Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

1,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.96/cwt -4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 423 lb · 25 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.24/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $452/hd at 284 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.39/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 468 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,140	578	1,074
Feeder cattle	711	336	811
Slaughter cattle	429	242	263

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	163	2	220.00–222.00	$220.98	$360	—
200–245	215	4	205.00–220.00	$214.48	$461	+27.65
250–285	271	5	186.00–197.00	$190.20	$515	+11.40
300–335	321	7	180.00–188.00	$183.28	$588	-3.83
350–395	379	10	166.00–176.00	$169.79	$644	+2.52
400–445	423	25	154.00–164.00	$158.96	$672	-4.59
450–490	468	19	150.00–159.00	$155.39	$727	+1.95
500–530	518	6	139.00–146.00	$141.95	$735	-9.50
550–585	567	5	132.00–140.00	$136.35	$773	-0.57
600–635	615	3	129.00–136.00	$132.93	$818	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	200.00	$200.00	$370	—
215	215	1	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
270–290	277	3	170.00–177.00	$173.90	$482	+11.90
310–335	326	4	170.00–176.00	$172.44	$562	-4.17
360–395	381	5	156.00–164.00	$159.12	$606	+1.47
400–420	413	4	150.00–153.00	$151.22	$625	+0.30
465–495	482	6	139.00–146.00	$142.46	$687	-1.54
525–530	527	5	130.00–131.00	$130.60	$688	-13.39
550	550	1	129.00	$129.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	382	5	148.00–152.00	$149.57	$571	+1.58
400–425	410	3	139.00–143.00	$141.29	$579	—
450	450	2	138.00	$138.00	$621	+4.00
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
570	570	1	126.00	$126.00	$718	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	182	3	170.00–185.00	$174.54	$318	—
200–245	227	9	175.00–190.00	$180.79	$410	+16.19
250–295	284	20	155.00–170.00	$159.24	$452	+12.57
300–345	321	8	148.00–158.00	$153.50	$493	+9.68
350–390	370	9	132.00–141.00	$136.68	$506	+3.05
400–435	421	9	128.00–136.00	$131.59	$554	-1.03
475–490	479	8	126.00–130.00	$128.73	$617	-0.69
500–510	505	3	132.00–134.00	$132.99	$672	+14.90
550–590	563	3	104.00–113.00	$109.86	$619	-3.37
600–635	618	2	104.00–112.00	$107.89	$667	+2.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	175	3	155.00–165.00	$161.29	$282	—
200–245	220	9	160.00–174.00	$168.06	$370	+23.16
250–285	269	10	144.00–154.00	$148.52	$400	+18.52
325–345	333	4	138.00–143.00	$141.21	$470	+7.77
350–380	361	8	124.00–130.00	$128.17	$463	+3.12
400–410	405	4	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$504	+3.58
450–495	472	10	116.00–124.00	$120.02	$566	-0.58
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	+4.04
610	610	2	100.00	$100.00	$610	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	176	4	140.00–150.00	$145.99	$257	—
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	+9.00
270–280	275	2	132.00–134.00	$132.98	$366	—
310–345	328	2	128.00–136.00	$131.79	$432	—
350–385	365	4	113.00–120.00	$117.13	$428	-0.82
420–430	425	3	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$472	-0.99
465–480	473	2	109.00–112.00	$110.48	$523	+0.48
500–545	523	2	104.00–113.00	$108.31	$566	+12.31

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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	178	3	210.00–225.00	$217.99	$388	—
200–245	221	14	205.00–220.00	$212.73	$470	+28.73
250–290	275	6	186.00–198.00	$189.65	$522	+13.65
300–345	324	10	168.00–178.00	$172.56	$559	—
350–390	375	3	161.00–170.00	$164.14	$616	-0.85
400–445	421	4	144.00–154.00	$149.58	$630	+1.40
450–485	469	4	144.00–151.00	$147.43	$691	-7.06
510–535	526	4	138.00–144.00	$140.20	$737	-1.58
575–595	585	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$775	-2.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	229	8	195.00–202.00	$196.37	$450	+26.37
250–290	263	3	172.00–182.00	$178.33	$469	+13.33
310–345	328	2	158.00–166.00	$161.79	$531	-15.10
410	410	1	142.00	$142.00	$582	+2.04
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-2.00
565	565	1	127.00	$127.00	$718	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	185.00–190.00	$187.32	$333	—
250	250	1	167.00	$167.00	$418	—
330	330	1	152.00	$152.00	$502	-11.42
365–375	370	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$538	+3.49
410–420	415	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$544	—
495	495	1	121.00	$121.00	$599	-5.00
520	520	1	122.00	$122.00	$634	-2.00
550–595	573	2	110.00–119.00	$114.32	$655	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1455	1104	80-85%	77	59.00–63.00	$61.41	$678	—
945–1520	1233	80-85%	112	64.00–68.00	$66.20	$816	-11.61
935–1475	1342	80-85%	59	69.00–73.00	$70.20	$942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1030	884	85-90%	8	44.00–47.00	$45.10	$399	—
735–1265	941	85-90%	26	53.00–57.00	$54.97	$517	+3.36
735–1205	958	85-90%	11	48.00–51.00	$50.25	$481	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1480	1262	75-80%	6	58.00–62.00	$60.20	$760	—
1125–1795	1302	75-80%	12	68.00–72.00	$69.60	$906	—
1150–1860	1504	75-80%	4	63.00–67.00	$64.38	$968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1890	1582	8	88.00–92.00	$90.16	$1,426	-2.84
1190–1935	1629	13	83.00–87.00	$85.22	$1,388	-12.70
1645–2080	1863	2	81.00–82.00	$81.56	$1,519	—

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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.