Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

1,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.48/cwt -6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 456 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.86/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 413 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.92/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,140	1,337	1,587
Feeder cattle	824	1,146	1,326
Slaughter cattle	316	191	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
300–310	308	5	187.00–190.00	$187.58	$578	+6.34
350–395	368	5	166.00–176.00	$171.47	$631	-1.78
400–435	413	6	160.00–168.00	$164.89	$681	-0.66
450–460	453	5	160.00–163.00	$162.19	$735	+4.66
500–510	505	2	147.00–150.00	$148.49	$750	+1.76
550–570	561	6	143.00–148.00	$144.98	$813	+3.56
600–645	628	14	125.00–135.00	$128.45	$807	-3.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	160.00–166.00	$163.88	$533	+2.30
365–385	375	2	148.00–152.00	$149.95	$562	-1.24
450–490	481	12	134.00–142.00	$135.73	$653	-0.22
510–540	521	5	121.00–128.00	$124.96	$651	-1.92
560–590	573	6	119.00–125.00	$121.94	$699	-2.56
635–645	640	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$678	-5.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	172.00	$172.00	$576	+0.04
360–395	378	2	156.00–164.00	$159.81	$604	-0.91
410–445	424	4	148.00–155.00	$152.17	$645	-1.93
460–490	466	8	144.00–150.00	$148.71	$693	+2.49
505–545	528	4	130.00–138.00	$133.40	$704	-3.41
585–595	590	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$761	-3.15
600–620	610	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$741	-0.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	210	4	150.00–157.00	$154.11	$324	—
250–295	274	7	138.00–152.00	$144.70	$396	-21.62
300–340	322	13	139.00–148.00	$142.59	$459	-13.94
350–395	369	9	132.00–142.00	$137.61	$508	-4.49
400–430	413	18	134.00–141.00	$137.86	$569	+1.69
450–495	475	16	125.00–135.00	$128.92	$612	-3.78
500–530	514	7	122.00–129.00	$125.79	$647	-2.98
550–580	564	7	120.00–127.00	$123.38	$696	-0.86
600–640	621	4	113.00–122.00	$117.18	$728	-2.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	127.00–140.00	$132.84	$296	-18.15
255–295	276	8	124.00–134.00	$128.47	$355	-20.60
300–345	322	13	128.00–137.00	$132.38	$426	-12.91
355–385	368	6	124.00–130.00	$127.27	$468	-3.85
400–430	410	7	124.00–130.00	$127.95	$525	-1.56
450–485	465	4	117.00–124.00	$120.92	$562	-3.25
500–540	518	9	110.00–118.00	$114.27	$592	-3.87
560–565	563	3	113.00–114.00	$113.33	$638	-2.56
630–635	633	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$661	-7.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	120.00	$120.00	$264	-17.45
250–290	279	4	110.00–120.00	$112.75	$315	-22.12
315–335	327	8	120.00–124.00	$121.59	$398	-12.45
355–395	372	12	112.00–120.00	$116.56	$434	-6.23
400–445	432	9	112.00–120.00	$114.11	$493	-5.32
460–495	480	11	105.00–112.00	$108.02	$518	-1.98
510–545	522	3	100.00–106.00	$103.91	$542	-5.09
550–580	565	2	100.00–106.00	$102.92	$581	+2.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	245.00	$245.00	$404	+32.70
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250–265	255	3	195.00–200.00	$198.27	$506	+9.28
315–345	330	2	180.00–186.00	$182.86	$603	+1.06
375–395	390	4	166.00–170.00	$166.96	$651	-4.14
400–410	405	2	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$636	+4.59
450–495	456	20	136.00–146.00	$144.48	$659	-6.21
500–515	502	9	132.00–136.00	$135.54	$680	-0.20
550–595	566	5	116.00–126.00	$122.10	$691	-5.06
600–645	628	5	113.00–123.00	$116.49	$732	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	220.00–225.00	$222.36	$389	—
265–285	275	2	175.00–180.00	$177.41	$488	+10.00
305–345	332	3	170.00–178.00	$172.45	$573	+0.52
355–385	368	5	158.00–164.00	$161.33	$594	+1.11
410–415	413	2	144.00–146.00	$144.99	$599	+2.99
500–530	514	4	119.00–125.00	$122.18	$628	-4.07
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	-0.91
620	620	1	107.00	$107.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	4	160.00–166.00	$163.91	$439	+3.91
300–345	334	6	160.00–169.00	$162.00	$541	-1.93
365–395	378	4	146.00–152.00	$149.44	$565	-3.11
405–430	422	3	131.00–136.00	$132.60	$560	+0.65
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	-5.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1445	1115	80-85%	48	51.00–54.00	$53.05	$592	—
905–1520	1190	80-85%	62	55.00–59.00	$56.94	$678	—
975–1405	1270	80-85%	39	60.00–64.00	$61.86	$786	+7.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1085	903	85-90%	8	37.00–40.00	$38.25	$345	—
720–1285	940	85-90%	26	41.00–50.00	$45.83	$431	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1815	1388	75-80%	8	55.00–58.00	$56.65	$786	-3.67
1185–1910	1390	75-80%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$851	+0.90
1420	1420	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$738	-4.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1600	1474	4	79.00–81.00	$80.23	$1,183	—
1385–2120	1563	10	85.00–88.00	$86.41	$1,351	+2.69
1385–1880	1639	10	89.00–93.00	$90.74	$1,487	—

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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.