Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.40/cwt -24.05 vs last sale · ≈ $395/hd at 232 lb · 26 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.03/cwt -11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 318 lb · 20 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 bulls $183.42/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 266 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	830	740	647
Feeder cattle	625	501	182
Slaughter cattle	205	234	465
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	207.00	$207.00	$383	+10.00
250–270	260	2	198.00–204.00	$200.88	$522	+7.06
310–330	320	2	178.00–182.00	$179.94	$576	-8.94
350–395	368	3	162.00–172.00	$167.77	$617	-6.39
400–445	428	6	158.00–167.00	$161.70	$692	-7.12
450–490	477	3	153.00–162.00	$156.17	$745	+5.19
500	500	1	145.00	$145.00	$725	-7.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	185.00	$185.00	$305	—
210–235	219	6	177.00–182.00	$179.45	$393	+12.21
270–290	280	4	162.00–170.00	$165.86	$464	-0.14
310–345	322	3	154.00–162.00	$159.14	$512	-8.86
370–395	383	2	142.00–148.00	$144.90	$555	-8.09
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	197.00	$197.00	$335	—
260–295	275	4	174.00–186.00	$180.47	$496	—
310–345	328	3	164.00–172.00	$167.86	$551	-10.83
380–390	385	2	154.00–156.00	$154.99	$597	—
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	-5.04
450–470	457	3	148.00–151.00	$149.97	$685	+4.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	181	8	160.00–175.00	$163.52	$296	-31.48
200–245	232	26	167.00–182.00	$170.40	$395	-24.05
250–290	277	14	160.00–174.00	$165.15	$457	-10.32
300–345	332	11	162.00–172.00	$165.22	$549	-3.23
350–390	376	5	149.00–158.00	$152.05	$572	-4.64
400–415	407	3	150.00–153.00	$151.65	$617	+4.37
450–490	467	6	139.00–148.00	$144.41	$674	+4.93
500–525	510	4	135.00–140.00	$137.97	$704	+7.31
550–590	568	5	119.00–128.00	$124.09	$705	+4.09
600–645	623	2	116.00–126.00	$120.82	$753	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	171	9	130.00–142.00	$138.16	$236	-16.56
210–240	229	13	138.00–150.00	$141.99	$325	-11.06
255–295	275	10	130.00–142.00	$135.62	$373	-4.65
320	320	3	148.00	$148.00	$474	+4.03
370–395	382	3	130.00–134.00	$131.96	$504	-0.14
400–435	421	5	125.00–132.00	$128.33	$540	+2.01
490–495	493	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$584	+1.51
500–510	505	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$598	+12.51
580	580	1	102.00	$102.00	$592	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	180	10	145.00–158.00	$150.60	$271	-21.86
205–245	231	13	152.00–165.00	$156.66	$362	-13.83
250–295	272	10	144.00–158.00	$150.82	$410	-9.18
320–340	330	2	154.00–158.00	$155.94	$515	-0.67
380–395	388	3	138.00–141.00	$139.31	$541	-3.86
415–440	428	4	134.00–140.00	$136.94	$586	+0.34
470–495	483	2	128.00–134.00	$130.92	$632	+1.94
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	+10.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	182	14	190.00–202.00	$193.35	$352	+13.35
205–245	225	11	185.00–195.00	$188.91	$425	-2.36
250–295	266	14	174.00–188.00	$183.42	$488	+4.97
320–345	331	5	164.00–170.00	$167.32	$554	-13.94
365–395	382	6	152.00–158.00	$155.29	$593	-7.99
415–435	427	3	151.00–155.00	$152.63	$652	-1.85
570	570	1	131.00	$131.00	$747	—
605–615	610	2	121.00–123.00	$121.99	$744	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	177	9	205.00–220.00	$211.95	$375	+9.95
200–245	223	2	200.00–215.00	$206.74	$461	+10.09
250–285	264	8	192.00–204.00	$197.33	$521	+7.33
300–345	318	20	174.00–184.00	$180.03	$572	-11.72
370–395	388	5	164.00–168.00	$164.96	$640	-7.47
400–440	420	3	160.00–168.00	$163.87	$688	-0.42
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	+8.63
505–540	523	2	136.00–144.00	$139.87	$732	—
550–590	570	2	136.00–145.00	$140.34	$800	+10.34
600–625	610	3	129.00–134.00	$131.96	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	178	9	175.00–185.00	$180.89	$322	+10.89
205–245	223	6	170.00–182.00	$176.38	$393	+3.99
250–285	267	5	166.00–172.00	$168.64	$450	+6.18
310–340	320	3	156.00–162.00	$159.88	$512	-9.09
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	-6.88
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	-4.00
470	470	1	138.00	$138.00	$649	+1.00
500	500	1	124.00	$124.00	$620	-6.00
630	630	1	108.00	$108.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1465	1112	80-85%	24	54.00–58.00	$56.72	$631	—
935–1445	1156	80-85%	58	59.00–63.00	$61.41	$710	—
970–1375	1230	80-85%	34	64.00–68.00	$64.84	$798	+4.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–915	848	85-90%	3	38.00–40.00	$38.70	$328	—
765–1285	933	85-90%	5	43.00–45.00	$43.89	$409	+0.69
870–1085	987	85-90%	8	46.00–50.00	$48.24	$476	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1345	1233	75-80%	5	66.00–69.00	$68.13	$840	+7.68
1130–1870	1385	75-80%	6	62.00–64.00	$63.20	$875	—
1840	1840	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1740	1587	3	82.00–85.00	$83.72	$1,329	—
1480–1965	1680	5	92.00–96.00	$94.44	$1,587	—
1510–2035	1803	4	88.00–91.00	$89.14	$1,607	—

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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.