Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.36/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −77.34 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$344.36

100 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs FL average

−28.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	347.79	1,889	89
Medium and Large 2	519	316.60	1,643	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $246 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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $348.28, median $421.70 across 18 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 sale100 hd

344.36

—

FL average4 barns · 218 hd

343.36

+0.99

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−28.07

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−77.34

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	1,655	201.86	3,342	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	169.98	2,324	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	155.59	1,848	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	133.06	1,361	26

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	286.71/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	339.46/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,803	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	454.85/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,683	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	343.74/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,973	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	379.69/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,435	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	515.16/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	537.48/cwt	510.00–570.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	440.01/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	373.92/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	430.96/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,388	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	362.79/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,524	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	476.34/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	401.40/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	329.02/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,050	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	615.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.53/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	456.87/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,238	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	637.83/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	284.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	371.62/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,754	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	398.83/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,731	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	555.26/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	559.44/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	351.31/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	166.89/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,114	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	127.37/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,244	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	136.61/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,437	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	175.82/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,454	8
Bulls	—	—	1,205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,169	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	371.77/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,751	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	156.36/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,839	23
Bulls	—	—	1,724	210.18/cwt	202.00–221.00	3,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	192.76/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,177	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	164.74/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,245	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	148.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,732	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	402.26/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,504	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,836	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	622.46/cwt	595.00–645.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	586.83/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,596	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	581.29/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	353.36/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,671	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	292.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	324.68/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	343.38/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	330.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	554.35/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	303.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	407.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	368.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	493.44/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	321.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	259.76/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	332.55/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	388.29/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,223	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	554.30/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	406.47/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	336.34/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,588	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,099Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 292Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	174	510.00–570.00	537.48
6	200–250	221	445.00–495.00	476.34
17	250–300	271	430.00–480.00	456.87
18	300–350	322	405.00–455.00	430.96
30	350–400	378	360.00–410.00	379.69
35	400–450	420	345.00–385.00	362.79
36	450–500	473	335.00–375.00	353.36
27	500–550	531	325.00–365.00	339.46
13	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	334.77
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	460.00	460.00
10	250–300	270	390.00–420.00	406.47
13	300–350	315	365.00–400.00	388.29
8	350–400	366	325.00–350.00	343.38
5	400–450	426	320.00–340.00	330.76
3	450–500	465	315.00–330.00	324.68
4	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	303.60
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	630	275.00–300.00	286.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	595.00–645.00	622.46
14	250–300	272	565.00–600.00	586.83
9	300–350	323	530.00–585.00	555.26
26	350–400	370	430.00–480.00	454.85
32	400–450	434	390.00–425.00	398.83
45	450–500	472	350.00–390.00	371.62
55	500–550	524	340.00–370.00	350.29
34	550–600	574	325.00–365.00	343.74
11	600–650	623	315.00–345.00	329.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	550.00–565.00	554.35
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
7	300–350	326	475.00–520.00	493.44
13	350–400	374	385.00–425.00	402.26
18	400–450	429	350.00–385.00	368.58
5	450–500	477	325.00–345.00	332.55
9	500–550	507	300.00–325.00	321.45
2	550–600	573	290.00–300.00	294.80
5	600–650	622	285.00–305.00	292.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	545.00–565.00	554.30
3	250–300	265	490.00–530.00	515.16
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	373	390.00–425.00	407.05
7	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	373.92
3	450–500	472	325.00–345.00	336.34
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	615	250.00–265.00	259.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	620.00–670.00	637.83
3	200–250	215	600.00–625.00	615.50
5	250–300	263	560.00–590.00	581.29
5	300–350	322	530.00–585.00	559.44
9	350–400	374	430.00–455.00	440.01
8	400–450	433	390.00–435.00	401.40
19	450–500	471	350.00–382.00	371.77
3	500–550	522	340.00–365.00	351.31
6	550–600	563	300.00–335.00	324.53
2	600–650	623	270.00–300.00	284.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,267	162.00–172.00	166.89
23	—	1,176	153.00–159.00	156.36
18	—	1,163	144.00–152.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	124.00–132.00	127.37
16	—	1,052	133.00–143.00	136.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	171.00–181.00	175.82
1	—	1,165	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,363	162.00–168.00	164.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,724	202.00–221.00	210.18
4	—	1,648	188.00–195.00	192.76

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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