Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $475.74/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 364 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $439.30/cwt +31.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 459 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $646.02/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 313 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	425	527	730
Feeder cattle	302	318	476
Slaughter cattle	123	209	254

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 6.00 to 12.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 15.00 higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: Slaughter classes 6.00 to 12.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter classes 6.00 to 12.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 15.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,005	—
200	200	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,360	+24.36
250–295	271	6	630.00–685.00	$661.48	$1,793	+53.58
300–345	323	2	600.00–660.00	$627.91	$2,028	+47.91
350	350	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,925	+6.93
400–445	422	3	420.00–450.00	$436.13	$1,840	-17.34
450–495	473	4	420.00–425.00	$422.38	$1,998	-44.94
500–545	523	5	390.00–415.00	$402.81	$2,107	-5.65
550–595	572	3	370.00–400.00	$387.93	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,280	—
250	250	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,500	+49.77
300	300	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,620	—
450–495	473	2	370.00–400.00	$384.29	$1,818	-20.71
500	500	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,900	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	173	2	630.00–680.00	$651.74	$1,128	-5.54
200–245	233	6	600.00–640.00	$610.43	$1,422	-16.65
250–295	270	11	530.00–590.00	$560.25	$1,513	+16.03
300–345	324	14	480.00–530.00	$499.35	$1,618	+0.79
350–395	364	18	450.00–490.00	$475.74	$1,732	+11.97
400–445	420	11	430.00–475.00	$455.02	$1,911	+18.88
450–495	459	16	410.00–450.00	$439.30	$2,016	+31.78
500–545	534	4	400.00–435.00	$408.20	$2,180	+15.60
550–595	572	3	375.00–410.00	$391.21	$2,238	+21.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	570.00	$570.00	$855	-30.00
200	200	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,100	+13.24
300–345	315	3	435.00–460.00	$450.87	$1,420	+9.59
350–395	373	2	400.00–425.00	$411.74	$1,536	+11.74
400–445	430	3	400.00–420.00	$406.20	$1,747	+24.63
450	450	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,778	+45.00
500	500	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,850	+27.82
550	550	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,980	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	173	4	690.00–710.00	$698.70	$1,209	-22.87
200–245	221	4	680.00–725.00	$704.86	$1,558	+49.01
250–295	272	11	640.00–690.00	$661.74	$1,800	+39.46
300–345	313	15	610.00–660.00	$646.02	$2,022	+6.02
350–395	369	6	540.00–600.00	$564.22	$2,082	—
400–445	422	3	440.00–460.00	$451.30	$1,904	+1.30
450–495	466	12	405.00–450.00	$433.82	$2,022	+8.82
500–545	524	4	395.00–425.00	$410.91	$2,153	+30.91
550	550	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	—
600–645	634	4	390.00–400.00	$392.37	$2,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,300	+58.41
300	300	2	580.00	$580.00	$1,740	+44.07
350	350	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,750	+35.91
400	400	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,560	-10.00
500–545	523	2	350.00–380.00	$364.35	$1,906	+14.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1245	1147	80-85%	3	153.00–155.00	$154.45	$1,772	—
975–1460	1170	80-85%	30	167.00–183.00	$173.64	$2,032	+12.87
960–1485	1173	80-85%	26	156.00–166.00	$162.03	$1,901	+1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1370	1226	75-80%	12	170.00–184.00	$178.46	$2,188	—
1265	1265	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,062	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1295	1073	85-90%	5	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$1,555	+5.18
740–1285	1077	85-90%	3	133.00–136.00	$134.88	$1,453	-4.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1990	1449	7	210.00–230.00	$217.93	$3,158	+17.93
1875	1875	1	191.00	$191.00	$3,581	—

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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.