Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

1,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.17/cwt +10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 468 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.87/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 420 lb · 36 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.13/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 369 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,241	1,348	1,374
Feeder cattle	976	998	1,201
Slaughter cattle	265	350	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and steers steady and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	4	220.00–235.00	$226.11	$506	—
250–295	269	4	215.00–225.00	$219.91	$592	-2.69
300–345	323	9	215.00–225.00	$219.75	$710	+5.86
350–395	370	15	208.00–217.00	$213.11	$789	+8.69
400–445	418	17	194.00–204.00	$199.62	$834	+6.90
450–495	465	18	180.00–190.00	$186.79	$869	+2.39
500–545	514	31	171.00–181.00	$177.63	$913	-0.05
550–595	572	10	170.00–179.00	$175.23	$1,002	+0.10
600–645	633	12	164.00–172.00	$166.42	$1,053	-3.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	—
250–295	278	6	200.00–210.00	$204.02	$567	+0.38
300–345	320	3	206.00–212.00	$209.19	$669	+3.59
350–395	376	5	198.00–204.00	$200.69	$755	+7.95
400–445	427	8	184.00–192.00	$187.40	$800	+5.55
450–495	463	6	172.00–179.00	$177.42	$821	+4.38
500–545	530	5	164.00–170.00	$165.74	$878	-1.45
550–595	580	3	160.00–166.00	$161.90	$939	+0.75
600–645	623	2	156.00–159.00	$157.45	$981	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	—
300–345	315	3	200.00–204.00	$202.54	$638	—
350–395	373	4	188.00–196.00	$191.76	$715	+6.95
400–445	416	4	174.00–182.00	$179.11	$745	+5.58
450–495	473	2	164.00–169.00	$166.38	$787	+2.48
500	500	2	158.00	$158.00	$790	+1.08
550	550	1	153.00	$153.00	$842	-5.00
600	600	2	142.00–150.00	$146.00	$876	±0.00

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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	229	11	190.00–205.00	$195.89	$449	+18.48
250–295	268	11	174.00–188.00	$181.57	$487	+19.23
300–345	324	10	174.00–184.00	$178.96	$580	+13.56
350–395	369	31	170.00–180.00	$176.13	$650	+10.60
400–445	420	36	162.00–171.00	$166.87	$701	+14.47
450–495	468	39	158.00–167.00	$163.17	$764	+10.40
500–545	526	9	150.00–160.00	$154.31	$812	+15.57
550–595	574	6	143.00–150.00	$146.26	$840	+11.24
600–645	630	3	136.00–138.00	$136.63	$861	+12.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	+20.00
250–295	284	5	164.00–172.00	$165.81	$471	+18.26
300–345	330	6	164.00–172.00	$166.21	$548	+11.60
350–395	378	10	160.00–169.00	$163.45	$618	+8.11
400–445	428	8	152.00–160.00	$154.85	$663	+7.04
450–495	478	8	150.00–156.00	$152.68	$730	+10.79
500–545	536	7	140.00–149.00	$141.90	$761	+10.95
550	550	1	139.00	$139.00	$764	+11.59
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	+15.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	5	160.00–170.00	$163.52	$371	+14.48
250–295	273	2	146.00–156.00	$150.59	$411	+13.59
300–345	323	2	155.00–158.00	$156.40	$505	+10.57
350–395	373	4	150.00–158.00	$153.76	$574	+9.21
400–445	418	5	148.00–150.00	$149.15	$623	+14.01
450–495	473	2	142.00–144.00	$142.95	$676	+11.27
500–545	523	2	130.00–135.00	$132.39	$692	—
550–595	573	2	120.00–126.00	$122.88	$704	+4.88
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	230.00	$230.00	$460	-9.66
250–295	267	7	218.00–230.00	$223.38	$596	+2.86
300–345	330	3	220.00–225.00	$221.52	$731	+2.59
350–395	373	2	210.00–212.00	$210.94	$787	+10.94
450–495	480	3	182.00–185.00	$182.94	$878	-2.35
500–545	521	7	165.00–175.00	$171.06	$891	-2.94
550–595	573	2	158.00–168.00	$162.80	$933	-1.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	4	200.00–214.00	$204.37	$568	-3.63
300–345	330	3	206.00–214.00	$208.42	$688	+3.63
350	350	1	199.00	$199.00	$696	+2.15
450–495	473	2	170.00–179.00	$174.29	$824	-3.91
500	500	1	164.00	$164.00	$820	+4.00
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
250–295	273	2	185.00–188.00	$186.38	$509	-4.42
300–345	330	3	192.00–204.00	$195.64	$646	—
350–395	380	3	188.00–195.00	$190.15	$723	+4.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1145	80-85%	25	62.00–66.00	$64.36	$737	—
945–1485	1259	80-85%	27	67.00–71.00	$68.45	$862	—
925–1475	1264	80-85%	12	72.00–76.00	$74.22	$938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–890	801	85-90%	4	47.00–51.00	$49.32	$395	—
725–1280	977	85-90%	16	54.00–61.00	$56.92	$556	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1395	1256	75-80%	7	69.00–73.00	$71.16	$894	-1.01
1420–1595	1517	75-80%	3	74.00–78.00	$75.25	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1830	1466	14	92.00–97.00	$95.23	$1,396	—
1415–2015	1684	11	98.00–102.00	$100.02	$1,684	—
1625–1985	1775	3	103.00–107.00	$105.03	$1,864	—

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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.