Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

1,834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.76/cwt -10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 476 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.06/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 572 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.84/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 615 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,834	1,055	1,736
Feeder cattle	1,301	695	1,409
Slaughter cattle	500	328	327
Replacement cattle	33	32	0

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	202.00–214.00	$207.50	$566	-29.64
300	300	1	212.00	$212.00	$636	-0.25
350	350	1	216.00	$216.00	$756	+13.65
400–445	415	4	182.00–192.00	$188.07	$780	-1.93
450–495	469	8	180.00–190.00	$185.63	$871	-3.02
500–545	517	11	170.00–179.00	$174.83	$904	+2.78
550–595	579	8	157.00–165.00	$159.67	$924	-3.24
600–645	626	10	153.00–163.00	$157.21	$984	-7.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	190.00	$190.00	$475	-32.00
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	-2.00
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	-5.63
450–495	464	8	170.00–179.00	$176.28	$818	+2.95
500–545	520	12	159.00–166.00	$163.36	$849	+2.11
550–595	569	6	145.00–154.00	$150.42	$856	-2.46
600–645	617	13	144.00–152.00	$149.27	$921	-0.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	+6.46
400	400	1	169.00	$169.00	$676	-7.91
450–495	471	5	160.00–168.00	$163.87	$772	-2.13
500–545	527	7	149.00–158.00	$152.46	$803	+1.83
550–595	580	3	140.00–143.00	$140.95	$818	-1.05
600–645	618	6	138.00–142.00	$140.13	$866	—

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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	278	5	168.00–179.00	$172.39	$479	-20.54
300–345	316	4	166.00–174.00	$170.55	$539	-3.08
350–395	374	9	160.00–170.00	$163.23	$610	-5.13
400–445	430	3	164.00–166.00	$164.62	$708	-1.57
450–495	476	33	143.00–153.00	$146.76	$699	-10.74
500–545	522	21	140.00–150.00	$144.85	$756	-1.81
550–595	572	29	141.00–150.00	$145.06	$830	-9.83
600–645	615	25	137.00–147.00	$142.84	$878	-5.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	160.00	$160.00	$400	-14.01
300	300	1	158.00	$158.00	$474	-5.07
350–395	371	7	150.00–158.00	$153.96	$571	-2.61
400–445	419	5	146.00–154.00	$150.68	$631	-5.09
450–495	475	11	134.00–142.00	$139.22	$661	-12.39
500–545	530	4	134.00–139.00	$135.68	$719	-4.28
550–595	573	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$750	-17.04
600	600	1	128.00	$128.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	148.00	$148.00	$444	-4.41
350–395	378	4	142.00–148.00	$144.37	$546	-3.15
400–445	430	3	136.00–145.00	$138.79	$597	-5.00
550	550	1	126.00	$126.00	$693	—
600–645	623	2	122.00–126.00	$123.93	$772	-4.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	+2.83
250–295	274	4	202.00–215.00	$206.72	$566	—
300	300	1	218.00	$218.00	$654	+1.38
350	350	1	214.00	$214.00	$749	+9.30
400–445	415	4	184.00–189.00	$187.41	$778	-8.92
450–495	479	7	158.00–166.00	$159.79	$765	-28.21
500–545	526	4	149.00–159.00	$153.58	$808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	±0.00
350–395	373	2	198.00–201.00	$199.41	$744	+1.41
400–445	416	4	176.00–180.00	$178.43	$742	-7.35
450	450	1	148.00	$148.00	$666	-26.18
500	500	1	146.00	$146.00	$730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	190.00	$190.00	$570	-6.24
350–395	373	2	190.00–194.00	$191.88	$716	+8.12
400–445	430	3	168.00–171.00	$168.93	$726	-5.33
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-26.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1280	944	85-90%	73	58.00–62.00	$59.60	$563	-1.20
715–1285	998	85-90%	64	63.00–72.00	$66.93	$668	-1.80

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1420	1184	80-85%	45	74.00–78.00	$76.54	$906	-0.31
920–1520	1234	80-85%	7	84.00–88.00	$85.89	$1,060	+4.76
925–1510	1307	80-85%	32	79.00–83.00	$80.73	$1,055	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1600	1356	75-80%	5	77.00–81.00	$79.00	$1,071	-6.12
1380	1380	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,007	-12.12
1440	1440	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1735	1596	5	102.00–105.00	$103.44	$1,651	-4.77
1500–1745	1623	2	107.00–111.00	$109.15	$1,772	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1110	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	90.00–132.00	$110.41	$1,029

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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.