Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

2,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.67/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.66/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 568 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.21/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 484 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,447	1,859	1,514
Feeder cattle	2,244	1,521	1,305
Slaughter cattle	203	338	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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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	190.00–202.00	$195.39	$436	+7.94
250–260	255	2	200.00–202.00	$200.98	$512	—
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	-4.20
350–395	379	7	180.00–190.00	$183.54	$696	-3.89
400–445	421	7	168.00–178.00	$173.02	$728	-5.74
450–490	472	9	155.00–164.00	$158.90	$750	-1.01
500–545	519	10	143.00–153.00	$148.48	$771	+2.62
550–595	568	30	134.00–144.00	$139.66	$793	-1.72
600–635	619	25	126.00–134.00	$129.39	$801	-0.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	165.00–170.00	$167.33	$368	—
250–295	267	5	160.00–170.00	$165.77	$443	—
305–325	315	2	168.00–172.00	$169.94	$535	—
365–395	378	4	160.00–166.00	$163.44	$618	—
415–445	434	8	148.00–154.00	$150.18	$652	—
450–460	457	3	142.00–143.00	$142.33	$650	—
500–540	519	16	124.00–132.00	$129.61	$673	—
570	570	1	119.00	$119.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	172.00–185.00	$178.00	$406	+3.10
250–295	276	5	172.00–185.00	$178.12	$492	—
315–330	320	3	177.00–180.00	$178.97	$573	-4.41
355	355	1	178.00	$178.00	$632	-1.55
400–445	433	9	158.00–167.00	$160.25	$694	-8.28
455–495	476	8	144.00–152.00	$147.83	$704	-1.00
510–530	520	6	136.00–140.00	$137.97	$717	-1.27
555–590	574	4	125.00–132.00	$128.20	$736	-3.66
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	4	150.00–165.00	$157.85	$347	-24.15
250–290	271	7	155.00–168.00	$161.68	$438	-4.96
300–335	314	5	154.00–162.00	$158.70	$498	-5.97
350–395	372	11	142.00–152.00	$146.67	$546	-6.78
400–445	417	13	136.00–146.00	$141.80	$591	-0.99
450–495	484	25	128.00–138.00	$130.21	$630	-5.09
500–545	520	34	124.00–134.00	$129.67	$674	-0.64
550–595	576	17	122.00–132.00	$125.83	$725	-4.46
600–645	616	13	112.00–122.00	$117.95	$727	-4.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$330	-22.55
255–295	283	25	138.00–150.00	$142.26	$403	-8.70
305–335	320	13	144.00–150.00	$146.88	$470	-7.74
355–395	376	10	132.00–140.00	$135.78	$511	-4.74
410–440	420	19	127.00–134.00	$131.12	$551	-1.93
455–495	469	17	118.00–126.00	$123.03	$577	-4.18
500–545	523	12	114.00–123.00	$118.27	$619	-1.69
560–595	575	14	112.00–120.00	$116.21	$668	-2.56
610–630	616	4	105.00–110.00	$108.22	$667	-1.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	3	130.00	$130.00	$280	—
250–280	266	15	130.00–137.00	$132.90	$354	—
305–345	318	18	132.00–140.00	$137.33	$437	—
355–395	368	16	122.00–130.00	$127.23	$468	—
405–445	418	10	116.00–124.00	$121.32	$507	—
475	475	2	112.00	$112.00	$532	—
505–530	518	3	107.00–112.00	$109.29	$566	—
550–595	579	5	102.00–111.00	$105.11	$609	—
610–630	613	6	95.00–100.00	$99.14	$608	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	254	5	165.00–170.00	$168.94	$429	—
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	—
365–385	375	2	162.00–166.00	$163.95	$615	—
435–440	436	4	149.00–150.00	$149.75	$653	—
460–465	463	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$651	—
500–510	507	3	130.00–132.00	$130.66	$662	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	175.00	$175.00	$420	—
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
315–325	320	2	178.00–180.00	$178.98	$573	-5.84
475	475	2	148.00	$148.00	$703	—
510–540	527	3	134.00–140.00	$136.61	$720	—
555–575	565	2	128.00–132.00	$129.96	$734	—
605–630	620	3	117.00–122.00	$118.96	$738	+2.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	202.00	$202.00	$404	+2.00
300–340	317	3	185.00–194.00	$190.13	$603	-1.87
400	400	1	178.00	$178.00	$712	-2.99
495	495	1	154.00	$154.00	$762	—
505	505	1	152.00	$152.00	$768	—
630–645	638	4	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$801	-3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1385	1089	80-85%	20	60.00–63.00	$62.05	$676	—
920–1380	1146	80-85%	37	64.00–68.00	$65.48	$750	+3.90
1060–1365	1216	80-85%	10	69.00–73.00	$70.82	$861	+4.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–860	802	85-90%	3	45.00–48.00	$46.38	$372	—
745–1085	985	85-90%	12	51.00–58.00	$55.24	$544	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1235	1195	75-80%	2	61.00–62.00	$61.48	$735	—
1100–1370	1247	75-80%	6	68.00–72.00	$70.13	$875	—
1130–1610	1400	75-80%	6	63.00–67.00	$64.85	$908	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1640	1535	4	86.00–90.00	$88.22	$1,354	-12.78
1550	1550	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,504	—
1460–2020	1663	4	94.00–95.00	$94.75	$1,576	—

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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.