Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.59/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 373 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.37/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 474 lb · 25 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.40/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $462/hd at 327 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,123	673	1,242
Feeder cattle	827	448	884
Slaughter cattle	296	225	358

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
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
235	235	1	187.00	$187.00	$439	-38.00
250–280	266	4	168.00–176.00	$171.39	$456	+16.39
300–340	328	6	160.00–168.00	$162.16	$532	+3.83
350–395	371	11	156.00–166.00	$161.23	$598	+2.84
400–445	420	10	150.00–160.00	$155.71	$654	+0.77
450–495	467	10	145.00–155.00	$150.91	$705	-3.50
500–525	503	12	143.00–148.00	$147.31	$741	+6.40
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	+10.26
600–640	622	5	121.00–130.00	$125.08	$778	-0.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	5	146.00–158.00	$152.21	$422	—
300–345	320	6	150.00–158.00	$154.52	$494	-0.80
360–395	374	14	146.00–154.00	$150.63	$563	+6.68
405–445	423	7	140.00–148.00	$144.59	$612	+2.90
450–495	473	5	136.00–144.00	$139.72	$661	+2.53
510–540	529	5	130.00–136.00	$132.15	$699	+0.15
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	+4.00
610	610	1	118.00	$118.00	$720	+4.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	160.00	$160.00	$304	—
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
260–295	272	3	132.00–144.00	$136.79	$372	—
300–340	318	6	142.00–148.00	$144.87	$461	+5.38
380–385	382	7	138.00–140.00	$139.14	$532	+1.81
400–445	427	6	130.00–139.00	$134.05	$572	+2.36
465–495	483	4	126.00–132.00	$128.45	$620	—
510	510	1	126.00	$126.00	$643	—
610–645	628	2	100.00–108.00	$103.89	$652	-3.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	195.00	$195.00	$312	—
200–235	218	2	175.00–185.00	$179.60	$392	+35.61
250–295	276	8	140.00–154.00	$145.72	$402	-3.33
300–345	327	23	138.00–148.00	$141.40	$462	+0.41
350–395	373	39	136.00–146.00	$140.59	$524	+2.96
400–445	422	19	131.00–141.00	$135.85	$573	+3.37
450–495	474	25	120.00–130.00	$124.37	$590	+2.56
500–530	514	7	113.00–120.00	$116.67	$600	+1.34
550–595	573	3	109.00–118.00	$112.88	$647	-2.11
600–640	620	2	105.00–113.00	$108.87	$675	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	230	4	158.00–167.00	$161.08	$370	+36.08
250–290	267	13	127.00–138.00	$132.85	$355	+1.25
310–325	315	4	132.00–136.00	$134.47	$424	+5.41
385–395	390	2	126.00–129.00	$127.48	$497	-1.18
400–440	419	12	122.00–130.00	$126.07	$528	+4.71
450–495	469	11	110.00–119.00	$115.35	$541	+1.16
540	540	2	101.00	$101.00	$545	+0.52
580–585	583	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$586	+0.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	160.00	$160.00	$264	—
240–245	243	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$343	+40.99
250–295	267	5	110.00–120.00	$116.98	$312	-1.02
300–345	320	3	118.00–126.00	$122.47	$392	+2.90
350–385	373	3	118.00–124.00	$119.88	$447	+1.52
405–445	421	11	112.00–119.00	$115.84	$488	+3.92
455–495	468	4	100.00–108.00	$105.14	$492	+2.59
535–545	540	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$491	-1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–175	168	2	195.00–205.00	$199.78	$336	—
200–245	223	2	185.00–200.00	$191.74	$428	-30.67
255–285	275	4	165.00–175.00	$168.57	$464	+8.92
300–345	319	4	160.00–169.00	$165.08	$527	+0.29
350–395	379	15	156.00–166.00	$159.47	$604	+3.46
400–435	421	8	152.00–160.00	$155.31	$654	+0.52
455–495	468	7	145.00–154.00	$151.36	$708	+9.74
500–545	522	6	128.00–138.00	$132.90	$694	-3.07
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	217	13	165.00–180.00	$176.85	$384	+61.85
250–270	255	4	157.00–160.00	$159.21	$406	+10.89
310–330	320	2	152.00–156.00	$153.94	$493	+2.06
360–395	380	5	146.00–154.00	$149.09	$567	+4.23
400–445	410	15	140.00–149.00	$146.99	$603	+5.79
610	610	1	117.00	$117.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	165.00	$165.00	$305	—
220–240	232	3	158.00–162.00	$159.94	$371	—
270	270	4	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$381	+11.00
300–345	328	5	140.00–148.00	$142.65	$468	+0.18
350–380	365	2	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$520	+5.78
415–430	423	2	133.00–136.00	$134.47	$569	-1.53
465–490	480	6	126.00–132.00	$128.46	$617	—
620	620	1	109.00	$109.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1465	1106	80-85%	55	59.00–63.00	$61.75	$683	—
925–1455	1123	80-85%	95	64.00–68.00	$65.53	$736	—
940–1410	1257	80-85%	45	69.00–73.00	$70.94	$892	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1065	868	85-90%	12	41.00–45.00	$42.93	$373	—
800–1085	876	85-90%	9	46.00–50.00	$48.71	$427	—
725–1085	928	85-90%	12	51.00–55.00	$52.92	$491	+12.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1155	1150	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$736	—
1100–1370	1221	75-80%	4	66.00–69.00	$67.50	$824	—
1120–1410	1238	75-80%	8	70.00–74.00	$71.31	$883	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,113	—
1315–1605	1499	6	86.00–88.00	$86.85	$1,302	+6.38
1915	1915	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,819	—

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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.