Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.03/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −56.66 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$365.03

97 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$33.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs FL average

−34.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	367.76	2,038	89
Medium and Large 2	536	334.69	1,794	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about $244 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 sale97 hd

365.03

—

FL average4 barns · 240 hd

364.87

+0.16

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−34.86

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−56.66

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	1,497	198.23	2,968	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	177.54	2,322	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	160.82	1,892	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	141.23	1,380	40

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	379.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	564.49/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	587.60/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	665.87/cwt	655.00–680.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	344.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	529.30/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	412.10/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,793	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	517.85/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	394.09/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,647	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	676.61/cwt	650.00–695.00	1,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	359.07/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,237	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	362.59/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,085	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	528.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	374.47/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,771	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	341.72/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,968	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	665.11/cwt	625.00–695.00	1,796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.39/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,535	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	354.41/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,846	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	374.70/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,971	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	379.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	593.65/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	646.52/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,442	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	149.38/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,773	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	170.54/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,048	18
Bulls	—	—	1,222	188.26/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,301	3
Bulls	—	—	1,128	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,326	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	144.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,406	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	357.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	671.62/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	167.54/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,270	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	179.62/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,331	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	157.48/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,819	25
Bulls	—	—	1,693	206.53/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	392.50/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,860	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	423.50/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	649.09/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	394.67/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,847	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	407.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	339.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	471.06/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	329.70/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	490.02/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	474.58/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	336.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,084	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	346.45/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,611	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,205Last week 1,290Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 314Year ago 385

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	550.00–600.00	564.49
2	250–300	273	455.00–490.00	471.06
5	300–350	336	400.00–440.00	407.14
6	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	379.70
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	465	340.00–350.00	346.45
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	655.00–680.00	665.87
8	200–250	223	610.00–680.00	646.52
7	250–300	276	500.00–560.00	528.00
12	300–350	320	445.00–495.00	474.58
44	350–400	374	390.00–435.00	410.39
38	400–450	418	375.00–410.00	394.09
34	450–500	473	360.00–395.00	374.47
48	500–550	521	335.00–370.00	354.41
15	550–600	576	325.00–365.00	341.72
10	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	336.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	650.00	650.00
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
4	250–300	274	630.00–670.00	649.09
4	300–350	323	560.00–615.00	587.60
7	350–400	377	475.00–520.00	490.02
24	400–450	435	400.00–450.00	412.10
41	450–500	468	375.00–410.00	394.67
38	500–550	526	355.00–395.00	374.70
51	550–600	575	345.00–385.00	362.59
61	600–650	623	340.00–380.00	359.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	511	325.00–345.00	339.67
4	550–600	561	315.00–335.00	329.70
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
2	300–350	323	520.00–540.00	529.30
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	170	630.00–700.00	671.62
7	200–250	217	650.00–695.00	676.61
16	250–300	270	625.00–695.00	665.11
6	300–350	321	560.00–620.00	593.65
16	350–400	359	475.00–530.00	517.85
17	400–450	424	400.00–450.00	423.50
14	450–500	474	375.00–410.00	392.50
9	500–550	524	375.00–385.00	379.12
4	550–600	573	350.00–365.00	357.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,187	147.00–151.00	149.38
18	—	1,201	165.00–180.00	170.54
25	—	1,155	152.00–164.00	157.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	984	130.00–138.00	134.74
27	—	974	139.00–149.00	144.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	166.00–171.00	167.54
24	—	1,298	172.00–187.00	179.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	183.00–195.00	188.26
2	—	1,128	180.00	180.00
8	—	1,693	200.00–213.00	206.53

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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