Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

1,605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.57/cwt -13.20 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 423 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.67/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 473 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.48/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 467 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,605	1,146	1,337
Feeder cattle	1,101	941	1,146
Slaughter cattle	504	200	191
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week due to hurricane.

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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	180.00–182.00	$180.92	$494	-40.19
300–345	330	3	180.00–189.00	$182.73	$603	-28.06
350–395	375	13	178.00–188.00	$182.47	$684	-18.83
400–445	421	11	172.00–182.00	$177.33	$747	-8.59
450–495	467	23	162.00–171.00	$167.48	$782	-9.36
500–545	524	14	155.00–165.00	$159.76	$837	-10.43
550–595	572	11	156.00–161.00	$158.59	$907	-3.63
600–645	626	13	144.00–151.00	$147.02	$920	-8.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	170.00	$170.00	$425	-36.13
300–345	323	2	170.00–172.00	$170.93	$552	-33.54
350–395	377	6	168.00–176.00	$171.56	$647	-18.08
400–445	411	8	166.00–170.00	$168.34	$692	-8.25
450–495	468	6	153.00–160.00	$157.38	$737	-11.73
500–545	528	4	146.00–154.00	$148.88	$786	-10.67
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	-7.44
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	-14.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	315	3	162.00–166.00	$164.54	$518	-28.37
350–395	380	6	160.00–166.00	$161.84	$615	-18.26
400–445	411	6	152.00–160.00	$157.70	$648	-8.17
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-10.56
500–545	515	3	138.00–140.00	$139.29	$717	-11.09
550	550	3	140.00	$140.00	$770	+1.05

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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	273	2	170.00–175.00	$172.29	$470	-3.41
300–345	322	6	160.00–170.00	$165.11	$532	-9.56
350–395	375	14	142.00–152.00	$146.73	$550	-13.91
400–445	423	28	136.00–146.00	$140.57	$595	-13.20
450–495	483	12	138.00–148.00	$141.07	$681	-4.96
500–545	526	15	134.00–144.00	$138.19	$727	-5.00
550–595	571	7	136.00–144.00	$139.80	$798	-2.72
600–645	625	3	130.00–136.00	$132.59	$829	-8.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	5	145.00–158.00	$150.12	$411	-9.21
300–345	317	5	152.00–156.00	$154.32	$489	-7.16
350–395	372	20	132.00–140.00	$136.54	$508	-14.90
400–445	417	16	126.00–134.00	$131.01	$546	-15.12
450–495	473	23	128.00–137.00	$133.67	$632	-4.16
500–545	529	6	124.00–132.00	$127.08	$672	-7.20
600	600	1	124.00	$124.00	$744	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	255	10	140.00–142.00	$141.77	$362	-1.56
300–345	321	7	140.00–148.00	$144.69	$464	-8.12
350–395	365	3	124.00–130.00	$127.84	$467	-11.95
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	-17.66
500	500	1	118.00	$118.00	$590	-8.44

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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	3	180.00–190.00	$185.73	$507	-36.32
300–345	328	4	180.00–188.00	$183.05	$600	-33.95
350–395	365	3	182.00–184.00	$183.28	$669	-0.53
400–445	422	3	160.00–168.00	$163.86	$691	-17.14
450–495	477	3	156.00–164.00	$159.20	$759	-8.55
500–545	520	3	151.00–156.00	$153.92	$800	-4.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	167.00–170.00	$168.38	$460	-36.62
300–345	323	2	170.00–178.00	$173.72	$561	—
350	350	2	176.00	$176.00	$616	+0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	164.00–168.00	$165.86	$536	-27.07
350–395	373	2	158.00–166.00	$161.76	$603	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1465	1139	80-85%	84	69.00–73.00	$71.18	$811	—
905–1455	1245	80-85%	81	74.00–78.00	$75.86	$944	—
995–1470	1248	80-85%	24	79.00–83.00	$80.04	$999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1300	1041	85-90%	20	54.00–57.00	$54.94	$572	-8.04
725–1300	1080	85-90%	51	58.00–67.00	$63.21	$683	+6.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1320	1285	75-80%	2	72.00	$72.00	$925	-1.85
1100–1485	1292	75-80%	12	73.00–77.00	$74.95	$968	+1.10
1120–1750	1388	75-80%	9	78.00–82.00	$79.15	$1,099	-0.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,571	—
1550–1690	1603	3	98.00–100.00	$98.97	$1,586	—

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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.