Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

1,771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.92/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 559 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.47/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 520 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.54/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 465 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,771	1,869	1,380
Feeder cattle	1,491	1,646	1,215
Slaughter cattle	280	223	165

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
200–245	223	2	205.00–220.00	$211.74	$472	—
250–270	260	2	220.00–227.00	$223.37	$581	—
300	300	1	214.00	$214.00	$642	+2.28
350–395	370	5	186.00–196.00	$191.42	$708	+0.13
400–435	418	4	176.00–184.00	$179.90	$752	+2.79
450–495	485	24	156.00–166.00	$158.05	$767	-3.04
500–540	524	35	148.00–157.00	$151.13	$792	+7.77
550–595	559	55	135.00–145.00	$142.92	$799	+5.05
600–645	615	36	131.00–141.00	$137.61	$846	+1.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	3	202.00	$202.00	$434	—
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	+5.00
300–315	305	3	200.00–202.00	$201.31	$614	—
360–395	376	17	176.00–184.00	$179.86	$676	-1.64
405–445	428	9	164.00–172.00	$167.24	$716	+2.65
460–495	474	24	146.00–154.00	$150.35	$713	+1.05
500–545	515	17	137.00–146.00	$142.99	$736	+11.87
555–595	571	9	125.00–133.00	$129.71	$741	-0.55
600–640	616	7	122.00–130.00	$127.05	$783	-1.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	184.00	$184.00	$534	+6.54
335–345	341	5	184.00–186.00	$184.79	$630	-5.17
360–395	373	9	166.00–174.00	$170.59	$636	-6.30
410–445	419	25	154.00–162.00	$159.46	$668	+1.52
450–475	463	8	140.00–145.00	$142.84	$661	+1.48
500–535	524	12	129.00–136.00	$131.21	$688	+7.89
580–585	582	3	117.00–118.00	$117.66	$685	-3.34

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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	215	3	166.00–180.00	$174.16	$374	—
250–295	278	10	160.00–174.00	$165.16	$459	-12.74
300	300	1	176.00	$176.00	$528	+6.71
350–395	380	15	158.00–168.00	$161.02	$612	-2.67
400–445	425	16	146.00–156.00	$150.06	$638	-4.14
450–495	465	39	133.00–143.00	$139.54	$649	+0.57
500–545	520	54	123.00–133.00	$128.47	$668	-5.12
550–590	568	7	122.00–131.00	$126.76	$720	+0.57
600–620	610	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$747	-0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	3	150.00–162.00	$155.36	$357	-17.59
250–295	277	5	146.00–158.00	$150.70	$417	-5.11
315–345	332	6	156.00–162.00	$158.61	$527	-3.33
350–395	373	11	148.00–157.00	$152.53	$569	-1.41
400–445	424	26	136.00–145.00	$139.53	$592	-4.77
450–495	470	35	123.00–132.00	$128.19	$602	-2.76
500–540	511	7	114.00–122.00	$119.63	$611	-6.91
550–590	571	9	112.00–120.00	$115.66	$660	+4.67
610–620	615	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	135.00–142.00	$138.35	$325	-20.64
255–295	279	6	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$376	-8.96
325–335	330	2	148.00–150.00	$148.98	$492	-1.02
360–395	377	14	138.00–146.00	$141.75	$534	-1.67
400–445	420	24	126.00–135.00	$130.98	$550	-6.37
460–485	467	5	115.00–120.00	$118.56	$554	-1.27
510–520	515	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$561	-9.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	+10.49
335	335	1	186.00	$186.00	$623	-2.65
350–395	373	2	166.00–174.00	$169.76	$633	-0.24
415–445	430	2	154.00–160.00	$156.90	$675	+1.64
450–475	464	16	140.00–145.00	$142.78	$662	+1.78
500–540	518	6	128.00–136.00	$132.27	$685	—
615	615	1	118.00	$118.00	$726	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	206.00	$206.00	$587	—
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	+2.00
365	365	1	183.00	$183.00	$668	+3.00
405–415	410	2	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$701	—
465–495	477	8	146.00–152.00	$149.59	$714	+0.36
510–540	537	10	138.00–144.00	$138.57	$744	—
610–630	619	4	124.00–128.00	$126.22	$781	+2.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	228.00	$228.00	$570	+10.06
300–315	308	2	210.00–212.00	$210.98	$650	-3.90
350–395	369	5	186.00–196.00	$191.42	$706	—
400–415	408	2	180.00–184.00	$181.96	$742	+7.96
490	490	2	156.00	$156.00	$764	—
540–545	541	4	147.00–148.00	$147.75	$799	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1470	1222	80-85%	46	60.00–64.00	$62.56	$764	-1.50
975–1410	1305	80-85%	18	70.00–74.00	$71.14	$928	+2.62
920–1510	1329	80-85%	57	65.00–69.00	$67.06	$891	-1.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1065	936	85-90%	10	45.00–49.00	$46.32	$434	—
720–1275	1014	85-90%	27	50.00–59.00	$54.38	$551	+1.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1660	1336	75-80%	5	70.00–73.00	$71.31	$953	—
1250–1500	1340	75-80%	6	64.00–67.00	$64.80	$868	—
1235–2005	1650	75-80%	6	60.00–63.00	$61.85	$1,021	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1560	1505	2	83.00–86.00	$84.55	$1,272	—
1605–1750	1645	4	88.00–89.00	$88.49	$1,456	-6.47
2015	2015	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,955	—

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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.