Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.73/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 522 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.10/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 370 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.70/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 467 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,337	1,404	1,510
Feeder cattle	1,146	1,211	1,337
Slaughter cattle	191	193	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	178.00	$178.00	$516	±0.00
305–345	330	8	178.00–187.00	$181.24	$598	+6.26
350–395	369	9	168.00–178.00	$173.25	$639	+6.15
400–445	419	14	160.00–170.00	$165.55	$694	+4.43
450–495	469	9	152.00–162.00	$157.53	$739	+4.23
500–545	522	28	142.00–152.00	$146.73	$766	+3.81
550–590	574	6	138.00–147.00	$141.42	$812	-0.92
600–645	616	15	126.00–136.00	$132.06	$813	+0.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-0.13
315–335	325	3	170.00–174.00	$171.96	$559	+4.42
360–395	381	14	158.00–166.00	$160.72	$612	+4.64
405–445	424	5	150.00–158.00	$154.10	$653	+2.47
450–485	473	3	144.00–151.00	$146.22	$692	+3.36
500–545	521	16	132.00–141.00	$136.81	$713	+5.87
550–595	570	4	128.00–136.00	$132.14	$753	+1.89
610–625	618	4	120.00–124.00	$121.73	$752	+3.77

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	+5.00
310–335	327	3	160.00–165.00	$161.58	$528	+3.14
380–385	382	5	150.00–152.00	$151.19	$578	+2.75
410–445	433	7	140.00–148.00	$142.49	$617	-2.45
465–495	475	5	132.00–138.00	$135.95	$646	+2.14
505–545	520	3	122.00–130.00	$126.88	$660	+2.38
555–560	558	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$695	+4.27
615–620	618	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$689	—

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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	274	6	160.00–174.00	$166.32	$456	+16.90
300–345	314	14	150.00–160.00	$156.53	$492	+11.84
350–390	370	26	138.00–147.00	$142.10	$526	+4.75
400–445	429	12	133.00–143.00	$136.17	$584	-1.18
450–485	467	19	129.00–137.00	$132.70	$620	+1.52
500–540	513	16	123.00–132.00	$128.77	$661	+4.14
550–595	574	19	120.00–130.00	$124.24	$713	+0.16
600–645	623	4	115.00–125.00	$119.88	$747	-0.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$367	—
260–295	281	4	144.00–155.00	$149.07	$419	+13.77
305–345	318	7	140.00–148.00	$145.29	$462	+12.57
350–395	375	13	128.00–136.00	$131.12	$492	+2.24
400–440	412	17	124.00–132.00	$129.51	$534	+2.23
450–470	459	5	122.00–126.00	$124.17	$570	+1.44
505–530	514	6	115.00–120.00	$118.14	$607	+3.21
550–590	565	3	111.00–119.00	$115.89	$655	+5.62
600–620	610	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$683	+3.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$330	—
250–295	277	5	130.00–142.00	$134.87	$374	+12.93
305–345	324	11	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$434	+10.35
350–390	367	9	118.00–126.00	$122.79	$451	+3.37
400–425	413	11	117.00–122.00	$119.43	$493	+2.14
480	480	4	110.00	$110.00	$528	+0.94
510	510	1	109.00	$109.00	$556	+6.37
595	595	2	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	205.00–220.00	$212.30	$403	—
250–255	251	4	186.00–190.00	$188.99	$474	+9.30
300–345	326	5	178.00–188.00	$181.80	$593	+5.55
360–395	377	11	168.00–176.00	$171.10	$645	+4.70
400–445	424	14	148.00–158.00	$152.40	$646	-14.08
450–490	468	16	146.00–155.00	$150.69	$705	+11.63
500–545	518	6	130.00–140.00	$135.74	$703	+6.26
550–590	565	4	122.00–131.00	$127.16	$718	+6.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	165.00–170.00	$167.41	$460	+10.95
315–345	326	7	168.00–174.00	$171.93	$560	+9.44
365–395	384	7	158.00–164.00	$160.22	$615	+3.23
425	425	1	142.00	$142.00	$604	-9.65
450–480	465	6	138.00–144.00	$140.96	$655	+10.04
500–535	515	3	122.00–129.00	$126.25	$650	+4.30
560–595	578	2	112.00–118.00	$114.91	$664	+1.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	—
305–335	315	5	160.00–166.00	$163.93	$516	+6.51
355–395	372	6	148.00–156.00	$152.55	$567	+3.62
415–435	425	2	130.00–134.00	$131.95	$561	-8.68
470–480	473	3	128.00–130.00	$129.32	$612	—
505–525	515	2	114.00–118.00	$115.96	$597	+5.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1480	1294	80-85%	15	53.00–57.00	$54.66	$707	—
1080–1425	1327	80-85%	20	63.00–67.00	$63.87	$848	—
1145–1465	1344	80-85%	37	58.00–62.00	$59.65	$802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1220	1010	85-90%	11	38.00–41.00	$39.95	$403	—
920–1280	1044	85-90%	15	45.00–52.00	$48.51	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1420	1321	75-80%	4	65.00–67.00	$66.01	$872	—
1120–1615	1360	75-80%	10	58.00–62.00	$60.32	$820	-1.50
1170–1740	1406	75-80%	4	53.00–57.00	$56.16	$790	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1845	1531	6	77.00–81.00	$79.80	$1,222	-4.15
1290–1730	1577	3	82.00–86.00	$83.72	$1,320	—

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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.