Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.23/cwt -13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 429 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.32/cwt -9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 527 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.12/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,049	1,360	1,092
Feeder cattle	708	1,126	891
Slaughter cattle	341	234	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	180.00	$180.00	$450	-2.29
300–345	321	8	174.00–184.00	$179.38	$576	-3.41
350–395	369	8	172.00–180.00	$176.29	$651	+0.33
400–445	425	20	168.00–178.00	$172.12	$732	-1.73
450–495	468	14	162.00–172.00	$167.21	$783	+3.98
500–545	515	8	148.00–158.00	$154.89	$798	+2.76
550–595	569	5	134.00–140.00	$137.93	$785	-18.07
600–645	623	2	132.00–140.00	$135.86	$846	-8.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	-3.67
300–345	330	4	164.00–172.00	$166.07	$548	-5.80
350–395	363	4	166.00–169.00	$167.70	$609	+1.88
400–445	425	11	158.00–166.00	$161.98	$688	-1.04
450–495	477	3	152.00–158.00	$154.23	$736	-0.87
550–595	569	4	124.00–129.00	$126.20	$718	-16.45
600–645	622	3	120.00–127.00	$123.58	$769	-8.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	160.00	$160.00	$480	-2.79
350–395	373	2	150.00–158.00	$153.76	$574	-3.35
400–445	422	3	152.00–156.00	$153.93	$650	+1.21
450–495	471	5	146.00–150.00	$148.34	$699	+4.70
500	500	1	134.00	$134.00	$670	+3.71
550–595	573	2	110.00–119.00	$114.32	$655	—
600–645	623	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
250–295	276	6	135.00–147.00	$139.48	$385	-24.83
300–345	320	10	130.00–140.00	$136.23	$436	-20.75
350–395	369	6	132.00–142.00	$137.76	$508	-11.00
400–445	429	22	124.00–134.00	$127.23	$546	-13.81
450–495	474	7	123.00–133.00	$127.17	$603	-5.29
500–545	527	22	116.00–126.00	$120.32	$634	-9.13
550–595	579	13	112.00–122.00	$115.39	$668	-18.50
600–645	625	4	110.00–120.00	$114.60	$716	+1.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	—
250–295	259	5	120.00–130.00	$127.72	$331	-20.05
300–345	318	4	124.00–128.00	$126.40	$402	-19.44
350–395	378	13	122.00–130.00	$126.22	$477	-13.19
400–445	420	12	115.00–123.00	$120.50	$506	-12.15
450–495	466	13	114.00–122.00	$118.95	$554	-3.75
500–545	527	7	110.00–113.00	$111.10	$585	-10.64
550–595	573	2	109.00–110.00	$109.48	$627	—
600–645	623	2	103.00–109.00	$105.89	$660	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	140.00–150.00	$146.20	$314	—
250	250	1	115.00	$115.00	$288	-20.55
300	300	2	118.00	$118.00	$354	-16.20
350–395	361	8	114.00–121.00	$118.48	$428	-7.63
400	400	3	110.00	$110.00	$440	-11.90
450–495	478	5	110.00–112.00	$110.77	$529	-1.97
500–545	523	4	100.00–102.00	$100.96	$528	-8.41
550	550	1	100.00	$100.00	$550	—

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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	266	4	169.00–175.00	$172.07	$458	-12.22
300	300	2	176.00	$176.00	$528	-7.10
350–395	373	2	170.00–180.00	$174.70	$652	-1.77
400–445	415	3	168.00–170.00	$169.29	$703	+5.23
450	450	1	152.00	$152.00	$684	-5.81
500–545	523	2	142.00–151.00	$146.31	$765	+5.39
550–595	573	4	126.00–136.00	$131.38	$753	-6.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	4	150.00–164.00	$156.92	$430	-11.46
300–345	330	3	168.00–170.00	$168.61	$556	-2.39
350–395	376	5	160.00–168.00	$163.47	$615	-2.77
400–445	425	3	150.00–158.00	$153.18	$651	+0.76
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-10.00
500	500	1	134.00	$134.00	$670	+2.00
550	550	1	122.00	$122.00	$671	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	155.00–160.00	$156.52	$517	-7.48
350–395	365	3	154.00–158.00	$156.56	$571	+0.80
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	-5.24
550–595	580	3	108.00–115.00	$110.21	$639	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1280	997	85-90%	39	45.00–49.00	$46.45	$463	—
710–1295	1032	85-90%	75	50.00–59.00	$54.16	$559	-5.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1465	1183	80-85%	41	62.00–66.00	$63.70	$754	—
935–1470	1330	80-85%	24	67.00–71.00	$68.78	$915	-6.95
1235–1445	1330	80-85%	8	72.00–76.00	$73.42	$976	-2.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1345	1220	75-80%	8	63.00–65.00	$64.51	$787	—
1235–1635	1362	75-80%	5	67.00–71.00	$68.53	$933	—
1200–1495	1368	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$73.80	$1,010	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,067	—
1400–1550	1475	5	91.00–94.00	$92.61	$1,366	—
1335–1790	1569	6	101.00–105.00	$102.37	$1,606	—

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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.