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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 883 830
Feeder cattle 294 570 625
Slaughter cattle 295 313 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 210.00 $210.00 $420 +3.88
250–295 273 2 204.00–210.00 $206.75 $564 -3.90
300–345 333 4 198.00–206.00 $200.32 $667 -14.12
350–395 367 3 196.00–206.00 $201.76 $740 -2.48
400–445 423 2 180.00–182.00 $180.95 $765 -2.79
450–495 478 5 169.00–178.00 $171.68 $821 -8.22
500–545 522 3 167.00–174.00 $170.23 $889 -1.34
550–595 573 2 170.00–174.00 $171.92 $985 -0.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 180.00–192.00 $185.39 $413 -4.61
250–295 273 2 190.00–199.00 $194.13 $530 -0.59
350–395 373 2 190.00–192.00 $190.94 $712 -2.83
400–445 423 2 174.00–178.00 $175.89 $744 +7.89
450 450 1 166.00 $166.00 $747 -1.89
500 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 -2.00
550–595 573 2 154.00–158.00 $155.92 $893 —
600–645 623 2 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $925 +4.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 -10.00
400 400 1 162.00 $162.00 $648 —
550 550 1 152.00 $152.00 $836 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 157.00 $157.00 $314 -29.96
250–295 281 7 176.00–187.00 $179.55 $505 -4.80
300–345 317 9 168.00–178.00 $173.95 $551 -8.38
350–395 372 9 168.00–176.00 $171.24 $637 -2.15
400–445 423 2 152.00–159.00 $155.31 $657 -5.36
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -8.54
500–545 528 3 139.00–149.00 $142.50 $752 +1.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 145.00–156.00 $149.96 $333 -22.29
250–295 268 3 158.00–169.00 $164.00 $440 -1.67
300–345 322 3 158.00–166.00 $161.81 $521 -9.42
350 350 2 160.00 $160.00 $560 -1.41
400–445 426 6 139.00–146.00 $142.09 $605 -8.09
450–495 473 2 130.00–138.00 $133.81 $633 -13.89
500–545 523 2 130.00–138.00 $133.83 $700 +2.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 5 147.00–156.00 $151.20 $416 —
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 +5.00
400–445 430 3 130.00–136.00 $131.86 $567 -7.73
450–495 468 3 124.00–129.00 $126.91 $594 -8.60
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 200.00–210.00 $204.49 $456 -5.79
250–295 273 2 210.00–216.00 $212.75 $581 +6.75
300 300 1 208.00 $208.00 $624 —
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
400–445 427 3 186.00–190.00 $187.59 $801 +5.28
450–495 473 2 168.00–178.00 $172.76 $817 -6.24
500 500 1 176.00 $176.00 $880 —
550 550 1 166.00 $166.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 185.00 $185.00 $370 -8.35
250 250 1 192.00 $192.00 $480 —
350–395 373 2 186.00–190.00 $187.88 $701 —
400–445 423 2 170.00–177.00 $173.31 $733 +6.36
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 +3.00
600 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 170.00–175.00 $173.10 $372 -6.90
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
300 300 1 186.00 $186.00 $558 —
400 400 1 162.00 $162.00 $648 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +4.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1520 1174 80-85% 48 83.00–87.00 $85.13 $999 —
915–1455 1196 80-85% 43 88.00–92.00 $90.00 $1,076 —
945–1445 1235 80-85% 20 93.00–101.00 $94.79 $1,171 +3.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1270 926 85-90% 8 66.00–70.00 $67.69 $627 -8.76
720–1285 1002 85-90% 23 71.00–80.00 $75.19 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1580 1333 75-80% 6 90.00–92.00 $90.98 $1,213 —
1155–2045 1446 75-80% 4 96.00–101.00 $98.17 $1,420 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1580 1550 2 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $1,612 -15.38
1375–1925 1650 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,815 —
1660–2115 1862 3 111.00–119.00 $114.92 $2,140 —

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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.