Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

1,314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.57/cwt ≈ $662/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.91/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 370 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.63/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 429 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,314	1,147	2,447
Feeder cattle	1,088	949	2,244
Slaughter cattle	226	198	203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes 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
350–395	370	4	190.00–198.00	$194.30	$719	+1.72
400–445	427	5	182.00–188.00	$184.52	$788	-2.54
450–495	476	7	177.00–186.00	$180.91	$861	+1.96
500–545	513	6	170.00–180.00	$176.72	$907	+1.23
550–595	576	7	160.00–170.00	$164.62	$948	-5.78
600–645	622	9	155.00–161.00	$158.29	$985	-6.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	180.00	$180.00	$630	—
400–445	425	5	174.00–180.00	$176.11	$748	—
450–495	476	10	166.00–174.00	$169.61	$807	—
500–545	528	4	160.00–169.00	$164.10	$866	—
550–595	571	6	152.00–159.00	$154.46	$882	—
600–645	633	8	144.00–150.00	$145.95	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	179.00	$179.00	$626	—
400–445	423	2	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$715	—
450–495	468	5	159.00–165.00	$162.91	$762	—
500–545	509	5	150.00–158.00	$156.29	$796	—
550–595	573	2	145.00–149.00	$146.92	$842	—
600–645	630	6	138.00–140.00	$138.63	$873	—

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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	221	6	192.00–200.00	$196.23	$434	+19.18
250–295	270	12	176.00–190.00	$184.06	$497	+3.63
300–345	317	10	170.00–180.00	$176.23	$559	+1.36
350–395	370	14	166.00–175.00	$170.91	$632	+0.22
400–445	424	6	148.00–158.00	$152.67	$647	-4.35
450–495	476	7	147.00–156.00	$149.35	$711	-4.93
500–545	522	5	150.00–160.00	$154.63	$807	-13.36
550–595	572	10	141.00–150.00	$145.65	$833	-14.90
600–645	622	6	144.00–150.00	$146.45	$911	-10.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	176.00	$176.00	$352	—
250–295	271	7	160.00–174.00	$167.82	$455	—
300–345	315	6	162.00–168.00	$165.90	$523	—
350–395	367	9	156.00–164.00	$160.95	$591	—
400–445	429	13	138.00–147.00	$141.63	$608	—
450–495	471	17	136.00–144.00	$140.57	$662	—
500–545	517	10	140.00–148.00	$145.61	$753	—
550–595	580	5	131.00–136.00	$132.55	$769	—
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	5	145.00–158.00	$151.52	$417	—
300–345	327	10	150.00–158.00	$153.93	$503	—
350–395	376	7	145.00–152.00	$147.59	$555	—
400–445	430	3	132.00–134.00	$132.62	$570	—
450–495	484	5	130.00–135.00	$131.33	$636	—
500–545	521	5	130.00–139.00	$135.32	$705	—
550–595	570	3	124.00–129.00	$126.93	$724	—
600–645	623	2	124.00–128.00	$125.93	$785	—

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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	225	3	232.00–247.00	$238.15	$536	-6.85
250–295	264	5	227.00–240.00	$234.50	$619	+11.32
300–345	327	7	210.00–220.00	$214.10	$700	-3.23
350–395	371	8	190.00–200.00	$195.31	$725	+0.45
400–445	426	7	182.00–192.00	$185.81	$792	+2.33
450–495	472	3	166.00–170.00	$167.94	$793	-2.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	227.00	$227.00	$454	—
250–295	264	8	210.00–220.00	$217.58	$574	—
300–345	322	7	200.00–208.00	$204.44	$658	—
350–395	370	3	182.00–186.00	$184.25	$682	—
400–445	419	4	174.00–181.00	$177.65	$744	—
450–495	473	2	161.00–163.00	$161.95	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	6	195.00–208.00	$200.13	$546	—
300–345	330	3	190.00–196.00	$191.82	$633	—
350–395	379	6	170.00–179.00	$173.34	$657	—
400–445	415	3	164.00–170.00	$167.86	$697	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1395	1087	80-85%	26	72.00–76.00	$74.57	$811	—
920–1395	1147	80-85%	25	77.00–81.00	$78.62	$902	—
940–1385	1239	80-85%	15	82.00–86.00	$83.31	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1240	998	85-90%	7	57.00–61.00	$59.60	$595	—
725–1285	1036	85-90%	22	62.00–71.00	$67.45	$699	+5.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1275	1172	75-80%	7	79.00–83.00	$80.81	$947	—
1235–1310	1273	75-80%	2	76.00–77.00	$76.51	$974	-15.59
1190–1535	1309	75-80%	16	84.00–88.00	$85.96	$1,125	-1.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,699	—
1275–1665	1482	3	106.00–109.00	$107.39	$1,592	—

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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.