Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.91/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −97.06 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$285.91

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.16

vs FL average

−53.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	296.21	1,591	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	255.00	1,339	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

285.91

—

FL average3 barns · 22 hd

302.07

−16.16

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−53.97

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−97.06

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	1,437	180.41	2,593	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	151.75	1,912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	141.76	1,519	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	124.85	1,364	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	368	328.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	451.34/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	274.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	484.30/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	362.23/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,355	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	340.10/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	376.33/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,212	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	259.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	307.01/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	297.18/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	530.15/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	535.08/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	578.29/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	347.17/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,455	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	420.59/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	415.04/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	339.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	403.16/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	398.35/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,502	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	468.62/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,509	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	139.36/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,497	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	132.46/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	165.69/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,434	179.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,569	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,859	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	146.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	193.10/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	341.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	337.26/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	397.63/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	341.67/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,596	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	377.92/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,780	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	357.68/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	366.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	378.76/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	2
Heifers	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	339.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	3

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 561Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 230Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	365.00–395.00	378.76
3	300–350	315	320.00–350.00	339.05
5	350–400	368	320.00–335.00	328.56
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	425.00–470.00	451.34
9	250–300	270	400.00–440.00	420.59
21	300–350	322	355.00–395.00	376.33
31	350–400	374	345.00–385.00	362.23
18	400–450	419	320.00–360.00	347.17
22	450–500	467	320.00–355.00	341.67
4	500–550	519	290.00–320.00	307.01
2	550–600	573	265.00–285.00	274.61
5	600–650	621	250.00–270.00	259.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	500.00–550.00	530.15
2	300–350	323	475.00–495.00	484.30
4	350–400	380	395.00–425.00	403.16
14	400–450	408	395.00–420.00	415.04
39	450–500	471	355.00–395.00	377.92
8	500–550	516	330.00–345.00	340.10
6	550–600	576	335.00–345.00	339.01
3	600–650	622	290.00–302.00	297.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	366.06
3	450–500	465	325.00–350.00	341.13
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	550.00–600.00	578.29
7	250–300	271	515.00–550.00	535.08
9	300–350	322	445.00–495.00	468.62
20	350–400	377	385.00–425.00	398.35
3	400–450	422	380.00–420.00	397.63
9	450–500	466	325.00–345.00	337.26
3	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.86
2	550–600	573	330.00–335.00	332.40
2	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	314.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	350.00–375.00	357.68
2	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	136.00–141.00	139.36
2	—	1,005	132.00–133.00	132.46
6	—	1,091	145.00–152.00	146.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	120.00	120.00
4	—	999	125.00–129.00	127.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,420	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	164.00–167.00	165.69
7	—	1,434	170.00–185.00	179.17
3	—	1,563	188.00–196.00	193.10

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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