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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.79/cwt +30.54 vs last sale · ≈ $474/hd at 261 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.01/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 416 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.42/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 478 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 993 1,374 1,096
Feeder cattle 776 1,201 814
Slaughter cattle 217 173 282

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 250.00 $250.00 $500 —
250–295 276 4 230.00–240.00 $233.46 $644 +9.46
300–345 320 7 212.00–220.00 $216.38 $692 +5.90
350–395 370 5 202.00–212.00 $207.34 $767 +18.44
400–445 416 17 183.00–192.00 $188.01 $782 +8.24
450–495 478 16 178.00–188.00 $181.45 $867 +11.44
500–545 520 11 164.00–174.00 $169.26 $880 +10.88
550–595 562 15 153.00–162.00 $159.68 $897 +6.99
600–635 613 11 148.00–156.00 $152.95 $938 +11.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 215.00–225.00 $219.73 $604 +18.14
300–345 317 6 202.00–210.00 $206.69 $655 +4.43
350–395 371 9 193.00–200.00 $196.25 $728 +17.83
400–445 420 3 178.00–181.00 $179.61 $754 +7.88
450–495 472 13 168.00–177.00 $172.58 $815 +15.42
500–545 523 2 160.00–162.00 $160.96 $842 +12.99
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
600–645 619 5 138.00–145.00 $141.95 $879 +9.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
250–295 272 3 200.00–212.00 $205.34 $559 +25.34
300–345 323 2 198.00–200.00 $198.93 $643 +6.93
350–395 370 10 183.00–191.00 $187.38 $693 +17.81
400–445 434 6 164.00–171.00 $166.78 $724 +4.98
450 450 2 166.00 $166.00 $747 +14.00
500–545 523 2 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $777 —
550–595 573 2 136.00–140.00 $137.92 $790 +7.32
600–645 623 2 130.00–134.00 $131.93 $822 +9.98

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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 2 225.00–230.00 $227.36 $398 +20.00
200–245 234 6 190.00–205.00 $192.46 $450 -22.54
250–295 261 17 170.00–185.00 $181.79 $474 +30.54
300–345 315 12 172.00–180.00 $177.08 $558 +23.65
350–395 374 15 159.00–169.00 $163.59 $612 +14.99
400–445 421 14 154.00–164.00 $159.25 $670 +18.42
450–495 478 16 144.00–153.00 $147.42 $705 +10.52
500–545 526 9 139.00–149.00 $143.21 $753 +17.02
550–595 570 5 131.00–139.00 $134.91 $769 +9.91
600–645 620 4 120.00–128.00 $123.43 $765 +4.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 210.00 $210.00 $357 —
200–245 223 2 180.00–185.00 $182.25 $406 -2.75
250–295 280 6 157.00–167.00 $161.70 $453 +29.15
300–345 326 14 161.00–169.00 $164.08 $535 +21.09
350–395 377 11 150.00–158.00 $152.95 $577 +17.08
400–445 427 6 146.00–152.00 $148.76 $635 +17.11
450–495 464 7 134.00–141.00 $138.90 $644 +11.72
500–545 518 6 129.00–136.00 $132.76 $688 +18.61
550–595 570 5 118.00–127.00 $123.29 $703 +10.33
600–645 623 2 112.00–114.00 $113.04 $704 +5.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
300–345 319 5 152.00–158.00 $155.48 $496 +23.83
350–395 373 4 140.00–146.00 $142.82 $533 +15.09
400–445 427 6 138.00–143.00 $140.44 $600 +19.01
450–495 468 5 126.00–130.00 $128.31 $600 +9.20
500–545 521 6 120.00–128.00 $124.18 $647 +14.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 4 245.00–255.00 $250.90 $539 +28.58
250–295 277 15 230.00–243.00 $233.77 $648 +17.56
300–305 303 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $670 +9.22
350–395 366 4 202.00–207.00 $205.16 $751 +15.85
400–445 424 5 180.00–188.00 $183.50 $778 +0.99
450–495 476 5 172.00–182.00 $176.06 $838 +8.06
500–545 523 2 170.00–171.00 $170.48 $892 —
550–595 577 3 149.00–159.00 $153.87 $888 —
600–645 623 3 143.00–150.00 $146.58 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 4 225.00–235.00 $229.74 $503 +26.84
250–295 265 3 222.00–225.00 $223.89 $593 +22.92
300–345 321 9 202.00–211.00 $206.52 $663 +6.38
350–395 366 4 198.00–201.00 $199.70 $731 +22.98
400–445 423 2 168.00–170.00 $168.95 $715 -2.17
450–495 468 3 162.00–169.00 $166.21 $778 —
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 —
550 550 1 144.00 $144.00 $792 —
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
250–295 273 4 200.00–210.00 $204.59 $559 +22.30
350–395 373 2 189.00–191.00 $189.94 $708 +19.00
400–445 423 2 160.00–162.00 $160.95 $681 +1.06
450–495 473 2 156.00–158.00 $156.95 $742 +12.00
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1450 1123 80-85% 27 56.00–60.00 $58.51 $657 +3.32
905–1455 1220 80-85% 58 61.00–65.00 $63.43 $774 —
995–1445 1308 80-85% 30 66.00–70.00 $67.11 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 915 85-90% 12 41.00–45.00 $43.36 $397 —
740–1285 973 85-90% 31 46.00–55.00 $51.07 $497 +11.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $714 —
1215–1450 1292 75-80% 5 61.00–65.00 $63.31 $818 —
1245–1400 1323 75-80% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.06 $914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1760 1426 9 78.00–82.00 $80.07 $1,142 —
1230–1695 1499 12 83.00–87.00 $84.50 $1,267 —

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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.