Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.38/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 527 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.19/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $127.73/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $478/hd at 374 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,374	1,126	1,828
Feeder cattle	1,201	932	1,509
Slaughter cattle	173	194	319

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
250	250	1	224.00	$224.00	$560	+4.00
300–345	323	3	207.00–215.00	$210.48	$680	+11.75
350–395	369	7	185.00–192.00	$188.90	$697	+5.52
400–445	432	8	178.00–184.00	$179.77	$777	+3.68
450–495	467	15	164.00–174.00	$170.01	$794	+0.48
500–545	527	36	154.00–164.00	$158.38	$835	+6.45
550–595	557	11	148.00–154.00	$152.69	$850	+8.29
600–645	615	15	138.00–145.00	$141.88	$873	+0.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	197.00–207.00	$201.59	$550	+5.33
300–345	323	2	199.00–206.00	$202.26	$653	+11.09
350–395	374	15	174.00–182.00	$178.42	$667	+5.80
400–445	423	6	169.00–175.00	$171.73	$726	+4.65
450–495	475	15	156.00–162.00	$157.16	$747	-2.43
500–545	523	3	147.00–149.00	$147.97	$774	+4.66
550–595	587	12	139.00–143.00	$139.47	$819	+3.87
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	-0.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	-3.87
300	300	1	192.00	$192.00	$576	+13.51
350–395	377	6	168.00–172.00	$169.57	$639	+6.04
400–445	425	15	158.00–166.00	$161.80	$688	+4.48
450	450	9	152.00	$152.00	$684	+1.07
550–595	565	3	128.00–132.00	$130.60	$738	+5.64
600–645	622	3	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$759	+1.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	205.00–210.00	$207.36	$363	—
200	200	2	215.00	$215.00	$430	+39.74
250–295	267	7	147.00–156.00	$151.25	$404	-7.40
300–345	328	9	150.00–160.00	$153.43	$503	-15.04
350–395	373	8	144.00–154.00	$148.60	$554	-0.49
400–445	428	10	138.00–147.00	$140.83	$603	+0.55
450–495	472	9	132.00–142.00	$136.90	$646	+2.79
500–545	521	23	121.00–131.00	$126.19	$657	-3.73
550–595	563	18	119.00–128.00	$125.00	$704	+1.02
600–645	613	8	112.00–122.00	$118.99	$729	+0.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	+27.27
250–295	273	13	126.00–140.00	$132.55	$362	-15.16
300–345	329	7	140.00–149.00	$142.99	$470	-8.40
350–395	384	17	134.00–141.00	$135.87	$522	-2.53
400–445	422	15	128.00–135.00	$131.65	$556	+2.71
450–495	468	11	122.00–131.00	$127.18	$595	+0.78
500–545	527	9	111.00–118.00	$114.15	$602	-4.70
550–595	573	2	112.00–114.00	$112.96	$647	-0.52
600–645	624	4	104.00–110.00	$107.45	$670	-5.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	165.00	$165.00	$272	—
200–245	218	4	170.00–180.00	$175.89	$383	+32.74
300–345	331	12	130.00–135.00	$131.65	$436	-11.85
350–395	374	21	124.00–131.00	$127.73	$478	-3.99
400–445	425	10	118.00–126.00	$121.43	$516	-0.94
450–495	464	6	117.00–120.00	$119.11	$553	+6.86
500–545	523	2	109.00–110.00	$109.48	$573	-0.40
550–595	573	4	100.00–106.00	$103.43	$593	+8.43
600–645	623	2	94.00–100.00	$96.89	$604	+1.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	225.00–230.00	$227.36	$398	—
200–245	223	12	215.00–230.00	$222.32	$496	+7.32
250–295	274	12	210.00–222.00	$216.21	$592	+11.21
300–345	322	3	207.00–217.00	$211.77	$682	+12.84
350–395	371	6	184.00–194.00	$189.31	$702	—
400–445	423	9	178.00–188.00	$182.51	$772	+7.51
450	450	2	168.00	$168.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	200.00	$200.00	$370	—
200–245	230	3	200.00–210.00	$202.90	$467	—
250–295	268	5	195.00–207.00	$200.97	$539	+0.97
300–345	326	7	197.00–205.00	$200.14	$652	+13.93
350–395	379	7	174.00–182.00	$176.72	$670	+1.07
400–445	431	6	170.00–173.00	$171.12	$738	+6.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	180.00–185.00	$182.29	$498	+0.29
300–345	317	5	188.00–194.00	$191.47	$607	+11.56
350–395	373	2	170.00–172.00	$170.94	$638	+3.66
400–445	423	2	158.00–162.00	$159.89	$676	-0.11
450–495	473	2	144.00–146.00	$144.95	$686	-5.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1280	1116	80-85%	11	53.00–57.00	$55.19	$616	+0.89
910–1425	1182	80-85%	11	58.00–62.00	$60.32	$713	—
1075–1410	1278	80-85%	12	63.00–67.00	$64.40	$823	+5.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1080	993	85-90%	5	37.00–41.00	$39.42	$391	—
865–1255	1088	85-90%	7	42.00–51.00	$46.44	$505	-1.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1355	1250	75-80%	2	61.00–63.00	$62.08	$776	—
1200–1910	1435	75-80%	9	65.00–68.00	$66.29	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1790	1688	2	83.00–84.00	$83.47	$1,409	—
1445–1825	1690	5	88.00–91.00	$88.86	$1,502	—
1740–1840	1777	3	93.00–97.00	$95.37	$1,695	-1.01

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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.