Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

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 $273.70/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −109.27 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$273.70

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$28.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs FL average

−56.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	278.96	1,506	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	250.00	1,375	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.96/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

273.70

—

FL average3 barns · 53 hd

282.79

−9.10

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−56.25

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−109.27

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	1,730	188.27	3,257	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	144.53	1,908	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	139.42	1,598	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	122.73	1,145	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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	400–450	438	305.99/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,340	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	393.86/cwt	390.00–415.00	839	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	437.58/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	333.47/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	493.66/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,249	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	417.42/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	342.69/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	322.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	343.59/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.57/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	135.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,558	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	113.90/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,976	202.53/cwt	194.00–212.00	4,002	9
Bulls	—	—	1,662	183.29/cwt	178.00–193.00	3,046	9
Bulls	—	—	1,410	171.57/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	513.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	405.51/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,152	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	129.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,520	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	143.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,635	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,145	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	145.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	176	580.00/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	369.65/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	281.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	354.43/cwt	345.00–360.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	562.30/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	580.66/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	254.07/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.37/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	329.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	412.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	339.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	280.95/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,326	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	409.55/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	485.72/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.84/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	303.10/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	428.39/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	380.59/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,404	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 681Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 259Year ago 283

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	213	390.00–415.00	393.86
3	250–300	265	400.00–420.00	412.58
14	300–350	328	320.00–360.00	333.47
12	350–400	372	320.00–355.00	339.50
21	400–450	438	300.00–335.00	305.99
10	450–500	472	270.00–295.00	280.95
5	500–550	520	270.00–285.00	277.84
4	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	280.37
4	600–650	630	250.00–265.00	254.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	265	345.00–360.00	354.43
3	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	270.00–295.00	281.83
3	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	560.00–620.00	580.66
3	200–250	225	550.00–580.00	562.30
3	250–300	265	470.00–495.00	485.72
6	300–350	323	415.00–460.00	437.58
9	350–400	369	360.00–395.00	380.59
3	400–450	422	395.00–420.00	409.55
7	450–500	471	330.00–360.00	343.59
7	500–550	522	315.00–330.00	322.65
2	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	329.80
1	600–650	600	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	180	500.00–550.00	513.89
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	430	365.00–380.00	369.65
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	284	400.00–425.00	405.51
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–380.00	361.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	176	560.00–610.00	580.00
13	250–300	253	480.00–495.00	493.66
5	300–350	322	410.00–445.00	428.39
2	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	419	405.00–425.00	417.42
5	450–500	467	325.00–350.00	342.69
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	622	295.00–315.00	303.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,146	134.00–139.00	135.99
7	—	1,174	127.00–130.00	129.48
41	—	1,142	140.00–148.00	143.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	112.00–115.00	113.90
11	—	921	120.00–128.00	124.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	139.00	139.00
9	—	1,316	141.00–149.00	145.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,976	194.00–212.00	202.53
9	—	1,662	178.00–193.00	183.29
5	—	1,410	165.00–177.00	171.57

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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