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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.33/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 363 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.93/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 417 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.04/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 327 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 1,086 1,379
Feeder cattle 477 832 1,145
Slaughter cattle 220 254 234

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 5 198.00–210.00 $203.33 $555 -15.92
300–345 330 3 200.00–208.00 $202.42 $668 -13.32
350–395 374 8 189.00–198.00 $192.64 $720 -16.22
400–445 421 10 179.00–187.00 $183.05 $771 -1.44
450–495 472 7 170.00–180.00 $174.73 $825 -8.52
500–545 528 5 168.00–176.00 $171.51 $906 -1.15
550–595 573 2 160.00–167.00 $163.36 $936 -4.56
600–645 623 2 158.00–159.00 $158.48 $987 -4.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 186.00 $186.00 $465 -17.08
300–345 323 4 191.00–195.00 $192.91 $623 -12.20
350–395 370 5 178.00–185.00 $182.08 $674 -15.41
400–445 423 4 168.00–173.00 $170.37 $721 -2.05
500–545 523 2 156.00–162.00 $158.87 $831 —
550 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 -1.96
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 170.00–178.00 $173.67 $474 -12.34
300 300 1 184.00 $184.00 $552 -12.60
350–395 373 2 170.00–174.00 $171.88 $641 -14.58
400–445 423 2 160.00–162.00 $160.95 $681 -4.00
500 500 1 154.00 $154.00 $770 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 7 160.00–174.00 $167.11 $458 -11.47
300–345 327 12 168.00–178.00 $172.04 $563 -5.64
350–395 363 26 159.00–169.00 $167.33 $607 -4.35
400–445 417 13 159.00–169.00 $164.93 $688 -1.85
450–495 477 6 158.00–163.00 $159.91 $763 +1.19
500–545 516 4 147.00–152.00 $149.94 $774 -3.13
550–595 571 7 119.00–128.00 $124.36 $710 -8.96
600–645 624 4 118.00–128.00 $121.66 $759 -5.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 6 146.00–158.00 $151.43 $416 -12.42
300–345 323 2 162.00–167.00 $164.33 $531 -4.27
350–395 373 2 151.00–157.00 $153.82 $574 -9.96
400–445 421 4 152.00–156.00 $153.69 $647 -4.35
450–495 481 4 145.00–150.00 $146.67 $705 -5.33
500–545 521 7 132.00–141.00 $135.79 $707 -7.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 140.00 $140.00 $350 -8.92
300 300 1 152.00 $152.00 $456 -2.42
350–395 373 2 139.00–140.00 $139.47 $520 -15.05
400 400 1 143.00 $143.00 $572 -3.89
450–495 478 4 135.00–142.00 $137.39 $657 -3.24
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 -6.00
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 225 3 182.00–195.00 $186.87 $420 -24.62
250–295 273 2 195.00–206.00 $200.05 $546 -22.20
300–345 325 3 205.00–210.00 $206.88 $672 -9.57
350–395 373 2 191.00–196.00 $193.35 $721 -18.23
400 400 1 178.00 $178.00 $712 -7.49
450–495 474 7 170.00–178.00 $173.33 $822 -7.14
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 -0.44
550–595 577 3 157.00–164.00 $159.90 $923 -4.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 170.00–175.00 $172.25 $384 -25.20
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 -12.52
300 300 1 199.00 $199.00 $597 -7.03
350–395 373 4 178.00–187.00 $182.85 $682 -15.18
400–445 415 3 168.00–176.00 $173.14 $719 -3.24
450 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 -4.63
500 500 3 165.00 $165.00 $825 ±0.00
550 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 -4.00
600–645 615 3 146.00–147.00 $146.65 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 184.00–189.00 $186.33 $602 -8.58
400–445 423 2 160.00–166.00 $162.84 $689 +1.84
450 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 -3.00
550 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1440 1121 80-85% 26 73.00–77.00 $74.63 $837 -1.49
920–1445 1250 80-85% 42 78.00–82.00 $80.62 $1,008 —
945–1435 1316 80-85% 28 83.00–87.00 $83.99 $1,105 -1.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1085 892 85-90% 12 57.00–61.00 $59.27 $529 —
720–1270 1003 85-90% 29 62.00–71.00 $66.50 $667 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1900 1375 75-80% 5 80.00–84.00 $82.18 $1,130 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2000 1510 4 106.00–108.00 $107.52 $1,624 -5.09
1615–1820 1718 2 112.00–114.00 $112.94 $1,940 +5.30
1940–1960 1948 3 120.00–124.00 $121.66 $2,370 —

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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.