Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

1,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $192.25/cwt -15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 328 lb · 14 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.53/cwt -17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $459/hd at 279 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.29/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 385 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,172	749	685
Feeder cattle	764	468	482
Slaughter cattle	408	281	203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	3	195.00–204.00	$197.68	$554	-35.70
300–345	316	4	207.00–210.00	$208.68	$659	-7.48
350–395	371	9	178.00–186.00	$182.61	$677	-23.71
400–445	423	9	162.00–172.00	$166.41	$704	-28.94
450–495	478	11	167.00–177.00	$170.46	$815	-8.57
500–545	522	3	170.00–179.00	$174.20	$909	-2.80
550–595	572	3	169.00–174.00	$170.94	$978	+2.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	177.00–180.00	$178.38	$487	-31.62
300	300	1	199.00	$199.00	$597	-7.20
350–395	373	4	170.00–172.00	$170.94	$638	-22.43
400–445	423	4	156.00–160.00	$158.19	$669	-24.75
450–495	480	3	162.00–163.00	$162.31	$779	-7.17
500–545	522	3	159.00–168.00	$163.87	$855	+5.87
555–595	575	6	154.00–160.00	$157.96	$908	+3.18
600	600	1	146.00	$146.00	$876	+1.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	162.00–170.00	$167.03	$443	—
300–345	323	2	182.00–185.00	$183.40	$592	-15.21
350–395	376	4	160.00–165.00	$162.13	$610	-23.23
400–445	415	3	149.00–150.00	$149.64	$621	-24.55
450–495	475	4	148.00–154.00	$150.39	$714	—
500–545	526	4	152.00–158.00	$155.71	$819	+4.46
600	600	2	130.00	$130.00	$780	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	195.00	$195.00	$351	—
200–245	226	4	155.00–170.00	$160.69	$363	-29.03
250–295	279	14	160.00–174.00	$164.53	$459	-17.50
300–345	323	11	160.00–170.00	$164.57	$532	-11.85
350–395	385	13	157.00–164.00	$158.29	$609	-10.15
400–445	435	12	148.00–158.00	$150.30	$654	-12.98
450–495	473	2	144.00–149.00	$146.38	$692	-10.40
500–545	523	2	128.00–134.00	$130.87	$684	-13.63
550–595	570	6	122.00–129.00	$126.27	$720	+2.17
600–645	623	2	112.00–113.00	$112.48	$701	-6.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	207	3	150.00–152.00	$150.65	$312	-26.95
250–295	274	10	144.00–158.00	$151.04	$414	-14.55
300–345	325	7	150.00–158.00	$153.67	$499	-14.19
350–395	373	5	146.00–153.00	$149.29	$557	-8.55
400–445	430	5	138.00–146.00	$140.29	$603	—
450–495	473	2	135.00–138.00	$136.43	$645	-13.54
500–545	523	4	114.00–120.00	$117.68	$615	-17.32
550–595	580	3	110.00–113.00	$110.95	$644	-3.53
600–645	623	2	106.00–108.00	$106.96	$666	+3.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	162.00	$162.00	$284	—
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	-30.00
250–295	273	2	129.00–135.00	$131.75	$360	-23.25
300–345	331	9	140.00–149.00	$142.65	$472	-14.28
350–395	373	4	138.00–142.00	$139.68	$521	-2.22
400–445	421	6	130.00–136.00	$133.40	$562	-10.60
450–495	478	4	120.00–128.00	$122.87	$587	-12.51
500–545	523	2	108.00–110.00	$108.96	$570	-17.04
550–595	574	8	100.00–108.00	$103.63	$595	+2.37

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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	4	185.00–192.00	$189.09	$427	-31.51
250–295	273	6	177.00–190.00	$182.52	$498	-29.76
300–345	328	14	190.00–198.00	$192.25	$631	-15.75
350	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	-23.00
400–445	423	2	155.00–156.00	$155.47	$658	-28.05
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	5	197.00–210.00	$201.50	$457	-35.16
250–295	273	2	202.00–207.00	$204.29	$558	-24.22
300–345	330	3	200.00–202.00	$200.61	$662	-11.39
350–395	374	7	178.00–186.00	$181.57	$679	-24.43
400–445	416	6	170.00–173.00	$171.28	$713	-24.03
450–495	478	4	168.00–176.00	$170.38	$814	-6.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	172.00–175.00	$173.89	$461	-26.11
300–345	315	3	185.00–186.00	$185.63	$585	—
350	350	1	164.00	$164.00	$574	-21.93
400–445	423	2	150.00–152.00	$150.95	$639	—
450	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1525	1171	80-85%	59	78.00–82.00	$80.25	$940	-10.13
910–1510	1250	80-85%	70	83.00–87.00	$84.58	$1,057	-12.75
1285–1450	1359	80-85%	5	88.00–92.00	$90.36	$1,228	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1285	908	85-90%	14	62.00–66.00	$64.39	$585	+1.38
715–1285	966	85-90%	26	67.00–76.00	$71.77	$693	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1240	1220	75-80%	2	81.00	$81.00	$988	-12.62
1100–1835	1379	75-80%	6	87.00–91.00	$89.17	$1,230	—
1150–2020	1466	75-80%	31	82.00–86.00	$84.25	$1,235	-15.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1450	1300	4	108.00–112.00	$109.84	$1,428	—
1365–1705	1543	4	114.00–117.00	$116.08	$1,791	+8.01
1640	1640	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,738	—

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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.