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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $232.66/cwt -21.93 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 383 lb · 15 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.74/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 261 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.50/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 480 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 1,056 618
Feeder cattle 445 719 438
Slaughter cattle 219 337 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 177 5 265.00–280.00 $273.67 $484 —
200–245 224 7 250.00–265.00 $256.77 $575 +10.79
250–295 276 6 240.00–255.00 $246.97 $682 -17.30
300–345 332 9 244.00–252.00 $246.18 $817 -16.46
350–395 383 15 231.00–240.00 $232.66 $891 -21.93
400 400 1 234.00 $234.00 $936 -7.53
450–495 479 6 212.00–220.00 $215.21 $1,031 -18.27
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 +5.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 260.00 $260.00 $429 —
200–245 215 3 244.00–245.00 $244.62 $526 +13.42
250–295 280 3 230.00–237.00 $232.08 $650 -11.56
300 300 4 234.00 $234.00 $702 -20.15
450 450 1 208.00 $208.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 235.00 $235.00 $388 —
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 -12.29
350 350 1 216.00 $216.00 $756 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 220.00–235.00 $226.88 $408 —
200–245 227 7 212.00–225.00 $215.80 $490 -8.76
250–295 261 12 215.00–226.00 $222.74 $581 -0.02
300–345 326 9 206.00–215.00 $209.92 $684 -17.07
350–395 368 4 202.00–210.00 $206.32 $759 -8.37
400–445 416 5 190.00–199.00 $195.40 $813 -12.25
450–495 480 10 172.00–182.00 $176.50 $847 -10.18
500–545 521 6 172.00–179.00 $176.26 $918 +0.14
550–595 565 5 172.00–180.00 $177.71 $1,004 +4.43
600–645 622 3 165.00–171.00 $167.93 $1,045 -2.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 215.00 $215.00 $355 —
200–245 215 3 200.00–205.00 $203.10 $437 +0.11
250–295 278 6 197.00–210.00 $201.77 $561 -5.71
300–345 319 7 198.00–204.00 $201.00 $641 -16.29
350 350 1 196.00 $196.00 $686 -7.09
400–445 415 3 180.00–188.00 $185.14 $768 -6.72
500 500 1 164.00 $164.00 $820 -2.32
550–595 572 3 162.00–168.00 $164.59 $941 +2.19
600 600 2 156.00 $156.00 $936 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 180.00–185.00 $182.25 $406 -2.75
300 300 1 188.00 $188.00 $564 -16.94
350–395 373 2 184.00–188.00 $185.88 $693 -4.94
400–445 411 4 170.00–176.00 $174.38 $717 -8.10
450–495 473 2 154.00–160.00 $156.86 $742 -10.52
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 185 3 265.00–270.00 $266.49 $493 —
200–245 234 4 250.00–260.00 $252.14 $590 +5.20
250–295 272 3 240.00–255.00 $247.91 $674 -12.09
300–345 323 2 242.00–247.00 $244.33 $789 -25.67
350–395 375 7 230.00–240.00 $234.99 $881 -18.77
400–445 431 5 224.00–230.00 $225.91 $974 -18.09
450–495 461 4 211.00–218.00 $216.12 $996 —
550 550 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 +11.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 250.00–260.00 $254.58 $458 —
200 200 1 245.00 $245.00 $490 +15.34
250 250 1 228.00 $228.00 $570 -19.03
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 -14.79
350 350 1 228.00 $228.00 $798 -16.23
400–445 423 2 216.00–218.00 $216.95 $918 -17.05
450 450 3 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 240.00 $240.00 $396 —
200–245 223 2 220.00–230.00 $224.49 $501 +4.49
400 400 1 206.00 $206.00 $824 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1420 1234 80-85% 8 102.00–106.00 $103.57 $1,278 +0.48
925–1435 1280 80-85% 53 92.00–96.00 $94.06 $1,204 —
920–1430 1291 80-85% 31 97.00–101.00 $98.65 $1,274 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1285 964 85-90% 7 69.00–71.00 $70.11 $676 —
730–1295 1023 85-90% 8 73.00–82.00 $78.97 $808 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1320 1298 75-80% 2 103.00–107.00 $105.03 $1,363 —
1220–1475 1330 75-80% 4 98.00–100.00 $99.04 $1,317 —
1155–1735 1360 75-80% 3 93.00–95.00 $93.86 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1195 1153 2 107.00–108.00 $107.52 $1,240 —
1115–1560 1345 4 112.00–115.00 $113.92 $1,532 —
1355–2190 1691 6 118.00–125.00 $122.36 $2,069 —

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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.