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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.35/cwt +9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 515 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.73/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $212.38/cwt +7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 1,101 954
Feeder cattle 403 652 673
Slaughter cattle 292 449 281

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes < 300 lbs. lower, 300 to 500 lbs. steady and > 500 lbs. higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 240.00 $240.00 $600 -10.35
300–345 325 6 240.00–248.00 $244.02 $793 +9.19
350–395 377 8 226.00–230.00 $227.45 $857 +0.01
400–445 419 8 222.00–229.00 $226.51 $949 +3.61
450–495 474 10 214.00–224.00 $219.82 $1,042 -1.58
500–545 525 12 208.00–218.00 $212.38 $1,115 +7.93
550–595 562 9 194.00–200.00 $198.05 $1,113 +8.02
600–645 630 10 187.00–193.00 $188.81 $1,190 +6.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 215.00–218.00 $216.38 $591 -16.83
300–345 323 2 228.00–230.00 $228.93 $739 +8.48
400–445 423 2 209.00–212.00 $210.42 $890 +0.42
450–495 466 4 204.00–209.00 $207.17 $965 +3.17
500–545 517 5 200.00–206.00 $203.13 $1,050 —
550–595 581 5 180.00–189.00 $182.69 $1,061 +5.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 206.00 $206.00 $515 -14.00
400 400 1 206.00 $206.00 $824 —
450 450 2 198.00 $198.00 $891 —
500 500 1 192.00 $192.00 $960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 185.00–195.00 $190.75 $521 -10.14
300–345 320 3 204.00–211.00 $208.16 $666 -1.67
350–395 375 6 199.00–208.00 $202.36 $759 +6.00
400–445 426 9 186.00–196.00 $190.76 $813 +4.96
450–495 467 15 179.00–188.00 $184.73 $863 +7.14
500–545 515 16 179.00–186.00 $183.35 $944 +9.63
550–595 569 7 179.00–186.00 $182.79 $1,040 +12.88
600–645 622 7 169.00–179.00 $174.04 $1,083 +12.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 176.00 $176.00 $440 —
300–345 311 4 198.00–200.00 $199.20 $620 +0.70
350–395 381 5 188.00–194.00 $189.49 $722 +3.11
400–445 426 5 178.00–185.00 $180.89 $771 +6.00
450–495 472 3 168.00–174.00 $170.57 $805 +1.91
500–545 521 9 166.00–174.00 $170.34 $887 +8.08
550–595 573 2 170.00–174.00 $171.92 $985 +9.92
600–645 615 3 162.00–168.00 $165.90 $1,020 +16.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 150.00 $150.00 $375 -20.00
300–345 323 2 184.00–190.00 $186.79 $603 -0.33
350–395 373 2 180.00–184.00 $181.88 $678 +5.31
400–445 418 5 168.00–172.00 $170.30 $712 +3.46
450–495 473 2 158.00–166.00 $161.81 $765 +2.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 225.00–240.00 $231.17 $513 -45.90
250–295 273 2 225.00–230.00 $227.29 $621 -31.63
350–395 365 3 228.00–232.00 $230.56 $842 -1.44
400–445 420 5 222.00–229.00 $225.71 $948 -0.29
450 450 1 216.00 $216.00 $972 +11.14
500–545 530 4 202.00–212.00 $204.61 $1,084 +5.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 210.00–220.00 $214.49 $478 -35.51
300 300 1 228.00 $228.00 $684 —
400–445 422 3 210.00–218.00 $214.19 $904 +2.19
500 500 1 198.00 $198.00 $990 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 220.00–224.00 $221.86 $717 +11.86
450–495 473 2 194.00–198.00 $195.90 $927 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1234 80-85% 27 96.00–100.00 $97.75 $1,206 —
915–1425 1246 80-85% 38 91.00–95.00 $93.26 $1,162 —
925–1420 1290 80-85% 26 101.00–105.00 $102.79 $1,326 +8.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1515 1301 75-80% 8 91.00–95.00 $93.91 $1,222 -6.31
1220–1575 1355 75-80% 7 96.00–100.00 $97.62 $1,323 —
1215–1675 1370 75-80% 12 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $1,411 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1085 880 85-90% 6 66.00–69.00 $67.37 $593 —
715–1285 1011 85-90% 18 73.00–80.00 $77.56 $784 -0.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1520 1340 4 102.00–104.00 $103.61 $1,388 —
1080–1950 1646 8 107.00–112.00 $109.22 $1,798 —

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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.