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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.32/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 319 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.51/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 428 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.74/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 807 1,358 0
Feeder cattle 567 1,112 0
Slaughter cattle 240 246 0

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 3 235.00–250.00 $241.16 $538 +6.16
250–295 273 4 230.00–242.00 $236.44 $645 +6.03
300–345 323 10 220.00–226.00 $222.79 $720 +6.57
350–395 370 8 190.00–200.00 $195.22 $722 -5.63
400–445 426 7 180.00–189.00 $182.92 $779 -3.69
450–495 469 6 173.00–182.00 $178.01 $835 +3.49
500–545 523 2 165.00–168.00 $166.44 $870 +0.22
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 -8.75
600–645 630 4 137.00–146.00 $139.89 $881 -15.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 +15.00
250 250 1 212.00 $212.00 $530 +1.41
300–345 309 5 212.00–217.00 $214.14 $662 +11.44
350 350 1 184.00 $184.00 $644 -4.69
450–495 473 2 166.00–169.00 $167.43 $792 +1.92
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 -10.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 205.00–215.00 $209.49 $467 —
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
300 300 1 206.00 $206.00 $618 +12.50
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 -11.27
400 400 1 164.00 $164.00 $656 -2.42
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 -9.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 218 4 185.00–200.00 $193.19 $421 -23.26
250–295 272 9 170.00–185.00 $179.62 $489 +1.05
300–345 319 14 167.00–177.00 $171.32 $547 -1.42
350–395 368 11 156.00–164.00 $159.74 $588 +1.26
400–445 428 14 149.00–158.00 $152.51 $653 -1.09
450–495 479 10 142.00–152.00 $145.33 $696 -3.31
500–545 519 9 130.00–140.00 $135.56 $704 -7.45
550–595 572 3 130.00–139.00 $134.88 $772 -6.52
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 +5.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
250–295 277 6 155.00–167.00 $161.09 $446 -7.90
300 300 1 159.00 $159.00 $477 -3.01
350–395 365 3 146.00–152.00 $149.84 $547 +0.65
400–445 423 3 139.00–146.00 $142.88 $604 -2.21
450–495 468 5 136.00–141.00 $139.12 $651 +2.26
600–645 623 2 105.00–111.00 $107.89 $672 +3.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 150.00 $150.00 $375 -1.27
300–345 323 2 148.00–156.00 $151.72 $490 +0.44
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 +5.00
400 400 1 132.00 $132.00 $528 -3.00
450–495 473 2 128.00–130.00 $128.95 $610 +1.05
500 500 1 116.00 $116.00 $580 -3.64
550–595 573 2 112.00–117.00 $114.40 $656 -5.60
600 600 1 96.00 $96.00 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 250.00 $250.00 $412 +20.00
200–245 220 3 240.00–250.00 $244.66 $538 +24.66
250–295 280 3 230.00–235.00 $231.49 $648 +7.92
300 300 1 230.00 $230.00 $690 +17.48
350–395 379 5 190.00–200.00 $193.37 $733 -4.63
400–445 430 10 181.00–186.00 $182.71 $786 +0.32
450–495 482 5 174.00–181.00 $176.29 $850 —
500–545 523 2 162.00–165.00 $163.44 $855 +1.44
550–595 565 3 149.00–158.00 $154.84 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 220.00–225.00 $221.45 $509 +13.35
300–345 310 7 210.00–218.00 $215.72 $669 +14.60
350–395 373 2 180.00–188.00 $183.76 $685 -4.30
400–445 424 4 172.00–178.00 $175.42 $744 +4.52
450–495 484 5 164.00–170.00 $167.57 $811 +1.57
500 500 1 153.00 $153.00 $765 -5.00
550–595 567 9 146.00–148.00 $146.87 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 205.00 $205.00 $379 -5.00
250 250 1 202.00 $202.00 $505 +2.00
300–345 332 5 200.00–207.00 $202.05 $671 +10.05
350 350 1 176.00 $176.00 $616 -5.88
450 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 +1.00
550 550 4 131.00 $131.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1465 1279 80-85% 45 64.00–68.00 $66.37 $849 —
965–1485 1348 80-85% 52 69.00–73.00 $71.28 $961 +0.20
1150–1435 1354 80-85% 14 74.00–78.00 $75.02 $1,016 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1080 926 85-90% 8 48.00–52.00 $49.55 $459 —
755–1285 1064 85-90% 13 53.00–62.00 $57.81 $615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $740 —
1105–1425 1244 75-80% 8 74.00–77.00 $75.51 $939 —
1200–1985 1528 75-80% 12 68.00–72.00 $70.13 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1620 1490 2 96.00–97.00 $96.46 $1,437 —
1580–1970 1720 3 106.00–109.00 $107.68 $1,852 +7.16

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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.