Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.79/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −45.17 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$337.79

46 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$40.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs FL average

−12.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	342.18	1,845	41
Medium and Large 2	519	301.80	1,566	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.38/cwt here — about $279 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 sale46 hd

337.79

—

FL average4 barns · 136 hd

338.66

−0.86

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−12.78

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−45.17

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	1,425	194.10	2,766	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	176.38	2,161	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	161.41	1,760	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	140.59	1,419	33

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	471.28/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	462.12/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	403.69/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	533.35/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	339.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	396.94/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,508	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.13/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	398.18/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,720	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	380.32/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,749	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	340.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,912	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	436.64/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	621.64/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	484.75/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,323	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	379.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,596	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	344.16/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,783	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	433.01/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,412	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	401.24/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	315.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,984	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	373.67/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	316.51/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	598.11/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.80/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	519.18/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	590.04/cwt	570.00–625.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.90/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,726	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	621.73/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,374	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,321	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	142.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,451	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	181.61/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,299	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,152	166.97/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,923	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	151.53/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,579	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	169.57/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,889	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	622.53/cwt	610.00–645.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.67/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,928	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	158.94/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,740	40
Bulls	—	—	1,445	191.75/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,771	4
Bulls	—	—	1,065	173.41/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	211.04/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	500.73/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	430.35/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	334.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,086	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	542.75/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	620.54/cwt	570.00–635.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	261	394.35/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	485.16/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	500.73/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	398.57/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	327.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	535.23/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	548.99/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	336.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	431.06/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	169	556.00/cwt	540.00–570.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.98/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	306.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	541.59/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	392.22/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	541.59/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	359.20/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,519	2

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,181Last week 1,209Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 491Last week 264Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	540.00–560.00	548.99
2	250–300	273	510.00–565.00	535.23
2	300–350	323	455.00–490.00	471.28
5	350–400	371	380.00–415.00	398.57
2	400–450	423	345.00–375.00	359.20
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	610.00–645.00	622.53
14	250–300	260	570.00–635.00	620.54
3	300–350	322	530.00–555.00	542.75
7	350–400	384	425.00–450.00	430.35
17	400–450	432	385.00–430.00	398.18
26	450–500	460	360.00–390.00	380.32
18	500–550	520	330.00–370.00	350.13
13	550–600	562	320.00–350.00	340.13
15	600–650	623	325.00–345.00	334.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	530.00–570.00	541.59
4	250–300	273	515.00–555.00	533.35
6	300–350	330	450.00–490.00	462.12
5	350–400	371	390.00–415.00	403.69
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	590.00–650.00	621.73
7	250–300	272	570.00–625.00	590.04
8	300–350	327	500.00–545.00	519.18
9	350–400	374	420.00–470.00	436.64
13	400–450	428	385.00–420.00	401.24
15	450–500	469	350.00–390.00	373.67
9	500–550	522	335.00–370.00	350.80
12	550–600	566	330.00–347.00	340.67
9	600–650	629	310.00–330.00	315.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	485.00–520.00	500.73
3	250–300	265	460.00–500.00	485.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	150–200	178	580.00–640.00	598.11
7	200–250	219	590.00–650.00	621.64
20	250–300	273	460.00–510.00	484.75
19	300–350	326	415.00–460.00	433.01
34	350–400	380	385.00–425.00	396.94
28	400–450	421	360.00–395.00	379.00
19	450–500	473	345.00–385.00	364.90
23	500–550	518	325.00–360.00	344.16
18	550–600	566	320.00–350.00	339.66
14	600–650	629	300.00–335.00	316.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	485.00–520.00	500.73
4	250–300	261	380.00–400.00	394.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	169	540.00–570.00	556.00
3	200–250	230	530.00–570.00	541.59
2	250–300	273	415.00–450.00	431.06
3	300–350	315	370.00–405.00	392.22
3	350–400	365	355.00–380.00	370.98
2	400–450	423	325.00–350.00	336.83
2	450–500	473	320.00–335.00	327.14
4	500–550	511	295.00–310.00	306.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	130.00–136.00	133.95
25	—	1,017	138.00–148.00	142.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,266	176.00–187.00	181.61
5	—	1,152	164.00–170.00	166.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,042	148.00–154.00	151.53
40	—	1,114	164.00–176.00	169.57
40	—	1,095	155.00–163.00	158.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	185.00–198.00	191.75
2	—	1,065	172.00–175.00	173.41
3	—	1,638	208.00–215.00	211.04

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