Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

1,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.60/cwt -22.43 vs last sale · ≈ $413/hd at 230 lb · 13 head

light 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $167.64/cwt -18.85 vs last sale · ≈ $367/hd at 219 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.79/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 372 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,082	954	1,140
Feeder cattle	640	673	711
Slaughter cattle	442	281	429

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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
200–245	223	2	225.00–235.00	$229.49	$512	-54.02
250–295	273	2	220.00–226.00	$222.75	$608	-55.03
300	300	1	224.00	$224.00	$672	-19.76
350–395	373	6	200.00–210.00	$205.11	$765	-20.65
400–445	429	7	190.00–200.00	$193.59	$831	+1.70
450–495	474	7	181.00–190.00	$184.77	$876	-0.56
500–545	523	4	175.00–183.00	$178.15	$932	-0.76
550–595	568	7	171.00–178.00	$175.36	$996	+9.48
600–645	620	3	150.00–158.00	$154.56	$958	-8.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	208.00–212.00	$209.21	$690	-26.72
350–395	368	3	192.00–196.00	$194.24	$715	-16.70
400–445	423	2	182.00–186.00	$183.89	$778	-1.59
450–495	473	3	172.00–179.00	$174.89	$827	+1.77
500–545	523	2	169.00–170.00	$169.48	$886	-1.94
550	550	1	159.00	$159.00	$874	+3.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	365	3	180.00–188.00	$185.11	$676	-17.24
400–445	423	2	170.00–172.00	$170.95	$723	-1.89
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	-5.29
500–545	523	2	154.00–160.00	$156.87	$820	-1.13
550	550	1	154.00	$154.00	$847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	174	4	195.00–210.00	$203.38	$354	—
200–245	226	4	195.00–205.00	$197.69	$447	-18.45
250–295	277	9	177.00–192.00	$181.57	$503	-5.77
300–345	325	10	170.00–180.00	$174.21	$566	-4.67
350–395	372	11	168.00–178.00	$172.79	$643	+7.07
400–445	423	8	162.00–170.00	$164.82	$697	+4.71
450–495	469	10	154.00–162.00	$158.10	$741	+5.50
500–545	515	8	151.00–158.00	$155.41	$800	+8.65
550–595	578	6	138.00–148.00	$141.71	$819	-0.13
600–645	625	4	131.00–140.00	$134.41	$840	+6.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	180.00	$180.00	$297	—
200–245	230	13	175.00–186.00	$179.60	$413	-22.43
250–295	272	10	165.00–174.00	$169.65	$461	+2.61
300–345	329	4	162.00–169.00	$164.62	$542	+0.35
350–395	373	2	164.00–167.00	$165.41	$617	+12.01
400–445	427	5	150.00–159.00	$153.66	$656	+2.00
450	450	1	142.00	$142.00	$639	+0.19
500–545	530	3	144.00–146.00	$144.63	$767	+6.70
550–595	570	4	128.00–137.00	$133.14	$759	+2.92
600–645	615	3	120.00–128.00	$125.20	$770	+5.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	187	3	170.00–172.00	$170.61	$319	—
200–245	219	12	160.00–172.00	$167.64	$367	-18.85
300–345	330	3	152.00–157.00	$153.52	$507	-1.01
350–395	373	2	154.00–156.00	$155.06	$578	+10.99
400–445	423	2	140.00–142.00	$140.95	$596	-1.30
500–545	518	3	132.00–137.00	$134.92	$699	—
550–595	565	3	118.00–120.00	$119.30	$674	-3.65
600–645	623	2	112.00–118.00	$114.89	$716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	5	210.00–222.00	$216.02	$488	-48.73
250	250	1	212.00	$212.00	$530	-53.00
300–345	323	2	206.00–212.00	$208.79	$674	-27.14
350–395	373	5	190.00–198.00	$194.29	$725	—
400–435	414	4	180.00–184.00	$182.44	$755	—
450–495	473	6	170.00–176.00	$173.06	$819	+0.52
500–545	528	3	165.00–170.00	$166.92	$881	—
550–595	584	4	160.00–165.00	$161.18	$941	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	4	225.00–240.00	$233.08	$515	-46.41
250–295	277	9	217.00–232.00	$224.03	$621	-60.26
300	300	2	220.00	$220.00	$660	-23.26
350–395	377	3	200.00–209.00	$203.13	$766	—
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	-7.89
450	450	1	181.00	$181.00	$814	-8.00
500–545	523	2	175.00–178.00	$176.44	$923	—
550	550	1	179.00	$179.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	-55.00
300–345	328	5	195.00–200.00	$196.69	$645	-30.31
350–395	380	6	180.00–182.00	$180.61	$686	—
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	-4.47
450–495	468	3	162.00–168.00	$165.56	$775	—
500–545	525	5	152.00–162.00	$156.47	$821	—
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1420	1106	80-85%	95	71.00–75.00	$73.03	$808	—
905–1425	1217	80-85%	41	76.00–80.00	$76.97	$937	-8.59
1135–1410	1225	80-85%	15	81.00–85.00	$82.56	$1,011	-3.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1285	895	85-90%	26	55.00–59.00	$56.60	$507	-7.33
705–1285	975	85-90%	66	60.00–69.00	$64.62	$630	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1375	1258	75-80%	6	76.00–80.00	$78.47	$987	—
1165–1500	1296	75-80%	6	71.00–75.00	$73.47	$952	—
1230–1460	1336	75-80%	13	81.00–85.00	$82.57	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1665	1603	6	105.00–107.00	$106.02	$1,700	—
1590–1660	1625	2	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$1,821	—
1910–2075	1993	2	117.00–119.00	$118.04	$2,353	—

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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.