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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $340.07/cwt -51.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 420 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.92/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 369 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.34/cwt -12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 429 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 475

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 217 7 480.00–520.00 $508.40 $1,103 -0.06
250–295 269 9 460.00–500.00 $485.77 $1,307 -3.81
300–345 329 8 445.00–495.00 $463.99 $1,527 +33.80
350–395 372 3 400.00–425.00 $411.17 $1,530 -3.39
400–445 420 40 320.00–355.00 $340.07 $1,428 -51.07
450–495 468 15 315.00–340.00 $330.83 $1,548 -22.51
500–545 515 5 315.00–325.00 $321.70 $1,657 -16.20
550–595 567 7 285.00–300.00 $294.04 $1,667
600–645 620 6 270.00–285.00 $277.72 $1,722
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 450.00–470.00 $460.00 $920 +20.00
250–295 273 2 405.00–445.00 $423.35 $1,156 +7.29
300 300 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -5.00
350 350 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -20.00
400 400 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,160 -50.00
450–495 468 5 280.00–300.00 $291.54 $1,364 -33.46
500 500 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,425
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 9 450.00–500.00 $475.73 $1,051 +25.07
250–295 267 20 365.00–405.00 $388.51 $1,037 +3.48
300–345 321 13 360.00–400.00 $382.66 $1,228 +33.48
350–395 369 28 320.00–355.00 $341.92 $1,262 +5.56
400–445 429 26 310.00–345.00 $324.34 $1,391 -12.95
450–495 476 13 280.00–315.00 $296.90 $1,413 -12.55
500–545 516 15 270.00–295.00 $285.11 $1,471 +7.21
550–595 574 7 250.00–275.00 $261.00 $1,498 +6.52
600–645 624 6 225.00–255.00 $240.77 $1,502 +2.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 405.00–445.00 $422.98 $943 +22.98
250–295 265 6 325.00–360.00 $347.01 $920 +3.14
300 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 +0.58
350–395 365 3 295.00–310.00 $304.59 $1,112 +12.54
400–445 434 4 280.00–305.00 $285.76 $1,240 -9.24
450 450 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 -5.00
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -20.00
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265
600 600 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 12 480.00–530.00 $503.45 $1,143 +3.87
250–295 263 13 450.00–500.00 $484.99 $1,276 +3.95
300–345 322 5 445.00–495.00 $470.19 $1,514 +42.37
350–395 375 8 385.00–425.00 $401.94 $1,507 +4.94
400–445 418 5 325.00–350.00 $337.10 $1,409 -45.18
450–495 481 6 310.00–335.00 $315.85 $1,519 -34.15
500–545 516 4 295.00–305.00 $301.61 $1,556 -35.52
550–595 571 5 270.00–300.00 $285.69 $1,631
600–645 615 3 275.00–290.00 $284.76 $1,751
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 450.00–470.00 $458.99 $1,024 +28.99
250–295 273 2 410.00–440.00 $423.76 $1,157 +0.59
300 300 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 +15.91
350 350 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -20.00
400–445 423 2 290.00–315.00 $301.83 $1,277 -43.17
450–495 465 3 285.00–300.00 $294.68 $1,370 -5.32
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 -40.00
550 550 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,458

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1285 1067 80-85% 23 128.00–136.00 $133.54 $1,425
935–1455 1155 80-85% 36 137.00–145.00 $141.06 $1,629 +12.18
940–1445 1285 80-85% 30 146.00–154.00 $150.05 $1,928 +6.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1675 1389 75-80% 8 141.00–147.00 $144.14 $2,002
1255–1725 1428 75-80% 6 151.00–157.00 $154.32 $2,204
1460 1460 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,986
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1285 925 85-90% 7 123.00–129.00 $127.09 $1,176
1290 1290 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,548

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,064
1370 1370 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,562
1375–1685 1571 9 170.00–185.00 $175.58 $2,758

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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.