Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.65/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −103.31 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$279.65

33 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs FL average

−18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	283.50	1,513	30
Medium and Large 2	532	241.23	1,283	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

279.65

—

FL average2 barns · 45 hd

276.47

+3.18

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−18.18

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−103.31

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	—	High	1,275	169.34	2,159	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	154.21	2,040	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	147.71	1,658	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	122.29	1,165	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	600–650	626	278.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.16/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	283.49/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	407.87/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	391.32/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	331.68/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,237	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	329.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	448.35/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	445.64/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	430.28/cwt	410.00–450.00	947	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	358.32/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	282.32/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	211	394.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	281.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	354.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	244.35/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	292.68/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	485.80/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	114.87/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	127.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,249	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	148.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,028	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	156.21/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	141.73/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,580	16
Bulls	—	—	1,315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	397.22/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	133.25/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,434	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	151.45/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,711	45
Bulls	—	—	1,365	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	157.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	425.59/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	333.09/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	360.72/cwt	345.00–370.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	358.17/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.78/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,422	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	506.49/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,373	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	308.70/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	266.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	525.73/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	309.71/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	344.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	348.95/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,124	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	586.78/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	319.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	322.09/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,340	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	232.64/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	390.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	532.23/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	358.75/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	425.41/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	283.50/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,466	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	504.22/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,382	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	3
Bulls	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 824Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 193Year ago 149

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly 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	510.00–545.00	525.73
10	250–300	271	475.00–530.00	506.49
6	300–350	338	422.00–445.00	425.41
9	350–400	373	380.00–405.00	391.32
6	400–450	421	340.00–370.00	358.75
12	450–500	469	320.00–360.00	344.62
6	500–550	524	300.00–325.00	312.16
12	550–600	573	295.00–325.00	309.71
7	600–650	626	270.00–290.00	278.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–470.00	445.64
4	350–400	361	340.00–365.00	358.17
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	220	410.00–450.00	430.28
12	250–300	272	390.00–425.00	407.87
40	300–350	322	325.00–365.00	348.95
20	350–400	373	315.00–350.00	331.68
29	400–450	416	300.00–335.00	322.09
25	450–500	465	290.00–320.00	305.78
18	500–550	517	265.00–295.00	283.50
12	550–600	559	260.00–290.00	283.49
9	600–650	629	220.00–245.00	232.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	380.00–400.00	394.20
3	250–300	265	345.00–370.00	360.72
3	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	380	285.00–310.00	292.68
3	400–450	430	275.00–295.00	281.20
4	450–500	461	275.00–285.00	282.32
2	500–550	523	230.00–260.00	244.35
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	480.00–500.00	485.80
4	250–300	273	430.00–470.00	448.35
3	300–350	315	375.00–410.00	397.22
2	350–400	373	340.00–370.00	354.09
3	400–450	415	320.00–335.00	329.64
4	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	172	560.00–600.00	586.78
14	200–250	225	505.00–565.00	532.23
12	250–300	274	490.00–530.00	504.22
8	300–350	329	415.00–460.00	425.59
10	350–400	383	380.00–420.00	390.85
11	400–450	424	345.00–375.00	358.32
7	450–500	479	320.00–360.00	333.09
6	500–550	531	315.00–330.00	319.00
5	550–600	572	295.00–325.00	308.70
4	600–650	634	265.00–270.00	266.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	112.00–119.00	114.87
3	—	982	125.00–128.00	127.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	146.00–150.00	148.71
11	—	1,308	152.00–161.00	156.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,115	137.00–145.00	141.73
5	—	1,076	129.00–136.00	133.25
45	—	1,130	146.00–156.00	151.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,365	170.00–174.00	172.01
3	—	1,188	152.00–160.00	157.11

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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