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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.48/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 372 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.64/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 466 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.60/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 424 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,358 993 1,408
Feeder cattle 1,112 776 995
Slaughter cattle 246 217 413

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
250–295 279 4 208.00–215.00 $210.59 $588 -9.14
300–345 324 5 200.00–206.00 $202.70 $657 -3.99
350–395 373 17 186.00–192.00 $188.69 $704 -7.56
400–445 436 11 169.00–176.00 $170.21 $742 -9.40
450–495 475 5 160.00–169.00 $165.51 $786 -7.07
515–545 534 5 152.00–159.00 $154.35 $824 -6.61
550–595 570 13 152.00–158.00 $155.28 $885 +5.28
600–645 615 3 138.00–147.00 $142.88 $879 +0.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 235.00 $235.00 $470 -15.00
250–295 268 6 228.00–235.00 $230.41 $617 -3.05
300–345 321 5 212.00–220.00 $216.22 $694 -0.16
350–395 374 5 196.00–205.00 $200.85 $751 -6.49
400–445 414 6 184.00–188.00 $186.61 $773 -1.40
450–495 475 18 170.00–180.00 $174.52 $829 -6.93
500–545 526 10 162.00–172.00 $166.22 $874 -3.04
550–595 558 6 162.00–169.00 $167.75 $936 +8.07
600–645 610 7 152.00–158.00 $155.82 $951 +2.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 8 190.00–199.00 $193.50 $633 -5.43
350–395 365 8 175.00–184.00 $181.27 $662 -6.11
400–445 423 2 165.00–168.00 $166.42 $704 -0.36
450 450 1 158.00 $158.00 $711 -8.00
550–595 565 3 146.00–148.00 $147.30 $832 +9.38
600–645 627 3 130.00–136.00 $132.25 $829 +0.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 225.00 $225.00 $371 -2.36
200–245 230 3 215.00–220.00 $216.45 $498 +23.99
250–295 280 3 175.00–187.00 $178.57 $500 -3.22
300–345 322 5 168.00–178.00 $172.74 $556 -4.34
350–395 372 40 154.00–163.00 $158.48 $590 -5.11
400–445 424 20 150.00–159.00 $153.60 $651 -5.65
450–495 466 34 142.00–152.00 $148.64 $693 +1.22
500–545 522 15 138.00–148.00 $143.01 $747 -0.20
550–595 573 2 139.00–144.00 $141.40 $810 +6.49
600–645 627 3 113.00–122.00 $116.21 $729 -7.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 178 2 195.00–200.00 $197.68 $352 -12.32
245 245 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $478 +12.75
250–295 275 11 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $465 +7.29
300–345 328 8 160.00–166.00 $162.01 $531 -2.07
350–395 381 7 148.00–152.00 $149.19 $568 -3.76
400–445 417 12 140.00–148.00 $145.09 $605 -3.67
450–495 473 2 134.00–140.00 $136.86 $647 -2.04
500–545 513 5 128.00–136.00 $133.49 $685 +0.73
550–595 573 2 128.00–132.00 $129.92 $744 +6.63
600 600 1 104.00 $104.00 $624 -9.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 6 175.00–185.00 $180.14 $409 —
250–295 270 8 145.00–156.00 $151.27 $408 -0.73
300–345 325 4 148.00–156.00 $151.28 $492 -4.20
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 -7.82
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 -5.44
450–495 473 2 126.00–130.00 $127.90 $605 -0.41
500–545 534 4 118.00–125.00 $119.64 $639 -4.54
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 220.00 $220.00 $407 —
200–245 215 3 205.00–210.00 $208.10 $447 -21.64
250–295 266 4 205.00–215.00 $211.47 $563 -12.42
300–345 334 4 200.00–205.00 $201.12 $672 -5.40
350–395 366 6 185.00–190.00 $188.06 $688 -11.64
400–445 430 7 168.00–176.00 $170.90 $735 +1.95
450 450 2 166.00 $166.00 $747 -0.21
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 230.00 $230.00 $380 —
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 -30.90
250–295 277 7 220.00–230.00 $223.57 $619 -10.20
300–345 327 3 210.00–216.00 $212.52 $695 -8.47
350 350 3 198.00 $198.00 $693 -7.16
400–445 425 4 178.00–186.00 $182.39 $775 -1.11
500 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 -8.48
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 +3.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 210.00 $210.00 $388 —
245 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 —
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 -4.59
300 300 1 192.00 $192.00 $576 —
350–395 373 2 180.00–184.00 $181.88 $678 -8.06
450 450 1 156.00 $156.00 $702 -0.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1455 1120 80-85% 21 60.00–64.00 $62.12 $696 +3.61
915–1455 1241 80-85% 57 65.00–69.00 $67.18 $834 +3.75
1045–1450 1315 80-85% 35 70.00–74.00 $71.08 $935 +3.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1745 1357 75-80% 7 65.00–69.00 $67.14 $911 —
1175–1624 1380 75-80% 16 70.00–74.00 $71.60 $988 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–895 808 85-90% 2 46.00–49.00 $47.34 $383 —
845–1285 1110 85-90% 10 50.00–59.00 $55.11 $612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,463 —
1475–1600 1553 3 91.00–93.00 $92.37 $1,435 —
1610–1800 1719 4 100.00–101.00 $100.52 $1,728 —

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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.