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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $175.41/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 370 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.61/cwt -21.83 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 422 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.29/cwt -13.24 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 362 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 923 883 844
Feeder cattle 667 635 648
Slaughter cattle 256 248 196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 185.00–195.00 $189.59 $518 -26.87
300–345 334 8 183.00–184.00 $183.22 $612 -14.78
350–395 370 29 170.00–180.00 $175.41 $649 -6.51
400–445 418 10 169.00–179.00 $175.35 $733 -7.89
450–495 472 9 173.00–182.00 $177.53 $838 +1.46
500–545 515 4 163.00–165.00 $164.22 $846 -1.71
550–595 575 3 150.00–159.00 $153.88 $885 -3.30
600 600 3 162.00 $162.00 $972 +7.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 6 170.00–182.00 $173.60 $479 -24.40
300–345 327 10 174.00–181.00 $176.77 $578 -8.35
350–395 377 6 161.00–166.00 $163.94 $618 -8.06
400–445 418 6 160.00–168.00 $163.70 $684 -7.20
450–495 471 12 162.00–170.00 $166.51 $784 +2.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 162.00 $162.00 $405 —
300–345 318 3 162.00–170.00 $166.46 $529 -10.47
400–445 423 2 151.00–157.00 $153.84 $651 —
450–495 478 3 157.00–161.00 $158.60 $758 -1.40
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 150.00–152.00 $150.90 $337 -9.10
250–295 273 2 132.00–146.00 $138.42 $378 -12.89
300–345 324 7 142.00–150.00 $145.56 $472 -11.23
350–395 362 13 134.00–142.00 $140.29 $508 -13.24
400–445 422 17 132.00–140.00 $136.61 $576 -21.83
450–495 472 8 128.00–133.00 $130.57 $616 -22.00
500–545 523 2 118.00–121.00 $119.44 $625 -20.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 157.00–170.00 $162.84 $363 —
250–295 279 8 148.00–162.00 $152.89 $427 -9.93
300–345 326 6 156.00–161.00 $157.76 $514 -11.26
350–395 372 12 144.00–154.00 $148.35 $552 -13.87
400–445 417 6 142.00–151.00 $147.51 $615 -20.82
450–495 474 4 134.00–144.00 $138.60 $657 -23.90
500–545 523 2 127.00–131.00 $128.91 $674 -24.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 4 125.00–135.00 $131.40 $283 -16.75
250–295 273 2 120.00–128.00 $123.67 $338 -12.71
300–345 328 13 132.00–140.00 $134.81 $442 -17.19
350–395 380 5 124.00–132.00 $126.63 $481 -16.19
400–445 424 6 125.00–129.00 $127.63 $541 -21.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 7 187.00–200.00 $190.53 $522 —
300–345 322 3 183.00–192.00 $187.46 $604 -14.54
350–395 380 3 170.00–172.00 $170.61 $648 -14.03
400 400 1 169.00 $169.00 $676 -9.56
500–545 524 4 159.00–169.00 $163.62 $857 —
550 550 1 158.00 $158.00 $869 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
300–345 323 2 178.00–180.00 $178.93 $578 -5.95
350 350 2 160.00–164.00 $162.00 $567 -9.26
400–445 420 3 162.00–167.00 $164.90 $693 -6.41
450–495 470 5 162.00–169.00 $166.51 $783 -0.88
500–545 523 2 150.00–154.00 $151.91 $794 -3.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 3 162.00–169.00 $165.17 $532 -10.50
350–395 356 8 156.00–158.00 $157.72 $561 -2.90
400 400 1 152.00 $152.00 $608 -6.95
450 450 1 158.00 $158.00 $711 -2.00
500–545 523 2 142.00–143.00 $142.48 $745 -3.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1410 1132 80-85% 33 70.00–74.00 $72.32 $819 -9.77
915–1410 1219 80-85% 16 80.00–84.00 $81.44 $993 —
910–1435 1238 80-85% 44 75.00–79.00 $77.48 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 934 85-90% 20 55.00–59.00 $56.95 $532 —
905–1285 1041 85-90% 24 60.00–69.00 $64.91 $676 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1695 1372 75-80% 8 76.00–80.00 $78.21 $1,073 —
1230–1645 1379 75-80% 10 81.00–85.00 $83.08 $1,146 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1590 1538 3 104.00–105.00 $104.33 $1,605 —
1575–2175 1897 3 118.00–123.00 $120.85 $2,293 —

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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.