Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

1,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.28/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 425 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.37/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 413 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.11/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,126	1,399	1,747
Feeder cattle	932	1,129	1,389
Slaughter cattle	194	270	358

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
250	250	1	220.00	$220.00	$550	+18.00
300–345	326	9	195.00–205.00	$198.73	$648	+2.98
350–395	378	17	180.00–190.00	$183.38	$693	+1.17
400–445	426	8	172.00–182.00	$176.09	$750	+0.47
450–495	478	9	166.00–176.00	$169.53	$810	+1.82
500–545	530	11	149.00–159.00	$151.93	$805	-9.97
550–595	574	6	140.00–150.00	$144.40	$829	-12.81
600–645	628	10	138.00–148.00	$141.43	$888	-10.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	195.00–197.00	$196.26	$520	+10.31
300–345	315	6	186.00–194.00	$191.17	$602	+8.08
350–395	381	8	170.00–178.00	$172.62	$658	-0.33
400–445	419	6	162.00–171.00	$167.08	$700	+0.06
450–495	475	10	156.00–164.00	$159.59	$758	+5.69
500–545	522	5	139.00–148.00	$143.31	$748	-6.86
550–595	572	3	133.00–138.00	$135.60	$776	-11.06
600–645	621	6	129.00–135.00	$132.62	$824	-6.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	7	180.00–188.00	$183.87	$509	+11.89
300–345	320	6	175.00–182.00	$178.49	$571	—
350–395	368	3	160.00–166.00	$163.53	$602	-2.37
400–445	420	8	154.00–160.00	$157.32	$661	+1.04
450–495	469	6	146.00–154.00	$150.93	$708	+3.28
500–545	523	2	130.00–134.00	$131.91	$690	-8.86
550–595	573	2	124.00–126.00	$124.96	$716	—
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	-10.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	3	170.00–182.00	$175.26	$391	+10.98
250–295	271	4	157.00–160.00	$158.65	$430	-1.07
300–345	323	2	168.00–169.00	$168.47	$544	+6.67
350–395	381	4	147.00–155.00	$149.09	$568	-1.68
400–445	425	35	136.00–146.00	$140.28	$596	-5.87
450–495	475	18	130.00–140.00	$134.11	$637	-1.53
500–545	521	14	126.00–135.00	$129.92	$677	-3.49
550–595	574	4	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$712	-5.93
600–645	623	5	115.00–124.00	$118.73	$740	-6.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	155.00–162.00	$157.73	$356	+12.73
250–295	269	12	140.00–152.00	$147.71	$397	+2.04
300–345	334	13	150.00–156.00	$151.39	$506	+1.88
350–395	377	13	136.00–142.00	$138.40	$522	-1.22
400–445	427	15	126.00–134.00	$128.94	$551	-7.23
450–480	463	9	123.00–129.00	$126.40	$585	+2.69
515–545	526	8	115.00–121.00	$118.85	$625	-6.44
550–595	573	2	113.00–114.00	$113.48	$650	-8.52
600–645	623	2	112.00–113.00	$112.48	$701	-0.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	140.00–147.00	$143.15	$319	+7.30
250–295	272	3	130.00–135.00	$132.20	$360	-1.18
300–345	319	8	140.00–146.00	$143.50	$458	+3.57
350–395	365	10	128.00–134.00	$131.72	$481	+0.75
400–445	413	23	116.00–125.00	$122.37	$505	-4.43
450–495	478	6	110.00–118.00	$112.25	$537	-3.38
500–545	515	3	106.00–112.00	$109.88	$566	-4.40
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	-14.77
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	-7.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	+13.00
300–325	315	4	185.00–188.00	$186.21	$587	+2.49
350–395	370	4	172.00–178.00	$175.65	$650	+0.63
400–445	423	2	162.00–168.00	$164.84	$697	+0.27
450	450	2	156.00	$156.00	$702	+2.35
500	500	2	142.00	$142.00	$710	-7.54
550–595	573	5	130.00–138.00	$134.71	$772	+3.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	-20.00
250	250	1	182.00	$182.00	$455	+4.71
300–345	323	3	178.00–182.00	$179.91	$581	+7.30
350–395	365	3	166.00–168.00	$167.28	$611	+2.34
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	+1.43
450–495	470	3	148.00–154.00	$150.24	$706	+6.81
500	500	2	136.00	$136.00	$680	-2.00
550–595	564	4	124.00–129.00	$127.43	$719	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	-20.60
250	250	1	205.00	$205.00	$512	+0.42
300–345	323	2	198.00–200.00	$198.93	$643	+6.16
400	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	-0.09
500	500	1	154.00	$154.00	$770	-5.92
550–595	577	3	141.00–144.00	$142.29	$821	+0.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1420	1144	80-85%	25	52.00–56.00	$54.30	$621	-3.84
945–1465	1257	80-85%	28	57.00–61.00	$59.20	$744	—
980–1435	1350	80-85%	28	62.00–66.00	$63.19	$853	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1080	949	85-90%	15	37.00–41.00	$39.88	$378	—
910–1285	1055	85-90%	14	43.00–51.00	$47.68	$503	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1485	1334	75-80%	4	61.00–64.00	$63.02	$841	—
1350–1435	1393	75-80%	2	51.00–54.00	$52.45	$731	—
1355–1725	1495	75-80%	3	56.00–59.00	$57.76	$864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1760	1611	4	84.00–87.00	$85.52	$1,378	—
1500–1950	1722	5	89.00–93.00	$91.12	$1,569	+0.36
1725–1865	1798	3	94.00–98.00	$96.38	$1,733	—

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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.