Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.27/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $439/hd at 264 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.68/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 390 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.79/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 334 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	958	879	993
Feeder cattle	693	594	683
Slaughter cattle	265	285	310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	-12.87
250–295	280	3	197.00–207.00	$199.98	$560	-12.02
300	300	1	186.00	$186.00	$558	-7.87
350–395	368	5	184.00–188.00	$186.32	$686	-2.53
400–445	428	6	172.00–182.00	$175.03	$749	-2.95
450–495	470	7	175.00–185.00	$180.31	$847	-0.21
500–545	521	4	172.00–176.00	$174.18	$907	+3.47
550–595	576	4	158.00–166.00	$161.38	$930	+2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	172.00–184.00	$177.39	$396	+7.39
250–295	273	2	164.00–165.00	$164.46	$449	-12.54
300–345	320	3	166.00–170.00	$168.23	$538	—
350–395	370	4	163.00–169.00	$166.10	$615	+2.10
400	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	-3.52
500–545	531	5	146.00–154.00	$150.14	$797	-4.94
550–595	573	2	137.00–138.00	$137.48	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	-3.00
250–295	271	7	182.00–190.00	$186.42	$505	—
300–345	323	2	176.00–180.00	$177.86	$574	-6.91
400	400	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$670	-3.06
450–495	473	2	166.00–168.00	$166.95	$790	-2.25
500–545	524	4	158.00–165.00	$161.16	$844	-1.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	160.00–170.00	$164.58	$296	-35.42
200–245	236	5	150.00–162.00	$152.03	$359	-22.05
250–295	264	19	156.00–171.00	$166.27	$439	-5.20
300–345	319	5	168.00–174.00	$170.86	$545	-1.13
350–395	371	11	161.00–171.00	$166.25	$617	-1.85
400–445	418	7	159.00–169.00	$164.88	$689	+0.15
450–495	473	14	152.00–161.00	$156.19	$739	-3.81
500–545	521	8	149.00–157.00	$152.92	$797	-0.74
550–595	573	2	142.00–148.00	$144.88	$830	+5.17
600–645	620	3	124.00–130.00	$127.26	$789	-6.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	185	10	140.00–150.00	$143.04	$265	-30.04
200–245	227	7	135.00–142.00	$138.12	$314	-23.88
250–295	263	7	148.00–155.00	$153.45	$404	+2.24
300–345	334	16	156.00–160.00	$156.79	$524	-1.21
350–395	368	5	154.00–160.00	$156.66	$577	-1.39
400–445	421	4	150.00–156.00	$152.91	$644	-2.57
450–495	472	3	145.00–150.00	$147.92	$698	-2.81
500–545	522	5	138.00–145.00	$142.13	$742	+1.73
550–595	573	2	128.00–137.00	$132.32	$758	+2.32
600–645	623	2	112.00–118.00	$114.89	$716	-6.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	-20.00
250–295	272	9	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$367	-1.56
300–345	321	9	144.00–152.00	$148.73	$477	-4.20
350–395	368	5	142.00–150.00	$146.64	$540	-4.36
400–445	423	5	142.00–148.00	$145.09	$614	+0.38
450–495	473	2	138.00–140.00	$138.95	$657	—
500–545	527	3	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$680	-6.32
550–595	568	3	118.00–121.00	$119.62	$679	—
600–645	620	3	102.00–105.00	$103.63	$643	-8.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	190.00–200.00	$194.65	$346	—
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	+5.00
300–345	322	5	185.00–193.00	$189.04	$609	—
350–395	390	16	184.00–192.00	$184.68	$720	-2.39
400–445	423	2	172.00–176.00	$173.89	$736	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	4	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$315	—
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	+5.00
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	-8.01
300–345	323	2	178.00–182.00	$179.86	$581	-8.14
350	350	2	172.00	$172.00	$602	-8.00
400	400	2	166.00	$166.00	$664	-4.00
450	450	1	165.00	$165.00	$742	—
500	500	1	164.00	$164.00	$820	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	170.00–180.00	$172.90	$398	-9.10
250–295	270	4	162.00–170.00	$167.06	$451	-9.94
300–345	323	2	165.00–166.00	$165.47	$534	-6.39
350	350	2	170.00	$170.00	$595	+1.06
400	400	1	159.00	$159.00	$636	+1.00
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1215	80-85%	33	74.00–78.00	$76.67	$932	—
915–1465	1298	80-85%	56	79.00–83.00	$81.08	$1,052	-3.04
985–1470	1320	80-85%	36	84.00–88.00	$85.77	$1,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	1018	85-90%	14	60.00–64.00	$62.31	$634	—
895–1285	1062	85-90%	28	66.00–74.00	$70.26	$746	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1840	1450	75-80%	11	85.00–89.00	$86.36	$1,252	—
1185–1845	1494	75-80%	7	80.00–84.00	$82.50	$1,233	—
1125–1880	1541	75-80%	4	77.00–79.00	$78.04	$1,203	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,676	+10.68
1180–1975	1564	6	102.00–105.00	$104.14	$1,629	—
1975	1975	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,153	—

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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.