Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

1,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $142.86/cwt -8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 470 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.35/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 415 lb · 36 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.69/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $466/hd at 322 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,404	1,275	1,358
Feeder cattle	1,211	889	1,156
Slaughter cattle	193	386	202

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	3	155.00–164.00	$160.13	$440	—
305–335	320	12	164.00–170.00	$167.54	$536	-0.46
355–395	374	14	152.00–160.00	$156.08	$584	-13.24
405–445	426	15	148.00–156.00	$151.63	$646	-16.70
450–495	470	56	138.00–147.00	$142.86	$671	-8.08
510–545	530	6	128.00–135.00	$130.94	$694	—
550–595	568	9	125.00–134.00	$130.25	$740	-1.89
610–640	624	5	114.00–121.00	$117.96	$736	-1.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	178.00	$178.00	$481	-0.99
300–345	332	9	172.00–182.00	$174.98	$581	-4.99
350–395	370	11	162.00–172.00	$167.10	$618	-12.78
400–445	429	14	158.00–168.00	$161.12	$691	-14.30
450–495	471	22	148.00–158.00	$153.30	$722	-3.86
500–545	523	24	138.00–148.00	$142.92	$747	-8.87
550–585	561	18	137.00–145.00	$142.34	$799	-3.78
600–635	607	10	125.00–133.00	$131.16	$796	-0.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	-5.00
300–325	310	4	156.00–160.00	$158.44	$491	-2.01
350–380	360	6	145.00–150.00	$148.44	$534	-11.56
400–435	410	24	140.00–147.00	$144.94	$594	-9.38
450–485	466	7	130.00–137.00	$133.81	$624	-10.15
510–515	513	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$639	-4.86
550–595	568	6	115.00–124.00	$120.23	$683	-7.77

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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	273	10	142.00–157.00	$149.42	$408	-10.86
300–345	322	25	140.00–150.00	$144.69	$466	-4.30
350–390	373	18	134.00–143.00	$137.35	$512	-6.59
400–445	415	36	131.00–141.00	$137.35	$570	-0.96
450–495	470	23	126.00–136.00	$131.18	$617	-3.43
500–545	518	14	119.00–129.00	$124.63	$646	-5.34
550–585	559	18	118.00–126.00	$124.08	$694	-0.86
600–645	613	6	114.00–123.00	$120.09	$736	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	269	8	128.00–141.00	$135.30	$364	-7.78
305–345	331	18	130.00–138.00	$132.72	$439	-5.64
350–390	365	14	124.00–132.00	$128.88	$470	-4.87
400–440	414	20	122.00–130.00	$127.28	$527	-0.26
455–470	461	4	121.00–124.00	$122.73	$566	+2.49
500–540	515	7	110.00–118.00	$114.93	$592	-4.67
555–585	573	3	108.00–114.00	$110.27	$632	-5.05
600–640	620	2	105.00–112.00	$108.39	$672	-3.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	4	120.00–124.00	$121.94	$321	-9.26
300–340	326	9	121.00–129.00	$123.69	$403	-5.21
350–390	362	13	114.00–122.00	$119.42	$432	-4.31
400–445	414	14	112.00–120.00	$117.29	$486	-0.01
465–495	479	9	106.00–112.00	$109.06	$522	-5.15
520–540	527	3	100.00–104.00	$102.63	$541	-6.50
600	600	1	102.00	$102.00	$612	+1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	5	176.00–184.00	$179.69	$476	+4.69
300–345	324	9	172.00–182.00	$176.25	$571	-5.79
350–395	372	6	162.00–170.00	$166.40	$619	-11.84
400–410	405	2	165.00–168.00	$166.48	$674	-10.52
450–495	475	8	135.00–145.00	$139.06	$661	-21.86
500–545	523	5	125.00–135.00	$129.48	$677	-18.52
550–590	568	6	116.00–125.00	$120.89	$687	-8.20
600–610	605	3	119.00–122.00	$120.66	$730	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	155.00–158.00	$156.46	$443	-12.35
335–345	343	4	162.00–164.00	$162.49	$557	-8.86
365–375	370	2	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$581	-9.94
405–445	427	7	148.00–156.00	$151.65	$648	-15.63
450–490	465	6	126.00–134.00	$130.92	$609	-18.08
500–525	510	3	119.00–124.00	$121.95	$622	-14.03
550–560	555	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$627	—
600–645	623	3	102.00–111.00	$106.22	$662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	155.00–160.00	$157.42	$504	-5.97
355–385	360	6	144.00–150.00	$148.93	$536	-10.32
425–445	432	3	138.00–142.00	$140.63	$608	-15.37
500–530	519	7	108.00–114.00	$110.11	$571	-18.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1345	1071	80-85%	24	54.00–58.00	$56.02	$600	—
930–1285	1148	80-85%	32	59.00–63.00	$60.45	$694	—
1005–1385	1216	80-85%	20	64.00–68.00	$65.05	$791	+1.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1270	963	85-90%	12	39.00–43.00	$41.13	$396	+0.73
750–1295	971	85-90%	32	44.00–53.00	$48.69	$473	+8.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$608	—
1150–1420	1273	75-80%	4	64.00–68.00	$66.09	$841	+0.32
1260–1435	1376	75-80%	4	59.00–63.00	$61.82	$851	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1615	1545	2	83.00–85.00	$83.95	$1,297	+4.29
1380–1830	1605	2	94.00–97.00	$95.71	$1,536	+2.71

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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.