Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $366.66/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −34.97 against this barn's trailing median of $401.63.

Average price

$366.66

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$47.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	383.60	2,086	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	336.16	1,812	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.44/cwt here — about $274 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $427.13, low $330.39, median $401.63 across 19 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 sale14 hd

366.66

—

FL average1 barns · 14 hd

366.66

+0.00

This barn, trailing median19 sales

401.63

−34.97

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	1,552	189.89	2,946	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	153.60	1,994	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	149.24	1,677	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	128.65	1,388	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	448.93/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	579.03/cwt	545.00–605.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	373.33/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	370.74/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	562.19/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.97/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,212	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	465.11/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	397.86/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	456.49/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,917	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	592.50/cwt	565.00–625.00	1,926	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	664.98/cwt	630.00–695.00	1,815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	522.16/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	462.97/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	680.27/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	355.77/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	604.49/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	670.28/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	366.87/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	386.80/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	555.09/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,098	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	489.96/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,136	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	379.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,168	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	122.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,213	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	132.69/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,503	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	160.20/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,068	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	147.74/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,928	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	140.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,563	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	156.89/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,859	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	352.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	410.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	147.77/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,615	62
Bulls	—	—	1,065	173.10/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,784	201.00/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,586	5
Bulls	—	—	1,569	189.59/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,975	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	329.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	405.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	592.72/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	516.14/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	668.26/cwt	645.00–695.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	475.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,207	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	516.06/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	522.02/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	446.57/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	470.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	506.74/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	328.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	598.99/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	583.76/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.27/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	503.77/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 915Year ago 1,068

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 166Year ago 146

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	590.00–610.00	598.99
4	250–300	273	570.00–600.00	583.76
3	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
3	350–400	365	475.00–520.00	503.77
2	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	448.93
4	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	565	325.00–340.00	330.27
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	640.00–710.00	670.28
5	200–250	220	660.00–700.00	680.27
11	250–300	273	630.00–695.00	664.98
16	300–350	325	565.00–625.00	592.50
22	350–400	378	530.00–590.00	555.09
18	400–450	436	480.00–520.00	489.96
4	450–500	474	440.00–490.00	462.97
5	500–550	522	375.00–395.00	386.80
4	550–600	571	360.00–400.00	379.61
2	600–650	623	350.00–385.00	366.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	600.00–610.00	604.49
6	250–300	275	545.00–605.00	579.03
10	300–350	327	500.00–555.00	522.16
10	350–400	372	440.00–490.00	465.11
10	400–450	420	430.00–475.00	456.49
10	450–500	471	390.00–410.00	397.86
13	500–550	520	350.00–390.00	373.33
10	550–600	566	345.00–385.00	370.74
4	600–650	630	345.00–385.00	355.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–540.00	522.02
2	250–300	273	500.00–535.00	516.06
2	300–350	323	450.00–495.00	470.93
5	350–400	386	400.00–430.00	405.44
4	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	534	325.00–345.00	329.68
4	550–600	584	325.00–340.00	328.53
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
6	250–300	273	645.00–695.00	668.26
7	300–350	329	575.00–625.00	592.72
12	350–400	380	550.00–590.00	562.19
6	400–450	420	495.00–535.00	516.14
15	450–500	464	450.00–490.00	475.66
7	500–550	532	400.00–440.00	410.88
8	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	385.97
7	600–650	635	350.00–360.00	352.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	495.00–520.00	506.74
2	400–450	423	430.00–465.00	446.57
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	120.00–125.00	122.18
8	—	1,133	129.00–139.00	132.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	155.00–167.00	160.20
9	—	1,305	144.00–152.00	147.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,114	135.00–143.00	140.32
34	—	1,185	153.00–166.00	156.89
62	—	1,093	144.00–152.00	147.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	169.00–175.00	173.10
5	—	1,784	197.00–210.00	201.00
17	—	1,569	181.00–196.00	189.59

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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