Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.70/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −88.26 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$294.70

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$39.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs FL average

−39.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	299.33	1,624	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	260.00	1,365	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $259 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 sale17 hd

294.70

—

FL average4 barns · 69 hd

297.01

−2.31

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−39.56

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−88.26

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	1,327	195.11	2,588	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	164.58	2,286	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	151.48	1,726	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	133.16	1,199	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	400.86/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.71/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	306.74/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	366.06/cwt	350.00–385.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	311.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	344.47/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	647.17/cwt	645.00–650.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	370.68/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,609	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	543.64/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	580.24/cwt	565.00–595.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	442.30/cwt	420.00–450.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	244.31/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	372.63/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,625	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	548.41/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,470	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	354.31/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,687	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	356.07/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	420.56/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,543	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	453.41/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,505	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	329.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	555.73/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	374.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,199	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	339.58/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,579	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	164.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,286	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,654	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	160.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,933	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	151.93/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,676	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	127.59/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,142	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	135.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,224	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	259.76/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	166	551.58/cwt	540.00–560.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	407.61/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,537	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	351.09/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,647	10
Bulls	—	—	1,373	200.66/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,755	6
Bulls	—	—	1,271	188.45/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	338.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	638.07/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	481.06/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	289.61/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	316.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	329.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	349.94/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,442	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	339.27/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,286	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	339.20/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	376.74/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	294.52/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	266.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	473.55/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	509.11/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 537Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 79Year ago 222

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	560.00	560.00
3	200–250	215	475.00–530.00	509.11
2	250–300	273	465.00–500.00	481.06
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	423	335.00–355.00	344.47
2	450–500	473	300.00–325.00	311.90
2	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	289.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	173	610.00–660.00	638.07
2	200–250	223	540.00–575.00	555.73
16	250–300	268	510.00–565.00	548.41
9	300–350	321	455.00–490.00	473.55
15	350–400	377	395.00–430.00	407.61
17	400–450	436	365.00–395.00	372.63
10	450–500	469	330.00–365.00	351.09
6	500–550	514	325.00–345.00	338.10
2	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	329.61
9	600–650	621	250.00–280.00	266.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	166	540.00–560.00	551.58
7	200–250	218	420.00–450.00	442.30
14	250–300	280	390.00–430.00	400.86
19	300–350	320	350.00–390.00	374.64
21	350–400	379	325.00–365.00	339.27
42	400–450	412	320.00–360.00	349.94
18	450–500	465	315.00–350.00	339.58
9	500–550	518	310.00–340.00	325.71
6	550–600	579	250.00–275.00	259.76
6	600–650	624	230.00–255.00	244.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	273	350.00–385.00	366.06
5	300–350	327	320.00–345.00	329.17
4	350–400	373	295.00–320.00	306.74
2	400–450	423	295.00–315.00	304.47
2	450–500	473	285.00–305.00	294.52
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	645.00–650.00	647.17
5	200–250	226	565.00–595.00	580.24
7	250–300	259	520.00–550.00	543.64
12	300–350	332	445.00–475.00	453.41
15	350–400	367	395.00–435.00	420.56
24	400–450	434	360.00–400.00	370.68
31	450–500	476	345.00–370.00	354.31
19	500–550	507	325.00–360.00	356.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	365.00–390.00	376.74
2	400–450	423	325.00–355.00	339.20
3	450–500	465	300.00–325.00	316.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	160.00–167.00	164.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,151	140.00–147.00	143.66
14	—	1,204	157.00–165.00	160.56
30	—	1,103	148.00–156.00	151.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	122.00–130.00	127.59
14	—	903	132.00–139.00	135.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	195.00–206.00	200.66
5	—	1,271	185.00–192.00	188.45

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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