Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.19/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −109.78 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$273.19

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs FL average

−48.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	278.08	1,508	21
Medium and Large 2	513	247.50	1,268	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $240 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 sale25 hd

273.19

—

FL average3 barns · 45 hd

276.31

−3.12

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−48.55

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−109.78

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	1,471	179.33	2,637	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,252	152.86	1,914	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	143.18	1,582	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	122.48	1,126	15

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	200–250	241	531.89/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	355.33/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	265.84/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	498.61/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	271.43/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	340.66/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,622	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	325.76/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	380.43/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	371.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	166	437.79/cwt	410.00–460.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	343.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	305.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	372.33/cwt	360.00–395.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	395.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	502.53/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	296.48/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.68/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	118.16/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	126.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,172	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	145.93/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	154.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,935	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	141.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,558	38
Bulls	—	—	1,510	194.44/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	134.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,415	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	150.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,717	21
Bulls	—	—	1,607	178.07/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,862	6
Bulls	—	—	1,252	159.69/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	406.74/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	288.81/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	331.83/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	495.96/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	337.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.85/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	582.73/cwt	550.00–600.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	343.46/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	271.28/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	386.06/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	561.01/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	413.18/cwt	400.00–445.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	419.30/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	444.00/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,443	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	283.07/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	444.46/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	304.47/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	324.22/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,381	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	363.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,319	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,436	7

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 677Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 284Year ago 361

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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
11	200–250	241	530.00–555.00	531.89
4	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	495.96
7	300–350	319	420.00–455.00	444.46
4	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	419.30
9	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	382.40
8	450–500	474	335.00–360.00	343.46
9	500–550	518	320.00–350.00	337.40
3	550–600	565	285.00–315.00	304.47
3	600–650	625	260.00–290.00	271.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	331.83
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	166	410.00–460.00	437.79
14	200–250	231	400.00–445.00	413.18
18	250–300	278	370.00–410.00	386.06
5	300–350	321	340.00–370.00	355.33
23	350–400	363	340.00–375.00	363.38
25	400–450	426	310.00–345.00	324.22
7	450–500	475	290.00–320.00	302.38
12	500–550	517	265.00–295.00	283.07
9	550–600	576	260.00–290.00	271.43
5	600–650	628	260.00–275.00	265.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	395.00	395.00
5	200–250	227	360.00–395.00	372.33
2	250–300	273	330.00–360.00	343.76
4	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	386	300.00–330.00	305.44
5	400–450	418	285.00–305.00	296.48
3	450–500	465	265.00–280.00	274.68
3	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	165	550.00–600.00	582.73
7	200–250	224	535.00–590.00	561.01
12	250–300	278	480.00–530.00	498.61
20	300–350	325	425.00–470.00	444.00
11	350–400	381	395.00–440.00	406.74
12	400–450	423	360.00–385.00	371.33
17	450–500	476	330.00–355.00	340.66
5	500–550	524	325.00–340.00	331.85
10	550–600	587	285.00–310.00	288.81
9	600–650	618	260.00–290.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	500.00	500.00
4	200–250	223	475.00–525.00	502.53
5	300–350	309	380.00–400.00	395.53
4	350–400	361	355.00–390.00	380.43
4	400–450	434	320.00–345.00	325.76
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	115.00–121.00	118.16
8	—	928	122.00–130.00	126.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	143.00–148.00	145.93
13	—	1,253	150.00–159.00	154.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,098	138.00–146.00	141.85
11	—	1,052	129.00–137.00	134.53
21	—	1,144	147.00–155.00	150.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	186.00–202.00	194.44
6	—	1,607	170.00–182.00	178.07
5	—	1,252	155.00–168.00	159.69

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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