Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.18/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −138.79 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$244.18

8 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs FL average

−61.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	247.63	1,305	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

244.18

—

FL average2 barns · 12 hd

241.07

+3.11

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−61.06

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−138.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,476	155.49	2,295	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	125.82	1,607	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	116.68	1,293	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	96.87	852	37

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	427.98/cwt	410.00–450.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	268.25/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	381.28/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	271.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	348.22/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	237.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	390.30/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	253.67/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	284.73/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	306.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	247.63/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	339.42/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,073	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	407.01/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	306.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	394.46/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	283.17/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	325.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	100.77/cwt	97.00–104.00	888	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	91.15/cwt	88.00–95.00	799	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	126.72/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,607	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	114.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,237	58
Bulls	—	—	1,454	153.46/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	295.31/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	354.44/cwt	340.00–375.00	985	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	475.26/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	309.21/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,166	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	286.38/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	389.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,429	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	427.63/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	246.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	475.40/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,098	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	432.85/cwt	420.00–460.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	308.28/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,449	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	437.15/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	286.29/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,211	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	284.57/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	433.65/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	342.88/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	426.24/cwt	415.00–440.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	398.60/cwt	380.00–410.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	445.50/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	383.26/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,422	11
Bulls	—	—	1,579	163.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,586	8
Bulls	—	—	1,308	142.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,863	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	122.45/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,428	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	107.42/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,134	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.58/cwt	290.00–315.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Jan 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 966Year ago 1,068

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 250Year ago 312

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	410.00–450.00	427.98
3	250–300	265	385.00–420.00	407.01
4	300–350	311	365.00–400.00	390.30
2	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	306.20
2	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	231	460.00–510.00	475.40
9	250–300	266	425.00–460.00	445.50
8	300–350	324	410.00–445.00	427.63
11	350–400	371	370.00–395.00	383.26
4	400–450	424	335.00–370.00	348.22
8	450–500	484	290.00–320.00	295.31
2	500–550	523	275.00–295.00	284.57
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	460.00–500.00	475.26
9	250–300	283	430.00–465.00	437.15
7	300–350	316	405.00–445.00	433.65
28	350–400	367	370.00–400.00	389.30
12	400–450	435	335.00–370.00	342.88
11	450–500	470	295.00–320.00	308.28
11	500–550	539	280.00–310.00	284.73
3	550–600	568	275.00–295.00	286.38
3	600–650	615	265.00–270.00	268.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	415.00–440.00	426.24
3	250–300	280	390.00–405.00	394.46
2	300–350	323	365.00–400.00	381.28
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	434	300.00–330.00	306.92
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	230.00–245.00	237.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	228	420.00–460.00	432.85
23	250–300	278	340.00–375.00	354.44
34	300–350	316	320.00–350.00	339.42
35	350–400	377	295.00–325.00	309.21
18	400–450	423	275.00–300.00	286.29
7	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.98
7	500–550	527	240.00–265.00	247.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	380.00–410.00	398.60
3	250–300	265	310.00–335.00	325.72
3	300–350	330	290.00–315.00	297.58
4	350–400	361	265.00–290.00	283.17
5	400–450	436	250.00–270.00	253.67
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	881	97.00–104.00	100.77
15	—	877	88.00–95.00	91.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,268	123.00–130.00	126.72
1	—	1,385	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,077	110.00–118.00	114.84
49	—	1,166	119.00–127.00	122.45
19	—	1,056	105.00–109.00	107.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	149.00–159.00	153.46
8	—	1,579	160.00–168.00	163.80
4	—	1,308	138.00–147.00	142.43

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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