Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.63/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.33 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$249.63

10 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs FL average

−54.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	257.04	1,344	8thin
Medium and Large 2	500	220.00	1,100	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

249.63

—

FL average3 barns · 26 hd

248.62

+1.01

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−54.79

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−133.33

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	1,289	159.80	2,060	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,220	138.10	1,684	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	128.93	1,411	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	106.25	935	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	553.48/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.86/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,374	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	499.31/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	478.55/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	399.75/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,523	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	299.09/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	448.93/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	313.95/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	257.04/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	239.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	385.12/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	282.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	417.22/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	140.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,759	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	136.83/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,578	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	102.21/cwt	99.00–106.00	866	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,397	169.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,208	152.53/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	411.28/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	366.84/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,409	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,384	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	119.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,268	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,035	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	408.82/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.88/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	353.02/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,154	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	286.83/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	471.18/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,517	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	365.86/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	278.37/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	512.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	319.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	334.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	460.53/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	289.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	567.59/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	338.18/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,265	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	286.95/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	374.73/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	430.81/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	379.18/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,384	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,128Last week 996Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 349Year ago 391

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	540.00–570.00	553.48
3	250–300	272	500.00–530.00	512.52
9	300–350	324	440.00–490.00	460.53
19	350–400	381	395.00–420.00	399.75
12	400–450	415	350.00–385.00	374.73
7	450–500	471	325.00–345.00	335.30
11	500–550	516	320.00–340.00	332.88
7	550–600	569	275.00–300.00	289.54
4	600–650	625	272.00–285.00	278.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	315	395.00–430.00	417.22
4	350–400	384	360.00–390.00	366.84
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	530	275.00–300.00	282.86
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	230.00–250.00	239.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	460.00–510.00	478.55
12	250–300	269	400.00–450.00	430.81
26	300–350	327	335.00–375.00	353.02
18	350–400	374	320.00–360.00	338.18
15	400–450	419	310.00–340.00	327.86
6	450–500	470	270.00–300.00	286.95
8	500–550	523	245.00–270.00	257.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
4	250–300	261	360.00–395.00	385.12
4	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	313.95
2	350–400	373	285.00–315.00	299.09
6	400–450	423	275.00–300.00	286.83
2	450–500	473	240.00–260.00	249.52
2	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	560.00–580.00	567.59
8	250–300	281	480.00–530.00	499.31
10	300–350	322	450.00–490.00	471.18
3	350–400	380	395.00–440.00	408.82
4	400–450	424	355.00–380.00	365.86
3	450–500	472	325.00–345.00	334.68
3	500–550	522	315.00–325.00	319.86
9	550–600	571	275.00–285.00	279.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	480.00	480.00
3	250–300	280	440.00–470.00	448.93
2	300–350	323	395.00–430.00	411.28
3	350–400	365	360.00–390.00	379.18
2	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	500	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	137.00–144.00	140.36
4	—	1,145	130.00–135.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,153	134.00–142.00	136.83
58	—	1,077	125.00–133.00	128.46
27	—	1,057	116.00–124.00	119.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	847	99.00–106.00	102.21
11	—	926	110.00–115.00	111.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	165.00–175.00	169.49
4	—	1,208	146.00–156.00	152.53

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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