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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

1,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.93/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 521 lb · 54 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.90/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 372 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.98/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 476 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,436 2,447 1,148
Feeder cattle 1,073 2,244 913
Slaughter cattle 363 203 235

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 202.00 $202.00 $404 +6.61
250–285 276 4 200.00–212.00 $203.23 $561 +2.25
300–345 330 22 197.00–207.00 $200.01 $660 +10.01
350–395 365 24 182.00–192.00 $188.42 $688 +4.88
400–445 428 18 178.00–188.00 $181.65 $777 +8.63
450–475 464 7 176.00–182.00 $178.53 $828 +19.63
500–540 521 54 149.00–158.00 $152.93 $797 +4.45
550–595 578 17 142.00–152.00 $145.51 $841 +5.85
600–645 617 25 128.00–138.00 $133.75 $825 +4.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 286 4 182.00–192.00 $185.83 $531 +7.71
300–345 326 6 188.00–196.00 $191.11 $623 +12.14
355–395 373 10 172.00–180.00 $176.31 $658 -1.69
435–445 440 2 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $744 +8.74
450–495 479 13 162.00–171.00 $165.14 $791 +17.31
520–545 536 4 138.00–143.00 $139.71 $749 +1.74
560–585 571 4 134.00–139.00 $136.72 $781 +8.52
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 +4.23
310–335 325 4 180.00–184.00 $181.45 $590 +11.51
365–395 379 5 162.00–168.00 $165.15 $626 +1.71
405–435 421 12 160.00–166.00 $162.80 $685 +12.62
460–495 473 6 152.00–160.00 $156.42 $740 +14.09
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 +6.39
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 +12.00
640 640 1 109.00 $109.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 9 145.00–160.00 $152.02 $337 -5.83
250–295 274 8 152.00–166.00 $158.39 $434 -3.29
300–345 331 21 158.00–168.00 $160.84 $532 +2.14
350–395 372 27 146.00–156.00 $150.90 $561 +4.23
400–445 419 22 138.00–148.00 $143.46 $601 +1.66
450–495 476 26 136.00–146.00 $139.98 $666 +9.77
500–535 523 9 132.00–140.00 $134.61 $704 +4.94
550–575 559 5 126.00–132.00 $129.96 $726 +4.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 223 7 135.00–140.00 $138.80 $310 +1.35
255–295 279 7 136.00–148.00 $141.74 $395 -0.52
315–345 328 4 148.00–154.00 $151.40 $497 +4.52
350–395 371 9 136.00–145.00 $140.92 $523 +5.14
405–435 414 10 130.00–136.00 $134.14 $555 +3.02
455–485 474 9 128.00–134.00 $130.07 $617 +7.04
505–545 529 7 120.00–128.00 $123.21 $652 +4.94
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -1.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 225 3 115.00–125.00 $121.37 $273 -8.63
250–270 260 6 130.00–135.00 $132.11 $343 -0.79
305–345 324 10 138.00–146.00 $142.20 $461 +4.87
355–395 377 9 126.00–134.00 $129.38 $488 +2.15
405–445 425 10 118.00–126.00 $121.90 $518 +0.58
475–490 483 7 117.00–120.00 $118.42 $572 +6.42
505–545 519 5 110.00–118.00 $115.08 $597 +5.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 4 160.00–170.00 $163.91 $374 —
255–295 278 4 168.00–180.00 $171.77 $478 +2.83
300 300 1 186.00 $186.00 $558 +16.00
350–395 368 16 162.00–171.00 $167.25 $615 +3.30
405–425 412 3 162.00–166.00 $164.62 $678 +14.87
455–495 471 4 152.00–160.00 $156.65 $738 +16.15
505–545 525 2 128.00–136.00 $131.85 $692 +1.19
570–575 573 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $725 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 206.00 $206.00 $556 —
325–335 330 2 199.00–201.00 $199.98 $660 +9.85
350–375 367 3 186.00–192.00 $187.91 $690 —
415–445 432 3 178.00–184.00 $180.59 $780 +2.59
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 +26.00
525 525 1 152.00 $152.00 $798 ±0.00
585 585 1 144.00 $144.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 +5.00
290 290 1 185.00 $185.00 $536 +10.00
300–330 315 2 190.00–196.00 $192.86 $608 +13.88
360 360 1 179.00 $179.00 $644 —
485 485 1 164.00 $164.00 $795 +16.00
515 515 1 144.00 $144.00 $742 +7.39
575–585 580 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $783 +5.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1430 1134 80-85% 45 60.00–64.00 $62.22 $706 -3.26
910–1485 1208 80-85% 57 65.00–69.00 $67.11 $811 -3.71
920–1420 1238 80-85% 35 70.00–74.00 $71.36 $883 +0.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 941 85-90% 7 43.00–47.00 $44.66 $420 —
730–1275 951 85-90% 27 48.00–57.00 $54.01 $514 -1.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1535 1296 75-80% 7 64.00–67.00 $65.71 $852 —
1170–1750 1365 75-80% 13 68.00–72.00 $69.51 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1780 1577 3 88.00–92.00 $90.26 $1,423 -6.74
1330–2070 1790 5 93.00–96.00 $94.62 $1,694 —
1930–1985 1958 2 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $1,978 —

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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.