Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

1,022 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.43/cwt -13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 425 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.32/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 370 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.24/cwt -13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 469 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,022	1,692	1,504
Feeder cattle	883	1,346	1,214
Slaughter cattle	139	346	290

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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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	273	3	167.00–182.00	$172.58	$471	-14.34
300–345	322	7	177.00–185.00	$180.56	$581	-6.77
350–395	376	22	176.00–184.00	$179.02	$673	+2.85
400–445	425	25	169.00–179.00	$173.42	$737	+1.43
450–495	479	20	152.00–162.00	$155.60	$745	-9.00
500–545	523	16	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$810	+1.30
550–595	575	12	144.00–154.00	$148.36	$853	-4.92
600–645	630	3	131.00–140.00	$133.86	$843	-15.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	160.00–166.00	$162.75	$444	-9.25
300–345	329	7	166.00–172.00	$168.02	$553	-6.35
350–395	374	11	166.00–173.00	$169.44	$634	+4.65
400–445	413	9	159.00–168.00	$165.13	$682	+1.22
450–495	476	11	142.00–151.00	$145.69	$693	-12.81
500–545	530	11	140.00–148.00	$142.62	$756	-4.28
550–595	569	12	134.00–142.00	$137.38	$782	-4.80
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	-18.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	3	140.00–145.00	$141.49	$396	-13.26
300–345	322	3	160.00–164.00	$161.91	$521	-1.48
350–395	372	3	159.00–162.00	$160.27	$596	+4.44
400–445	421	6	151.00–158.00	$154.54	$651	+1.89
450–495	463	6	132.00–140.00	$137.56	$637	-7.58
500–545	525	3	130.00–136.00	$132.24	$694	-6.50
550–595	573	2	125.00–132.00	$128.36	$736	-6.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	120.00–122.00	$120.65	$292	-37.53
250–295	277	13	129.00–142.00	$132.15	$366	-25.59
300–345	321	4	144.00–150.00	$147.39	$473	-12.97
350–395	370	36	127.00–136.00	$132.32	$490	-5.97
400–445	413	17	121.00–128.00	$126.01	$520	-11.26
450–495	469	31	121.00–130.00	$126.24	$592	-13.88
500–545	521	16	119.00–127.00	$123.43	$643	-8.45
550–595	573	2	119.00–121.00	$119.96	$687	+1.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	8	135.00–150.00	$139.92	$327	-36.07
250–295	269	7	148.00–158.00	$153.80	$414	-22.79
300–345	325	7	154.00–164.00	$158.31	$515	-10.92
350–395	377	15	137.00–147.00	$140.84	$531	-4.64
400–445	425	40	129.00–139.00	$133.43	$567	-13.53
450–495	481	18	131.00–141.00	$133.96	$644	-15.05
500–545	529	14	128.00–138.00	$131.30	$695	-10.38
550–595	579	4	123.00–132.00	$125.64	$727	-4.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	110.00	$110.00	$220	—
250–295	276	15	115.00–126.00	$121.59	$336	-29.33
300–345	318	8	134.00–142.00	$139.39	$443	-11.51
350–395	373	2	120.00–125.00	$122.35	$456	-7.78
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	-18.54
450–495	465	3	114.00–115.00	$114.65	$533	-14.27
500–545	527	3	111.00–116.00	$112.92	$595	-8.02
550	550	1	105.00	$105.00	$578	-5.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	170.00–180.00	$174.49	$389	-10.65
250–295	280	4	172.00–178.00	$173.84	$487	-9.15
350–395	378	6	174.00–178.00	$175.78	$664	+0.03
400–445	423	2	170.00–171.00	$170.47	$721	+3.09
450–495	455	12	153.00–161.00	$160.02	$728	+3.23
500–545	524	4	142.00–150.00	$145.90	$765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
250	250	1	162.00	$162.00	$405	-8.50
300–345	330	3	166.00–174.00	$169.12	$558	-2.09
350–395	370	6	164.00–173.00	$168.05	$622	+0.72
400–445	426	4	160.00–168.00	$163.13	$695	+5.32
450–495	473	2	143.00–145.00	$143.95	$681	-0.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	140.00	$140.00	$280	—
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	—
300–345	327	3	155.00–160.00	$156.87	$513	-6.48
450–495	473	2	138.00–140.00	$138.95	$657	—
500	500	1	127.00	$127.00	$635	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1420	1144	80-85%	7	60.00–62.00	$60.87	$696	—
905–1420	1148	80-85%	32	63.00–67.00	$64.89	$745	—
925–1420	1200	80-85%	20	68.00–72.00	$69.37	$832	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	1019	85-90%	10	45.00–49.00	$47.46	$484	—
825–1285	1038	85-90%	23	50.00–59.00	$53.76	$558	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1275	1190	75-80%	4	66.00–69.00	$67.79	$807	—

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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.