Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.97/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 573 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.63/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 524 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.06/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 476 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,649	1,656	1,771
Feeder cattle	1,258	1,480	1,491
Slaughter cattle	391	176	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher

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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	274	5	195.00–210.00	$202.12	$554	—
300–345	327	3	201.00–210.00	$204.10	$667	+15.95
350–395	382	27	184.00–194.00	$186.64	$713	+0.55
400–445	419	22	173.00–182.00	$178.12	$746	+1.57
450–495	473	26	164.00–174.00	$168.83	$799	+8.00
500–545	524	39	160.00–169.00	$163.91	$859	+8.33
550–595	573	64	153.00–163.00	$157.97	$905	+4.05
600–645	622	42	150.00–160.00	$155.15	$965	+8.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	180.00–190.00	$184.59	$504	—
300–345	329	4	192.00–198.00	$194.13	$639	+17.01
350–395	375	17	174.00–183.00	$177.97	$667	-2.03
400–445	430	14	162.00–170.00	$165.30	$711	-2.71
450–495	472	20	154.00–163.00	$158.68	$749	+6.54
500–545	518	23	149.00–158.00	$154.38	$800	+5.64
550–595	572	10	144.00–151.00	$148.34	$849	+6.27
600–645	622	5	140.00–149.00	$144.31	$898	+5.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
300–345	324	6	181.00–189.00	$184.81	$599	—
350–395	373	6	164.00–170.00	$167.06	$623	-0.15
400–445	429	9	153.00–161.00	$155.54	$667	-0.92
450–495	469	8	144.00–151.00	$148.30	$696	+6.02
500–545	519	5	140.00–147.00	$144.09	$748	+4.72
550–595	570	3	139.00–142.00	$140.63	$802	+9.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	6	169.00–184.00	$176.88	$486	+4.56
300–345	330	5	170.00–177.00	$172.49	$569	+0.10
350–395	374	7	156.00–165.00	$160.13	$599	+3.27
400–445	430	21	142.00–152.00	$146.22	$629	-1.70
450–495	476	44	138.00–148.00	$142.06	$676	-0.15
500–545	524	51	132.00–142.00	$136.63	$716	+0.50
550–595	570	17	134.00–144.00	$139.08	$793	+7.97
600–645	623	8	122.00–132.00	$126.92	$791	+0.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	162.00–165.00	$163.38	$446	+5.38
300–345	323	4	160.00–166.00	$162.88	$526	+2.88
350–395	366	10	145.00–150.00	$147.83	$541	+1.99
400–445	418	14	133.00–141.00	$137.97	$577	-1.85
450–495	472	12	128.00–136.00	$131.92	$623	-1.22
500–545	518	8	124.00–130.00	$127.65	$661	-0.71
550–595	569	4	126.00–132.00	$129.41	$736	+11.41
600–645	615	3	113.00–120.00	$117.55	$723	+5.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	5	142.00–150.00	$144.89	$401	+3.19
300–345	323	2	150.00–152.00	$150.93	$488	-0.88
350–395	371	11	135.00–144.00	$139.58	$518	+1.68
450	450	1	118.00	$118.00	$531	-2.63
550–595	571	4	118.00–122.00	$119.96	$685	+5.96
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	200.00	$200.00	$600	+11.07
350–395	365	3	186.00–187.00	$186.64	$681	-1.36
400	400	1	176.00	$176.00	$704	—
450–495	472	5	154.00–163.00	$157.90	$745	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	190.00	$190.00	$570	+12.67
350–395	373	2	178.00–182.00	$179.88	$671	+3.51
400–445	421	4	165.00–171.00	$168.92	$711	—
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	+11.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	180.00–188.00	$183.72	$593	+13.72
350–395	380	3	165.00–166.00	$165.31	$628	—
400–445	422	3	155.00–160.00	$157.25	$664	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1455	1166	80-85%	48	74.00–78.00	$76.41	$891	-10.00
910–1395	1230	80-85%	60	79.00–83.00	$80.85	$994	—
1085–1410	1301	80-85%	24	84.00–88.00	$85.34	$1,110	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1285	989	85-90%	18	58.00–62.00	$59.29	$586	—
910–1285	1063	85-90%	30	63.00–72.00	$67.54	$718	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1740	1266	75-80%	8	76.00–79.00	$77.42	$980	—
1235–1540	1355	75-80%	8	85.00–89.00	$86.72	$1,175	—
1240–1910	1468	75-80%	6	81.00–84.00	$82.55	$1,212	-2.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1780	1725	3	101.00–105.00	$102.38	$1,766	—
1620–1920	1770	2	107.00–110.00	$108.63	$1,923	—

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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.