Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.81/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $158.39/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 363 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.41/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 453 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	673	993	897
Feeder cattle	448	683	685
Slaughter cattle	225	310	212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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
215	215	1	225.00	$225.00	$484	+58.26
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	-12.79
310–345	335	14	156.00–165.00	$158.33	$530	+1.10
350–395	363	18	152.00–161.00	$158.39	$575	-0.95
400–435	413	8	150.00–158.00	$154.94	$640	-3.36
450–480	453	16	148.00–155.00	$154.41	$699	+6.93
500–535	514	4	136.00–144.00	$140.91	$724	+0.98
550–585	565	5	129.00–137.00	$133.74	$756	+1.75
600–645	616	7	119.00–129.00	$125.34	$772	-5.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	3	154.00–156.00	$155.32	$478	+9.54
375–395	385	2	142.00–146.00	$143.95	$554	-3.53
420–435	429	7	140.00–144.00	$141.69	$608	-5.51
480–495	484	5	135.00–138.00	$137.19	$664	-0.78
510	510	1	132.00	$132.00	$673	+3.00
565	565	2	124.00	$124.00	$701	—
615–630	623	2	111.00–116.00	$113.47	$707	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$474	+4.05
350–385	368	2	134.00–141.00	$137.33	$505	+1.37
415–445	431	4	128.00–135.00	$131.69	$568	-7.29
580–585	583	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$644	-1.50
635–645	640	3	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$685	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	211	4	142.00–145.00	$143.99	$304	-5.76
250–285	273	3	146.00–156.00	$149.05	$407	+12.60
300–340	317	6	136.00–145.00	$140.99	$447	+2.62
350–390	373	8	134.00–143.00	$137.63	$513	+0.11
400–445	424	15	128.00–138.00	$132.48	$562	-0.77
450–495	477	23	118.00–128.00	$121.81	$581	-2.72
500–545	517	10	109.00–119.00	$115.33	$596	-10.74
550–560	555	2	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$638	-3.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	-5.58
255–290	282	7	130.00–138.00	$131.60	$371	+8.31
300–340	325	6	126.00–134.00	$129.06	$419	+0.91
350–385	368	14	125.00–132.00	$128.66	$473	+1.67
400–445	428	12	118.00–127.00	$121.36	$519	-1.04
460–485	466	4	110.00–116.00	$114.19	$532	-2.50
530–545	539	4	99.00–103.00	$100.48	$542	-15.20
560–585	577	3	98.00–104.00	$99.94	$577	-7.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	100.00	$100.00	$245	—
280	280	1	118.00	$118.00	$330	—
300–345	323	4	115.00–124.00	$119.57	$386	+1.57
350–380	368	7	116.00–122.00	$118.36	$436	+1.63
410–445	426	5	108.00–116.00	$111.92	$477	+0.80
460–495	472	3	98.00–105.00	$102.55	$484	-5.66
530	530	1	92.00	$92.00	$488	-14.44
625	625	1	91.00	$91.00	$569	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	220.00–225.00	$222.41	$463	+55.32
250–295	279	4	156.00–170.00	$159.65	$445	-6.54
300–345	314	5	158.00–168.00	$164.79	$517	+10.37
350–395	377	6	152.00–162.00	$156.01	$588	-1.35
400–430	415	7	152.00–158.00	$154.79	$642	-1.69
450–480	462	6	138.00–144.00	$141.62	$654	-7.30
500–520	513	4	134.00–139.00	$135.97	$698	—
550–560	555	3	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$716	-9.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	115.00	$115.00	$282	-35.49
250–295	270	3	142.00–154.00	$148.32	$400	-8.14
305–335	325	3	150.00–156.00	$151.88	$494	+8.46
360–395	382	3	142.00–150.00	$144.86	$553	-5.08
420–445	431	4	138.00–144.00	$141.20	$609	-6.49
450	450	1	133.00	$133.00	$598	-4.94
535	535	1	121.00	$121.00	$647	-6.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
320–335	328	2	141.00–144.00	$142.47	$467	—
360–395	374	4	132.00–140.00	$136.62	$511	-2.28
410	410	1	136.00	$136.00	$558	-3.97
580	580	1	104.00	$104.00	$603	-8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1445	1058	80-85%	31	57.00–61.00	$58.79	$622	—
1000–1475	1159	80-85%	74	62.00–66.00	$64.30	$745	—
995–1485	1295	80-85%	41	67.00–71.00	$68.34	$885	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1090	942	85-90%	5	39.00–43.00	$40.87	$385	-11.86
850–1070	944	85-90%	7	50.00–53.00	$51.45	$486	-1.28
1020	1020	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$459	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1445	1309	75-80%	5	63.00–65.00	$64.36	$842	—
1520	1520	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$912	—
1145–2095	1534	75-80%	7	66.00–70.00	$67.73	$1,039	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1570	1466	4	79.00–82.00	$80.47	$1,180	-0.73
1405–1740	1625	6	84.00–88.00	$86.45	$1,405	-2.55
1775–1805	1790	2	89.00–93.00	$91.02	$1,629	—

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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.