Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.76/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −95.20 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$287.76

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$43.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs FL average

−33.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	293.57	1,598	13thin
Medium and Large 2	525	250.00	1,313	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.57/cwt here — about $285 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 sale15 hd

287.76

—

FL average3 barns · 40 hd

286.88

+0.88

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−33.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−95.20

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	1,318	176.65	2,328	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	148.62	1,977	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	139.53	1,502	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	125.64	1,192	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	275.94/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	171	459.85/cwt	445.00–480.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	301.41/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	561.84/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	339.40/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,425	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	399.05/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,093	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	384.96/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,205	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	373.99/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	519.14/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	381.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	410.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	495.22/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	464.17/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	331.83/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	304.21/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	456.06/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,245	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,316	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	144.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,633	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	138.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,460	65
Bulls	—	—	1,140	164.73/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	189.32/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,314	177.46/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	125.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,192	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	149.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,008	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	142.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	301.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	359.52/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	339.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	312.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	353.12/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	480.19/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	339.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	405.40/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	384.55/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	412.89/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	533.57/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	552.67/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	350.86/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	418.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	472.90/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.04/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,473	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 636Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 178Year ago 260

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	171	445.00–480.00	459.85
10	200–250	230	400.00–445.00	418.16
17	250–300	274	380.00–420.00	399.05
15	300–350	313	360.00–395.00	384.96
13	350–400	372	330.00–370.00	350.86
17	400–450	420	320.00–355.00	339.40
9	450–500	475	295.00–330.00	310.04
9	500–550	531	295.00–315.00	301.41
4	550–600	574	260.00–290.00	275.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	400.00–425.00	410.87
2	200–250	223	370.00–395.00	381.24
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	315	320.00–350.00	339.05
3	350–400	380	295.00–325.00	304.21
2	400–450	423	295.00–315.00	304.47
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	218	540.00–590.00	561.84
11	250–300	267	495.00–535.00	519.14
9	300–350	314	450.00–495.00	480.19
5	350–400	376	395.00–435.00	405.40
11	400–450	428	360.00–400.00	373.99
3	450–500	472	345.00–375.00	359.52
5	500–550	522	335.00–345.00	339.83
3	550–600	580	300.00–305.00	301.58
2	600–650	623	280.00–295.00	287.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	475.00–520.00	495.22
2	250–300	273	455.00–475.00	464.17
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	273	440.00–475.00	456.06
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	331.83
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	545.00–565.00	552.67
6	250–300	268	520.00–545.00	533.57
4	300–350	328	460.00–495.00	472.90
6	350–400	371	395.00–425.00	412.89
6	400–450	418	360.00–400.00	384.55
4	450–500	478	340.00–380.00	353.12
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	312.01
3	600–650	622	290.00–300.00	294.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	130.00–132.00	131.08
33	—	1,130	142.00–150.00	144.55
65	—	1,058	133.00–141.00	138.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	949	121.00–129.00	125.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,342	145.00–155.00	149.61
3	—	1,252	139.00–144.00	142.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	160.00–168.00	164.73
5	—	1,538	186.00–194.00	189.32
10	—	1,314	172.00–185.00	177.46

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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