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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

1,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.12/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 420 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.42/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 479 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $185.38/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 370 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,187 1,049 1,040
Feeder cattle 892 708 807
Slaughter cattle 295 341 233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
250 250 1 210.00 $210.00 $525 +30.00
300–345 327 3 200.00–210.00 $203.74 $666 +24.36
350–395 370 23 180.00–189.00 $185.38 $686 +9.09
400–445 420 38 178.00–188.00 $183.12 $769 +11.00
450–495 472 10 176.00–186.00 $181.18 $855 +13.97
500–545 518 19 164.00–174.00 $169.98 $880 +15.09
550–595 575 11 158.00–168.00 $162.26 $933 +24.33
600–645 625 15 150.00–159.00 $154.47 $965 +18.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 185.00–195.00 $189.59 $518 +29.59
300 300 3 190.00 $190.00 $570 +23.93
350 350 1 178.00 $178.00 $623 +10.30
400–445 421 7 168.00–177.00 $171.88 $724 +9.90
450–495 478 6 166.00–175.00 $170.07 $813 +15.84
500–545 519 15 154.00–163.00 $159.21 $826 —
550–595 572 5 149.00–157.00 $153.07 $876 +26.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 —
300–345 315 3 184.00–189.00 $187.17 $590 +27.17
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 +14.24
400–445 415 3 162.00–166.00 $164.57 $683 +10.64
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 +13.66
500–545 523 2 146.00–149.00 $147.44 $771 +13.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 185.00–195.00 $187.90 $432 +2.90
250–295 275 6 156.00–168.00 $161.60 $444 +22.12
300–345 321 12 152.00–162.00 $156.87 $504 +20.64
350–395 372 17 150.00–160.00 $154.92 $576 +17.16
400–445 431 22 144.00–154.00 $146.98 $633 +19.75
450–495 479 32 138.00–148.00 $141.42 $677 +14.25
500–545 523 17 134.00–144.00 $139.22 $728 +18.90
550–595 578 4 137.00–140.00 $138.21 $799 +22.82
600–645 616 5 135.00–139.00 $137.75 $849 +23.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 213 6 165.00–170.00 $168.49 $359 +3.49
250–295 265 5 138.00–150.00 $145.64 $386 +17.92
300–345 319 5 144.00–150.00 $147.27 $470 +20.87
350–395 378 8 140.00–148.00 $143.48 $542 +17.26
400–445 426 19 134.00–142.00 $137.98 $588 +17.48
450–495 468 8 130.00–135.00 $133.04 $623 +14.09
500–545 529 6 124.00–133.00 $127.74 $676 +16.64
550–595 575 3 120.00–128.00 $123.22 $709 +13.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 155.00–160.00 $157.25 $351 +11.05
250–295 273 2 125.00–136.00 $130.05 $355 +15.05
300–345 318 3 132.00–140.00 $136.79 $435 +18.79
350–395 361 4 133.00–134.00 $133.73 $483 +15.25
400–445 421 4 124.00–133.00 $128.13 $539 +18.13
450–495 466 4 118.00–126.00 $122.87 $573 +12.10
500–545 523 2 114.00–118.00 $115.91 $606 +14.95
550 550 2 110.00 $110.00 $605 +10.00
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 218 3 205.00–215.00 $209.66 $457 —
250–295 267 6 205.00–215.00 $211.63 $565 +39.56
300–345 323 2 205.00–208.00 $206.40 $667 +30.40
350–395 377 6 180.00–190.00 $183.70 $693 +9.00
400–445 414 6 170.00–179.00 $176.06 $729 +6.77
450–495 482 11 157.00–166.00 $159.19 $767 +7.19
500–545 527 9 156.00–166.00 $159.69 $842 +13.38
550–595 572 3 150.00–158.00 $153.56 $878 +22.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
250–295 276 6 185.00–195.00 $188.28 $520 +31.36
300–345 315 3 190.00–198.00 $195.08 $615 +26.47
350–395 368 5 170.00–178.00 $175.26 $645 +11.79
400–445 416 4 160.00–168.00 $165.37 $688 +12.19
450–495 477 3 148.00–153.00 $149.91 $715 +9.91
500–545 534 4 149.00–154.00 $150.68 $805 +16.68
550–595 573 2 145.00–146.00 $145.48 $834 +23.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
250–295 280 4 170.00–175.00 $171.62 $481 —
300–345 315 3 182.00–188.00 $185.81 $585 +29.29
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 +3.44
400–445 430 3 150.00–158.00 $152.48 $656 +12.48
450–495 473 2 138.00–142.00 $139.90 $662 —
500–545 530 3 142.00–145.00 $142.94 $758 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1480 1136 80-85% 38 59.00–63.00 $61.51 $699 —
945–1485 1235 80-85% 72 64.00–68.00 $65.72 $812 —
1045–1435 1316 80-85% 21 69.00–73.00 $70.53 $928 +1.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1080 933 85-90% 4 43.00–46.00 $44.82 $418 —
720–1285 1019 85-90% 27 48.00–57.00 $52.95 $540 -1.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $725 —
1105–1355 1193 75-80% 7 69.00–73.00 $70.62 $842 —
1100–2005 1380 75-80% 8 64.00–68.00 $65.98 $911 -7.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1755 1480 10 89.00–93.00 $91.03 $1,347 -1.58
1325–1710 1596 9 94.00–97.00 $95.45 $1,523 -6.92
1530–1940 1688 8 100.00–103.00 $101.26 $1,709 —

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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.