Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.21/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −27.48 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$394.21

74 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$40.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs FL average

−10.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	396.95	2,153	69
Medium and Large 2	528	356.48	1,884	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.47/cwt here — about $269 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 sale74 hd

394.21

—

FL average4 barns · 236 hd

399.46

−5.24

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−10.43

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−27.48

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	—	High	1,472	198.45	2,920	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,217	169.42	2,062	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	154.77	1,781	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	133.66	1,358	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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	250–300	280	574.88/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	537.34/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	560.04/cwt	535.00–595.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	437.01/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,058	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	364.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	440.49/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,916	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	562.25/cwt	555.00–605.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	471.03/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	445.50/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	661.36/cwt	645.00–675.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	370.13/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,910	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	414.48/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	367.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,270	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	431.52/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	507.54/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	552.20/cwt	535.00–590.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	385.85/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,817	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	348.30/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	356.71/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,026	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	665.18/cwt	655.00–685.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	530.64/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,963	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	407.99/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,742	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	371.85/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,934	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	523.67/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,943	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	147.57/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,606	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	127.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,429	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	136.63/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,321	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	171.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,081	10
Bulls	—	—	1,678	213.51/cwt	204.00–223.00	3,583	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	165.47/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,926	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	552.64/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	645.72/cwt	625.00–690.00	1,427	5
Bulls	—	—	1,449	194.96/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,825	18
Bulls	—	—	1,140	180.92/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,062	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	155.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,864	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	386.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	462.28/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	414.95/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,166	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	370.59/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,120	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	361.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,060	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	646.61/cwt	620.00–685.00	1,778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	344.35/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	376.44/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	321.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	421.28/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	443.35/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	397.30/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	503.26/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	357.15/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	459.12/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	495.15/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	416.88/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	657.47/cwt	635.00–685.00	1,466	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 1,077Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 423Year ago 328

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes mostly steady.

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	560.00–610.00	574.88
2	300–350	323	480.00–530.00	503.26
3	350–400	380	450.00–490.00	462.28
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	473	375.00–400.00	386.90
4	500–550	523	350.00–380.00	364.35
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	635.00–685.00	657.47
5	250–300	272	645.00–675.00	661.36
6	300–350	329	535.00–595.00	560.04
24	350–400	370	495.00–550.00	530.64
18	400–450	435	430.00–480.00	440.49
27	450–500	471	410.00–460.00	437.01
41	500–550	522	390.00–435.00	414.95
28	550–600	572	350.00–390.00	370.59
15	600–650	617	355.00–380.00	367.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	178	535.00–590.00	552.20
5	200–250	229	520.00–580.00	537.34
7	250–300	271	495.00–525.00	507.54
9	300–350	326	450.00–500.00	471.03
16	350–400	380	400.00–445.00	414.48
34	400–450	427	390.00–435.00	407.99
38	450–500	471	365.00–405.00	385.85
25	500–550	516	345.00–385.00	370.13
10	550–600	568	335.00–370.00	356.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	490.00	490.00
2	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–465.00	443.35
2	300–350	323	405.00–440.00	421.28
2	350–400	373	360.00–395.00	376.44
9	400–450	435	350.00–385.00	357.15
3	450–500	465	325.00–355.00	344.35
5	500–550	509	310.00–325.00	321.79
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
6	250–300	288	555.00–605.00	562.25
3	300–350	330	480.00–530.00	495.15
4	350–400	384	450.00–490.00	459.12
4	400–450	411	395.00–425.00	416.88
6	450–500	458	385.00–400.00	397.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	174	655.00–685.00	665.18
5	200–250	221	625.00–690.00	645.72
11	250–300	275	620.00–685.00	646.61
6	300–350	323	535.00–580.00	552.64
9	350–400	371	495.00–545.00	523.67
10	400–450	428	430.00–480.00	445.50
8	450–500	474	420.00–450.00	431.52
14	500–550	520	350.00–385.00	371.85
12	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	361.46
7	600–650	617	330.00–360.00	348.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,088	144.00–150.00	147.57
19	—	1,164	160.00–174.00	165.47
46	—	1,195	151.00–159.00	155.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	124.00–130.00	127.21
13	—	967	132.00–141.00	136.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,215	165.00–175.00	171.26
1	—	1,235	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,678	204.00–223.00	213.51
18	—	1,449	186.00–200.00	194.96
5	—	1,140	171.00–185.00	180.92

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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