Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.72/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 315 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.39/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 471 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.03/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 486 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,041	1,036	432
Feeder cattle	803	859	223
Slaughter cattle	229	177	209
Replacement cattle	9	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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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	210.00	$210.00	$388	—
200–245	228	9	205.00–220.00	$210.22	$479	+15.81
250–295	274	15	198.00–212.00	$204.85	$561	+14.58
300–345	327	14	194.00–204.00	$198.16	$648	+14.57
350–395	371	9	176.00–186.00	$181.42	$673	+9.11
400–445	418	17	166.00–176.00	$172.19	$720	+3.38
450–495	471	25	160.00–170.00	$165.39	$779	-1.61
500–545	523	9	148.00–158.00	$152.97	$800	+2.56
550–595	569	6	144.00–154.00	$149.73	$852	—
600–640	623	5	139.00–148.00	$142.70	$889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	195.00	$195.00	$361	+10.64
200–235	218	2	195.00–202.00	$198.22	$432	+16.43
250–285	263	6	187.00–196.00	$192.35	$506	+13.28
310–330	321	7	188.00–192.00	$189.69	$609	+15.41
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	+8.06
420–445	433	2	156.00–162.00	$158.91	$688	-0.78
450–495	464	4	150.00–159.00	$156.35	$725	+0.35
510–545	518	6	138.00–146.00	$143.77	$745	+4.77
570–580	575	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$799	—
600–645	622	3	128.00–137.00	$132.56	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	3	175.00–180.00	$178.29	$424	+9.46
320–345	333	2	174.00–180.00	$176.89	$589	+12.36
360	360	1	164.00	$164.00	$590	+10.09
445	445	1	146.00	$146.00	$650	-3.43
480–495	490	3	140.00–143.00	$140.98	$691	-4.01
530	530	1	132.00	$132.00	$700	+0.31
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	—
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—

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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	175	4	180.00–195.00	$187.11	$327	+22.94
200–245	225	12	160.00–175.00	$167.22	$376	+4.79
250–295	275	12	158.00–172.00	$164.04	$451	+2.53
300–345	315	30	158.00–168.00	$164.72	$519	+6.86
350–395	374	15	158.00–168.00	$162.50	$608	+7.16
400–440	422	15	153.00–162.00	$157.33	$664	+5.71
450–495	470	12	146.00–156.00	$151.44	$712	+8.32
500–545	525	3	130.00–140.00	$134.52	$706	+7.65
550–595	574	8	115.00–125.00	$119.92	$688	-4.34
600–640	620	2	105.00–113.00	$108.87	$675	-10.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	150.00–160.00	$154.58	$278	+24.58
215–235	229	6	135.00–140.00	$136.10	$312	+2.85
255–280	268	2	134.00–140.00	$136.86	$367	—
310–345	313	14	138.00–146.00	$145.22	$455	+3.49
360–385	376	5	140.00–146.00	$142.12	$534	+8.51
420–445	428	3	132.00–138.00	$135.92	$582	+5.86
450–495	486	18	126.00–135.00	$128.03	$622	+6.51
520–530	527	6	113.00–116.00	$113.99	$601	—
570–595	578	6	95.00–101.00	$99.14	$573	—
640	640	1	84.00	$84.00	$538	-13.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	165.00	$165.00	$314	+15.41
205–245	225	8	145.00–159.00	$152.91	$344	+1.99
255–290	273	11	144.00–154.00	$149.73	$409	+1.43
310–335	326	10	150.00–156.00	$152.45	$497	+2.66
365–395	375	7	148.00–155.00	$152.64	$572	+9.10
415–430	423	5	146.00–149.00	$147.38	$623	+8.77
470–480	475	3	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$670	+10.91
500–545	523	2	120.00–129.00	$124.31	$650	+6.33
550–580	565	2	109.00–114.00	$111.43	$630	-2.33
625–645	638	3	93.00–98.00	$94.97	$606	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	205.00	$205.00	$390	+0.29
255–295	279	7	198.00–210.00	$202.95	$566	+12.09
300–340	321	7	196.00–204.00	$199.71	$641	+17.71
350–385	370	5	178.00–186.00	$181.71	$672	+11.71
430–445	438	2	166.00–170.00	$167.97	$736	—
480–495	488	2	161.00–162.00	$161.49	$788	-2.51
505–515	510	2	156.00–157.00	$156.50	$798	+3.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	195.00	$195.00	$351	+10.00
215–245	235	4	190.00–200.00	$193.54	$455	+12.56
250–295	277	5	182.00–196.00	$187.97	$521	+8.06
310–345	328	4	184.00–192.00	$187.87	$616	+13.38
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	+8.09
415–430	423	2	160.00–163.00	$161.47	$683	+3.63
460–495	478	2	150.00–158.00	$153.85	$735	-1.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	175.00	$175.00	$332	+5.00
215–245	230	5	175.00–185.00	$180.18	$414	+15.45
250–265	258	2	177.00–180.00	$178.46	$460	+15.93
320	320	1	180.00	$180.00	$576	+18.00
435–445	442	3	146.00–148.00	$146.66	$648	-2.00
465	465	1	147.00	$147.00	$684	+0.02
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	-1.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1435	1098	80-85%	29	59.00–63.00	$61.50	$675	-2.90
925–1465	1209	80-85%	71	64.00–68.00	$66.12	$799	—
1050–1420	1324	80-85%	41	69.00–73.00	$70.29	$931	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1075	876	85-90%	5	41.00–45.00	$43.34	$380	—
765–1225	958	85-90%	9	51.00–55.00	$53.60	$513	—
885–1285	1055	85-90%	9	47.00–50.00	$49.43	$521	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1520	1274	75-80%	10	62.00–66.00	$64.24	$818	—
1200–1615	1355	75-80%	8	67.00–71.00	$68.44	$927	+1.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1370	1290	2	80.00–81.00	$80.47	$1,038	—
1270–1785	1601	9	84.00–88.00	$85.56	$1,370	+2.56
1685–2180	1914	4	89.00–93.00	$91.61	$1,753	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1000	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	78.00–118.00	$92.04	$836

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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.