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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

1,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.67/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 520 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $170.88/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 365 lb · 34 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $179.36/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 374 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,165 1,022 1,627
Feeder cattle 919 883 1,351
Slaughter cattle 246 139 276

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
245 245 2 192.00–194.00 $193.00 $473 —
250–295 270 11 174.00–189.00 $182.74 $493 +10.16
300–345 319 8 176.00–186.00 $181.48 $579 +0.92
350–395 374 31 175.00–185.00 $179.36 $671 +0.34
400–445 432 26 168.00–177.00 $170.61 $737 -2.81
450–495 476 25 159.00–169.00 $163.26 $777 +7.66
500–545 520 36 156.00–165.00 $160.67 $835 +5.77
550–595 565 18 150.00–160.00 $156.58 $885 +8.22
600–645 623 8 137.00–147.00 $141.91 $884 +8.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 166.00 $166.00 $332 —
250–295 274 4 165.00–173.00 $168.82 $463 +6.07
300–345 327 9 166.00–175.00 $169.95 $556 +1.93
350–395 365 34 166.00–174.00 $170.88 $624 +1.44
400–445 421 24 158.00–166.00 $162.75 $685 -2.38
450–495 469 28 150.00–158.00 $154.33 $724 +8.64
500–545 518 18 146.00–154.00 $151.18 $783 +8.56
550–595 569 4 140.00–143.00 $141.72 $806 +4.34
600–645 619 5 127.00–133.00 $130.33 $807 +10.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
250 250 2 150.00 $150.00 $375 +8.51
300–345 331 8 158.00–164.00 $159.65 $528 -2.26
350–395 370 13 156.00–164.00 $160.37 $593 +0.10
400–445 428 8 148.00–157.00 $151.77 $650 -2.77
450–495 468 8 140.00–148.00 $145.11 $679 +7.55
500–545 514 11 135.00–142.00 $140.22 $721 +7.98
550–595 579 4 131.00–139.00 $134.39 $778 +6.03
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 214 4 179.00–182.00 $180.65 $387 +40.73
250–295 273 16 166.00–181.00 $173.45 $474 +19.65
300–345 314 14 162.00–171.00 $167.78 $527 +9.47
350–395 374 14 153.00–162.00 $157.24 $588 +16.40
400–445 423 19 153.00–162.00 $156.80 $663 +23.37
450–495 477 11 135.00–145.00 $139.45 $665 +5.49
500–545 526 15 125.00–135.00 $129.04 $679 -2.26
550–595 570 6 120.00–129.00 $124.71 $711 -0.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 160.00–166.00 $163.00 $326 —
250–295 280 10 154.00–165.00 $158.27 $443 +26.12
300–345 320 6 152.00–160.00 $156.52 $501 +9.13
350–395 368 6 143.00–150.00 $147.05 $541 +14.73
400–445 434 4 142.00–150.00 $143.84 $624 +17.83
450–495 467 8 125.00–133.00 $129.40 $604 +3.16
500–545 528 4 120.00–124.00 $121.19 $640 -2.24
550–595 570 3 110.00–117.00 $113.57 $647 -6.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 3 140.00–150.00 $143.70 $398 +22.11
300–345 328 5 142.00–150.00 $144.64 $474 +5.25
350–395 375 5 137.00–141.00 $138.73 $520 +16.38
400–445 426 8 134.00–140.00 $136.40 $581 +26.40
450–495 468 3 118.00–122.00 $120.26 $563 +5.61
500–545 523 2 105.00–110.00 $107.39 $562 -5.53
550 550 1 107.00 $107.00 $588 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 184.00–190.00 $186.70 $416 +12.21
250–295 265 4 174.00–188.00 $183.35 $486 +9.51
300–345 323 2 183.00–186.00 $184.40 $596 —
350–395 370 3 175.00–181.00 $178.54 $661 +2.76
400–445 423 2 170.00–178.00 $173.79 $735 +3.32
450 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 +6.98
500–545 523 2 153.00–159.00 $155.87 $815 +9.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 4 162.00–172.00 $167.52 $451 +5.52
300–345 322 3 166.00–175.00 $170.12 $548 +1.00
350 350 2 174.00 $174.00 $609 +5.95
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 -3.13
450–495 473 2 151.00–152.00 $151.48 $717 +7.53
500–545 523 2 143.00–145.00 $143.96 $753 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 156.00 $156.00 $312 +16.00
300 300 1 156.00 $156.00 $468 -0.87
350–395 380 3 156.00–162.00 $157.84 $600 —
400 400 1 148.00 $148.00 $592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1440 1150 80-85% 32 59.00–62.00 $60.05 $691 —
935–1435 1250 80-85% 40 63.00–67.00 $65.21 $815 —
1085–1455 1298 80-85% 14 68.00–72.00 $69.21 $898 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1475 1269 75-80% 8 60.00–64.00 $62.60 $794 —
1100–1550 1353 75-80% 29 65.00–69.00 $66.52 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1075 907 85-90% 3 47.00–48.00 $47.40 $430 —
720–1295 1029 85-90% 25 49.00–58.00 $53.55 $551 -0.21

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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.