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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

1,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.68/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 317 lb · 53 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.68/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 382 lb · 43 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $222.25/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 259 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,086 618 1,032
Feeder cattle 832 438 803
Slaughter cattle 254 180 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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
165–195 175 3 195.00–202.00 $199.40 $349 -19.39
200–245 230 3 210.00–220.00 $212.90 $490 -10.99
250–295 270 10 212.00–224.00 $219.25 $592 -11.07
300–345 325 8 212.00–220.00 $215.74 $701 -8.91
350–395 366 4 204.00–212.00 $208.86 $764 -2.59
400–445 423 18 180.00–190.00 $184.49 $780 -7.32
450–495 478 6 180.00–187.00 $183.25 $876 -4.75
500–545 531 4 171.00–177.00 $172.66 $917 —
550–595 565 6 162.00–171.00 $167.92 $949 —
600–645 618 3 160.00–166.00 $163.26 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 170.00 $170.00 $280 -25.00
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 -5.00
250–295 276 6 180.00–194.00 $186.01 $513 —
300–345 319 4 192.00–200.00 $196.60 $627 -6.66
350–395 377 29 183.00–192.00 $186.46 $703 —
400–445 423 2 164.00–166.00 $164.95 $698 -9.05
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 -1.00
500 500 1 149.00 $149.00 $745 —
600–645 623 2 138.00–144.00 $140.89 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 185.00 $185.00 $305 -23.30
200–245 223 2 200.00–204.00 $201.80 $450 -7.54
250–295 272 5 200.00–206.00 $203.08 $552 -8.58
300–345 327 8 202.00–210.00 $205.11 $671 -6.89
350–395 377 5 196.00–200.00 $197.49 $745 -3.51
400–445 419 4 170.00–176.00 $172.42 $722 —
450–495 473 2 173.00–174.00 $173.48 $821 —
550–595 573 2 156.00–158.00 $156.96 $899 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 160.00–175.00 $166.88 $300 -34.61
200–245 220 8 175.00–187.00 $181.09 $398 -9.26
250–295 269 30 172.00–184.00 $178.58 $480 -7.60
300–345 317 53 172.00–182.00 $177.68 $563 -7.39
350–395 382 43 169.00–179.00 $171.68 $656 -7.18
400–445 419 26 161.00–171.00 $166.78 $699 -3.69
450–495 471 6 155.00–163.00 $158.72 $748 +2.13
500–545 518 6 148.00–157.00 $153.07 $793 +1.85
550–595 573 2 129.00–138.00 $133.32 $764 —
600–645 629 4 126.00–129.00 $126.96 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 6 160.00–170.00 $164.66 $367 -11.36
250–295 263 13 154.00–168.00 $163.85 $431 -10.15
300–345 317 9 164.00–171.00 $168.60 $534 -8.87
350–395 371 8 159.00–168.00 $163.78 $608 -6.22
400–445 409 5 151.00–160.00 $158.04 $646 -0.96
450 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 —
500–545 515 3 139.00–146.00 $143.53 $739 —
550–595 573 2 118.00–127.00 $122.32 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 135.00 $135.00 $223 -25.00
200–245 227 5 142.00–150.00 $144.93 $329 -16.26
250–295 273 4 148.00–150.00 $148.92 $407 -6.08
300–345 331 7 152.00–160.00 $154.42 $511 -12.51
350–395 377 3 150.00–158.00 $154.52 $583 —
400–445 423 2 145.00–149.00 $146.89 $621 +3.94
450–495 480 3 140.00–142.00 $140.63 $675 +10.63
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 195.00 $195.00 $361 -35.00
200–245 226 6 207.00–220.00 $211.49 $478 -14.51
250–295 259 32 212.00–225.00 $222.25 $576 -3.86
300–345 324 20 212.00–222.00 $216.45 $701 -7.27
350–395 356 7 204.00–213.00 $211.58 $753 +6.25
400–445 420 5 180.00–189.00 $185.49 $779 -10.51
450–495 484 4 180.00–182.00 $180.47 $873 -3.04
500–545 523 2 169.00–172.00 $170.44 $891 —
550 550 1 164.00 $164.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 182.00 $182.00 $300 -21.21
200–245 220 7 190.00–202.00 $197.45 $434 -9.00
250–295 271 5 195.00–208.00 $202.52 $549 -13.28
300–345 317 10 202.00–210.00 $206.03 $653 -5.88
350–395 370 31 194.00–202.00 $198.03 $733 +0.03
400–445 411 4 172.00–178.00 $176.38 $725 -3.99
450–495 480 3 172.00–174.00 $172.63 $829 —
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 —
550 550 1 158.00 $158.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 175.00–185.00 $181.20 $390 -8.80
250–295 267 5 183.00–194.00 $186.97 $499 -17.03
300–345 328 8 192.00–200.00 $194.91 $639 -10.95
350–395 381 8 184.00–190.00 $186.18 $709 -3.82
400 400 1 161.00 $161.00 $644 -13.00
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 -4.53
550 550 1 148.00 $148.00 $814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1430 1136 80-85% 57 74.00–78.00 $76.12 $865 -20.99
915–1425 1197 80-85% 40 79.00–83.00 $80.41 $963 -9.82
955–1420 1300 80-85% 16 84.00–88.00 $85.17 $1,107 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1265 946 85-90% 26 62.00–71.00 $66.24 $627 -1.51
715–1280 959 85-90% 16 57.00–61.00 $58.93 $565 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1345 1251 75-80% 4 74.00–76.00 $75.01 $938 -16.81
1100–1830 1316 75-80% 12 82.00–86.00 $83.86 $1,104 -14.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1800 1508 6 111.00–114.00 $112.61 $1,698 —
1675–1865 1740 3 107.00–109.00 $107.64 $1,873 —
1700–1830 1765 2 116.00–123.00 $119.37 $2,107 —

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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.