Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.37/cwt -11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $440/hd at 318 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.52/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 369 lb · 16 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.45/cwt -12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $377/hd at 276 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	993	763	914
Feeder cattle	683	612	705
Slaughter cattle	310	151	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	160.00–175.00	$166.74	$372	-13.26
250–295	274	6	162.00–175.00	$167.79	$460	-2.74
300–345	322	7	152.00–162.00	$157.23	$506	-13.38
350–385	370	7	156.00–164.00	$159.34	$590	-8.94
400–435	424	11	156.00–164.00	$158.30	$671	-0.91
450–495	479	7	144.00–154.00	$147.48	$706	-8.05
500–535	523	8	137.00–145.00	$139.93	$732	-1.06
575–585	580	3	131.00–133.00	$131.99	$766	-8.01
600–620	610	2	129.00–133.00	$130.97	$799	+15.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	-8.00
320–345	331	4	132.00–138.00	$135.44	$448	-13.88
380–395	388	2	134.00–138.00	$135.96	$528	-12.04
410–430	422	7	138.00–141.00	$138.98	$586	-7.02
450–485	468	7	126.00–133.00	$129.65	$607	—
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	—
630	630	1	106.00	$106.00	$668	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	-12.71
250–280	261	4	152.00–158.00	$155.63	$406	-3.04
300–345	324	5	142.00–150.00	$145.78	$472	-8.22
360–395	380	5	144.00–152.00	$147.48	$560	-10.45
405–445	428	3	144.00–152.00	$147.20	$630	-5.44
470–485	478	2	136.00–140.00	$137.97	$659	-1.03
530	530	1	129.00	$129.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	219	4	145.00–155.00	$149.75	$328	+2.85
250–295	276	15	130.00–144.00	$136.45	$377	-12.07
305–345	318	18	134.00–142.00	$138.37	$440	-11.91
350–395	369	16	132.00–142.00	$137.52	$507	-9.53
400–445	418	9	128.00–137.00	$133.25	$557	-6.31
450–495	484	8	122.00–132.00	$124.53	$603	-12.55
500–545	522	5	121.00–131.00	$126.07	$658	+2.19
550–580	565	3	115.00–122.00	$118.60	$670	+8.01
600–640	622	3	110.00–119.00	$114.24	$711	+5.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	229	4	126.00–135.00	$130.58	$299	-3.30
250–295	268	14	116.00–128.00	$123.29	$330	-10.06
300–330	314	9	126.00–130.00	$128.15	$402	-10.59
375–380	378	4	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$480	-8.33
400–445	420	12	118.00–126.00	$122.40	$514	-7.07
450–495	474	9	112.00–121.00	$116.69	$553	-8.49
510–540	524	4	112.00–119.00	$115.68	$606	+3.68
550–590	571	5	104.00–111.00	$107.75	$615	+10.30
615–630	623	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$654	+7.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	118.00	$118.00	$378	-13.44
365–380	371	4	115.00–118.00	$116.73	$433	-9.71
400–445	428	8	108.00–116.00	$111.12	$476	-10.16
450–480	471	4	107.00–111.00	$108.21	$510	-6.74
510–535	523	2	104.00–109.00	$106.44	$557	+2.61
550–595	567	3	92.00–101.00	$97.52	$553	+11.55
625	625	1	94.00	$94.00	$588	+13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	175.00–180.00	$177.36	$310	-8.62
200–245	226	8	160.00–175.00	$167.09	$378	-3.90
270–290	279	4	164.00–168.00	$166.19	$464	-4.03
320–345	336	4	152.00–158.00	$154.42	$519	-15.57
360–395	380	4	154.00–162.00	$157.36	$598	-8.30
430–440	435	2	155.00–158.00	$156.48	$681	-3.52
460–495	476	4	146.00–152.00	$148.92	$709	—
550	550	1	138.00	$138.00	$759	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	147.00–155.00	$150.49	$349	-9.00
250–265	258	2	155.00–158.00	$156.46	$404	+1.59
320–345	339	4	142.00–148.00	$143.42	$486	-14.37
360–385	369	6	146.00–152.00	$149.94	$553	-10.06
410–445	429	5	144.00–152.00	$147.69	$634	-4.21
465–495	480	2	136.00–140.00	$137.94	$662	-6.03
530–545	535	3	126.00–128.00	$127.32	$681	-5.68
580–595	588	2	118.00–122.00	$119.97	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	145.00	$145.00	$239	-5.96
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	—
360–385	373	2	136.00–142.00	$138.90	$518	-10.09
405–430	418	5	137.00–142.00	$139.97	$585	-2.14
465–485	478	3	126.00–130.00	$127.30	$608	-3.51
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	—
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	-0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1480	1139	80-85%	48	60.00–64.00	$62.78	$715	+1.62
950–1420	1201	80-85%	81	65.00–69.00	$66.92	$804	—
1015–1485	1239	80-85%	27	70.00–74.00	$71.08	$881	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1065	819	85-90%	12	41.00–45.00	$43.99	$360	—
740–1285	890	85-90%	9	46.00–50.00	$48.62	$433	—
740–1085	943	85-90%	8	51.00–55.00	$52.73	$497	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1400	1244	75-80%	4	66.00–69.00	$67.45	$839	—
1275	1275	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$816	+2.78
1115–1400	1291	75-80%	5	70.00–74.00	$71.08	$918	+3.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1735	1488	7	79.00–83.00	$81.20	$1,208	—
1475–1660	1570	5	84.00–88.00	$85.59	$1,344	—
1635	1635	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,455	-4.97

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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.