Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

1,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.77/cwt -10.85 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.19/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 525 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.03/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 475 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,146	1,834	1,275
Feeder cattle	941	1,301	889
Slaughter cattle	200	500	386
Replacement cattle	5	33	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly 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	272	3	217.00–225.00	$221.11	$601	+13.61
300–345	323	2	208.00–214.00	$210.79	$681	-1.21
350–395	374	7	196.00–206.00	$201.30	$753	-14.70
400–445	427	10	182.00–192.00	$185.92	$794	-2.15
450–495	486	15	175.00–185.00	$176.84	$859	-8.79
500–545	526	16	167.00–175.00	$170.19	$895	-4.64
550–595	576	16	158.00–167.00	$162.22	$934	+2.55
600–645	626	25	151.00–161.00	$155.51	$973	-1.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	5	200.00–212.00	$206.13	$563	+16.13
300–345	323	2	204.00–205.00	$204.47	$660	+4.47
350–395	373	11	186.00–194.00	$189.64	$707	—
400–445	423	16	172.00–181.00	$176.59	$747	-3.41
450–495	475	12	165.00–174.00	$169.11	$803	-7.17
500–545	524	8	155.00–163.00	$159.55	$836	-3.81
550–595	573	2	150.00–153.00	$151.44	$868	+1.02
600–645	623	12	142.00–150.00	$146.02	$910	-3.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	192.00–197.00	$195.14	$517	—
300–345	330	3	192.00–195.00	$192.91	$637	—
350–395	380	9	178.00–185.00	$180.10	$684	-9.90
400–445	424	4	162.00–170.00	$165.87	$703	-3.13
450–495	468	8	155.00–163.00	$160.56	$751	-3.31
500–545	521	9	145.00–154.00	$150.38	$783	-2.08
550–595	565	3	137.00–140.00	$138.95	$785	-2.00
600–645	615	5	131.00–140.00	$137.71	$847	-2.42

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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	228	3	174.00–185.00	$177.56	$405	—
250–295	267	9	168.00–181.00	$175.70	$469	+3.31
300–345	323	9	170.00–180.00	$174.67	$564	+4.12
350–395	374	15	156.00–166.00	$160.64	$601	-2.59
400–445	426	29	150.00–160.00	$153.77	$655	-10.85
450–495	475	25	142.00–152.00	$146.03	$694	-0.73
500–545	525	26	139.00–149.00	$143.19	$752	-1.66
550–595	575	25	138.00–148.00	$142.52	$819	-2.54
600–645	621	9	138.00–146.00	$141.50	$879	-1.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	164.00	$164.00	$328	—
250–295	272	6	155.00–164.00	$159.33	$433	-0.67
300–345	333	5	160.00–166.00	$161.48	$538	+3.48
350–395	367	17	146.00–155.00	$151.44	$556	-2.52
400–445	414	17	140.00–149.00	$146.13	$605	-4.55
450–495	464	12	132.00–141.00	$137.83	$640	-1.39
500–545	519	5	130.00–138.00	$134.28	$697	-1.40
550	550	2	136.00	$136.00	$748	+5.04
600	600	2	135.00	$135.00	$810	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	7	140.00–150.00	$143.33	$394	—
300–345	329	8	150.00–158.00	$152.81	$503	+4.81
350–395	379	10	136.00–145.00	$139.79	$530	-4.58
400–445	418	7	134.00–139.00	$137.66	$575	-1.13
450–495	473	2	124.00–130.00	$126.86	$600	—
500–545	523	2	125.00–128.00	$126.44	$661	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	217.00–228.00	$222.05	$606	+15.33
300	300	1	217.00	$217.00	$651	-1.00
350–395	374	5	180.00–188.00	$183.81	$687	-30.19
400	400	1	181.00	$181.00	$724	-6.41
450–495	469	6	164.00–172.00	$167.75	$787	+7.96
500	500	1	158.00	$158.00	$790	+4.42
550–595	579	4	148.00–158.00	$152.90	$885	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	205.00	$205.00	$512	—
350–395	373	2	175.00–177.00	$175.94	$656	-23.47
450–495	473	2	154.00–155.00	$154.48	$731	+6.48
500	500	2	139.00	$139.00	$695	-7.00
550–595	566	4	140.00–143.00	$141.72	$802	—
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	190.00–192.00	$190.92	$521	—
300–345	323	2	192.00–194.00	$192.93	$623	+2.93
400	400	1	156.00	$156.00	$624	-12.93
450	450	1	146.00	$146.00	$657	+6.00
600	600	1	123.00	$123.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1420	1161	80-85%	17	81.00–85.00	$82.79	$961	+6.25
920–1455	1165	80-85%	23	76.00–80.00	$77.58	$904	+1.04
945–1480	1176	80-85%	47	71.00–75.00	$73.13	$860	-3.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	1020	85-90%	23	59.00–68.00	$62.98	$642	—
730–1270	1059	85-90%	6	55.00–58.00	$56.24	$596	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1460	1256	75-80%	8	82.00–86.00	$84.20	$1,058	—
1105–1355	1263	75-80%	6	73.00–75.00	$73.85	$933	—
1135–1815	1373	75-80%	6	78.00–81.00	$79.72	$1,095	+6.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1950–2015	1983	2	118.00–119.00	$118.51	$2,350	—
1930–2195	2063	2	109.00–112.00	$110.40	$2,278	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1065	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	90.00–114.00	$99.27	$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.