Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −122.88 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$260.08

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$37.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.94

vs FL average

−56.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	262.15	1,411	17thin
Medium and Large 2	500	225.00	1,125	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about $286 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 sale18 hd

260.08

—

FL average3 barns · 74 hd

278.03

−17.94

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−56.47

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−122.88

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	1,457	163.22	2,378	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,211	137.35	1,664	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	131.49	1,453	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	118.09	1,071	26

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	488.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	458.66/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,481	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	473.66/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	317.15/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	333.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	323.76/cwt	310.00–340.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	264.32/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,374	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	334.20/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	236.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	339.40/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	306.63/cwt	295.00–320.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	119.49/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,079	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	110.40/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,026	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	143.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,820	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,176	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,563	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	131.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,448	57
Bulls	—	—	1,310	154.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	124.92/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,355	22
Bulls	—	—	1,404	162.08/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,276	8
Bulls	—	—	1,843	180.63/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	139.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,611	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.97/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	421.74/cwt	415.00–430.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	296.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	291.74/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	382.31/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	480.67/cwt	450.00–495.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	311.70/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	541.62/cwt	515.00–565.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	552.16/cwt	530.00–575.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	281.25/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	466.87/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	360.54/cwt	345.00–385.00	988	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	258.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	304.67/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,322	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	483.15/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	342.47/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,116	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	349.45/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	239.05/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	278.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	364.46/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 413Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 217Year ago 217

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	339.40
3	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	285.00–310.00	296.90
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	325	440.00–485.00	466.87
10	350–400	375	375.00–395.00	382.31
4	400–450	416	345.00–375.00	364.46
10	450–500	472	320.00–350.00	333.63
4	500–550	526	295.00–330.00	317.15
5	550–600	574	295.00–325.00	311.70
3	600–650	622	270.00–285.00	278.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	480.00–500.00	488.70
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	250	410.00–450.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	630	230.00–250.00	236.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	174	530.00–575.00	552.16
10	200–250	227	515.00–565.00	541.62
13	250–300	273	460.00–505.00	483.15
19	300–350	323	435.00–480.00	458.66
8	350–400	376	355.00–395.00	371.97
4	400–450	423	335.00–365.00	349.45
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	169	450.00–495.00	480.67
4	200–250	224	445.00–495.00	473.66
14	250–300	274	345.00–385.00	360.54
18	300–350	326	325.00–365.00	342.47
11	350–400	362	310.00–345.00	334.20
17	400–450	434	295.00–330.00	304.67
6	450–500	468	265.00–295.00	281.25
11	500–550	520	250.00–280.00	264.32
6	550–600	572	250.00–265.00	258.16
7	600–650	629	230.00–260.00	239.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	150	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	223	415.00–430.00	421.74
2	250–300	273	310.00–340.00	323.76
2	300–350	323	295.00–320.00	306.63
4	350–400	373	280.00–305.00	291.74
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	903	114.00–122.00	119.49
4	—	929	108.00–113.00	110.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	141.00–146.00	143.96
6	—	1,176	131.00–135.00	132.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,099	128.00–136.00	131.73
22	—	1,085	120.00–127.00	124.92
16	—	1,153	137.00–145.00	139.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	150.00–157.00	154.59
8	—	1,404	159.00–169.00	162.08
3	—	1,843	176.00–185.00	180.63

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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