Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.12/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 509 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.40/cwt -18.47 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 370 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.15/cwt -16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	660	1,379	804
Feeder cattle	524	1,145	484
Slaughter cattle	136	234	320

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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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	2	140.00–150.00	$144.65	$257	-64.01
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	-29.49
260–295	280	4	170.00–180.00	$174.59	$489	-12.88
300–345	324	4	170.00–179.00	$174.06	$564	-18.42
350–385	367	6	162.00–170.00	$166.41	$611	-19.78
400–445	426	10	159.00–169.00	$163.27	$696	-14.89
450–485	471	10	156.00–164.00	$159.52	$751	-11.60
500–545	520	7	153.00–163.00	$158.58	$825	-0.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	216	5	150.00–152.00	$150.41	$325	-29.48
270–290	283	4	157.00–162.00	$159.71	$452	-17.29
340–345	343	2	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$552	-21.40
365–385	372	3	152.00–156.00	$154.62	$575	-15.34
400–445	415	3	150.00–158.00	$155.14	$644	-11.46
470–475	472	3	149.00–150.00	$149.66	$706	-14.84
530–535	533	3	145.00–146.00	$145.33	$775	-1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	6	140.00–152.00	$146.71	$401	-12.11
300–340	313	3	150.00–158.00	$155.11	$485	-13.88
360–395	372	3	140.00–148.00	$145.17	$540	-12.83
400–445	420	6	140.00–148.00	$144.88	$608	-11.12
540	540	1	134.00	$134.00	$724	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	170	6	135.00–140.00	$138.24	$235	-48.06
200–245	219	5	140.00–155.00	$148.52	$325	-17.28
250–295	268	10	142.00–156.00	$150.16	$402	-12.63
300–345	319	9	143.00–152.00	$147.86	$472	-15.54
350–395	370	12	138.00–148.00	$143.40	$531	-18.47
420–440	434	5	138.00–141.00	$138.78	$602	-20.77
450–495	470	8	134.00–144.00	$139.49	$656	-5.40
500–545	509	17	127.00–136.00	$134.12	$683	+5.65
550–595	575	3	102.00–112.00	$106.20	$611	-15.52
600–640	620	2	100.00–109.00	$104.35	$647	-10.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	224	7	130.00–138.00	$132.86	$298	-17.79
250–285	259	9	130.00–140.00	$137.53	$356	-9.28
320–345	333	5	133.00–138.00	$135.35	$451	-16.53
375–395	386	9	128.00–132.00	$129.85	$501	-23.06
400–445	425	11	126.00–135.00	$130.15	$553	-16.73
450–485	470	7	126.00–133.00	$129.52	$609	-4.06
510–545	533	4	116.00–124.00	$118.67	$633	+0.02
560–570	565	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$559	-9.49
610	610	1	97.00	$97.00	$592	-4.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	95.00	$95.00	$180	—
215–245	236	6	110.00–120.00	$113.52	$268	-21.96
300–335	318	3	124.00–131.00	$127.54	$406	-14.56
370–395	382	8	118.00–124.00	$120.94	$462	-22.78
415–435	425	5	118.00–123.00	$120.57	$512	-19.08
460–485	474	9	116.00–122.00	$118.75	$563	-8.21
515–535	526	7	108.00–113.00	$110.12	$579	+0.16
555–575	565	2	88.00–91.00	$89.47	$506	-11.51
620	620	1	85.00	$85.00	$527	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	174.00–175.00	$174.49	$354	-15.51
250–285	265	3	172.00–184.00	$179.04	$474	-16.46
300–315	308	2	176.00–178.00	$176.98	$545	-13.02
370–390	380	2	162.00–164.00	$162.97	$619	-20.27
425–445	435	2	160.00–164.00	$161.95	$704	-16.64
470–495	483	3	154.00–156.00	$154.67	$747	-21.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	-22.00
255–295	274	4	140.00–152.00	$146.21	$401	-11.38
325	325	1	154.00	$154.00	$500	-18.00
400–445	419	4	140.00–148.00	$144.88	$607	-13.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	218	3	145.00–158.00	$153.14	$334	-26.79
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	-21.47
315	315	1	166.00	$166.00	$523	-17.96
480–495	488	2	144.00–148.00	$145.97	$712	-13.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1395	1116	80-85%	30	56.00–60.00	$58.47	$653	—
945–1390	1232	80-85%	19	66.00–70.00	$67.32	$829	-6.71
940–1445	1245	80-85%	34	61.00–65.00	$62.92	$783	-11.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1085	985	85-90%	2	49.00	$49.00	$483	—
965–1020	993	85-90%	2	43.00–45.00	$43.97	$437	—
785–1285	1009	85-90%	5	39.00–41.00	$39.90	$403	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$693	—
1235–1505	1396	75-80%	4	61.00–64.00	$62.20	$868	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1435	1362	3	77.00–80.00	$78.65	$1,071	—
1590	1590	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,431	—
1555–1780	1668	2	82.00–85.00	$83.60	$1,394	-8.48

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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.