Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.79/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −39.18 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$343.79

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$37.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs FL average

−7.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	347.05	1,883	21
Medium and Large 2	523	309.57	1,619	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

343.79

—

FL average4 barns · 183 hd

335.24

+8.55

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−7.02

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−39.18

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	1,524	204.65	3,119	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	182.87	2,320	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	163.80	1,840	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	142.06	1,337	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	478.60/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	535.15/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,729	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	390.84/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	371.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	355.80/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	430.98/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	516.37/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	322.33/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	590.02/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	412.45/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,778	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.95/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,766	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	396.59/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,487	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	383.40/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,614	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	446.99/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,439	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	371.66/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,728	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	347.10/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	536.84/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	572.82/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	344.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	674.27/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,200	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	596.12/cwt	570.00–625.00	1,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	506.24/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,392	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	347.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,957	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	151.38/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,633	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	176.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,065	40
Bulls	—	—	1,238	187.68/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,323	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	226.32/cwt	221.00–237.00	4,001	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	144.56/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,373	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	135.06/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	631.01/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	341.23/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,952	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	184.08/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,367	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	162.84/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,819	43
Bulls	—	—	1,606	206.33/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,314	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	396.28/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	409.55/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	465.57/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,774	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	343.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	388.70/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	520.64/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	434.07/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	382.85/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	489.05/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	329.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	336.57/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	611.30/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	309.78/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	458.30/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	309.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	367.30/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	234	510.70/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.90/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,594	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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,290Last week 1,181Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 491Year ago 361

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	500.00–555.00	516.37
2	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	478.60
3	350–400	365	415.00–440.00	430.98
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	473	325.00–350.00	336.90
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	560.00–585.00	572.82
17	300–350	323	505.00–565.00	535.15
23	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	470.95
44	400–450	431	400.00–430.00	412.45
15	450–500	467	370.00–400.00	390.84
13	500–550	517	345.00–385.00	371.58
9	550–600	574	340.00–380.00	355.80
7	600–650	619	330.00–360.00	344.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	220	560.00–610.00	590.02
21	250–300	275	480.00–535.00	506.24
35	300–350	322	420.00–470.00	446.99
72	350–400	375	380.00–420.00	396.59
35	400–450	421	365.00–400.00	383.40
30	450–500	465	350.00–385.00	371.66
10	500–550	519	325.00–365.00	347.10
11	550–600	564	320.00–360.00	347.00
9	600–650	622	305.00–340.00	322.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	500.00–550.00	510.70
3	250–300	265	430.00–475.00	458.30
2	300–350	323	380.00–415.00	396.28
5	350–400	359	340.00–375.00	367.30
2	400–450	423	320.00–355.00	336.57
2	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	329.52
2	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	309.57
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	178	650.00–700.00	674.27
9	200–250	226	600.00–670.00	631.01
9	250–300	275	570.00–625.00	596.12
16	300–350	322	505.00–565.00	536.84
19	350–400	381	450.00–500.00	465.57
14	400–450	433	395.00–440.00	409.55
10	450–500	469	375.00–400.00	388.70
11	500–550	517	325.00–355.00	343.37
7	550–600	572	330.00–355.00	341.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	600.00–620.00	611.30
2	200–250	200	540.00	540.00
6	250–300	273	500.00–545.00	520.64
3	300–350	315	470.00–500.00	489.05
4	350–400	361	405.00–445.00	434.07
3	400–450	415	370.00–390.00	382.85
2	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.52
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	309.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,079	146.00–157.00	151.38
40	—	1,171	170.00–185.00	176.32
43	—	1,117	157.00–169.00	162.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	950	139.00–149.00	144.56
5	—	917	132.00–137.00	135.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,286	177.00–189.00	184.08
2	—	1,115	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	180.00–193.00	187.68
4	—	1,768	221.00–237.00	226.32
9	—	1,606	196.00–213.00	206.33

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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