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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1,656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.13/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 523 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.58/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 529 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.92/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 569 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,656 1,528 1,869
Feeder cattle 1,480 1,307 1,646
Slaughter cattle 176 221 223

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 210.00 $210.00 $441 -2.25
300–345 322 3 184.00–192.00 $188.15 $606 -0.74
350–395 376 19 182.00–192.00 $186.09 $700 +4.71
400–445 425 29 172.00–182.00 $176.55 $750 +8.11
450–495 481 24 158.00–168.00 $160.83 $774 -1.77
500–545 529 55 152.00–162.00 $155.58 $823 -4.16
550–595 569 45 148.00–158.00 $153.92 $876 -2.87
600–645 627 17 145.00–154.00 $147.02 $922 -3.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 5 174.00–180.00 $177.12 $586 +0.04
350 350 11 180.00 $180.00 $630 +4.96
400–445 411 16 162.00–171.00 $168.01 $691 +9.67
450–495 474 21 148.00–157.00 $152.14 $721 -1.02
500–545 512 26 142.00–151.00 $148.74 $762 -4.12
550–595 573 6 138.00–146.00 $142.07 $814 -1.09
600–645 621 5 136.00–142.00 $138.36 $859 -3.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 372 3 164.00–170.00 $167.21 $622 +3.39
400–445 421 14 152.00–160.00 $156.46 $659 +7.55
450–495 466 12 138.00–145.00 $142.28 $663 -4.03
500–545 508 9 133.00–141.00 $139.37 $708 -1.07
550–595 575 6 128.00–134.00 $130.94 $753 -0.02
600–645 611 4 126.00–132.00 $130.42 $797 +0.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 168.00–180.00 $172.32 $474 -14.36
300–345 325 7 168.00–178.00 $172.39 $560 -4.50
350–395 374 25 152.00–162.00 $156.86 $587 -0.74
400–445 435 21 146.00–156.00 $147.92 $643 +3.40
450–495 475 43 138.00–148.00 $142.21 $675 -3.77
500–545 523 62 132.00–141.00 $136.13 $712 -8.70
550–595 580 40 128.00–138.00 $131.11 $760 -4.58
600–645 627 9 122.00–132.00 $126.36 $792 -3.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 158.00 $158.00 $395 -10.76
300 300 3 160.00 $160.00 $480 -6.27
350–395 374 17 142.00–150.00 $145.84 $545 -1.20
400–445 425 23 136.00–145.00 $139.82 $594 +4.59
450–495 466 22 128.00–136.00 $133.14 $620 -1.20
500–545 503 31 122.00–130.00 $128.36 $646 -4.13
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 -11.00
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 -10.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 3 138.00–148.00 $141.70 $393 -8.30
300–345 322 3 148.00–156.00 $151.81 $489 -4.19
350–395 359 7 132.00–140.00 $137.90 $495 +3.81
400–445 430 6 128.00–134.00 $129.86 $558 —
450–495 480 3 120.00–122.00 $120.63 $579 -4.22
500–545 518 5 118.00–120.00 $119.16 $617 -3.00
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 -3.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 190.00–194.00 $191.52 $412 —
250 250 1 188.00 $188.00 $470 +1.38
300–345 323 2 175.00–180.00 $177.33 $573 -0.76
350–395 373 4 172.00–180.00 $176.37 $658 +2.23
450–495 480 3 138.00–140.00 $138.63 $665 -12.43
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 +0.92
300–345 323 2 188.00–190.00 $188.93 $610 +3.99
350 350 1 188.00 $188.00 $658 +2.93
450–495 473 2 150.00–154.00 $151.90 $718 -10.10
500–545 514 7 138.00–146.00 $143.91 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 3 168.00–172.00 $169.89 $459 -5.94
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 +0.73
450 450 1 128.00 $128.00 $576 -16.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1385 1089 80-85% 16 80.00–84.00 $81.91 $892 —
915–1375 1118 80-85% 12 75.00–79.00 $76.82 $859 —
995–1385 1168 80-85% 14 85.00–89.00 $86.41 $1,009 +19.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 2 51.00 $51.00 $449 —
720–1285 938 85-90% 9 55.00–65.00 $58.96 $553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1255 1205 75-80% 2 81.00 $81.00 $976 +14.30
1220 1220 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $915 +8.30
1275–1550 1469 75-80% 7 83.00–86.00 $84.74 $1,245 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1795 1527 3 103.00–107.00 $104.84 $1,601 —

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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.