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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $445.23/cwt -24.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 436 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.36/cwt -6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,665/hd at 478 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.31/cwt -64.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 323 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 401 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 640.00–680.00 $658.35 $1,797 +46.08
300–345 325 3 575.00–620.00 $592.23 $1,925 +20.09
350–395 380 8 510.00–570.00 $531.60 $2,020 +1.49
400–445 436 20 435.00–485.00 $445.23 $1,941 -24.14
450–495 476 7 405.00–455.00 $426.70 $2,031 -25.66
500–545 531 8 375.00–405.00 $385.23 $2,046 -21.17
550–595 579 10 320.00–360.00 $333.08 $1,929 -20.17
600–645 625 12 315.00–345.00 $327.78 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,530 -3.60
350 350 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,750 +10.00
400–445 423 2 400.00–425.00 $411.83 $1,742 +5.41
450 450 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 -9.05
500–545 523 2 325.00–350.00 $336.96 $1,762 -37.88
550–595 573 2 295.00–315.00 $304.61 $1,745 -19.80
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 5 540.00–580.00 $563.81 $1,235 +27.87
250–295 271 4 455.00–500.00 $472.83 $1,281 -27.85
300–345 323 14 390.00–430.00 $404.31 $1,306 -64.61
350–395 371 7 380.00–415.00 $393.88 $1,461 -13.79
400–445 425 12 360.00–400.00 $377.28 $1,603 +1.12
450–495 478 17 330.00–370.00 $348.36 $1,665 -6.98
500–545 525 13 325.00–365.00 $341.79 $1,794 +4.44
550–595 573 6 315.00–350.00 $333.03 $1,908 +6.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,000 +10.00
250 250 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,012 -31.06
300 300 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,125 -36.74
350–395 361 4 335.00–365.00 $356.80 $1,288 -12.29
400–445 423 2 320.00–355.00 $336.57 $1,424 -6.42
450 450 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 -4.59
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 -4.57
550 550 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 6 640.00–685.00 $658.86 $1,469 +36.90
250–295 274 8 630.00–675.00 $647.90 $1,775 +35.87
300–345 325 13 570.00–630.00 $590.99 $1,921 +5.06
350–395 376 9 525.00–570.00 $543.17 $2,042 +32.84
400–445 425 3 450.00–485.00 $466.04 $1,981 +11.47
450–495 468 4 410.00–445.00 $430.66 $2,015 +33.46
500–545 541 12 365.00–375.00 $365.77 $1,979 -11.23
550–595 574 5 320.00–350.00 $333.70 $1,915 —
600–645 616 4 330.00–340.00 $336.13 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 261 4 555.00–600.00 $587.30 $1,533 +48.95
300–345 323 2 515.00–555.00 $533.60 $1,724 +19.96
350–395 373 2 470.00–505.00 $486.44 $1,814 +27.32
400–445 423 2 395.00–430.00 $411.57 $1,741 +2.10
450–495 461 4 370.00–400.00 $391.95 $1,807 —
500–545 518 5 325.00–350.00 $339.48 $1,759 -4.21
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1495 1246 80-85% 38 142.00–150.00 $146.38 $1,824 -6.60
925–1505 1309 80-85% 7 138.00–141.00 $139.50 $1,826 —
955–1525 1360 80-85% 44 151.00–164.00 $155.14 $2,110 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1315 1288 75-80% 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,868 —
1115–1770 1365 75-80% 16 146.00–160.00 $154.17 $2,104 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1285 1066 85-90% 9 131.00–138.00 $134.65 $1,435 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1505 1390 2 169.00 $169.00 $2,349 —
1090–1865 1439 9 175.00–188.00 $180.45 $2,597 +2.86
1380–1835 1559 12 191.00–208.00 $197.49 $3,079 —

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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.