Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.19/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −64.77 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$318.19

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs FL average

−15.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	320.10	1,782	48
Medium and Large 2	532	302.96	1,611	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale54 hd

318.19

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

319.56

−1.37

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−15.92

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−64.77

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	—	Average	1,406	188.42	2,649	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,282	167.00	2,142	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	159.56	1,797	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	135.84	1,321	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	500–550	511	313.34/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	319.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	372.01/cwt	350.00–385.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	309.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	408.86/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,750	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	342.13/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,793	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	426.28/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	356.73/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,488	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	523.46/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	344.64/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,623	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	308.19/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,772	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	342.10/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	361.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	257.48/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	331.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	296.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	528.60/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	324.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,983	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	378.79/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	336.77/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	362.57/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,856	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	494.70/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,529	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	294.80/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	362.11/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,358	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	408.61/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.99/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,971	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	626.97/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	366.76/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,199	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	145.22/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,635	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	191.27/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,917	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	207.68/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,342	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	137.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	595.28/cwt	590.00–660.00	1,435	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	168.25/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,110	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,239	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	164.70/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,889	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,685	23
Bulls	—	—	1,214	175.81/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	333.40/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	443.46/cwt	425.00–460.00	967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	441.76/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	432.66/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,661	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	366.05/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,746	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	481.27/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	426.28/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	378.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.21/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	279.73/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	387.98/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	394.40/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 794Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 175Year ago 122

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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
3	250–300	265	350.00–385.00	372.01
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	359	310.00–340.00	333.40
5	400–450	409	300.00–325.00	319.56
3	450–500	480	300.00–320.00	306.25
4	500–550	511	295.00–320.00	313.34
2	550–600	573	275.00–290.00	282.21
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	425.00–460.00	443.46
15	250–300	274	390.00–435.00	408.61
43	300–350	327	350.00–390.00	366.76
39	350–400	375	345.00–385.00	362.11
69	400–450	417	330.00–370.00	356.73
22	450–500	471	325.00–365.00	344.64
20	500–550	531	325.00–365.00	336.77
28	550–600	575	295.00–325.00	308.19
11	600–650	625	245.00–275.00	257.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–445.00	426.28
4	350–400	384	380.00–415.00	387.98
4	400–450	411	360.00–385.00	378.24
2	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
8	600–650	634	275.00–295.00	279.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	600.00–660.00	626.97
8	250–300	276	500.00–550.00	523.46
11	300–350	315	455.00–495.00	481.27
19	350–400	384	420.00–470.00	432.66
28	400–450	428	395.00–435.00	408.86
23	450–500	477	350.00–390.00	366.05
33	500–550	512	335.00–370.00	362.57
33	550–600	573	330.00–360.00	343.99
17	600–650	611	310.00–330.00	324.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–445.00	426.28
2	350–400	373	385.00–405.00	394.40
2	400–450	423	335.00–350.00	342.10
3	450–500	480	325.00–345.00	331.25
3	500–550	515	300.00–315.00	309.71
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
6	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	241	590.00–660.00	595.28
10	250–300	273	500.00–560.00	528.60
12	300–350	309	460.00–505.00	494.70
4	350–400	374	425.00–465.00	441.76
12	400–450	424	360.00–400.00	378.79
12	450–500	481	350.00–385.00	361.77
15	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	342.13
12	550–600	589	290.00–320.00	294.80
3	600–650	622	290.00–305.00	296.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	155.00	155.00
12	—	1,254	164.00–175.00	168.25
1	—	1,365	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	142.00–148.00	145.22
36	—	1,147	159.00–169.00	164.70
23	—	1,094	150.00–158.00	154.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
8	—	986	130.00–140.00	137.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	185.00–197.00	191.27
5	—	1,609	200.00–219.00	207.68
9	—	1,214	168.00–180.00	175.81

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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