Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

1,348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.40/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 435 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.77/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 472 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.40/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,348	1,187	1,126
Feeder cattle	998	961	932
Slaughter cattle	350	226	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

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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	264	9	212.00–227.00	$222.60	$588	-6.68
300–345	326	8	210.00–220.00	$213.89	$697	-1.55
350–395	374	12	200.00–210.00	$204.42	$765	+3.00
400–445	424	20	188.00–198.00	$192.72	$817	+3.11
450–495	475	24	180.00–190.00	$184.40	$876	+3.64
500–545	520	12	174.00–182.00	$177.68	$924	+1.96
550–595	572	5	171.00–179.00	$175.13	$1,002	+3.75
600–645	622	3	166.00–174.00	$169.90	$1,057	+15.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	3	197.00–210.00	$203.64	$554	-7.57
300–345	316	4	202.00–208.00	$205.60	$650	+3.13
350–395	378	7	190.00–198.00	$192.74	$729	+1.90
400–445	423	6	178.00–186.00	$181.85	$769	+1.36
450–495	479	11	170.00–178.00	$173.04	$829	+2.87
500–545	530	4	166.00–170.00	$167.19	$886	+0.85
550–595	581	5	160.00–164.00	$161.15	$936	+5.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	368	6	180.00–188.00	$184.81	$680	+2.97
400–445	415	6	170.00–176.00	$173.53	$720	+2.41
450–495	473	2	162.00–166.00	$163.90	$775	+5.90
500–545	520	3	154.00–159.00	$156.92	$816	+3.09
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	+6.74
600	600	1	146.00	$146.00	$876	+12.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	7	170.00–185.00	$177.41	$397	-1.49
250–295	273	5	156.00–168.00	$162.34	$443	-7.15
300–345	323	9	162.00–172.00	$165.40	$534	-2.68
350–395	373	11	162.00–169.00	$165.53	$617	+0.69
400–445	435	39	150.00–160.00	$152.40	$663	-0.34
450–495	472	26	148.00–158.00	$152.77	$721	-0.23
500–545	524	20	134.00–144.00	$138.74	$727	+0.05
550–595	578	9	131.00–141.00	$135.02	$780	-6.38
600–645	623	6	120.00–128.00	$123.73	$771	-3.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	+6.95
250–295	265	6	140.00–152.00	$147.55	$391	-5.11
300–345	331	5	152.00–160.00	$154.61	$512	-5.25
350–395	367	9	149.00–158.00	$155.34	$570	+4.32
400–445	407	23	141.00–149.00	$147.81	$602	+3.78
450–495	472	15	138.00–146.00	$141.89	$670	+1.25
500–545	516	5	129.00–132.00	$130.95	$676	+2.41
550–595	569	4	124.00–130.00	$127.41	$725	+1.41
600–645	623	2	110.00–114.00	$111.93	$697	-0.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	145.00–154.00	$149.04	$332	+10.27
250	250	1	137.00	$137.00	$342	+0.38
300–345	322	3	142.00–149.00	$145.83	$470	-2.42
350–395	370	6	140.00–148.00	$144.55	$535	+5.10
400–445	415	3	130.00–138.00	$135.14	$561	-1.11
450–495	482	9	130.00–136.00	$131.68	$635	-2.81
550	550	1	118.00	$118.00	$649	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	235.00–245.00	$239.66	$532	-3.44
250–295	268	8	212.00–227.00	$220.52	$591	-4.04
300–345	323	2	218.00–220.00	$218.93	$707	+4.02
350	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	-0.62
400–445	423	2	190.00–192.00	$190.95	$808	+2.74
450–495	468	5	180.00–188.00	$185.29	$867	+4.78
500	500	1	174.00	$174.00	$870	+13.31
550–595	565	3	160.00–166.00	$163.89	$926	+6.57
600–645	623	2	156.00–160.00	$157.93	$984	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	+5.00
250	250	1	208.00	$208.00	$520	-3.50
300–345	323	2	202.00–208.00	$204.79	$661	+1.47
350–395	364	4	192.00–199.00	$196.85	$717	+6.31
400–445	420	3	184.00–187.00	$185.61	$780	+6.08
450–495	457	8	174.00–179.00	$178.20	$814	+8.46
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	+8.59
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	3	188.00–195.00	$190.80	$529	-7.34
350–395	365	3	180.00–189.00	$185.75	$678	+2.33
400–445	436	5	175.00–176.00	$175.18	$764	—
450–495	473	2	166.00–168.00	$166.95	$790	+7.14
500	500	3	150.00	$150.00	$750	—
550–595	573	2	140.00–144.00	$141.92	$813	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1515	1236	80-85%	63	65.00–69.00	$67.20	$831	—
915–1510	1330	80-85%	76	70.00–74.00	$72.24	$961	—
925–1495	1343	80-85%	33	75.00–79.00	$76.24	$1,024	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1080	865	85-90%	6	51.00–54.00	$52.68	$456	—
720–1300	1069	85-90%	20	56.00–64.00	$60.42	$646	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1390	1213	75-80%	8	65.00–69.00	$67.70	$821	—
1110–1395	1273	75-80%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.17	$919	—
1195–2025	1593	75-80%	6	75.00–79.00	$76.74	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2095	1818	6	100.00–103.00	$101.67	$1,848	—
1770–1905	1838	2	95.00–98.00	$96.56	$1,775	—
1810–2035	1956	4	105.00–108.00	$106.29	$2,079	—

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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.