Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.79/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $440/hd at 270 lb · 51 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.87/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 380 lb · 45 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $187.47/cwt -17.38 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 278 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,379	1,041	832
Feeder cattle	1,145	803	588
Slaughter cattle	234	229	244
Replacement cattle	—	9	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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
165–190	178	3	200.00–215.00	$208.66	$371	-1.34
200–245	232	19	185.00–200.00	$189.49	$440	-20.73
250–290	278	34	184.00–198.00	$187.47	$521	-17.38
300–345	325	15	188.00–198.00	$192.48	$626	-5.68
350–395	358	21	178.00–188.00	$186.19	$667	+4.77
400–440	419	13	174.00–182.00	$178.16	$746	+5.97
450–495	482	19	168.00–178.00	$171.12	$825	+5.73
500–530	524	5	158.00–164.00	$159.15	$834	+6.18
550–570	560	3	144.00–148.00	$145.98	$817	-3.75
600	600	1	143.00	$143.00	$858	+0.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	195.00	$195.00	$322	±0.00
200–235	216	20	175.00–184.00	$179.89	$389	-18.33
250–295	269	16	170.00–182.00	$177.00	$476	-15.35
305–345	319	13	178.00–186.00	$182.39	$582	-7.30
380–395	388	2	168.00–172.00	$169.96	$659	-0.04
410–445	424	6	162.00–170.00	$166.60	$706	+7.69
465–470	468	18	164.00–165.00	$164.50	$770	+8.15
530–540	535	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$786	+3.22
635	635	1	126.00	$126.00	$800	-6.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	186	4	178.00–180.00	$179.49	$334	—
255–290	275	5	155.00–165.00	$158.82	$437	—
340–345	343	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$580	-7.90
395	395	1	158.00	$158.00	$624	-6.00
430	430	1	156.00	$156.00	$671	+10.00
460–495	465	10	148.00–156.00	$154.95	$721	+13.97
510	510	1	142.00	$142.00	$724	+10.00
610–625	618	2	118.00–121.00	$119.48	$738	-7.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	180	3	180.00–195.00	$186.30	$335	-0.81
200–245	219	29	157.00–172.00	$165.80	$363	-1.42
250–295	270	51	154.00–169.00	$162.79	$440	-1.25
300–345	321	29	158.00–168.00	$163.40	$525	-1.32
350–395	380	45	158.00–168.00	$161.87	$615	-0.63
400–435	421	8	156.00–164.00	$159.55	$672	+2.22
450–490	469	4	140.00–149.00	$144.89	$680	-6.55
500–545	527	5	125.00–134.00	$128.47	$677	-6.05
550–595	570	6	116.00–126.00	$121.72	$694	+1.80
600–640	617	3	110.00–118.00	$114.57	$707	+5.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	178	6	168.00–175.00	$169.08	$301	+4.08
205–240	218	9	144.00–155.00	$150.65	$328	-2.26
250–295	271	11	140.00–153.00	$146.81	$398	-2.92
310–345	327	7	148.00–156.00	$151.88	$497	-0.57
360–395	374	6	148.00–156.00	$152.91	$572	+0.27
405–445	431	4	144.00–152.00	$146.88	$633	-0.50
465–480	474	5	131.00–136.00	$133.58	$633	-7.41
500–545	524	4	114.00–123.00	$118.65	$622	-5.66
580–595	588	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$638	-2.95
620–640	633	3	100.00–104.00	$101.31	$641	+6.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	3	132.00–140.00	$135.48	$298	-0.62
255	255	1	137.00	$137.00	$349	+0.14
310–345	327	9	138.00–146.00	$142.10	$465	-3.12
360–380	371	4	142.00–146.00	$143.72	$533	+1.60
405–440	418	4	135.00–142.00	$139.65	$584	+3.73
450–475	456	4	124.00–128.00	$126.96	$579	-1.07
510–530	520	2	108.00–112.00	$109.96	$572	-4.03
565–580	575	3	100.00–103.00	$100.98	$581	+1.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
255–260	258	2	195.00–196.00	$195.50	$504	-7.45
340	340	2	190.00	$190.00	$646	-9.71
350–395	369	22	178.00–188.00	$183.24	$676	+1.53
400–430	417	3	176.00–182.00	$178.59	$745	+10.62
460	460	1	176.00	$176.00	$810	+14.51
535–545	542	3	154.00–156.00	$154.66	$838	-1.84
550–585	570	5	140.00–148.00	$143.52	$818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	178.00–182.00	$179.93	$401	-13.61
250–290	269	4	170.00–182.00	$176.47	$475	-11.50
310–340	320	9	180.00–186.00	$183.96	$589	-3.91
360–390	375	2	170.00–176.00	$172.88	$648	+2.88
415	415	3	168.00	$168.00	$697	+6.53
465–495	486	5	158.00–165.00	$159.94	$777	+6.09
510–545	528	2	144.00–152.00	$147.87	$781	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	162.00	$162.00	$356	-18.18
255–295	280	5	154.00–166.00	$157.59	$441	-20.87
330	330	1	172.00	$172.00	$568	-8.00
355	355	1	166.00	$166.00	$589	—
420	420	1	158.00	$158.00	$664	+11.34
455–495	469	6	148.00–156.00	$153.42	$720	+6.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1465	1216	80-85%	43	62.00–66.00	$64.94	$790	-1.18
1050–1390	1223	80-85%	10	72.00–76.00	$74.03	$905	+7.91
920–1460	1279	80-85%	51	67.00–71.00	$68.36	$874	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$345	—
740–1080	877	85-90%	3	49.00–52.00	$51.16	$449	+7.82
885–1295	1055	85-90%	6	54.00–58.00	$55.86	$589	+6.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1865	1437	75-80%	6	66.00–70.00	$68.00	$977	—
1305–1585	1460	75-80%	3	72.00–75.00	$73.09	$1,067	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1725	1408	2	86.00–89.00	$87.84	$1,237	—
1495–1910	1679	4	90.00–94.00	$92.08	$1,546	—
1729–1745	1737	2	96.00–99.00	$97.49	$1,693	—

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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.