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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $160.62/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 381 lb · 14 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.82/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $462/hd at 284 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.93/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 855 1,123
Feeder cattle 635 580 827
Slaughter cattle 248 275 296

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 194.00 $194.00 $388 —
250–295 273 2 216.00–217.00 $216.46 $591 +29.23
300 300 1 198.00 $198.00 $594 +4.87
350–395 369 4 179.00–184.00 $181.92 $671 -2.01
400–445 430 3 182.00–186.00 $183.24 $788 +7.50
450–495 469 6 172.00–181.00 $176.07 $826 +1.48
500–545 524 13 163.00–171.00 $165.93 $869 -5.93
550–595 568 3 151.00–161.00 $157.18 $893 -4.22
600–645 621 4 149.00–159.00 $154.12 $957 +3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
250 250 1 198.00 $198.00 $495 +23.71
300–345 328 5 183.00–188.00 $185.12 $607 +4.34
350 350 1 172.00 $172.00 $602 -4.46
400–445 420 8 166.00–174.00 $170.90 $718 +2.76
450–495 473 2 162.00–166.00 $163.90 $775 -2.79
500–545 508 6 153.00–156.00 $155.46 $790 -2.54
550–595 573 2 144.00–150.00 $146.88 $842 -4.32
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 +10.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 157.00 $157.00 $314 —
250–295 287 9 182.00–186.00 $182.60 $524 —
300–345 323 2 176.00–178.00 $176.93 $571 +4.08
450 450 3 160.00 $160.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 178 2 175.00–185.00 $179.65 $320 —
250–295 284 13 160.00–174.00 $162.82 $462 -3.73
300–345 326 6 166.00–173.00 $169.02 $551 -0.65
350–395 376 8 158.00–168.00 $162.22 $610 -2.36
400–445 426 9 165.00–174.00 $168.33 $717 +10.58
450–495 473 5 159.00–168.00 $162.50 $769 +7.20
500–545 526 6 149.00–158.00 $153.06 $805 +16.52
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 +0.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–185 181 11 157.00–165.00 $158.45 $287 —
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 +18.01
250–295 270 5 144.00–156.00 $151.31 $409 +0.86
300–345 323 2 154.00–160.00 $156.79 $506 -3.06
350–395 374 5 152.00–156.00 $153.53 $574 -0.71
400–445 427 5 154.00–163.00 $158.44 $677 +9.62
450–495 475 3 150.00–156.00 $152.57 $725 +9.17
500–545 531 4 138.00–146.00 $140.39 $745 +15.45
550–595 573 2 115.00–120.00 $117.40 $673 -7.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 140.00–150.00 $144.58 $260 —
200–245 223 2 145.00–152.00 $148.15 $330 +17.01
250–295 280 3 134.00–142.00 $136.38 $382 -1.32
300 300 1 152.00 $152.00 $456 -0.93
350–395 373 2 140.00–146.00 $142.82 $533 -1.41
400–445 434 4 148.00–152.00 $148.92 $646 +11.54
450 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 +10.61
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 +8.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 178 5 180.00–190.00 $185.73 $331 —
200–245 215 3 160.00–165.00 $163.10 $351 —
250–295 281 4 175.00–184.00 $177.25 $498 —
300–345 325 5 172.00–179.00 $175.67 $571 +5.67
350–395 381 14 158.00–166.00 $160.62 $612 -1.94
400–445 423 2 158.00–160.00 $158.95 $672 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 +6.00
500 500 1 146.00 $146.00 $730 +6.00
600–645 619 4 130.00–136.00 $133.94 $829 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 200.00 $200.00 $340 —
200–245 226 7 170.00–180.00 $173.94 $393 —
300–345 329 7 182.00–190.00 $184.88 $608 +2.35
350–395 381 9 168.00–175.00 $171.26 $653 -2.34
400–445 423 2 168.00–175.00 $171.31 $725 +1.84
450–495 461 4 163.00–169.00 $167.39 $772 -1.61
500–545 520 3 152.00–159.00 $155.89 $811 —
550 550 1 149.00 $149.00 $820 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 222.00 $222.00 $366 —
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 —
300 300 1 202.00 $202.00 $606 +13.39
350–395 368 5 179.00–188.00 $184.64 $679 -1.63
400–445 422 3 176.00–182.00 $178.56 $754 +3.27
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 +2.81
550 550 1 153.00 $153.00 $842 —
600–645 623 2 153.00–155.00 $153.96 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1285 1045 80-85% 29 70.00–74.00 $72.45 $757 —
910–1285 1075 80-85% 53 75.00–79.00 $77.21 $830 —
915–1385 1139 80-85% 33 80.00–84.00 $82.09 $935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1065 861 85-90% 5 55.00–59.00 $57.06 $491 -0.20
710–1285 959 85-90% 49 60.00–69.00 $64.54 $619 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1182 75-80% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.31 $890 —
1140–1490 1247 75-80% 10 77.00–81.00 $78.45 $978 —
1195–1520 1346 75-80% 18 82.00–86.00 $84.29 $1,135 +9.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1560 1498 2 97.00–99.00 $98.04 $1,469 —
1345–1765 1598 4 101.00–104.00 $103.18 $1,649 —
1560–1825 1693 2 110.00–114.00 $111.84 $1,893 —

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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.