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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.01/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 534 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.43/cwt +47.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 515 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.62/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,145 1,067 670
Feeder cattle 824 844 451
Slaughter cattle 321 223 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes vary but remain strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 264 6 290.00–305.00 $300.50 $793 +26.46
300–345 336 5 295.00–300.00 $295.89 $994 +49.01
350–395 376 7 230.00–240.00 $233.70 $879 -13.16
400–445 434 16 226.00–236.00 $229.11 $994 -6.17
450–495 463 7 260.00–269.00 $266.89 $1,236 +7.37
500–545 534 30 259.00–264.00 $260.01 $1,388 +10.70
550–595 576 9 250.00–260.00 $253.89 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 275.00 $275.00 $688 +15.00
300 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 —
350–395 373 4 220.00–228.00 $223.76 $835 -12.30
400–445 430 3 220.00–225.00 $221.55 $953 +0.82
500–545 515 3 244.00–250.00 $247.88 $1,277 +11.88
550–595 573 2 240.00–248.00 $243.84 $1,397 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 3 210.00–217.00 $213.75 $470 -7.99
250–295 273 14 207.00–222.00 $214.61 $586 -10.73
300–345 329 10 210.00–220.00 $213.26 $702 -3.01
350–395 377 12 204.00–214.00 $207.65 $783 -4.88
400–445 420 17 210.00–220.00 $215.62 $906 +8.19
450–495 470 7 230.00–240.00 $235.73 $1,108 +38.02
500–545 515 21 234.00–244.00 $240.43 $1,238 +47.34
550–595 572 5 232.00–242.00 $238.11 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 190.00–195.00 $192.25 $429 -7.75
250 250 1 205.00 $205.00 $512 +2.03
300–345 323 2 200.00–207.00 $203.26 $657 -3.53
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 -0.91
400–445 423 2 200.00–208.00 $203.79 $862 +6.87
450–495 473 2 220.00–227.00 $223.33 $1,056 +36.47
500 500 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,160 +56.09
550 550 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 365 3 185.00–188.00 $186.92 $682 —
400–445 423 2 190.00–198.00 $193.79 $820 +6.95
450–495 480 3 210.00–217.00 $212.19 $1,019 +36.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 295.00–300.00 $297.25 $663 +46.21
250–295 266 4 290.00–305.00 $298.31 $794 +28.72
300–345 323 2 290.00–300.00 $294.65 $952 +48.25
350–395 380 3 230.00–240.00 $233.07 $886 +4.66
400–445 440 11 220.00–228.00 $220.84 $972 -3.05
500–545 523 2 242.00–248.00 $244.87 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 270.00–280.00 $276.20 $594 —
350–395 380 3 220.00–229.00 $222.76 $846 +7.03
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 -0.26
500 500 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1435 1176 80-85% 36 95.00–99.00 $97.22 $1,143 -3.08
915–1440 1266 80-85% 44 100.00–104.00 $102.55 $1,298 —
920–1440 1279 80-85% 35 105.00–109.00 $106.73 $1,365 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1280 968 85-90% 7 75.00–79.00 $76.64 $742 —
715–1300 1042 85-90% 32 80.00–89.00 $84.82 $884 -3.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,045 —
1155–1460 1326 75-80% 6 101.00–104.00 $102.80 $1,363 —
1190–1565 1340 75-80% 11 106.00–109.00 $107.81 $1,445 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1630 1505 4 119.00–120.00 $119.25 $1,795 +0.25
1210–1830 1574 7 124.00–130.00 $126.82 $1,996 —
1705 1705 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,944 —

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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.