Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.74/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 471 lb · 36 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.75/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 377 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.71/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,280	1,046	1,759
Feeder cattle	954	849	1,507
Slaughter cattle	326	197	252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 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
200	200	1	222.00	$222.00	$444	—
250–295	271	7	185.00–196.00	$189.76	$514	-19.29
300–345	330	11	190.00–200.00	$192.94	$637	-2.63
350–395	377	15	178.00–188.00	$181.67	$685	-0.69
400–445	426	13	168.00–178.00	$171.89	$732	-0.20
450–495	471	36	160.00–168.00	$163.74	$771	+0.50
500–545	516	17	152.00–161.00	$157.38	$812	-0.42
550–595	576	10	146.00–156.00	$149.93	$864	+2.89
600–645	623	7	134.00–144.00	$139.08	$866	+0.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	197.00	$197.00	$394	—
250–295	275	5	168.00–182.00	$174.82	$481	-12.18
300–345	316	4	186.00–188.00	$186.96	$591	+3.77
350–395	373	8	168.00–176.00	$172.13	$642	+1.24
400–445	427	9	158.00–167.00	$161.55	$690	-1.84
450–495	463	14	150.00–158.00	$155.26	$719	+1.36
500–545	523	4	144.00–148.00	$145.71	$762	-2.70
550–595	573	2	142.00–145.00	$143.44	$822	+9.44
600–645	623	2	120.00–122.00	$120.96	$754	-6.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	157.00–165.00	$160.67	$439	-16.33
300–345	327	5	172.00–177.00	$174.09	$569	+4.05
350–395	373	2	160.00–164.00	$161.88	$604	-1.57
400	400	1	154.00	$154.00	$616	+2.11
450	450	1	144.00	$144.00	$648	+3.52
500–545	523	3	132.00–138.00	$134.58	$704	-0.28
550	550	2	130.00	$130.00	$715	-2.00
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	-6.00

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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	12	152.00–166.00	$158.51	$433	-7.41
300–345	323	19	155.00–165.00	$159.48	$515	-2.07
350–395	377	29	148.00–158.00	$151.75	$572	+1.02
400–445	424	11	144.00–154.00	$148.33	$629	+7.87
450–495	477	10	138.00–148.00	$141.89	$677	+5.12
500–545	528	24	128.00–138.00	$131.71	$695	+1.50
550–595	571	11	118.00–128.00	$123.02	$702	+0.72
600–645	619	10	118.00–127.00	$122.73	$760	-1.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	6	136.00–150.00	$142.60	$394	-5.92
300–345	319	9	146.00–154.00	$150.58	$480	-4.11
350–395	367	20	138.00–146.00	$143.54	$527	+3.14
400–445	418	8	136.00–143.00	$139.78	$584	+10.03
450–495	470	7	129.00–137.00	$133.20	$626	+6.29
500–545	526	5	119.00–126.00	$121.90	$641	+2.98
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	+6.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	3	130.00–135.00	$131.49	$368	-5.43
300–345	330	3	138.00–140.00	$138.61	$457	-3.25
375–395	382	6	128.00–132.00	$130.64	$499	+0.85
400–445	425	20	124.00–133.00	$127.71	$543	+7.84
450–495	468	6	118.00–126.00	$123.05	$576	+9.10
500–545	523	2	110.00–112.00	$110.96	$580	+2.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	217.00–222.00	$219.25	$489	-0.24
250–295	278	5	188.00–198.00	$190.98	$531	-13.02
300–345	315	3	190.00–192.00	$191.27	$603	+1.42
350–395	365	3	180.00–186.00	$183.84	$671	-0.08
400–445	430	8	169.00–176.00	$171.65	$738	+5.27
450	450	1	169.00	$169.00	$760	+12.10
500–545	519	5	142.00–150.00	$146.32	$759	+2.82
550–590	573	4	130.00–138.00	$133.93	$767	+2.93
600–645	620	3	129.00–136.00	$132.91	$824	+6.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	211	4	195.00–200.00	$198.55	$419	-3.45
250–295	270	3	172.00–180.00	$176.43	$476	-18.57
300	300	1	186.00	$186.00	$558	+4.30
350–395	373	3	169.00–174.00	$171.57	$640	+0.63
400	400	1	166.00	$166.00	$664	+8.00
500	500	1	138.00	$138.00	$690	+3.00
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	+7.10
250–295	273	2	160.00–167.00	$163.21	$446	-13.28
300–345	328	3	170.00–178.00	$174.59	$573	-1.41
350–395	380	3	158.00–166.00	$160.46	$610	+2.46
445	445	1	148.00	$148.00	$659	—
450–495	473	2	142.00–148.00	$144.86	$685	—
500	500	1	124.00	$124.00	$620	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1445	1104	80-85%	41	52.00–56.00	$54.63	$603	—
910–1465	1205	80-85%	66	57.00–61.00	$59.26	$714	-3.56
980–1410	1272	80-85%	37	62.00–66.00	$62.99	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1075	930	85-90%	7	38.00–41.00	$40.09	$373	—
720–1285	971	85-90%	27	43.00–51.00	$48.72	$473	+7.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1750	1411	75-80%	8	57.00–61.00	$59.72	$843	—
1100–1770	1426	75-80%	6	62.00–66.00	$63.27	$902	—
1815	1815	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$1,016	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1725	1386	11	78.00–82.00	$80.09	$1,110	—
1125–1680	1514	11	83.00–87.00	$85.13	$1,289	—
1180–1830	1593	5	88.00–92.00	$89.47	$1,425	—

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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.