Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.22/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −114.75 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$268.22

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$30.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs FL average

−28.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	270.91	1,462	21
Medium and Large 2	550	240.00	1,320	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.91/cwt here — about $142 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 sale23 hd

268.22

—

FL average4 barns · 46 hd

271.37

−3.15

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−28.78

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−114.75

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	—	Low	1,497	171.03	2,561	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	149.42	2,068	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,097	139.22	1,527	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	113.68	1,024	15

Every lot, as filed

59 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	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	398.70/cwt	390.00–420.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	304.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	280.90/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	129.58/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,414	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	144.66/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,629	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	137.61/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,475	28
Bulls	—	—	1,339	157.65/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,111	10
Bulls	—	—	1,491	172.63/cwt	164.00–181.00	2,574	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	327.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	344.70/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	264.02/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	215.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	453.32/cwt	430.00–480.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	511.16/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,140	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	357.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	256.96/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	453.71/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	307.90/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	417.12/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	274.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	313.95/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	184.76/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	190.13/cwt	184.00–200.00	3,371	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	116.42/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,040	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	108.21/cwt	104.00–111.00	992	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,102	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	465.15/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,521	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	403.21/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,508	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	356.44/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	347.98/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	285.94/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,341	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	286.27/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	413.58/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	375.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	304.83/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	331.54/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,253	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	461.87/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	497.55/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,348	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	353.02/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,154	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	502.99/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	291.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	521.31/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	360.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	398.51/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,100	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	259.82/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	310.87/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	309.25/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,311	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	330.92/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,542	9

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 1,156Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 447Year ago 216

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	460.00	460.00
4	250–300	261	425.00–465.00	453.71
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–375.00	356.44
3	400–450	430	320.00–345.00	327.75
3	450–500	465	295.00–315.00	307.90
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	223	490.00–540.00	511.16
31	250–300	271	470.00–520.00	497.55
13	300–350	327	450.00–485.00	465.15
22	350–400	374	380.00–425.00	403.21
9	400–450	427	350.00–370.00	360.12
9	450–500	466	320.00–355.00	330.92
5	500–550	521	295.00–315.00	304.83
3	550–600	572	270.00–300.00	286.27
6	600–650	629	255.00–275.00	259.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	390.00–420.00	398.70
3	250–300	280	350.00–375.00	357.44
6	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	313.95
3	350–400	365	285.00–310.00	300.98
7	400–450	419	270.00–290.00	280.90
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	630	180.00–195.00	184.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	430.00–480.00	453.32
25	250–300	276	380.00–425.00	398.51
22	300–350	327	340.00–375.00	353.02
28	350–400	378	315.00–355.00	331.54
25	400–450	424	295.00–330.00	309.25
20	450–500	469	270.00–300.00	285.94
14	500–550	524	260.00–290.00	274.35
7	550–600	571	250.00–275.00	264.02
5	600–650	618	210.00–220.00	215.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	330	405.00–445.00	417.12
4	350–400	384	340.00–375.00	347.98
3	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	473	295.00–315.00	304.52
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	500.00–545.00	521.31
8	250–300	273	475.00–520.00	502.99
6	300–350	329	450.00–490.00	461.87
13	350–400	366	390.00–425.00	413.58
9	400–450	423	350.00–385.00	375.28
8	450–500	473	320.00–360.00	344.70
13	500–550	527	295.00–330.00	310.87
5	550–600	574	280.00–300.00	291.83
7	600–650	626	245.00–270.00	256.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	140.00–144.00	142.50
30	—	1,396	145.00–155.00	150.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,091	127.00–132.00	129.58
26	—	1,126	142.00–151.00	144.66
28	—	1,072	133.00–141.00	137.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	893	112.00–120.00	116.42
5	—	917	104.00–111.00	108.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	151.00–162.00	157.65
12	—	1,491	164.00–181.00	172.63
6	—	1,773	184.00–200.00	190.13

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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