Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $168.32/cwt ≈ $534/hd at 317 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.47/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 365 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.10/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 375 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	776	1,140	1,111
Feeder cattle	545	711	851
Slaughter cattle	231	429	260

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 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	235	4	150.00–160.00	$152.18	$358	—
255–295	277	5	160.00–172.00	$165.45	$458	—
310–345	317	19	162.00–170.00	$168.32	$534	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	-9.57
410–435	417	6	139.00–144.00	$142.63	$595	+1.34
465–495	485	3	130.00–137.00	$132.24	$641	-5.76
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	+5.00
590	590	1	111.00	$111.00	$655	-15.00
610–645	632	3	100.00–108.00	$102.91	$650	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	182.00–194.00	$187.45	$412	-27.03
250–285	267	3	196.00–205.00	$200.14	$534	+9.94
300–330	316	5	186.00–192.00	$188.71	$596	+5.43
350–385	370	9	162.00–170.00	$165.70	$613	-4.09
400–445	423	6	156.00–166.00	$160.99	$681	+2.03
450–490	470	4	152.00–160.00	$155.91	$733	+0.52
500–535	517	3	142.00–150.00	$146.24	$756	+4.29
600–635	618	2	123.00–130.00	$126.40	$781	-6.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	164.00	$164.00	$402	-36.00
255–295	270	5	175.00–188.00	$182.37	$492	+8.47
320–345	333	2	172.00–178.00	$174.89	$582	+2.45
370–395	383	2	150.00–156.00	$152.90	$586	-6.22
420	420	4	152.00	$152.00	$638	+0.78
450	450	1	149.00	$149.00	$670	+6.54
515	515	1	137.00	$137.00	$706	+6.40
550–575	563	2	125.00–129.00	$126.96	$715	-2.04
630–640	635	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$717	—

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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	181	6	150.00–165.00	$155.55	$282	-18.99
200–245	220	6	140.00–155.00	$147.99	$326	-32.80
250–295	268	6	160.00–175.00	$168.16	$451	+8.92
300–345	320	5	154.00–164.00	$159.37	$510	+5.87
350–385	365	12	148.00–156.00	$152.47	$557	+15.79
400–445	420	6	136.00–146.00	$141.52	$594	+9.93
450–490	471	6	128.00–137.00	$132.22	$623	+3.49
500–515	508	2	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$681	+0.98
550–590	570	2	116.00–125.00	$120.34	$686	+10.48
600–635	624	7	105.00–112.00	$107.08	$668	-0.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	140.00–148.00	$143.77	$252	-17.52
205–230	218	6	132.00–138.00	$133.92	$292	-34.14
255–295	278	9	145.00–158.00	$150.60	$419	+2.08
305–340	315	6	146.00–152.00	$150.57	$474	+9.36
355–395	375	11	136.00–144.00	$140.10	$525	+11.93
405–440	418	9	128.00–134.00	$131.95	$552	+7.46
450–490	464	7	118.00–126.00	$123.21	$572	+3.19
510–530	520	2	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$634	+6.96
580	580	1	109.00	$109.00	$632	—
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	130.00	$130.00	$214	-15.99
215	215	2	120.00	$120.00	$258	-25.00
285–295	289	6	130.00–135.00	$133.31	$385	+0.33
305–345	321	9	134.00–142.00	$139.10	$447	+7.31
350–385	372	5	128.00–135.00	$130.92	$487	+13.79
400–430	412	5	120.00–125.00	$122.75	$506	+11.76
460–490	475	4	108.00–114.00	$111.19	$528	+0.71
525–540	532	3	107.00–111.00	$108.98	$580	+0.67
580–595	590	3	95.00–99.00	$96.31	$568	—
630	630	1	86.00	$86.00	$542	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	164.00–175.00	$169.14	$389	-27.23
355–385	375	3	152.00–158.00	$154.58	$580	—
400–445	421	6	147.00–155.00	$151.41	$637	+9.41
460–475	465	3	145.00–148.00	$146.98	$683	+6.98
510–530	520	2	124.00–129.00	$126.45	$658	—
550–580	565	2	119.00–124.00	$121.43	$686	-5.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	182.00	$182.00	$419	-30.73
290	290	1	192.00	$192.00	$557	+2.35
435–445	438	3	156.00–158.00	$157.32	$689	+7.74
460–480	473	3	154.00–158.00	$155.30	$735	+7.87
500–540	516	5	132.00–141.00	$137.31	$709	-2.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
330–335	333	2	164.00–166.00	$164.99	$549	+12.99
355–390	364	4	142.00–148.00	$146.39	$533	+0.90
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	+14.00
510–530	520	2	115.00–119.00	$116.96	$608	-5.04
585	585	1	107.00	$107.00	$626	-7.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1450	1138	80-85%	46	58.00–62.00	$59.73	$680	-1.68
1135–1395	1292	80-85%	13	68.00–72.00	$69.21	$894	—
965–1485	1331	80-85%	55	63.00–67.00	$65.18	$868	-5.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	854	85-90%	10	41.00–45.00	$43.72	$373	-1.38
715–1285	933	85-90%	12	47.00–50.00	$48.06	$448	-6.91
750–1265	1009	85-90%	15	51.00–55.00	$53.70	$542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1355	1198	75-80%	4	64.00–67.00	$66.04	$791	—
1110–1530	1365	75-80%	4	68.00–72.00	$70.07	$956	—
1260–1685	1518	75-80%	3	58.00–61.00	$59.89	$909	-4.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1710	1518	4	82.00–86.00	$83.61	$1,269	—
1460–1950	1692	5	87.00–91.00	$88.40	$1,496	—
1750–2090	1923	5	92.00–96.00	$93.56	$1,799	—

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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.