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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.40/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 270 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.90/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 371 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.93/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 422 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 927 923
Feeder cattle 485 727 667
Slaughter cattle 192 200 256

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 385.00–390.00 $387.29 $697 —
250–295 273 2 275.00–280.00 $277.29 $757 +23.03
300–345 331 8 268.00–276.00 $270.55 $896 +9.17
350–395 377 9 250.00–260.00 $254.28 $959 +4.49
400–445 424 4 242.00–247.00 $244.43 $1,036 +2.31
450–495 468 10 242.00–252.00 $248.51 $1,163 +10.43
500–545 526 8 238.00–247.00 $242.93 $1,278 +20.55
550–595 565 3 238.00–244.00 $241.89 $1,367 +23.94
600–645 623 2 230.00–231.00 $230.48 $1,436 +26.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 262.00–270.00 $265.67 $725 +32.46
300–345 323 2 257.00–265.00 $260.72 $842 +11.99
350–395 365 3 246.00–247.00 $246.64 $900 +7.04
450–495 461 4 232.00–236.00 $234.93 $1,083 +9.93
500 500 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,170 +21.61
550 550 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,254 +24.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 237.00 $237.00 $830 —
450–495 473 2 222.00–228.00 $224.86 $1,064 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 175 3 305.00–320.00 $314.43 $550 —
200–245 219 5 250.00–265.00 $259.59 $569 +21.31
250–295 270 37 225.00–240.00 $234.40 $633 +8.80
300–345 324 13 225.00–233.00 $228.06 $739 -1.97
350–395 371 14 219.00–228.00 $222.90 $827 +0.40
400–445 422 14 214.00–224.00 $219.93 $928 +3.55
450–495 476 9 210.00–220.00 $214.60 $1,021 +2.21
500–545 525 3 194.00–202.00 $196.88 $1,034 +0.31
550 550 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 —
600–645 623 2 180.00–182.00 $180.96 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 290.00 $290.00 $478 —
200–245 230 3 235.00–245.00 $237.90 $547 +12.90
250–295 273 2 210.00–222.00 $215.50 $588 +4.53
300–345 315 3 214.00–222.00 $219.08 $690 +0.04
350–395 373 2 208.00–217.00 $212.23 $792 +2.03
400–445 418 5 208.00–212.00 $210.30 $879 +6.99
450–495 465 3 202.00–208.00 $205.87 $957 +5.24
500 500 1 182.00 $182.00 $910 -3.00
600 600 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 204.00–208.00 $205.86 $665 -0.66
350–395 373 2 200.00–206.00 $202.82 $757 +1.28
400–445 423 2 199.00–200.00 $199.47 $844 +7.10
450 450 2 192.00 $192.00 $864 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 5 292.00–300.00 $296.14 $654 —
250–295 267 8 275.00–290.00 $283.32 $756 +28.43
300–345 322 5 267.00–276.00 $271.84 $875 +12.07
350–395 369 7 250.00–260.00 $255.83 $944 +9.07
400–445 423 2 238.00–244.00 $240.84 $1,019 -2.58
450–495 473 2 234.00–240.00 $236.86 $1,120 +2.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 270.00–280.00 $272.90 $628 —
250–295 265 3 260.00–267.00 $264.40 $701 +29.81
300–345 323 2 258.00–265.00 $261.26 $844 +11.93
350–395 373 2 240.00–247.00 $243.29 $907 —
400–445 423 2 230.00–236.00 $232.84 $985 +2.05
450–495 473 2 220.00–226.00 $222.86 $1,054 -2.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 232.00–237.00 $234.35 $874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1430 1207 80-85% 28 96.00–100.00 $98.10 $1,184 +7.05
920–1425 1260 80-85% 22 101.00–105.00 $103.62 $1,306 —
1035–1425 1324 80-85% 28 106.00–110.00 $107.41 $1,422 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1085 862 85-90% 7 75.00–79.00 $76.50 $659 —
715–1300 1016 85-90% 34 80.00–89.00 $85.30 $867 +6.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,170 —
1170–1645 1321 75-80% 4 108.00–111.00 $108.89 $1,438 —
1115–1640 1340 75-80% 7 102.00–106.00 $104.23 $1,397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1840 1242 6 119.00–126.00 $122.02 $1,515 —
1075–1480 1278 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,470 —
1735–2040 1888 2 112.00 $112.00 $2,115 —

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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.