Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

1,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.62/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 419 lb · 24 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $183.59/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 327 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $172.31/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 376 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,036	830	631
Feeder cattle	859	625	380
Slaughter cattle	177	205	251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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
200–245	233	5	190.00–205.00	$194.41	$453	—
250–295	280	14	185.00–200.00	$190.27	$533	-10.61
300–345	327	23	180.00–190.00	$183.59	$600	+3.65
350–395	376	19	168.00–178.00	$172.31	$648	+4.54
400–445	422	7	164.00–174.00	$168.81	$712	+7.11
450–495	463	8	160.00–170.00	$167.00	$773	+10.83
500–545	530	6	147.00–157.00	$150.41	$797	+5.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	184	6	180.00–190.00	$184.36	$339	-12.64
205–240	226	7	178.00–188.00	$181.79	$411	—
250–290	267	12	174.00–184.00	$179.07	$478	-1.40
310–345	326	10	170.00–178.00	$174.28	$568	+6.42
355–395	378	12	158.00–166.00	$161.94	$612	+6.95
400–440	416	5	155.00–163.00	$159.69	$664	+9.69
470	470	3	156.00	$156.00	$733	+6.03
535	535	1	139.00	$139.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	174.00	$174.00	$296	-11.00
205–235	218	3	165.00–172.00	$168.83	$368	-10.62
255–290	269	7	157.00–167.00	$163.13	$439	-2.73
305–345	321	8	160.00–168.00	$164.53	$528	+5.39
360–395	367	7	148.00–156.00	$153.91	$565	+9.01
410–445	421	8	144.00–152.00	$149.43	$629	—
470–480	475	2	144.00–146.00	$144.99	$689	+4.99
500–530	521	4	130.00–136.00	$131.69	$686	—

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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	173	5	155.00–170.00	$164.17	$284	+0.65
200–240	227	17	158.00–172.00	$162.43	$369	-7.97
250–290	280	11	158.00–170.00	$161.51	$452	-3.64
300–345	337	10	156.00–166.00	$157.86	$532	-7.36
350–395	372	15	150.00–160.00	$155.34	$578	+3.29
400–445	419	24	146.00–156.00	$151.62	$635	-0.03
450–485	461	5	138.00–146.00	$143.12	$660	-1.29
500–545	522	5	122.00–132.00	$126.87	$662	-11.10
550–580	565	6	120.00–128.00	$124.26	$702	+0.17
600–615	608	3	118.00–121.00	$119.32	$725	-1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–170	166	5	148.00–150.00	$149.59	$248	-1.01
210–245	219	18	142.00–155.00	$150.92	$331	-5.74
250–295	269	18	140.00–154.00	$148.30	$399	-2.52
300–345	327	11	146.00–155.00	$149.79	$490	-6.15
360–395	378	9	140.00–148.00	$143.54	$543	+4.23
410–445	432	14	136.00–144.00	$138.61	$599	+1.67
450–490	474	7	127.00–135.00	$130.08	$617	-0.84
515–535	525	5	116.00–119.00	$117.98	$619	—
560–585	568	5	110.00–116.00	$113.76	$646	+1.76
610–630	620	2	105.00–109.00	$106.97	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	130.00	$130.00	$240	-8.16
205–240	229	4	130.00–140.00	$133.25	$305	-8.74
300–330	316	16	138.00–145.00	$141.73	$448	-6.27
365–395	378	6	130.00–136.00	$133.61	$505	+1.65
405–445	424	8	126.00–134.00	$130.06	$551	+1.73
460–490	469	9	118.00–124.00	$121.52	$570	+3.02
600–630	615	3	95.00–100.00	$97.63	$600	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	-8.35
225–235	230	2	180.00–182.00	$180.98	$416	-7.93
255–285	265	5	176.00–182.00	$179.91	$477	-3.51
305–345	323	3	170.00–178.00	$174.49	$564	+7.17
360–385	377	3	160.00–166.00	$161.91	$610	+6.62
410–445	428	2	154.00–162.00	$157.84	$676	+5.21
455–480	468	2	153.00–158.00	$155.43	$727	—
515–545	532	3	137.00–143.00	$139.61	$743	—
560	560	5	123.00	$123.00	$689	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	-10.89
205–245	228	4	160.00–172.00	$164.73	$376	-11.65
265–290	275	3	158.00–166.00	$162.53	$447	-6.11
335	335	1	162.00	$162.00	$543	+2.12
385	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	+5.00
425–430	427	3	148.00–149.00	$148.66	$635	+8.66
450–465	460	3	146.00–149.00	$146.98	$676	+8.98
510–535	526	4	129.00–134.00	$130.96	$689	+6.96
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	200.00–210.00	$204.71	$358	-7.24
220	220	1	198.00	$198.00	$436	-8.74
265–290	278	2	188.00–194.00	$190.86	$531	-6.47
340	340	1	182.00	$182.00	$619	+1.97
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	+5.04
475	475	1	164.00	$164.00	$779	+4.00
500–540	517	3	148.00–157.00	$152.88	$790	+13.01
550–585	567	3	128.00–136.00	$131.92	$748	-8.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1365	1082	80-85%	30	58.00–62.00	$60.20	$651	—
915–1385	1090	80-85%	46	63.00–67.00	$64.40	$702	—
1010–1295	1177	80-85%	14	68.00–72.00	$69.98	$824	+8.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$389	-0.89
720–1070	925	85-90%	10	47.00–51.00	$49.09	$454	+5.20
875–1285	1024	85-90%	10	52.00–56.00	$54.32	$556	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1665	1343	75-80%	10	68.00–72.00	$70.35	$945	—
1180–1540	1379	75-80%	7	66.00–67.00	$66.71	$920	+3.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2080	1580	3	89.00–93.00	$91.06	$1,439	+7.34
1625	1625	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,349	—
1410–2325	1745	4	86.00–88.00	$86.99	$1,518	—

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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.