Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $144.23/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 375 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.74/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 423 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.62/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	855	958	673
Feeder cattle	580	693	448
Slaughter cattle	275	265	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	5	182.00–197.00	$187.23	$520	-12.75
300–345	327	3	190.00–198.00	$193.13	$632	+7.13
350–395	377	15	180.00–190.00	$183.93	$693	-2.39
400–445	423	18	171.00–181.00	$175.74	$743	+0.71
450–495	473	13	170.00–180.00	$174.59	$826	-5.72
500–545	527	3	168.00–177.00	$171.86	$906	-2.32
550–595	575	4	158.00–166.00	$161.40	$928	+0.02
600–645	623	2	148.00–154.00	$150.89	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	172.00–177.00	$174.29	$476	-12.13
300–345	329	9	178.00–186.00	$180.78	$595	+2.92
350–395	373	6	175.00–178.00	$176.46	$658	—
400–445	415	4	164.00–170.00	$168.14	$698	+0.64
450–495	470	4	165.00–168.00	$166.69	$783	-0.26
500	500	3	158.00	$158.00	$790	-3.16
550–595	569	4	149.00–154.00	$151.20	$860	—
600–645	623	2	134.00–138.00	$135.93	$847	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	7	170.00–176.00	$172.85	$563	+4.62
350–395	370	3	162.00–168.00	$165.21	$611	-0.89
550	550	1	141.00	$141.00	$776	+3.52
600	600	1	126.00	$126.00	$756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	6	150.00–155.00	$151.45	$348	-0.58
250–295	275	10	160.00–174.00	$166.55	$458	+0.28
300–345	324	14	166.00–175.00	$169.67	$550	-1.19
350–395	373	11	160.00–170.00	$164.58	$614	-1.67
400–445	430	13	155.00–164.00	$157.75	$678	-7.13
450–495	467	13	150.00–159.00	$155.30	$725	-0.89
500–545	526	6	133.00–143.00	$136.54	$718	-16.38
550–595	578	6	130.00–140.00	$133.87	$774	-11.01
600–645	621	4	122.00–132.00	$127.91	$794	+0.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	7	135.00–148.00	$141.99	$314	+3.87
250–295	275	7	144.00–158.00	$150.45	$414	-3.00
300–345	315	5	156.00–162.00	$159.85	$504	+3.06
350–395	373	11	150.00–158.00	$154.24	$575	-2.42
410–445	421	8	146.00–151.00	$148.82	$627	-4.09
450–495	479	8	140.00–148.00	$143.40	$687	-4.52
500–545	531	12	123.00–130.00	$124.94	$663	-17.19
550–595	570	15	120.00–128.00	$124.62	$710	-7.70
600	600	1	118.00	$118.00	$708	+3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	130.00–133.00	$131.14	$296	+1.14
250–295	270	3	132.00–142.00	$137.70	$372	+2.88
300–345	323	2	152.00–154.00	$152.93	$494	+4.20
350–395	375	26	141.00–148.00	$144.23	$541	-2.41
400–445	420	4	134.00–140.00	$137.38	$577	-7.71
450–495	477	9	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$636	-5.56
500–545	518	5	120.00–122.00	$121.16	$628	-7.81
600	600	1	103.00	$103.00	$618	-0.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	3	182.00–187.00	$184.52	$498	—
300–345	330	3	188.00–190.00	$188.61	$622	-0.43
350–395	370	3	185.00–188.00	$186.27	$689	+1.59
400–445	415	3	174.00–176.00	$175.29	$727	+1.40
450–495	481	4	171.00–175.00	$172.19	$828	—
500–545	520	3	159.00–163.00	$161.27	$839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	172.00–180.00	$175.67	$480	-4.33
300–345	322	3	180.00–186.00	$182.53	$588	+2.67
350–395	376	7	170.00–179.00	$173.60	$653	+1.60
400–445	423	2	169.00–170.00	$169.47	$717	+3.47
450	450	1	169.00	$169.00	$760	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	+4.53
350–395	365	3	160.00–164.00	$162.56	$593	-7.44
450	450	1	154.00	$154.00	$693	-6.00
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1485	1173	80-85%	53	70.00–74.00	$72.35	$849	—
910–1490	1257	80-85%	49	75.00–79.00	$77.26	$971	—
925–1480	1275	80-85%	34	80.00–84.00	$81.52	$1,039	+0.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1085	860	85-90%	6	55.00–59.00	$57.26	$492	—
735–1285	1021	85-90%	38	60.00–69.00	$65.80	$672	+3.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1590	1292	75-80%	14	76.00–80.00	$77.86	$1,006	—
1150–1525	1332	75-80%	5	74.00–75.00	$74.38	$991	—
1205–1805	1454	75-80%	18	81.00–85.00	$82.43	$1,199	-3.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1495	1443	2	106.00–107.00	$106.52	$1,537	—
1435–1660	1541	4	98.00–101.00	$99.45	$1,533	—

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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.