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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.69/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 361 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.82/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 405 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $151.37/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 484 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 690 590
Feeder cattle 501 482 422
Slaughter cattle 234 203 168
Replacement cattle 5 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
165 165 1 197.00 $197.00 $325 —
205–245 222 3 195.00–210.00 $202.86 $450 —
250–295 264 6 184.00–199.00 $193.82 $512 +6.18
310–345 331 4 186.00–194.00 $188.88 $625 -1.12
350–395 368 10 168.00–178.00 $174.16 $641 +0.28
400–445 405 24 160.00–170.00 $168.82 $684 +8.61
480–495 485 3 149.00–152.00 $150.98 $732 -5.90
500–535 518 2 149.00–156.00 $152.38 $789 -0.35
550–585 568 2 131.00–138.00 $134.39 $763 -5.61
600–610 605 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 5 180.00–192.00 $185.62 $418 +13.98
310–340 333 9 177.00–184.00 $178.69 $595 +5.81
410–445 422 9 150.00–158.00 $155.04 $654 +1.06
450–480 465 3 143.00–148.00 $145.61 $677 -5.05
520 520 1 142.00 $142.00 $738 +1.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 3 165.00–172.00 $167.24 $401 —
260 260 1 166.00 $166.00 $432 —
335 335 1 168.00 $168.00 $563 +2.65
370–380 373 3 152.00–154.00 $152.99 $571 -0.94
420–445 434 7 140.00–146.00 $143.10 $621 +2.66
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 -2.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 195.00 $195.00 $322 —
200–240 220 2 194.00–195.00 $194.45 $428 +44.21
250–280 260 9 170.00–178.00 $175.47 $456 +12.71
300–345 317 9 162.00–172.00 $168.45 $534 +6.13
350–390 361 25 150.00–159.00 $156.69 $566 +7.09
400–430 417 6 143.00–151.00 $147.28 $614 +1.55
450–465 458 2 138.00–141.00 $139.48 $639 -2.45
500–505 502 3 130.00–131.00 $130.66 $656 -2.38
550 550 2 120.00 $120.00 $660 +6.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–180 178 4 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $307 —
210–245 231 4 165.00–178.00 $170.49 $394 +29.51
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
310–340 324 4 153.00–160.00 $156.61 $507 +5.49
350–390 375 3 140.00–148.00 $143.17 $537 +2.45
400–435 420 6 133.00–140.00 $136.60 $574 +2.91
450–465 458 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $591 -2.50
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 -5.38
585–595 590 2 100.00–103.00 $101.49 $599 -1.26
600–635 620 5 95.00–101.00 $97.75 $606 +1.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 180 2 150.00–160.00 $154.72 $278 —
215–245 235 3 150.00–160.00 $153.05 $360 +26.05
260–290 276 4 136.00–146.00 $140.27 $387 +6.05
330–345 338 3 142.00–146.00 $143.97 $487 +2.12
360–390 381 6 130.00–136.00 $132.10 $503 +1.25
415–425 422 6 124.00–128.00 $126.32 $533 +1.43
465–475 470 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $550 -3.93
520–530 525 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $556 -6.47
560 560 1 98.00 $98.00 $549 +3.00
630–635 633 2 84.00–85.00 $84.50 $535 -5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
200–215 210 3 190.00–194.00 $191.27 $402 +19.87
260–280 268 4 176.00–182.00 $178.45 $478 +11.33
300–320 312 3 179.00–185.00 $181.26 $566 +7.13
360–385 373 6 160.00–166.00 $163.28 $609 +2.01
420–430 425 2 153.00–156.00 $154.48 $657 +3.25
450–475 465 4 144.00–148.00 $145.72 $678 -1.75
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 -2.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 202.00 $202.00 $333 —
235–245 240 3 195.00–198.00 $196.65 $472 +6.70
270 270 1 190.00 $190.00 $513 +7.40
300–340 320 2 188.00–196.00 $191.75 $614 +5.92
365–385 375 2 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $647 +3.11
405–445 425 2 160.00–169.00 $164.29 $698 +2.42
450–495 484 10 149.00–159.00 $151.37 $733 -5.91
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -7.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 170.00 $170.00 $306 —
215–235 225 2 170.00–175.00 $172.39 $388 +15.42
265–280 273 2 161.00–164.00 $162.46 $444 +4.46
320–340 330 2 168.00–170.00 $168.97 $558 +5.32
360–395 378 3 148.00–156.00 $151.88 $574 -1.49
430 430 1 144.00 $144.00 $619 +6.00
460 460 1 137.00 $137.00 $630 -3.00
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1280 1015 80-85% 14 54.00–57.00 $55.16 $560 —
915–1435 1224 80-85% 71 58.00–62.00 $60.36 $739 —
1015–1400 1237 80-85% 44 63.00–67.00 $64.03 $792 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1085 909 85-90% 7 41.00–45.00 $43.20 $393 —
835–1075 1003 85-90% 7 48.00–50.00 $49.03 $492 —
985–1030 1015 85-90% 3 37.00–39.00 $38.35 $389 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1390 1246 75-80% 4 59.00–62.00 $60.45 $753 —
1175–2040 1435 75-80% 6 64.00–67.00 $65.15 $935 +1.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1590 1367 3 76.00–80.00 $78.08 $1,067 —
1405 1405 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,208 —
1050–2025 1633 3 82.00–85.00 $84.36 $1,378 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–960 889 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 70.00–96.00 $80.26 $714

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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.