Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

1,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.86/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 526 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $153.89/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 476 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.14/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 620 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,627	1,504	1,160
Feeder cattle	1,351	1,214	927
Slaughter cattle	276	290	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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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	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
250–295	266	5	200.00–215.00	$209.74	$558	—
300–345	324	4	196.00–206.00	$200.28	$649	—
350–395	378	17	178.00–188.00	$181.44	$686	+4.27
400–445	418	17	170.00–180.00	$175.86	$735	+3.54
450–495	476	47	150.00–160.00	$153.89	$733	+4.22
500–545	526	51	144.00–154.00	$147.86	$778	+8.52
550–595	577	29	138.00–148.00	$144.15	$832	+10.00
600–640	620	32	131.00–140.00	$135.14	$838	+6.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	3	202.00–212.00	$206.02	$470	—
285–295	290	2	185.00–190.00	$187.46	$544	—
315–345	335	5	186.00–192.00	$187.93	$630	+5.85
350–395	375	16	168.00–177.00	$171.89	$645	+2.43
400–445	416	18	160.00–169.00	$165.89	$690	+3.67
450–485	462	26	142.00–149.00	$147.28	$680	+7.38
500–540	517	18	135.00–143.00	$139.62	$722	+10.16
570–595	580	9	128.00–134.00	$131.40	$762	+5.46
600–615	604	6	126.00–129.00	$128.15	$774	+7.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
310–345	329	9	176.00–184.00	$179.14	$589	+5.14
365–395	381	5	158.00–164.00	$160.70	$612	+3.45
400–445	415	13	150.00–159.00	$155.87	$647	+3.16
450–495	473	4	131.00–139.00	$134.81	$638	+6.86
500–545	519	10	124.00–133.00	$129.20	$671	+7.71
550–585	561	4	120.00–127.00	$124.68	$699	+8.68
610–640	625	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$765	+15.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	175	5	212.00–225.00	$219.09	$383	—
200–245	229	5	165.00–180.00	$170.42	$390	+1.03
250–295	274	8	158.00–172.00	$163.30	$447	-3.68
300–345	324	7	156.00–166.00	$160.33	$519	+5.98
350–395	363	31	145.00–155.00	$151.96	$552	+7.78
400–445	421	19	136.00–146.00	$141.06	$594	-0.71
450–495	479	14	134.00–144.00	$137.13	$657	+0.61
500–545	521	16	125.00–135.00	$129.93	$677	+2.72
550–595	567	20	124.00–134.00	$129.91	$737	+2.15
600–645	614	6	118.00–128.00	$124.58	$765	-2.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	195.00–205.00	$199.71	$349	—
200–245	222	9	150.00–162.00	$157.08	$349	+8.10
250–280	267	6	148.00–156.00	$151.25	$404	+7.39
310–345	326	9	146.00–154.00	$149.91	$489	+9.04
350–390	367	17	136.00–144.00	$140.59	$516	+7.38
410–435	420	4	128.00–134.00	$131.19	$551	-1.56
450–495	473	11	124.00–133.00	$128.71	$609	+4.72
500–545	522	6	115.00–124.00	$119.56	$624	-0.12
560–595	575	5	114.00–122.00	$118.14	$679	-0.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	135.00–148.00	$140.84	$314	—
255	255	3	140.00	$140.00	$357	+12.38
305–345	324	7	136.00–144.00	$140.14	$454	+6.82
350–370	356	7	130.00–134.00	$132.82	$473	+10.87
405–435	424	7	118.00–124.00	$120.21	$510	-2.07
450–460	455	2	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$557	+5.76
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	225.00	$225.00	$394	—
255–295	279	5	185.00–197.00	$189.99	$530	-1.93
315–335	325	4	188.00–192.00	$189.94	$617	+4.00
355–385	373	6	170.00–176.00	$172.27	$643	+3.15
405–435	422	6	162.00–168.00	$164.59	$695	+3.12
450–480	467	6	143.00–149.00	$145.79	$681	+8.28
505–530	523	9	137.00–142.00	$138.32	$723	+10.84
550–575	558	6	125.00–129.00	$127.81	$713	—
610–620	615	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$744	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	255.00	$255.00	$421	—
255–295	276	6	200.00–212.00	$206.26	$569	-11.24
300	300	1	206.00	$206.00	$618	+5.62
360–395	375	11	178.00–186.00	$182.02	$683	+6.22
400–445	422	8	170.00–180.00	$174.87	$738	+5.37
450–480	469	9	153.00–160.00	$155.46	$729	+6.96
525–545	535	2	144.00–148.00	$145.96	$781	+8.37
570–595	583	2	131.00–135.00	$132.96	$775	—
600–645	623	4	125.00–135.00	$129.88	$809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	173	2	210.00–220.00	$214.64	$371	—
265–270	268	2	178.00–180.00	$178.99	$480	-4.17
300–330	313	5	180.00–185.00	$182.54	$571	+7.55
405–415	410	2	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$644	+6.09
475–495	486	6	130.00–134.00	$131.80	$641	+2.64
510	510	1	131.00	$131.00	$668	+11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1360	1068	80-85%	27	57.00–61.00	$59.18	$632	—
920–1410	1177	80-85%	54	62.00–66.00	$64.49	$759	+5.33
1045–1385	1257	80-85%	12	67.00–71.00	$68.26	$858	-0.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1300	1214	75-80%	4	58.00–61.00	$60.25	$731	—
1135–1495	1329	75-80%	20	62.00–66.00	$64.61	$859	—
1180–1535	1338	75-80%	8	67.00–71.00	$68.53	$917	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1065	863	85-90%	4	38.00–40.00	$38.99	$336	-4.95
880–1245	1048	85-90%	10	48.00–52.00	$50.40	$528	—
925–1265	1095	85-90%	4	45.00–47.00	$45.42	$497	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1860	1568	6	89.00–92.00	$90.65	$1,421	-2.71
1510–1820	1644	5	94.00–98.00	$96.65	$1,589	—
1705–1740	1725	3	99.00–103.00	$101.35	$1,748	—

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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.