $642 +1.36
450–460 455 2 154.00–155.00 $154.49 $703 —
500–545 523 2 137.00–147.00 $141.78 $742 +3.78
550–580 565 2 132.00–138.00 $134.92 $762 —
600–620 613 3 121.00–125.00 $122.30 $750 -2.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 170.00 $170.00 $396 —
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 -18.15
300–335 318 2 175.00–179.00 $176.89 $563 -2.10
380–395 390 3 152.00–156.00 $153.30 $598 -4.70
415–430 423 2 138.00–142.00 $139.96 $592 +0.35
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 +1.70
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 +4.50
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 160.00 $160.00 $344 -25.99
290 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 —
310–345 329 5 160.00–168.00 $163.42 $538 -8.58
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 -0.50
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 -3.00
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1435 1216 80-85% 36 76.00–80.00 $77.81 $946 +13.88
940–1520 1278 80-85% 57 66.00–70.00 $68.42 $874 +0.93
920–1465 1284 80-85% 44 71.00–75.00 $73.22 $940 +5.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–750 738 85-90% 3 47.00–48.00 $47.68 $352 —
765–1145 924 85-90% 9 50.00–54.00 $51.61 $477 +7.20
795–1245 1092 85-90% 9 55.00–59.00 $57.04 $623 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1210 1188 75-80% 2 68.00 $68.00 $808 —
1155–1420 1245 75-80% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.69 $917 —
1185–1555 1343 75-80% 13 76.00–80.00 $78.77 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,585 —
1565 1565 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,455 —
1515–1775 1645 2 97.00–99.00 $97.92 $1,611 —

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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.