Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.52/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $417/hd at 281 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.05/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 370 lb · 18 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.99/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 320 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	660	713
Feeder cattle	612	524	477
Slaughter cattle	151	136	236

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
250–295	280	14	166.00–180.00	$170.53	$477	-4.06
300–330	317	6	168.00–174.00	$170.61	$541	-3.45
350–395	366	7	162.00–172.00	$168.28	$616	+1.87
400–445	439	10	158.00–168.00	$159.21	$699	-4.06
450–480	461	5	152.00–158.00	$155.53	$717	-3.99
520–530	525	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$740	-17.59
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	221	4	150.00–162.00	$157.71	$349	+7.30
250–285	268	2	154.00–164.00	$158.67	$425	-1.04
345	345	1	154.00	$154.00	$531	-6.99
355–380	368	2	156.00–160.00	$157.93	$581	+3.31
420–435	425	3	150.00–154.00	$152.64	$649	-2.50
490	490	6	139.00	$139.00	$681	-10.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	148.00	$148.00	$303	—
255–280	268	2	142.00–148.00	$144.86	$388	-1.85
320–330	323	3	148.00–150.00	$149.32	$482	-5.79
370	370	1	148.00	$148.00	$548	+2.83
410	410	2	146.00	$146.00	$599	+1.12
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—

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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	176	7	145.00–157.00	$149.60	$263	+11.36
200–245	233	12	142.00–156.00	$146.90	$342	-1.62
250–295	281	25	144.00–158.00	$148.52	$417	-1.64
300–340	320	14	146.00–155.00	$150.28	$481	+2.42
350–380	370	18	144.00–152.00	$147.05	$544	+3.65
400–445	429	10	136.00–146.00	$139.56	$599	+0.78
450–475	464	7	135.00–140.00	$137.08	$636	-2.41
500–540	522	3	120.00–129.00	$123.88	$647	-10.24
550–585	567	3	107.00–114.00	$110.59	$627	+4.39
600–610	607	3	108.00–110.00	$108.66	$660	+4.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	176	7	128.00–140.00	$134.29	$236	—
200–240	223	11	130.00–140.00	$133.88	$299	+1.02
250–295	280	13	128.00–142.00	$133.35	$373	-4.18
310–340	326	6	136.00–142.00	$138.74	$452	+3.39
360–395	379	7	132.00–140.00	$135.32	$513	+5.47
420–445	431	6	126.00–132.00	$129.47	$558	-0.68
460–475	471	5	124.00–128.00	$125.18	$590	-4.34
535	535	1	112.00	$112.00	$599	-6.67
565–580	573	2	94.00–101.00	$97.45	$558	-1.54
615	615	1	97.00	$97.00	$597	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	218	6	118.00–125.00	$120.08	$262	+6.56
255–285	273	7	118.00–126.00	$121.61	$332	—
300–330	315	4	129.00–134.00	$131.44	$414	+3.90
355–385	373	8	124.00–130.00	$126.44	$472	+5.50
400–435	420	8	118.00–125.00	$121.28	$509	+0.71
465–490	475	3	112.00–117.00	$114.95	$546	-3.80
500–545	523	2	100.00–108.00	$103.83	$543	-6.29
580–595	588	2	84.00–88.00	$85.97	$506	-3.50
640	640	1	81.00	$81.00	$518	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	163	2	185.00–187.00	$185.98	$303	—
210–245	230	4	165.00–178.00	$170.99	$393	-3.50
255–290	277	12	166.00–178.00	$170.22	$472	-8.82
300–345	320	14	164.00–174.00	$169.99	$544	-6.99
360–395	381	8	162.00–170.00	$165.66	$631	+2.69
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	-1.95
500	500	1	146.00	$146.00	$730	—
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	—
600–645	623	2	116.00–125.00	$120.34	$750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	168	3	160.00–170.00	$166.34	$279	—
200–245	215	8	150.00–164.00	$159.49	$343	+6.35
270–295	281	4	150.00–158.00	$154.87	$435	-0.13
310–345	328	2	154.00–162.00	$157.79	$518	-8.21
360	360	1	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
410–445	428	4	148.00–156.00	$151.90	$650	—
460–480	470	3	142.00–146.00	$143.97	$677	-2.00
515	515	3	133.00	$133.00	$685	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	170	4	145.00–155.00	$150.96	$257	—
255	255	1	148.00	$148.00	$377	+1.79
320–345	328	3	144.00–150.00	$147.90	$485	-6.10
360–370	365	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$544	—
400–445	426	4	138.00–147.00	$142.11	$605	-2.77
450–495	480	3	128.00–137.00	$130.81	$628	—
580–585	583	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1445	1135	80-85%	25	59.00–63.00	$61.16	$694	+2.69
975–1430	1160	80-85%	28	64.00–68.00	$65.63	$761	—
1035–1420	1281	80-85%	13	69.00–73.00	$70.88	$908	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1395	1258	75-80%	2	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$770	—
1145–1425	1294	75-80%	4	65.00–68.00	$67.09	$868	—
1300–1640	1405	75-80%	6	70.00–73.00	$70.91	$996	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1480	1311	5	81.00–85.00	$83.24	$1,091	—
1230–1745	1545	8	86.00–90.00	$87.75	$1,356	—
1540–1735	1623	3	93.00–95.00	$93.97	$1,525	—

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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.