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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

1,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.23/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 478 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.46/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 472 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.76/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 369 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,360 1,605 1,140
Feeder cattle 1,126 1,101 824
Slaughter cattle 234 504 316

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 180.00–185.00 $182.29 $498 +1.37
300–345 321 9 178.00–186.00 $182.79 $587 +0.06
350–395 373 9 172.00–182.00 $175.96 $656 -6.51
400–445 424 14 170.00–179.00 $173.85 $737 -3.48
450–495 478 37 159.00–169.00 $163.23 $780 -4.25
500–545 521 10 148.00–157.00 $152.13 $793 -7.63
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 -2.59
600–645 622 5 140.00–149.00 $144.73 $900 -2.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 160.00–168.00 $163.67 $447 -6.33
300–345 323 10 168.00–177.00 $171.87 $555 +0.94
350–395 373 6 162.00–170.00 $165.82 $619 -5.74
400–445 429 8 160.00–168.00 $163.02 $699 -5.32
450–495 472 5 152.00–158.00 $155.10 $732 -2.28
500–545 522 3 140.00–144.00 $141.94 $741 -6.94
550–595 565 3 142.00–143.00 $142.65 $806 -1.35
600–645 618 3 130.00–134.00 $132.28 $817 +0.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
300–345 323 2 160.00–166.00 $162.79 $526 -1.75
350–395 377 5 156.00–160.00 $157.11 $592 -4.73
400–445 421 5 150.00–155.00 $152.72 $643 -4.98
450–495 466 4 139.00–146.00 $143.64 $669 -6.36
500–545 527 3 129.00–132.00 $130.29 $687 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 5 160.00–172.00 $164.31 $457 -7.98
300–345 318 5 152.00–162.00 $156.98 $499 -8.13
350–395 369 18 143.00–153.00 $148.76 $549 +2.03
400–445 422 18 136.00–146.00 $141.04 $595 +0.47
450–495 472 23 128.00–137.00 $132.46 $625 -8.61
500–545 526 15 125.00–135.00 $129.45 $681 -8.74
550–595 573 4 130.00–140.00 $133.89 $767 -5.91
600–645 623 6 110.00–119.00 $112.76 $702 -19.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 6 142.00–155.00 $147.77 $405 -2.35
300–345 326 5 142.00–150.00 $145.84 $475 -8.48
350–395 367 10 136.00–142.00 $139.41 $512 +2.87
400–445 414 11 126.00–135.00 $132.65 $549 +1.64
450–495 469 10 118.00–126.00 $122.70 $575 -10.97
500–545 513 11 116.00–124.00 $121.74 $625 -5.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 3 128.00–140.00 $135.55 $359 -6.22
300–345 327 5 132.00–138.00 $134.20 $439 -10.49
350–395 384 10 124.00–132.00 $126.11 $484 -1.73
400–445 419 9 118.00–125.00 $121.90 $511 +1.90
450–495 464 6 108.00–115.00 $112.74 $523 —
500–545 528 4 106.00–114.00 $109.37 $577 -8.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 182.00–187.00 $184.29 $503 -1.44
300–345 323 3 178.00–188.00 $183.10 $591 +0.05
350–395 372 3 172.00–182.00 $176.47 $656 -6.81
400–445 426 4 160.00–169.00 $164.06 $699 +0.20
450–495 473 2 154.00–162.00 $157.81 $746 -1.39
500–545 525 3 139.00–144.00 $140.92 $740 -13.00
550–595 573 2 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $787 —
600–645 623 2 135.00–138.00 $136.45 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 167.00–170.00 $168.38 $460 ±0.00
300 300 1 171.00 $171.00 $513 -2.72
350–395 368 3 164.00–168.00 $166.24 $612 -9.76
400–445 421 4 150.00–156.00 $152.42 $642 —
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 —
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 164.00 $164.00 $492 -1.86
350–395 373 2 152.00–160.00 $155.76 $581 -6.00
400–445 430 3 144.00–148.00 $145.24 $625 —
450–495 480 3 136.00–140.00 $137.25 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1480 1303 80-85% 23 69.00–73.00 $70.88 $924 —
935–1485 1349 80-85% 21 74.00–78.00 $75.73 $1,022 —
1315–1480 1417 80-85% 12 79.00–83.00 $81.24 $1,151 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1090 943 85-90% 13 51.00–55.00 $52.72 $497 —
750–1290 1045 85-90% 22 56.00–65.00 $59.46 $621 +4.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1215 1180 75-80% 2 71.00–73.00 $71.97 $849 —
1325–1605 1454 75-80% 5 80.00–83.00 $81.26 $1,182 —
1645 1645 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1955 1792 5 101.00–105.00 $103.64 $1,857 —
1690–1905 1800 4 113.00–115.00 $114.03 $2,053 —
1840–1990 1915 2 107.00–108.00 $107.52 $2,059 —

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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.