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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.03/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 267 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.44/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 362 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $228.51/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 268 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 1,082 776
Feeder cattle 468 640 545
Slaughter cattle 281 442 231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 227.00 $227.00 $454 -2.49
250–295 273 2 232.00–235.00 $233.38 $637 +10.63
300–345 325 7 212.00–222.00 $216.16 $703 -7.84
350–395 368 4 202.00–210.00 $206.32 $759 +1.21
400–445 419 4 190.00–200.00 $195.35 $819 +1.76
450–495 470 8 174.00–183.00 $179.03 $841 -5.74
500 500 1 177.00 $177.00 $885 -1.15
550–595 573 2 167.00–171.00 $168.92 $968 -6.44
600–645 617 5 153.00–160.00 $157.52 $972 +2.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 215.00 $215.00 $430 —
250 250 1 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
300–345 327 5 204.00–210.00 $206.20 $674 -3.01
350–395 375 4 190.00–198.00 $193.37 $725 -0.87
400–445 418 5 180.00–185.00 $182.94 $765 -0.95
450–495 473 2 169.00–170.00 $169.48 $802 -5.41
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 -11.48
550–595 574 6 151.00–159.00 $154.78 $888 -4.22
600–645 625 4 142.00–148.00 $144.94 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 311 4 195.00–200.00 $198.61 $618 —
350–395 370 4 182.00–188.00 $185.36 $686 +0.25
400–445 419 4 172.00–176.00 $174.19 $730 +3.24
500–545 522 3 148.00–154.00 $151.25 $790 -5.62
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 233 7 185.00–200.00 $189.72 $442 -7.97
250–295 267 23 176.00–186.00 $182.03 $486 +0.46
300–345 330 3 174.00–182.00 $176.42 $582 +2.21
350–395 362 12 162.00–171.00 $168.44 $610 -4.35
400–445 423 7 158.00–168.00 $163.28 $691 -1.54
450–495 472 7 152.00–162.00 $156.78 $740 -1.32
500–545 519 5 139.00–149.00 $144.50 $750 -10.91
550–595 569 6 120.00–128.00 $124.10 $706 -17.61
600–645 618 3 114.00–122.00 $118.56 $733 -15.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 6 172.00–182.00 $177.60 $394 -2.00
250–295 278 4 162.00–170.00 $165.59 $460 -4.06
300–345 323 2 166.00–170.00 $167.86 $542 +3.24
350–395 365 3 154.00–160.00 $157.84 $576 -7.57
450–495 467 3 149.00–151.00 $149.97 $700 +7.97
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 -9.63
550–595 573 2 114.00–115.00 $114.48 $656 -18.66
600 600 1 103.00 $103.00 $618 -22.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 -7.64
250 250 2 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
300–345 323 2 156.00–158.00 $156.93 $507 +3.41
350–395 390 9 141.00–150.00 $141.90 $553 -13.16
400 400 2 144.00 $144.00 $576 +3.05
450–495 473 2 133.00–138.00 $135.38 $640 —
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 -8.92
550–595 580 3 100.00–104.00 $101.26 $587 -18.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 232.00–242.00 $236.66 $525 +3.58
250–295 268 10 220.00–235.00 $228.51 $612 +4.48
300 300 3 212.00 $212.00 $636 -8.00
350 350 1 206.00 $206.00 $721 +2.87
400–445 423 2 192.00–199.00 $195.31 $826 +5.31
450–495 477 3 173.00–182.00 $176.51 $842 -4.49
500 500 1 168.00 $168.00 $840 -8.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 217.00–225.00 $220.60 $492 +4.58
250–295 274 4 207.00–217.00 $212.28 $582 +0.28
300 300 1 208.00 $208.00 $624 -0.79
350 350 1 193.00 $193.00 $676 -1.29
400–445 428 3 181.00–188.00 $183.52 $785 +1.08
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 -3.06
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 -6.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 4 200.00–210.00 $204.49 $456 —
250 250 2 200.00 $200.00 $500 +5.00
350–395 366 4 184.00–188.00 $185.93 $681 +5.32
500 500 1 153.00 $153.00 $765 -3.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1435 1180 80-85% 17 88.00–92.00 $90.38 $1,066 —
910–1440 1184 80-85% 19 83.00–87.00 $84.70 $1,003 —
1080–1410 1269 80-85% 11 93.00–101.00 $97.33 $1,235 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1080 914 85-90% 15 61.00–65.00 $63.01 $576 —
715–1280 915 85-90% 21 66.00–75.00 $70.11 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1290 1202 75-80% 6 91.00–95.00 $93.62 $1,125 —
1195–1375 1301 75-80% 5 86.00–90.00 $87.96 $1,144 +5.39
1155–1825 1465 75-80% 13 96.00–104.00 $100.16 $1,467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1650 1505 2 103.00–104.00 $103.55 $1,558 —
1295–1815 1540 3 107.00–109.00 $108.07 $1,664 —
1395–1690 1582 3 110.00–114.00 $111.69 $1,767 —

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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.