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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

1,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.33/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 479 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.51/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 620 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.38/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 470 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,261 1,627 887
Feeder cattle 1,061 1,351 719
Slaughter cattle 200 276 168

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 269 5 200.00–212.00 $205.28 $552 -4.46
300–345 320 5 202.00–210.00 $205.67 $658 +5.39
350–395 375 8 188.00–198.00 $192.11 $720 +10.67
400–445 419 9 168.00–178.00 $173.44 $727 -2.42
450–495 479 51 152.00–162.00 $155.33 $744 +1.44
500–545 521 24 146.00–156.00 $151.09 $787 +3.23
550–595 579 24 142.00–152.00 $145.25 $841 +1.10
600–645 620 30 133.00–143.00 $138.51 $859 +3.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 195.00–207.00 $200.73 $452 -5.29
285 285 1 187.00 $187.00 $533 -0.46
300–320 311 4 195.00–198.00 $196.47 $611 +8.54
355 355 1 186.00 $186.00 $660 +14.11
405–445 428 17 158.00–166.00 $161.33 $690 -4.56
455–485 468 7 144.00–150.00 $147.40 $690 +0.12
500–545 515 23 136.00–145.00 $141.94 $731 +2.32
550–565 555 4 138.00–141.00 $139.99 $777 +8.59
615–635 623 6 125.00–129.00 $127.32 $793 -0.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 187.00 $187.00 $449 —
345 345 1 182.00 $182.00 $628 +2.86
350–395 366 7 168.00–176.00 $173.31 $634 +12.61
400–435 413 14 150.00–157.00 $154.27 $637 -1.60
465–495 480 3 134.00–138.00 $135.63 $651 +0.82
515–540 530 12 127.00–132.00 $129.06 $684 -0.14
585–595 591 4 122.00–125.00 $122.99 $727 -1.69
610–645 628 2 114.00–120.00 $116.92 $734 -5.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 208 3 184.00–190.00 $186.58 $388 +16.16
250–295 274 10 168.00–182.00 $174.48 $478 +11.18
300–345 323 22 162.00–172.00 $166.65 $538 +6.32
350–395 381 21 154.00–164.00 $156.88 $598 +4.92
400–445 423 24 144.00–154.00 $148.64 $629 +7.58
450–495 470 28 134.00–144.00 $139.38 $655 +2.25
500–540 520 17 126.00–135.00 $130.12 $677 +0.19
550–595 568 12 125.00–135.00 $130.68 $742 +0.77
600–640 613 9 117.00–126.00 $122.93 $754 -1.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 +12.92
255–285 273 3 154.00–164.00 $157.79 $431 +6.54
315–345 335 4 152.00–158.00 $153.91 $516 +4.00
355–395 379 11 144.00–152.00 $147.16 $558 +6.57
400–445 410 11 134.00–143.00 $141.09 $578 +9.90
450–495 467 18 124.00–133.00 $129.47 $605 +0.76
500–545 524 12 115.00–124.00 $119.19 $625 -0.37
550–595 572 7 115.00–124.00 $119.63 $684 +1.49
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 155.00–156.00 $155.49 $331 +14.65
250–260 255 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $380 +8.98
305–345 315 5 142.00–150.00 $147.85 $466 +7.71
360–385 378 5 136.00–141.00 $137.35 $519 +4.53
400–445 420 5 124.00–133.00 $128.86 $541 +8.65
450–490 466 5 115.00–123.00 $119.72 $558 -2.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 —
250–290 270 2 200.00–210.00 $204.63 $553 -1.63
325–345 335 3 200.00–204.00 $201.96 $677 -4.04
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 +7.98
435–445 438 3 168.00–170.00 $169.32 $742 -5.55
465–475 470 2 156.00–158.00 $156.99 $738 +1.53
595 595 1 142.00 $142.00 $845 +9.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 192.00 $192.00 $643 +2.06
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 +7.73
410–445 433 3 158.00–166.00 $160.52 $695 -4.07
465 465 2 148.00 $148.00 $688 +2.21
510–515 513 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $731 +4.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 180.00 $180.00 $459 +1.01
305–320 313 2 185.00–188.00 $186.46 $584 +3.92
375–395 385 2 168.00–172.00 $169.95 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1440 1155 80-85% 27 60.00–64.00 $62.40 $721 -2.09
915–1450 1190 80-85% 36 65.00–69.00 $67.15 $799 +2.66
995–1510 1210 80-85% 35 70.00–74.00 $70.96 $859 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1770 1273 75-80% 8 71.00–73.00 $71.89 $915 —
1190–1780 1441 75-80% 6 65.00–68.00 $66.27 $955 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $936 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1065 888 85-90% 3 44.00–46.00 $44.93 $399 +5.94
830–1265 1052 85-90% 5 51.00–52.00 $51.59 $543 —
875–1285 1093 85-90% 6 54.00–57.00 $55.85 $610 +10.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1895 1788 3 91.00–93.00 $92.29 $1,650 —
1570–2040 1858 3 95.00–99.00 $97.54 $1,812 —
1805–1985 1885 3 101.00–104.00 $102.69 $1,936 —

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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.