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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.71/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 540 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.98/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 428 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.40/cwt ≈ $744/hd at 530 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 879 690 763
Feeder cattle 594 402 612
Slaughter cattle 285 288 151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 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
200–245 230 3 212.00–215.00 $212.87 $490 +8.38
250 250 2 212.00 $212.00 $530 —
300–345 327 7 190.00–200.00 $193.87 $634 -2.74
350–395 369 12 182.00–192.00 $188.85 $697 -2.72
400–445 428 22 175.00–184.00 $177.98 $762 -7.22
450–495 466 14 174.00–184.00 $180.52 $841 -2.79
500–545 540 28 170.00–178.00 $170.71 $922 -9.91
550–595 574 5 156.00–163.00 $159.14 $913 -12.03
600–645 622 3 143.00–150.00 $145.92 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 14 198.00 $198.00 $396 —
300–345 321 8 180.00–189.00 $184.77 $593 —
350 350 3 176.00 $176.00 $616 -3.53
400–445 409 5 169.00–171.00 $170.56 $698 +0.56
450–495 473 4 167.00–171.00 $169.20 $800 -4.80
500–545 521 4 158.00–167.00 $163.13 $850 -7.18
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -6.44
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 ±0.00
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 —
350 350 1 164.00 $164.00 $574 -2.94
400–445 406 9 156.00–159.00 $158.52 $644 -6.77
450–495 472 3 154.00–163.00 $159.19 $751 —
500–545 506 7 150.00–156.00 $155.08 $785 -4.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 -4.63
200–245 223 8 170.00–182.00 $174.08 $388 +6.87
250–295 261 17 160.00–175.00 $171.47 $448 +3.11
300–345 312 16 165.00–175.00 $171.99 $537 +0.72
350–395 373 18 165.00–172.00 $168.10 $627 +1.87
400–445 418 19 159.00–169.00 $164.73 $689 -0.22
450–495 468 13 154.00–164.00 $160.00 $749 +5.83
500–545 519 10 148.00–158.00 $153.66 $797 +0.70
550–595 573 4 138.00–142.00 $139.71 $801 +8.58
600–645 618 3 128.00–138.00 $133.87 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 3 170.00–180.00 $173.08 $308 -17.31
200 200 1 162.00 $162.00 $324 +6.77
250–295 273 2 148.00–155.00 $151.21 $413 -2.46
300 300 1 158.00 $158.00 $474 +1.07
350–395 374 9 156.00–160.00 $158.05 $591 +0.05
400–445 413 7 150.00–158.00 $155.48 $642 +2.07
450–495 462 10 146.00–153.00 $150.73 $696 +11.73
500–545 530 21 138.00–144.00 $140.40 $744 —
550 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 +9.30
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 +15.00
250–295 273 2 135.00–138.00 $136.38 $372 -1.62
300–345 323 2 152.00–154.00 $152.93 $494 +3.02
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 +4.18
400–445 415 3 144.00–146.00 $144.71 $601 —
500–545 522 3 134.00–137.00 $135.29 $706 +8.94
600 600 2 112.00 $112.00 $672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 +12.75
350–395 385 16 186.00–192.00 $187.07 $720 -0.24
400–445 423 4 178.00–182.00 $179.89 $761 -5.06
500–545 523 3 160.00–168.00 $164.55 $861 -9.93
600–645 627 3 142.00–149.00 $144.91 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 ±0.00
250–295 272 5 184.00–192.00 $188.01 $511 +3.01
300 300 1 188.00 $188.00 $564 +10.00
350 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 +2.00
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 -8.00
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 -8.83
550–595 573 2 144.00–149.00 $146.40 $839 -9.60
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 182.00 $182.00 $364 +12.00
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 —
300–345 323 2 170.00–174.00 $171.86 $555 —
350–395 373 2 168.00–170.00 $168.94 $630 -4.06
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 -6.85
500 500 2 138.00 $138.00 $690 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1415 1154 80-85% 38 72.00–76.00 $74.03 $854 —
1075–1410 1264 80-85% 17 77.00–81.00 $79.15 $1,000 —
1110–1410 1299 80-85% 12 82.00–86.00 $84.12 $1,093 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1085 832 85-90% 12 53.00–56.00 $54.28 $452 —
710–1285 933 85-90% 31 57.00–66.00 $60.83 $568 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1310 1221 75-80% 10 80.00–84.00 $80.99 $989 —
1160–1310 1235 75-80% 2 71.00–74.00 $72.59 $896 —
1115–1555 1296 75-80% 9 75.00–78.00 $76.11 $986 -10.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1625 1456 5 101.00–105.00 $103.32 $1,504 -21.83
1510–1915 1659 5 111.00–119.00 $115.59 $1,918 —
1445–2040 1761 7 106.00–109.00 $108.08 $1,903 —

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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.