Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

1,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.62/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 419 lb · 43 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.39/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 378 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.58/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,370	1,241	993
Feeder cattle	991	976	776
Slaughter cattle	379	265	217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

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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	2	245.00	$245.00	$490	+18.89
250–295	272	3	240.00–245.00	$242.26	$659	+22.35
300–345	321	9	220.00–230.00	$225.47	$724	+5.72
350–395	368	21	208.00–218.00	$213.79	$787	+0.68
400–445	425	8	202.00–210.00	$205.72	$874	+6.10
450–495	479	10	194.00–202.00	$197.12	$944	+10.33
500–545	510	15	178.00–188.00	$185.02	$944	+7.39
550–595	573	4	172.00–179.00	$174.93	$1,002	-0.30
600–645	625	5	164.00–174.00	$169.72	$1,061	+3.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	+15.00
250–295	273	2	215.00–227.00	$220.50	$602	+16.48
300–345	328	4	212.00–216.00	$213.40	$700	+4.21
350–395	384	4	200.00–206.00	$201.37	$773	+0.68
400–445	433	5	190.00–199.00	$192.46	$833	+5.06
450–495	477	3	182.00–189.00	$184.88	$882	+7.46
500	500	1	176.00	$176.00	$880	+10.26
550–595	580	3	166.00–168.00	$166.63	$966	+4.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	215.00–225.00	$221.20	$476	—
250–295	273	2	200.00–210.00	$204.59	$559	+9.59
300–345	323	2	202.00–208.00	$204.79	$661	+2.25
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	-1.76
400–445	434	4	186.00–188.00	$186.46	$809	+7.35
450–495	459	5	174.00–180.00	$178.71	$820	+12.33
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	+2.00
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	-3.00
600–645	623	2	144.00–150.00	$146.89	$915	+0.89

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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	215	4	207.00–220.00	$215.05	$462	+19.16
250–295	266	10	190.00–205.00	$197.56	$526	+15.99
300–345	319	17	190.00–200.00	$195.85	$625	+16.89
350–395	378	28	168.00–177.00	$171.39	$648	-4.74
400–445	419	43	158.00–168.00	$163.62	$686	-3.25
450–495	470	23	158.00–167.00	$162.58	$764	-0.59
500–545	520	3	142.00–152.00	$147.85	$769	-6.46
550–595	576	4	132.00–142.00	$135.39	$780	-10.87
600–645	625	6	130.00–140.00	$134.57	$841	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	190.00–198.00	$193.60	$432	+13.60
250–295	271	5	176.00–188.00	$181.80	$493	+15.99
300–345	323	8	180.00–188.00	$184.06	$595	+17.85
350–395	380	9	158.00–166.00	$160.35	$609	-3.10
400	400	1	148.00	$148.00	$592	-6.85
450–495	470	6	150.00–155.00	$152.91	$719	+0.23
500–545	511	4	134.00–138.00	$136.93	$700	-4.97
550	550	1	126.00	$126.00	$693	-13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	177.00–185.00	$180.60	$403	+17.08
250–295	284	4	160.00–174.00	$165.16	$469	+14.57
300–345	334	4	170.00–178.00	$171.80	$574	+15.40
350–395	383	6	152.00–155.00	$152.78	$585	-0.98
400	400	1	146.00	$146.00	$584	-3.15
450–495	473	2	142.00–146.00	$143.90	$681	+0.95

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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	227	5	250.00–260.00	$253.52	$575	+23.52
250–295	276	8	230.00–245.00	$236.60	$653	+13.22
300–345	321	10	220.00–230.00	$225.52	$724	+4.00
350–395	368	6	208.00–218.00	$213.45	$785	+2.51
400–445	437	11	200.00–209.00	$201.50	$881	—
450–495	473	2	192.00–202.00	$196.76	$931	+13.82
500–545	523	2	180.00–184.00	$181.91	$951	+10.85
550–595	570	3	169.00–175.00	$172.58	$984	+9.78
600–645	623	2	160.00–167.00	$163.37	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	240.00	$240.00	$480	—
250–295	280	3	220.00–225.00	$221.49	$620	+17.12
300–345	323	2	210.00–217.00	$213.26	$689	+4.84
350–395	380	3	200.00–206.00	$201.84	$767	+2.84
400–445	411	4	192.00–199.00	$197.11	$810	—
450–495	473	2	188.00–189.00	$188.48	$892	+14.19
500–545	523	2	168.00–177.00	$172.31	$901	+8.31
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	+20.00
250	250	1	208.00	$208.00	$520	+21.62
300–345	315	3	205.00–208.00	$206.90	$652	+11.26
350–395	373	2	190.00–197.00	$193.29	$721	+3.14
400–445	423	2	184.00–188.00	$185.89	$786	—
450	450	2	178.00	$178.00	$801	—
550	550	1	154.00	$154.00	$847	—
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1540	1193	80-85%	49	76.00–80.00	$78.09	$932	—
920–1510	1305	80-85%	29	86.00–90.00	$88.12	$1,150	—
920–1520	1312	80-85%	41	81.00–85.00	$83.03	$1,089	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1290	957	85-90%	24	60.00–64.00	$62.36	$597	+5.44
720–1300	1002	85-90%	29	65.00–74.00	$67.86	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1355	1263	75-80%	2	76.00–79.00	$77.39	$977	+6.23
1165–1435	1334	75-80%	6	81.00–85.00	$83.54	$1,114	—
1100–1810	1341	75-80%	18	86.00–90.00	$88.31	$1,184	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1635	1445	6	99.00–101.00	$100.06	$1,446	—
1340–1945	1638	11	108.00–116.00	$110.51	$1,810	—
1535–1855	1719	8	103.00–107.00	$105.03	$1,805	—

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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.