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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.14/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 424 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.67/cwt +9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 317 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $163.94/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 464 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 637 923 920
Feeder cattle 448 667 692
Slaughter cattle 189 256 228

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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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 4 185.00–192.00 $188.21 $514 -1.38
300–345 324 4 188.00–197.00 $193.58 $627 +10.36
350–395 371 10 178.00–185.00 $181.86 $675 +6.45
400–445 424 14 175.00–184.00 $179.14 $760 +3.79
450–495 484 8 170.00–176.00 $172.58 $835 -4.95
500–545 529 4 170.00–173.00 $171.22 $906 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 4 170.00–180.00 $174.26 $479 +0.66
300–345 323 2 178.00–186.00 $181.72 $587 +4.95
350–395 373 8 166.00–175.00 $170.17 $635 +6.23
400–445 427 8 169.00–174.00 $171.05 $730 +7.35
500–545 520 3 154.00–159.00 $155.93 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 164.00 $164.00 $410 +2.00
300–345 323 2 168.00–176.00 $171.72 $555 +5.26
350 350 1 159.00 $159.00 $556 —
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -8.60
500–545 523 2 146.00–152.00 $148.87 $779 +7.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 +12.16
250–295 270 8 152.00–166.00 $161.54 $436 +8.65
300–345 317 13 162.00–171.00 $167.67 $532 +9.91
350–395 372 7 156.00–164.00 $159.59 $594 +11.24
400–445 427 9 151.00–161.00 $154.68 $660 +7.17
450–495 474 10 149.00–156.00 $151.63 $719 +13.03
500–545 518 3 140.00–150.00 $145.84 $755 +16.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 3 138.00–150.00 $144.98 $391 +6.56
300–345 321 6 152.00–160.00 $156.85 $503 +11.29
350–395 372 10 144.00–152.00 $148.40 $552 +8.11
400–445 419 5 143.00–150.00 $147.12 $616 +10.51
450–495 472 7 136.00–144.00 $140.32 $662 +9.75
500–545 519 5 130.00–138.00 $134.50 $698 +15.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 140.00–144.00 $141.80 $316 +10.40
250–295 273 2 134.00–135.00 $134.46 $367 +10.79
300–345 323 4 141.00–146.00 $143.38 $463 +8.57
350–395 367 6 134.00–142.00 $138.03 $507 +11.40
400–445 417 7 132.00–140.00 $137.02 $571 +9.39
450–495 471 6 126.00–134.00 $130.06 $613 —
500 500 1 129.00 $129.00 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 +7.00
300–345 324 4 177.00–184.00 $179.61 $582 +0.68
350–395 373 4 166.00–174.00 $170.35 $635 +8.35
400–445 429 10 165.00–171.00 $167.64 $719 +2.74
450–495 464 12 158.00–166.00 $163.94 $761 -2.57
500–545 523 2 155.00–156.00 $155.48 $813 +3.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 194.00 $194.00 $582 +6.54
350 350 1 186.00 $186.00 $651 +15.39
400–445 420 7 176.00–185.00 $180.75 $759 +11.75
450–495 476 7 169.00–178.00 $172.46 $821 —
500–545 521 6 163.00–170.00 $166.78 $869 +3.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 162.00–165.00 $163.38 $446 —
300 300 1 168.00 $168.00 $504 +2.83
350–395 365 3 160.00–162.00 $161.28 $589 +3.56
400–445 407 11 158.00–164.00 $163.02 $663 +11.02
450–495 473 2 149.00–155.00 $151.86 $718 -6.14
500–545 523 2 143.00–144.00 $143.48 $750 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1345 1062 80-85% 23 71.00–75.00 $73.54 $781 —
915–1385 1104 80-85% 25 76.00–80.00 $77.87 $860 +5.55
920–1285 1156 80-85% 15 81.00–85.00 $83.06 $960 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1085 898 85-90% 9 55.00–56.00 $55.23 $496 —
745–1285 988 85-90% 18 61.00–69.00 $65.70 $649 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1245 1168 75-80% 3 81.00–84.00 $82.07 $959 —
1345 1345 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1630 1569 5 104.00–107.00 $105.61 $1,657 —
1405–2185 1704 4 109.00–114.00 $110.60 $1,885 —

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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.