Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $161.89/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 376 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.73/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 418 lb · 11 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.12/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 333 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	690	776	716
Feeder cattle	482	545	532
Slaughter cattle	203	231	184
Replacement cattle	5	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	3	170.00–175.00	$171.64	$374	+7.64
265–295	281	4	162.00–170.00	$165.13	$464	-17.24
310–345	334	4	170.00–178.00	$172.88	$577	-2.01
360–395	376	16	158.00–166.00	$161.89	$609	+8.99
415–430	420	3	152.00–156.00	$153.98	$647	+1.98
450–460	453	3	150.00–151.00	$150.66	$682	+1.66
520–545	531	4	138.00–143.00	$140.97	$749	+3.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	261	7	184.00–190.00	$187.64	$490	-12.50
300	300	4	190.00	$190.00	$570	+1.29
350–385	369	4	170.00–178.00	$173.88	$642	+8.18
410–445	435	10	158.00–166.00	$160.21	$697	-0.78
450–495	473	5	152.00–162.00	$156.88	$742	+0.97
500–535	524	5	150.00–158.00	$152.73	$800	+6.49
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	321	4	160.00–168.00	$165.35	$531	-2.97
360–385	367	5	150.00–156.00	$153.93	$565	+13.93
420–445	435	4	138.00–144.00	$140.44	$611	-2.19
465–480	473	2	135.00–138.00	$136.48	$646	+4.24
530	530	1	131.00	$131.00	$694	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	144.00–158.00	$150.24	$335	+2.25
250–290	275	9	158.00–170.00	$162.76	$448	-5.40
300–345	326	9	158.00–168.00	$162.32	$529	+2.95
350–395	377	10	146.00–156.00	$149.60	$564	-2.87
400–440	418	11	141.00–150.00	$145.73	$609	+4.21
450–485	468	4	139.00–146.00	$141.93	$664	+9.71
500–545	521	5	128.00–138.00	$133.04	$693	-0.93
550–595	572	7	109.00–118.00	$113.35	$648	-6.99
600–645	621	5	104.00–114.00	$109.52	$680	+2.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$289	+7.06
290–295	293	3	140.00–143.00	$140.99	$413	-9.61
310–345	333	11	148.00–155.00	$151.12	$503	+0.55
350–395	371	11	136.00–145.00	$140.72	$522	+0.62
400–445	427	10	130.00–139.00	$133.69	$571	+1.74
465–480	473	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$622	+8.27
510–545	528	2	119.00–126.00	$122.38	$646	+0.42
560–585	572	5	100.00–106.00	$102.75	$588	-6.25
625–640	635	3	95.00–99.00	$96.31	$612	-3.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	127.00	$127.00	$254	+7.00
255–285	269	5	130.00–138.00	$134.22	$361	+0.91
310–345	328	9	138.00–146.00	$141.85	$465	+2.75
350–395	372	11	126.00–135.00	$130.85	$487	-0.07
410–445	423	6	120.00–128.00	$124.89	$528	+2.14
460–495	474	4	117.00–124.00	$120.92	$573	+9.73
510–535	523	6	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$588	+3.48
565	565	1	95.00	$95.00	$537	-1.31
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	3	188.00–192.00	$189.95	$395	+7.95
250–295	274	7	176.00–190.00	$182.60	$500	-9.40
300–340	318	4	182.00–190.00	$185.83	$591	—
385–395	388	3	168.00–170.00	$169.32	$657	—
400–445	428	5	158.00–168.00	$161.87	$693	+4.55
460–485	472	3	154.00–160.00	$157.28	$742	+1.98
535–545	540	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$805	+11.68
550–590	570	2	133.00–142.00	$137.34	$783	—
600–615	609	4	129.00–132.00	$130.24	$793	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	215	4	170.00–176.00	$171.40	$369	+2.26
250–295	273	4	160.00–174.00	$167.12	$456	—
305–345	326	4	170.00–178.00	$174.13	$568	—
370–395	382	3	158.00–164.00	$161.27	$616	+6.69
400–445	428	5	148.00–157.00	$151.23	$647	-0.18
460–480	470	4	146.00–149.00	$147.47	$693	+0.49
525–545	538	4	138.00–143.00	$140.23	$754	+13.78
580	580	1	126.00	$126.00	$731	+4.57
605	605	1	121.00	$121.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	156.00–158.00	$156.97	$350	+6.97
255	255	1	158.00	$158.00	$403	—
300–345	328	6	160.00–169.00	$163.65	$537	-1.34
360–395	370	4	148.00–156.00	$153.37	$567	+6.98
445	445	2	138.00	$138.00	$614	—
460	460	1	140.00	$140.00	$644	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1520	1132	80-85%	24	53.00–57.00	$55.81	$632	-3.92
950–1450	1180	80-85%	55	58.00–62.00	$60.16	$710	—
985–1465	1252	80-85%	36	63.00–67.00	$63.95	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1020	841	85-90%	10	37.00–40.00	$38.65	$325	—
820–1030	870	85-90%	5	41.00–44.00	$42.84	$373	-0.88
865–1250	1058	85-90%	2	47.00–50.00	$48.77	$516	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1705	1398	75-80%	8	59.00–62.00	$60.83	$850	-9.24
1320–1520	1407	75-80%	3	63.00–64.00	$63.67	$896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1780	1445	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,142	—
1625–1945	1811	5	86.00–90.00	$87.07	$1,577	—
1315–2375	1845	2	81.00–83.00	$82.29	$1,518	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1085	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	69.00–85.00	$77.15	$792

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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.