Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.83/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −117.14 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$265.83

5 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$43.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.80

vs FL average

−63.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	283.05	1,506	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	240.00	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $246 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 sale5 hd

265.83

—

FL average4 barns · 30 hd

295.63

−29.80

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−63.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−117.14

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	1,439	177.94	2,560	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	150.94	1,983	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	141.98	1,660	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	126.04	1,156	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	300–350	309	342.18/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.90/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	552.67/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	314.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	337.30/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,400	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	383.12/cwt	365.00–397.00	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	339.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	412.76/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	331.84/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	239.56/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	437.50/cwt	420.00–460.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	360.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	451.27/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	284.57/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	440.04/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,443	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	354.55/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.85/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,550	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	329.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	382.48/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,209	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	311.03/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	405.60/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,140	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	503.77/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,395	8
Bulls	—	—	1,318	159.10/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	195.19/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,295	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	126.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,191	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	146.56/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,877	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	156.42/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	367.57/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,334	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	377.79/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	139.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,633	30
Bulls	—	—	1,388	176.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,450	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	146.63/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,714	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	563.70/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	510.38/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.05/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	369.53/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	341.57/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	294.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	382.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	506.88/cwt	490.00–540.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	319.09/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	336.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	376.47/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	461.82/cwt	450.00–480.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	332.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 394Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 214Year ago 279

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	450.00–480.00	461.82
3	200–250	215	370.00–390.00	382.40
2	250–300	273	365.00–390.00	376.47
5	300–350	309	315.00–350.00	342.18
2	350–400	373	305.00–335.00	319.09
6	400–450	415	285.00–300.00	294.64
2	450–500	473	265.00–290.00	276.90
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	179	490.00–540.00	506.88
7	200–250	223	420.00–460.00	437.50
12	250–300	281	395.00–440.00	405.60
38	300–350	316	360.00–395.00	382.48
28	350–400	363	340.00–380.00	367.57
22	400–450	415	315.00–350.00	337.30
12	450–500	471	295.00–325.00	311.03
2	500–550	523	275.00–295.00	284.57
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	618	225.00–250.00	239.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	365.98
2	400–450	423	325.00–350.00	336.83
2	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	314.29
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	227	540.00–600.00	552.67
8	250–300	277	490.00–530.00	503.77
10	300–350	323	425.00–475.00	451.27
12	350–400	371	395.00–455.00	417.85
11	400–450	434	370.00–405.00	377.79
5	450–500	478	350.00–375.00	360.67
4	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	332.31
2	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	329.80
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	550.00–600.00	563.70
6	250–300	264	475.00–530.00	510.38
19	300–350	328	425.00–475.00	440.04
19	350–400	376	400.00–435.00	412.76
9	400–450	417	365.00–397.00	383.12
8	450–500	470	335.00–375.00	354.55
7	500–550	512	330.00–345.00	339.82
11	550–600	573	327.00–340.00	331.84
2	600–650	623	295.00–320.00	307.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	361	355.00–375.00	369.53
2	400–450	423	325.00–360.00	341.57
2	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	158.00–160.00	159.10
3	—	1,688	191.00–198.00	195.19
10	—	1,388	170.00–186.00	176.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
8	—	939	123.00–130.00	126.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	143.00–149.00	146.56
4	—	1,354	152.00–159.00	156.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,173	135.00–142.00	139.22
1	—	1,045	132.00	132.00
20	—	1,169	143.00–151.00	146.63

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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