Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

1,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.83/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 514 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.74/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 524 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.79/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 563 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,528	1,165	1,261
Feeder cattle	1,307	919	1,061
Slaughter cattle	221	246	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and greater than 350 lbs. unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	210.00–215.00	$212.25	$473	+19.25
250	250	1	215.00	$215.00	$538	+32.26
300–345	323	9	185.00–194.00	$188.89	$610	+7.41
350–395	386	9	180.00–186.00	$181.38	$700	+2.02
400–445	426	25	164.00–174.00	$168.44	$718	-2.17
450–495	474	22	158.00–168.00	$162.60	$771	-0.66
500–545	524	50	155.00–165.00	$159.74	$837	-0.93
550–595	563	36	151.00–160.00	$156.79	$883	+0.21
600–645	625	24	147.00–155.00	$150.12	$938	+8.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	+26.18
300–345	324	4	174.00–182.00	$177.08	$574	+7.13
350–395	366	8	170.00–179.00	$175.04	$641	+4.16
400–445	426	17	155.00–162.00	$158.34	$675	-4.41
450–495	466	27	148.00–156.00	$153.16	$714	-1.17
500–545	506	24	145.00–154.00	$152.86	$773	+1.68
550–595	575	4	140.00–148.00	$143.16	$823	+1.44
600–645	619	4	138.00–144.00	$141.94	$879	+11.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+30.00
350–395	371	8	160.00–168.00	$163.82	$608	+3.45
400–445	421	8	144.00–152.00	$148.91	$627	-2.86
450–495	480	3	146.00–147.00	$146.31	$702	+1.20
500–545	516	4	138.00–142.00	$140.44	$725	+0.22
550–595	573	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$750	-3.43
600–645	614	6	127.00–132.00	$130.12	$799	+8.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	7	190.00–205.00	$195.03	$439	+14.38
250–295	260	22	178.00–190.00	$186.68	$485	+13.23
300–345	325	14	172.00–182.00	$176.89	$575	+9.11
350–395	371	7	152.00–162.00	$157.60	$585	+0.36
400–445	425	9	140.00–150.00	$144.52	$614	-12.28
450–495	467	20	140.00–150.00	$145.98	$682	+6.53
500–545	514	53	140.00–148.00	$144.83	$744	+15.79
550–595	573	8	130.00–140.00	$135.69	$778	+10.98
600–645	626	7	126.00–136.00	$129.93	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	211	4	182.00–187.00	$185.55	$392	+22.55
250–295	270	5	164.00–174.00	$168.76	$456	+10.49
300–345	328	10	164.00–170.00	$166.27	$545	+9.75
350–395	368	6	142.00–150.00	$147.04	$541	-0.01
400–445	419	10	130.00–138.00	$135.23	$567	-8.61
450–495	474	20	130.00–139.00	$134.34	$637	+4.94
500–545	522	7	128.00–136.00	$132.49	$692	+11.30
550	550	1	129.00	$129.00	$710	+15.43
600–645	629	4	121.00–125.00	$122.46	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	164.00–172.00	$166.70	$378	—
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	+6.30
300	300	2	156.00	$156.00	$468	+11.36
350–395	380	5	132.00–139.00	$134.09	$510	-4.64
450–495	474	5	120.00–129.00	$124.85	$592	+4.59
500–545	523	4	118.00–126.00	$122.16	$639	+14.77
550–595	561	4	115.00–118.00	$117.20	$657	+10.20
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	—

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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	219	7	200.00–215.00	$209.08	$458	+22.38
250–295	276	6	200.00–215.00	$205.81	$568	+22.46
300–345	340	14	184.00–190.00	$184.94	$629	+0.54
350–395	376	4	182.00–190.00	$185.07	$696	+6.53
450	450	1	162.00	$162.00	$729	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	4	185.00–190.00	$186.62	$524	+19.10
300–345	317	15	174.00–180.00	$178.09	$565	+7.97
350–395	371	4	171.00–178.00	$174.14	$646	+0.14
450–495	478	6	149.00–155.00	$151.06	$722	-0.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	174.00–178.00	$175.83	$480	—
300–345	315	3	168.00–170.00	$169.27	$533	+13.27
450–495	461	4	139.00–146.00	$144.12	$664	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1485	1161	80-85%	29	65.00–69.00	$66.95	$777	+6.90
955–1490	1282	80-85%	24	70.00–74.00	$71.61	$918	+2.40
985–1445	1341	80-85%	20	75.00–79.00	$76.46	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1265	994	85-90%	19	54.00–63.00	$58.91	$586	—
925–1245	1021	85-90%	5	49.00–52.00	$49.88	$509	-3.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1395	1224	75-80%	5	65.00–69.00	$66.70	$816	—
1100–1765	1361	75-80%	4	70.00–74.00	$71.04	$967	+4.52
1270–1765	1445	75-80%	4	75.00–79.00	$76.72	$1,109	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1660	1445	3	101.00–104.00	$103.11	$1,490	—
1610–1795	1707	3	110.00–114.00	$111.34	$1,901	—
1650–1765	1708	2	106.00–107.00	$106.52	$1,819	—

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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.