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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

1,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.30/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 621 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.36/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 516 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.97/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 476 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,869 1,261 1,865
Feeder cattle 1,646 1,061 1,594
Slaughter cattle 223 200 271

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 208.00–216.00 $211.72 $684 +6.05
350–395 389 7 190.00–200.00 $191.29 $744 -0.82
400–445 420 11 172.00–182.00 $177.11 $744 +3.67
450–485 462 10 156.00–164.00 $161.09 $744 +5.76
500–540 516 53 138.00–147.00 $143.36 $740 -7.73
550–595 578 17 134.00–144.00 $137.87 $797 -7.38
600–645 621 59 131.00–141.00 $136.30 $846 -2.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 195.00 $195.00 $556 +8.00
345 345 1 198.00 $198.00 $683 +1.53
365–395 387 9 180.00–186.00 $181.50 $702 -4.50
415–445 432 3 162.00–168.00 $164.59 $711 +3.26
450–495 468 31 144.00–153.00 $149.30 $699 +1.90
500–545 524 19 127.00–136.00 $131.12 $687 -10.82
550–590 564 20 125.00–133.00 $130.26 $735 -9.73
600–630 613 17 124.00–130.00 $128.15 $786 +0.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $515 —
325–345 335 3 188.00–192.00 $189.96 $636 +7.96
350–395 360 20 170.00–179.00 $176.89 $637 +3.58
405–445 415 12 152.00–160.00 $157.94 $655 +3.67
450–495 458 30 134.00–143.00 $141.36 $647 +5.73
510–520 513 3 122.00–124.00 $123.32 $633 -5.74
560 560 1 121.00 $121.00 $678 -1.99
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 +3.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 263 3 176.00–182.00 $177.90 $468 +3.42
300–345 329 7 166.00–176.00 $169.29 $557 +2.64
350–395 372 25 159.00–169.00 $163.69 $609 +6.81
400–445 425 6 150.00–160.00 $154.20 $655 +5.56
450–495 476 43 135.00–145.00 $138.97 $661 -0.41
500–545 527 29 130.00–140.00 $133.59 $704 +3.47
550–590 566 32 121.00–130.00 $126.19 $714 -4.49
600–645 623 7 118.00–128.00 $122.93 $766 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 210 3 172.00–175.00 $172.95 $363 +2.95
265–295 284 4 152.00–162.00 $155.81 $443 -1.98
310–335 318 8 158.00–164.00 $161.94 $515 +8.03
350–395 370 11 149.00–158.00 $153.94 $570 +6.78
400–445 423 34 140.00–149.00 $144.30 $610 +3.21
450–490 466 19 126.00–134.00 $130.95 $610 +1.48
500–545 512 8 120.00–129.00 $126.54 $648 +7.35
585–595 590 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $655 -8.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 208 2 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $331 +3.50
260–290 275 2 140.00–148.00 $143.78 $395 -5.20
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 +2.15
350–390 373 8 140.00–148.00 $143.42 $535 +6.07
400–425 408 16 134.00–139.00 $137.35 $560 +8.49
450–490 470 2 116.00–124.00 $119.83 $563 +0.11
500–505 503 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $596 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 3 175.00–184.00 $179.51 $506 -0.49
335–345 342 3 188.00–190.00 $188.65 $645 +2.19
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 +0.05
415–445 430 3 152.00–158.00 $155.26 $668 —
460 460 1 141.00 $141.00 $649 —
615 615 2 119.00 $119.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 198.00 $198.00 $683 +6.00
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 ±0.00
465–480 469 4 147.00–150.00 $149.23 $700 +1.23
645 645 1 124.00 $124.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 216.00–220.00 $217.94 $562 +13.31
300–325 313 2 212.00–218.00 $214.88 $673 +12.92
435 435 1 174.00 $174.00 $757 +4.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1450 1165 80-85% 10 57.00–61.00 $59.00 $687 -3.40
925–1465 1240 80-85% 45 62.00–66.00 $64.06 $794 -6.90
990–1435 1340 80-85% 19 67.00–71.00 $68.52 $918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1185 1021 85-90% 9 51.00–55.00 $53.26 $544 —
885–1280 1054 85-90% 5 44.00–50.00 $47.58 $501 -4.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1750 1468 75-80% 3 69.00–72.00 $69.87 $1,026 —
1185–1790 1488 75-80% 2 65.00 $65.00 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1625 1488 2 85.00–88.00 $86.64 $1,289 —
1450–1740 1617 3 94.00–96.00 $94.96 $1,536 —

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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.