Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.31/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 424 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.61/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 467 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.42/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 615 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,275	1,736	1,234
Feeder cattle	889	1,409	1,054
Slaughter cattle	386	327	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	178.00–180.00	$178.99	$515	-14.06
335–345	340	2	178.00–182.00	$179.97	$612	-13.77
350–385	368	4	176.00–184.00	$179.88	$662	-4.83
400–440	423	9	172.00–181.00	$175.42	$742	+0.55
450–495	489	13	156.00–166.00	$157.16	$769	-9.43
500–545	510	8	144.00–154.00	$151.79	$774	-2.59
550–595	566	10	140.00–150.00	$146.12	$827	-3.43
600–635	615	15	127.00–135.00	$131.42	$808	-1.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	—
305–345	332	3	158.00–166.00	$160.45	$533	-14.10
365	365	1	160.00	$160.00	$584	-2.76
410–445	428	8	151.00–158.00	$154.32	$660	-0.16
450–480	455	9	139.00–145.00	$143.96	$655	-5.45
505–525	518	8	128.00–132.00	$129.36	$670	-6.08
560	560	2	128.00	$128.00	$717	-0.83
645	645	1	106.00	$106.00	$684	-11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	-17.14
365–375	368	3	168.00–170.00	$169.32	$623	-4.88
405–410	408	3	168.00–169.00	$168.33	$687	+5.92
455–485	470	7	148.00–154.00	$150.94	$709	-7.26
565–595	584	6	130.00–136.00	$132.14	$772	-4.50
600–645	623	2	115.00–124.00	$119.34	$743	-6.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	3	154.00–168.00	$160.28	$441	-6.33
300–345	321	9	144.00–154.00	$148.99	$478	-13.49
350–395	375	11	140.00–150.00	$143.94	$540	-1.70
400–445	424	21	134.00–144.00	$138.31	$586	-1.36
450–495	467	19	129.00–139.00	$134.61	$629	-3.81
500–545	517	10	124.00–134.00	$129.97	$672	-0.24
550–590	571	10	121.00–130.00	$124.94	$713	-4.30
600–630	610	3	118.00–125.00	$122.59	$748	-0.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	6	126.00–136.00	$131.20	$358	-7.42
315–330	322	11	128.00–130.00	$128.90	$415	-8.59
350–395	376	8	120.00–129.00	$123.73	$465	-2.10
415–445	428	9	114.00–120.00	$117.30	$502	-4.90
450–490	468	13	110.00–118.00	$114.21	$535	-5.38
505–535	519	13	106.00–112.00	$109.13	$566	-0.87
550–575	560	6	104.00–109.00	$106.96	$599	—
615–620	618	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$621	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	3	138.00–150.00	$143.08	$396	-12.92
310–345	324	10	134.00–142.00	$138.36	$448	-9.64
355–395	376	11	130.00–138.00	$133.75	$503	-3.25
405–445	427	9	124.00–132.00	$127.54	$545	-3.80
480–495	489	4	119.00–122.00	$120.24	$588	-8.58
510–545	520	6	114.00–122.00	$119.60	$622	-1.87
555–595	568	5	110.00–118.00	$115.32	$655	-4.68
600–620	613	4	110.00–114.00	$111.73	$685	-3.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	157.00	$157.00	$322	—
260–285	277	3	150.00–156.00	$151.88	$421	-8.22
305–335	318	4	160.00–166.00	$163.39	$520	-15.27
355–385	368	3	156.00–162.00	$159.25	$586	-4.00
420	420	1	156.00	$156.00	$655	—
465–495	482	12	136.00–142.00	$138.56	$668	—
500–545	523	10	124.00–133.00	$128.41	$672	—
565	565	1	111.00	$111.00	$627	—
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	223	3	180.00–190.00	$182.99	$408	-16.01
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	-16.98
300–340	325	5	179.00–188.00	$182.04	$592	—
360–395	374	6	174.00–182.00	$178.24	$667	—
415	415	1	177.00	$177.00	$735	—
460–485	473	2	158.00–164.00	$160.92	$761	—
525	525	1	148.00	$148.00	$777	—
550–595	575	5	125.00–135.00	$129.09	$742	—
600–605	602	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	-10.00
250–295	265	3	160.00–174.00	$168.81	$447	-7.56
315–345	328	7	168.00–174.00	$171.35	$562	—
365–395	380	4	164.00–170.00	$166.93	$634	-6.01
400–430	412	6	164.00–170.00	$167.28	$689	—
480	480	1	149.00	$149.00	$715	—
525–540	535	3	135.00–138.00	$135.98	$727	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1480	1111	80-85%	92	52.00–56.00	$54.17	$602	—
910–1450	1188	80-85%	108	57.00–61.00	$58.88	$699	-3.02
915–1400	1239	80-85%	32	62.00–66.00	$63.44	$786	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1095	969	85-90%	10	38.00–42.00	$40.40	$391	-6.72
725–1280	1025	85-90%	51	43.00–52.00	$48.19	$494	-6.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1257	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$65.77	$827	-6.17
1115–1465	1312	75-80%	6	60.00–63.00	$60.71	$797	—
1100–1740	1490	75-80%	9	54.00–58.00	$56.32	$839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1570	1545	3	79.00–80.00	$79.66	$1,231	—
1610	1610	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,497	—
1665	1665	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,432	—

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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.