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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.73/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 372 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.55/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 332 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.77/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 472 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 1,487 903
Feeder cattle 849 1,207 755
Slaughter cattle 197 280 148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 205.00–215.00 $209.05 $575 +16.75
300–315 306 5 194.00–197.00 $195.57 $598 +8.70
350–395 373 6 178.00–188.00 $182.36 $680 +0.57
400–445 426 14 168.00–178.00 $172.09 $733 +3.50
450–495 469 13 158.00–168.00 $163.24 $766 +4.83
500–530 513 13 154.00–161.00 $157.80 $810 +4.20
550–595 576 9 143.00–153.00 $147.04 $847 +4.89
600–645 625 6 135.00–144.00 $138.77 $867 -0.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 187.00 $187.00 $468 +12.00
300–345 322 3 180.00–186.00 $183.19 $590 +13.19
350–395 367 8 168.00–174.00 $170.89 $627 -0.08
400–445 416 10 158.00–167.00 $163.39 $680 +5.17
450–495 473 2 152.00–156.00 $153.90 $728 +4.42
500–545 512 6 142.00–150.00 $148.41 $760 +5.36
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 +4.32
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 —
300–345 322 6 167.00–176.00 $170.04 $548 +7.71
350–395 362 5 158.00–166.00 $163.45 $592 +1.54
400–445 423 2 150.00–154.00 $151.89 $642 +2.83
450–495 473 2 140.00–141.00 $140.48 $664 +1.80
500–545 528 3 132.00–140.00 $134.86 $712 +2.58
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 +11.00
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 180.00–190.00 $184.71 $323 +4.71
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 +42.75
250–295 266 9 160.00–170.00 $165.92 $441 +11.79
300–345 332 16 159.00–169.00 $161.55 $536 +0.33
350–375 372 17 150.00–156.00 $150.73 $561 +10.93
400–445 419 14 135.00–145.00 $140.46 $589 +8.45
450–495 472 15 132.00–142.00 $136.77 $646 +5.16
500–545 515 11 125.00–134.00 $130.21 $671 +3.15
550–595 564 5 117.00–126.00 $122.30 $690 -2.98
600–645 613 5 123.00–126.00 $124.59 $764 +6.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 3 186.00–190.00 $187.52 $428 +44.77
250–295 273 6 145.00–154.00 $148.52 $405 +8.52
300–345 316 7 150.00–158.00 $154.69 $489 +4.09
350–395 371 9 136.00–145.00 $140.40 $521 +11.91
400–445 423 11 126.00–134.00 $129.75 $549 +7.40
450–495 469 9 123.00–130.00 $126.91 $595 +6.55
500–545 519 5 114.00–122.00 $118.92 $617 +3.01
550–595 561 4 108.00–110.00 $109.47 $614 -5.08
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 +9.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 155.00 $155.00 $279 —
250–295 273 2 136.00–138.00 $136.92 $374 +12.92
300–345 323 4 140.00–144.00 $141.86 $458 +2.64
350–395 374 9 126.00–134.00 $129.79 $485 +9.85
400–445 428 4 117.00–124.00 $119.87 $513 +10.21
450–495 473 2 113.00–115.00 $113.95 $539 +2.55
500–545 518 4 106.00–110.00 $108.44 $562 +0.36
550 550 2 100.00 $100.00 $550 -5.88
600–645 630 3 100.00–102.00 $100.63 $634 +8.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 215.00 $215.00 $387 +15.00
200 200 1 202.00 $202.00 $404 —
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 +24.08
300–345 324 5 178.00–185.00 $181.70 $589 +7.70
350–395 379 9 168.00–177.00 $170.94 $648 +0.84
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 -0.96
450–495 459 14 140.00–148.00 $146.17 $671 +9.23
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +9.76
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 173 2 225.00–235.00 $229.78 $398 —
200–245 223 2 215.00–225.00 $219.49 $489 +7.49
250 250 1 204.00 $204.00 $510 +13.33
300–345 325 6 187.00–195.00 $189.85 $617 +8.92
350–385 366 5 180.00–188.00 $183.92 $673 +2.44
400–445 419 4 163.00–170.00 $166.38 $697 -2.21
450–495 473 2 155.00–159.00 $156.90 $742 +10.64
500–545 528 5 140.00–150.00 $143.50 $758 +4.02
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 +3.03
600–645 617 3 120.00–130.00 $126.19 $779 -1.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 —
200–245 230 3 180.00–190.00 $182.90 $421 —
250–295 280 3 175.00–180.00 $176.49 $494 —
300 300 1 176.00 $176.00 $528 +10.76
350 350 1 158.00 $158.00 $553 -2.00
500 500 1 129.00 $129.00 $645 —
600 600 1 107.00 $107.00 $642 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1435 1147 80-85% 27 56.00–60.00 $57.97 $665 —
930–1430 1232 80-85% 22 61.00–65.00 $62.82 $774 +7.38
1230–1405 1327 80-85% 8 66.00–70.00 $68.10 $904 +7.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1285 959 85-90% 11 40.00–44.00 $41.46 $398 —
715–1250 1041 85-90% 29 45.00–54.00 $50.04 $521 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $728 —
1115–1350 1233 75-80% 2 58.00 $58.00 $715 +1.29
1170–1420 1311 75-80% 5 66.00–70.00 $68.23 $894 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1710 1470 8 83.00–86.00 $85.10 $1,251 —
1330–1655 1496 5 87.00–89.00 $88.56 $1,325 —
1300–2000 1771 5 93.00–96.00 $94.04 $1,665 —

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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.