Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.42/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −77.55 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$305.42

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$40.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs FL average

−32.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	310.48	1,709	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	270.00	1,418	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.48/cwt here — about $292 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 sale16 hd

305.42

—

FL average4 barns · 69 hd

300.79

+4.63

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−32.82

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−77.55

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	1,438	187.84	2,700	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,259	165.86	2,089	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	149.93	1,697	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	131.31	1,231	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	444.10/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	388.34/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,278	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	626.69/cwt	590.00–655.00	1,385	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	425.40/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,144	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	508.93/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	549.08/cwt	530.00–580.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.35/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	342.65/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	536.67/cwt	515.00–575.00	1,760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	319.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	341.62/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,927	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	563.00/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,565	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	371.61/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,353	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	348.74/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	626.19/cwt	590.00–660.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	353.39/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,491	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	316.69/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	574.92/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,593	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	445.22/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	148.71/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,666	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,162	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	135.66/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,281	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	167.27/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,114	9
Bulls	—	—	1,644	199.45/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	141.44/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	301.26/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	543.07/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,700	9
Bulls	—	—	1,292	187.12/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,418	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	173.57/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,439	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	157.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,828	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	324.09/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	364.20/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	360.26/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,708	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	383.54/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	283.08/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.39/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,657	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	355.63/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	385.12/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	316.76/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	485.93/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	401.74/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	524.17/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	351.83/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	393.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	440.24/cwt	415.00–465.00	982	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	561.74/cwt	540.00–590.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	401.95/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,712	8

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 682Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 213Year ago 316

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	470.00	470.00
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	261	360.00–395.00	385.12
9	300–350	320	340.00–370.00	355.63
2	350–400	373	310.00–340.00	324.09
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	459	305.00–320.00	316.76
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	178	530.00–580.00	549.08
12	200–250	223	415.00–465.00	440.24
10	250–300	269	400.00–445.00	425.40
43	300–350	329	375.00–415.00	388.34
34	350–400	364	345.00–385.00	371.61
34	400–450	422	340.00–375.00	353.39
13	450–500	477	325.00–365.00	342.65
7	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	319.70
7	550–600	580	295.00–315.00	301.26
6	600–650	620	270.00–295.00	283.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	150	655.00	655.00
7	200–250	227	590.00–660.00	626.19
42	250–300	277	540.00–600.00	574.92
18	300–350	328	515.00–575.00	536.67
17	350–400	378	420.00–470.00	444.10
8	400–450	426	385.00–425.00	401.95
21	450–500	474	340.00–380.00	360.26
13	500–550	520	325.00–355.00	342.35
15	550–600	564	315.00–350.00	341.62
5	600–650	621	305.00–330.00	316.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	273	515.00–535.00	524.17
2	300–350	323	465.00–510.00	485.93
2	350–400	373	390.00–415.00	401.74
2	400–450	423	350.00–380.00	364.20
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	650.00	650.00
10	200–250	221	590.00–655.00	626.69
24	250–300	278	540.00–600.00	563.00
9	300–350	313	515.00–555.00	543.07
12	350–400	370	420.00–465.00	445.22
20	400–450	428	370.00–410.00	383.54
29	450–500	473	330.00–370.00	350.39
10	500–550	527	335.00–365.00	348.74
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	540.00–590.00	561.74
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	280	500.00–530.00	508.93
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
5	350–400	377	380.00–415.00	393.00
2	400–450	423	340.00–365.00	351.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,120	145.00–153.00	148.71
15	—	1,112	136.00–144.00	141.44
25	—	1,164	154.00–164.00	157.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	124.00–126.00	125.21
7	—	944	131.00–141.00	135.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	161.00–171.00	167.27
2	—	1,238	159.00–160.00	159.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	199.00–200.00	199.45
5	—	1,292	184.00–191.00	187.12
3	—	1,405	169.00–181.00	173.57

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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