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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.31/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 697 660
Feeder cattle 402 477 524
Slaughter cattle 288 220 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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
165–185 178 3 220.00–235.00 $224.63 $400 —
200–245 223 2 200.00–210.00 $204.49 $456 —
300–345 330 3 196.00–198.00 $196.61 $649 -5.81
350–395 367 6 188.00–194.00 $191.57 $703 -1.07
400–445 419 7 179.00–189.00 $185.20 $776 +2.15
450–495 466 10 177.00–187.00 $183.31 $854 +8.58
500–545 515 7 174.00–184.00 $180.62 $930 +9.11
550–595 573 4 168.00–174.00 $171.17 $981 +7.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 210.00–215.00 $212.36 $372 —
350–395 376 5 178.00–182.00 $179.53 $675 -2.55
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 -0.37
450 450 1 174.00 $174.00 $783 —
500–545 530 3 170.00–171.00 $170.31 $903 +11.44
550–595 573 2 155.00–158.00 $156.44 $896 +1.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
300 300 1 176.00 $176.00 $528 -8.00
350–395 373 2 166.00–168.00 $166.94 $623 -4.94
400–445 415 3 164.00–166.00 $165.29 $686 +4.34
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 +6.00
550 550 1 151.00 $151.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 3 200.00–215.00 $204.63 $364 —
200–245 223 4 164.00–175.00 $167.21 $373 —
250–295 274 8 162.00–176.00 $168.36 $461 +1.25
300–345 319 7 166.00–176.00 $171.27 $546 -0.77
350–395 372 5 161.00–171.00 $166.23 $618 -1.10
400–445 426 4 164.00–167.00 $164.95 $703 +0.02
450–495 473 6 150.00–159.00 $154.17 $729 -5.74
500–545 523 2 152.00–154.00 $152.96 $800 +3.02
550–595 576 4 128.00–137.00 $131.13 $755 +6.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–170 167 3 175.00–180.00 $178.30 $298 —
200 200 1 135.00 $135.00 $270 —
250 250 1 138.00 $138.00 $345 -2.00
300–345 327 3 148.00–152.00 $149.91 $490 -2.09
350–395 373 4 144.00–150.00 $146.82 $548 +7.35
450–495 468 5 130.00–138.00 $135.09 $632 -2.30
500–545 519 5 124.00–128.00 $126.35 $656 +0.35
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–190 175 3 187.00–195.00 $190.39 $333 —
200–245 227 3 154.00–157.00 $155.23 $352 —
250–295 273 2 150.00–158.00 $153.67 $420 +2.24
300–345 323 2 156.00–158.00 $156.93 $507 -7.40
350 350 1 158.00 $158.00 $553 +4.18
400–445 419 4 150.00–156.00 $153.41 $643 -0.28
450 450 1 139.00 $139.00 $626 -7.67
550–595 570 5 117.00–125.00 $120.70 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 235.00 $235.00 $400 —
200–245 223 2 195.00–200.00 $197.25 $440 +10.38
250–295 269 4 194.00–204.00 $197.56 $531 -2.49
300–345 322 6 188.00–198.00 $192.84 $621 -14.04
350–395 367 5 185.00–190.00 $187.31 $687 -6.04
400–445 423 2 184.00–186.00 $184.95 $782 +6.95
450–495 474 7 177.00–184.00 $180.07 $854 +6.74
500–545 521 5 169.00–179.00 $174.48 $909 +4.48
550–595 580 6 159.00–169.00 $161.74 $938 +1.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 215.00 $215.00 $387 —
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 +12.75
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 -5.00
300 300 1 178.00 $178.00 $534 -21.00
350 350 1 178.00 $178.00 $623 -4.85
400 400 1 178.00 $178.00 $712 +4.86
450–495 468 5 172.00–175.00 $173.73 $813 +5.73
500–545 523 2 160.00–168.00 $163.83 $857 -1.17
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 200.00 $200.00 $370 —
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
350 350 1 173.00 $173.00 $606 —
400–445 420 3 160.00–168.00 $164.85 $692 +2.01
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1285 994 85-90% 17 61.00–65.00 $63.52 $631 —
725–1285 1031 85-90% 49 66.00–75.00 $71.69 $739 +5.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1430 1190 80-85% 27 80.00–84.00 $81.90 $975 —
1010–1430 1344 80-85% 9 90.00–94.00 $92.79 $1,247 +8.80
1165–1430 1347 80-85% 9 85.00–88.00 $85.76 $1,155 +1.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1295 1270 75-80% 3 85.00–87.00 $86.35 $1,097 —
1105–1800 1359 75-80% 8 80.00–84.00 $80.84 $1,099 -1.34
1240–1520 1397 75-80% 9 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $1,286 +9.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1170 1153 2 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $1,309 —
1330–1615 1461 5 122.00–128.00 $125.15 $1,828 —
1595–1860 1700 3 115.00–118.00 $116.91 $1,987 +3.97

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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.