Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.91/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 421 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.17/cwt +21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 467 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.70/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 377 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	706	998	1,046
Feeder cattle	492	804	849
Slaughter cattle	214	194	197

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	+8.00
300–345	323	2	196.00–205.00	$200.19	$647	+33.04
350–395	378	5	192.00–199.00	$194.27	$734	+12.03
400–445	423	7	180.00–188.00	$184.15	$779	+8.86
450–495	469	6	170.00–179.00	$176.40	$827	+6.98
500–545	523	2	165.00–168.00	$166.44	$870	+1.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
300–345	328	4	188.00–194.00	$189.86	$623	+30.93
350–395	380	3	180.00–188.00	$182.46	$693	+12.02
400–445	423	2	168.00–172.00	$169.89	$719	+4.83
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	+1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	+25.00
350	350	1	175.00	$175.00	$612	+11.12
400	400	1	162.00	$162.00	$648	+6.11
450	450	1	158.00	$158.00	$711	+9.69

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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	175.00	$175.00	$350	-20.00
250–295	271	9	160.00–172.00	$165.81	$449	+20.89
300–345	324	5	148.00–158.00	$153.02	$496	+10.15
350–395	377	12	152.00–162.00	$156.70	$591	+13.57
400–445	421	13	150.00–160.00	$155.91	$656	+16.61
450–495	467	13	148.00–158.00	$154.17	$720	+21.68
500–545	524	6	146.00–156.00	$150.36	$788	+20.59
550–595	569	8	129.00–136.00	$132.79	$756	+10.92
600–645	623	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$816	+13.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	150.00–155.00	$151.45	$348	-23.55
250–295	265	3	145.00–150.00	$148.14	$393	+17.49
300–345	323	2	138.00–142.00	$139.86	$452	+3.92
350–395	365	3	144.00–150.00	$147.52	$538	+16.95
400–445	414	5	140.00–148.00	$145.46	$602	+16.70
450–495	479	7	138.00–146.00	$140.75	$674	+18.13
500–545	534	7	140.00–144.00	$140.95	$753	+21.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	137.00	$137.00	$342	+20.67
300–345	329	4	128.00–137.00	$131.04	$431	+7.32
350–395	373	9	132.00–140.00	$135.84	$507	+16.21
400–445	422	3	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$565	+15.28
450–495	472	3	128.00–136.00	$131.87	$622	+18.52
500	500	1	126.00	$126.00	$630	+15.47
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	+10.00
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	+7.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	±0.00
250–295	273	2	200.00–212.00	$205.50	$561	+25.50
300–345	326	6	196.00–205.00	$199.66	$651	+30.19
350–395	374	4	189.00–198.00	$192.59	$720	+9.77
400–445	421	7	181.00–188.00	$184.62	$777	+4.62
450–495	476	5	172.00–179.00	$175.31	$834	+12.23
500–545	532	7	158.00–166.00	$159.92	$851	-4.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	+30.60
300–345	315	3	186.00–190.00	$188.54	$594	+32.54
350–395	373	2	180.00–183.00	$181.41	$677	+9.24
400–445	430	3	172.00–174.00	$172.62	$742	+6.78
450–495	480	3	166.00–168.00	$166.63	$800	+14.15
500–545	523	2	154.00–156.00	$154.96	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+37.36
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	+20.00
350	350	2	176.00	$176.00	$616	+16.77
400–445	423	2	160.00–164.00	$161.89	$685	+11.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1455	1222	80-85%	36	66.00–70.00	$67.84	$829	+1.62
905–1460	1245	80-85%	41	61.00–65.00	$63.65	$792	-2.57
920–1455	1319	80-85%	28	71.00–75.00	$72.48	$956	-0.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1085	1003	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.62	$468	—
715–1300	1046	85-90%	32	50.00–59.00	$55.30	$578	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1310	1196	75-80%	9	63.00–67.00	$65.12	$779	+4.12
1345–1810	1578	75-80%	2	69.00–72.00	$70.72	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1490	1322	3	95.00–96.00	$95.70	$1,265	—
1550–1785	1698	3	98.00–100.00	$98.69	$1,676	—
1340–1990	1745	7	102.00–106.00	$104.49	$1,823	—

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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.