Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.90/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −102.06 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$280.90

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$34.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs FL average

−24.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	284.16	1,529	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	250.00	1,375	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.16/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale21 hd

280.90

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

280.32

+0.58

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−24.12

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−102.06

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	1,413	179.88	2,541	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	159.42	2,035	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	149.53	1,627	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	125.30	1,073	21

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	400–450	423	327.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.88/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	288.03/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.46/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	399.57/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,498	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	452.25/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,456	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	341.79/cwt	325.00–355.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	282.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	507.98/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	294.74/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.61/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	314.05/cwt	295.00–325.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	356.44/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	350.73/cwt	335.00–370.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	359.18/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	302.81/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	299.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,094	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,036	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	138.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,487	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	157.15/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,740	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	148.18/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,588	15
Bulls	—	—	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,322	174.38/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,305	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	404.09/cwt	395.00–410.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	293.05/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,248	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	191.36/cwt	183.00–201.00	3,089	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	118.76/cwt	118.00–120.00	938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	126.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,096	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	366.60/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	546.64/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,011	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	468.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	308.59/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,472	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	339.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	449.46/cwt	425.00–470.00	782	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	370.26/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,052	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	526.37/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,437	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	337.30/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,282	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	395.94/cwt	375.00–420.00	891	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	350.52/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.94/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	349.46/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	361.07/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	353.30/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,123	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	353.95/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	404.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	278.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	565.02/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,266	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.59/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	330.31/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,384	19

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 656Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 308Year ago 243

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	520.00	520.00
4	200–250	223	490.00–530.00	507.98
2	250–300	273	450.00–490.00	468.35
3	300–350	330	390.00–425.00	400.61
2	350–400	373	340.00–375.00	356.44
2	400–450	423	320.00–335.00	327.10
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	580	290.00–305.00	294.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	185	530.00–590.00	546.64
19	200–250	224	540.00–595.00	565.02
31	250–300	273	495.00–550.00	526.37
15	300–350	322	430.00–480.00	452.25
14	350–400	375	380.00–420.00	399.57
13	400–450	427	355.00–385.00	366.60
13	450–500	464	335.00–365.00	353.95
12	500–550	517	325.00–365.00	350.52
3	550–600	565	330.00–345.00	339.73
6	600–650	624	265.00–290.00	275.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	404.80
3	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	361.07
4	450–500	473	325.00–365.00	349.46
6	500–550	514	325.00–365.00	352.88
5	550–600	568	315.00–350.00	338.59
4	600–650	624	265.00–295.00	275.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	340.00–370.00	359.18
2	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	480	295.00–320.00	302.81
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	150–200	174	425.00–470.00	449.46
26	200–250	225	375.00–420.00	395.94
43	250–300	284	360.00–400.00	370.26
29	300–350	318	330.00–370.00	353.30
23	350–400	380	320.00–360.00	337.30
19	400–450	419	310.00–345.00	330.31
15	450–500	477	295.00–330.00	308.59
11	500–550	519	280.00–295.00	288.03
8	550–600	564	270.00–285.00	278.83
4	600–650	625	240.00–260.00	248.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	395.00–410.00	404.09
4	200–250	223	335.00–370.00	350.73
5	250–300	268	325.00–355.00	341.79
3	300–350	315	295.00–325.00	314.05
3	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	299.59
7	400–450	426	285.00–305.00	293.05
4	450–500	473	275.00–290.00	282.14
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,273	155.00–165.00	159.91
1	—	1,315	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,074	135.00–143.00	138.44
23	—	1,107	153.00–163.00	157.15
15	—	1,072	145.00–152.00	148.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	118.00–120.00	118.76
18	—	867	121.00–130.00	126.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	160.00	160.00
11	—	1,322	167.00–181.00	174.38
7	—	1,614	183.00–201.00	191.36

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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