Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $149.41/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 465 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.64/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 377 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.42/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 470 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,736	1,436	1,361
Feeder cattle	1,409	1,073	1,200
Slaughter cattle	327	363	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	180.00	$180.00	$387	—
265–295	280	2	170.00–180.00	$174.73	$489	-11.10
310–335	320	5	182.00–188.00	$185.14	$592	-5.97
360–395	373	26	170.00–178.00	$174.20	$650	-2.11
405–445	433	28	160.00–168.00	$162.41	$703	-6.58
460–495	474	25	154.00–162.00	$158.20	$750	-6.94
505–545	533	8	140.00–148.00	$142.30	$758	+2.59
560–595	572	13	132.00–140.00	$136.64	$782	-0.08
600–645	618	5	120.00–129.00	$125.52	$776	-0.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	195.00–197.00	$195.96	$408	-6.04
250–285	273	3	190.00–200.00	$193.05	$527	-10.18
300–345	327	3	190.00–200.00	$193.74	$634	-6.27
350–395	373	9	180.00–190.00	$184.71	$689	-3.71
400–445	422	19	170.00–180.00	$174.87	$738	-6.78
450–495	482	15	164.00–174.00	$166.59	$803	-11.94
500–545	522	24	150.00–160.00	$154.38	$806	+1.45
550–590	560	13	143.00–152.00	$149.55	$837	+4.04
600–645	633	23	130.00–140.00	$132.48	$839	-1.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	157.00	$157.00	$377	—
305–345	322	6	170.00–178.00	$174.55	$562	-6.90
350–395	380	9	160.00–168.00	$162.76	$618	-2.39
405–445	422	11	150.00–158.00	$154.48	$652	-8.32
450–495	465	32	144.00–152.00	$149.41	$695	-7.01
500–540	518	16	131.00–139.00	$135.44	$702	-0.56
550–580	562	8	125.00–131.00	$128.83	$724	-2.17
610–620	615	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$723	+8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	178.00	$178.00	$356	+25.98
250–295	279	6	162.00–176.00	$166.61	$465	+8.22
300–335	315	10	158.00–166.00	$162.48	$512	+1.64
350–395	377	29	142.00–152.00	$145.64	$549	-5.26
400–445	427	20	136.00–146.00	$139.67	$596	-3.79
450–495	470	28	133.00–143.00	$138.42	$651	-1.56
500–545	525	24	126.00–136.00	$130.21	$684	-4.40
550–595	571	6	124.00–134.00	$129.24	$738	-0.72
600–630	616	4	120.00–127.00	$122.96	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	231	5	150.00–160.00	$153.56	$355	+14.76
265	265	1	156.00	$156.00	$413	+14.26
335	335	2	148.00	$148.00	$496	-3.40
350–395	370	24	132.00–141.00	$137.00	$507	-3.92
400–445	418	24	126.00–135.00	$131.34	$549	-2.80
450–495	466	28	123.00–132.00	$128.82	$600	-1.25
510–535	521	14	118.00–124.00	$121.47	$633	-1.74
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+5.00
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	+13.63
255–295	269	5	132.00–142.00	$138.62	$373	+6.51
335–345	338	4	136.00–138.00	$137.49	$465	-4.71
360–395	376	14	122.00–130.00	$125.83	$473	-3.55
405–425	414	9	120.00–124.00	$122.20	$506	+0.30
460–470	462	5	118.00–120.00	$119.59	$553	+1.17
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	-5.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	-10.00
250–295	275	5	170.00–182.00	$176.37	$485	-8.63
365–390	380	3	171.00–176.00	$172.94	$657	-6.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	155.00–166.00	$160.10	$440	-11.67
300–305	302	3	178.00–179.00	$178.66	$540	-7.34
365–395	378	3	160.00–166.00	$163.25	$617	-4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	199.00	$199.00	$398	—
275–285	280	3	190.00–194.00	$191.98	$538	-14.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1280	981	85-90%	27	45.00–49.00	$47.12	$462	-6.89
710–1285	1031	85-90%	59	50.00–59.00	$54.63	$563	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1385	1160	80-85%	15	60.00–64.00	$61.90	$718	—
1085–1475	1263	80-85%	9	70.00–74.00	$71.28	$900	—
940–1435	1266	80-85%	25	65.00–69.00	$66.42	$841	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1430	1266	75-80%	7	70.00–74.00	$71.94	$911	+6.23
1400	1400	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$854	—
1290–1585	1413	75-80%	3	65.00–67.00	$65.93	$932	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1445	1253	2	88.00–92.00	$90.31	$1,132	—
1135–1615	1399	5	93.00–97.00	$94.73	$1,325	—
1800	1800	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,782	—

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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.