Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

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 $315.57/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −67.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$315.57

6 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$54.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.77

vs FL average

−17.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	324.68	1,679	5thin
Medium and Large 2	500	270.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.68/cwt here — about $329 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 sale6 hd

315.57

—

FL average3 barns · 36 hd

285.80

+29.77

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−17.25

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−67.40

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	1,601	180.70	2,893	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	156.66	2,049	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	147.88	1,721	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	124.79	1,256	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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	250–300	273	463.35/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	291.90/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	319.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	341.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	531.46/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.24/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,680	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.22/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,607	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	328.24/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	497.07/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	399.94/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	459.50/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	324.68/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	380.76/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,203	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	340.21/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,446	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	324.68/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	499.62/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,629	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	621.70/cwt	590.00–655.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	364.65/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,356	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	332.00/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	164	594.18/cwt	550.00–605.00	974	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	396.06/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	438.02/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,625	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	521.32/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,444	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,248	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	158.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,093	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	150.44/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	151.38/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,733	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	313.58/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.08/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,712	21
Bulls	—	—	1,758	190.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,353	6
Bulls	—	—	1,549	177.36/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,747	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	370.12/cwt	345.00–380.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	415.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.01/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	405.32/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	549.62/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	457.22/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	327.12/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	341.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	391.74/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	299.47/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	511.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	354.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	458.93/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	389.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	456.63/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,475	2

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 735Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 161Year ago 213

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	445.00–485.00	463.35
2	300–350	323	445.00–470.00	456.63
2	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	389.40
2	400–450	423	350.00–375.00	361.83
2	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	319.52
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	500.00–550.00	531.46
9	300–350	324	480.00–530.00	497.07
15	350–400	365	420.00–450.00	440.22
3	400–450	415	380.00–405.00	396.06
27	450–500	473	335.00–375.00	355.24
7	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	341.15
10	550–600	572	310.00–340.00	328.24
7	600–650	606	295.00–330.00	324.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	490.00–540.00	511.74
3	200–250	215	400.00–425.00	415.50
4	250–300	261	345.00–380.00	370.12
4	300–350	311	320.00–350.00	341.69
5	350–400	368	310.00–340.00	327.12
2	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	299.47
2	450–500	473	280.00–305.00	291.90
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	164	550.00–605.00	594.18
9	200–250	223	440.00–485.00	459.50
11	250–300	277	385.00–425.00	399.94
34	300–350	316	355.00–395.00	380.76
19	350–400	372	345.00–385.00	364.65
31	400–450	425	325.00–360.00	340.21
12	450–500	466	310.00–345.00	332.00
5	500–550	517	310.00–335.00	324.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	179	590.00–655.00	621.70
7	200–250	224	530.00–590.00	549.62
16	250–300	277	495.00–550.00	521.32
14	300–350	326	475.00–530.00	499.62
18	350–400	371	415.00–460.00	438.02
11	400–450	416	380.00–420.00	405.32
11	450–500	475	335.00–375.00	350.01
3	500–550	525	325.00–342.00	332.08
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	618	295.00–325.00	313.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	280	450.00–480.00	458.93
3	300–350	315	435.00–470.00	457.22
6	350–400	373	380.00–405.00	391.74
5	400–450	436	350.00–375.00	354.59
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	115.00–120.00	118.30
7	—	971	125.00–130.00	128.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	155.00–163.00	158.44
2	—	1,263	147.00–154.00	150.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	136.00	136.00
29	—	1,145	148.00–156.00	151.38
21	—	1,187	140.00–147.00	144.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,758	187.00–197.00	190.72
18	—	1,549	170.00–186.00	177.36

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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