Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.89/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −58.08 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$324.89

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$54.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

vs FL average

−40.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	331.46	1,784	22
Medium and Large 2	533	276.67	1,476	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.80/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale25 hd

324.89

—

FL average4 barns · 140 hd

333.18

−8.29

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−40.72

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−58.08

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	1,455	182.77	2,660	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	161.78	2,151	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	149.28	1,704	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	131.16	1,287	22

Every lot, as filed

63 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	200–250	230	505.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	377.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	393.24/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	472.52/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,309	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	332.56/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	315.93/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	476.64/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,740	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	414.97/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,809	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	326.23/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	384.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	589.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	549.54/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	592.91/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	452.26/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,872	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	334.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.85/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,951	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	576.52/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	379.61/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,428	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	472.23/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	578.11/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	360.23/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	151.68/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,767	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,250	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	132.61/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,294	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,347	167.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,257	7
Bulls	—	—	1,688	193.81/cwt	189.00–202.00	3,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	162.56/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,172	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	143.19/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,532	22
Bulls	—	—	1,384	182.58/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,527	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	338.14/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	505.56/cwt	500.00–520.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	553.99/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	387.01/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	409.51/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,351	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	418.49/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,984	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	321.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	424.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	341.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	341.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	369.09/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	289.64/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	411.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	511.04/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	507.94/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	339.57/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	405.94/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	327.41/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.61/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,619	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 1,042Year ago 1,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 234Year ago 211

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	500.00–520.00	505.80
2	250–300	273	485.00–535.00	507.94
3	300–350	330	480.00–515.00	490.61
5	350–400	377	400.00–430.00	411.14
4	400–450	411	375.00–400.00	393.24
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	511	330.00–345.00	341.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	280.00–300.00	289.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	222	560.00–610.00	592.91
9	250–300	266	540.00–600.00	576.52
10	300–350	323	525.00–585.00	553.99
11	350–400	372	450.00–495.00	472.23
21	400–450	436	405.00–455.00	414.97
14	450–500	474	370.00–410.00	387.01
11	500–550	526	355.00–395.00	370.85
7	550–600	574	320.00–355.00	332.56
3	600–650	622	305.00–340.00	326.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	411	395.00–410.00	405.94
3	450–500	465	355.00–390.00	377.58
2	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	339.57
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	590.00	590.00
9	250–300	262	550.00–600.00	589.00
15	300–350	322	525.00–585.00	549.54
23	350–400	365	445.00–495.00	476.64
36	400–450	414	425.00–470.00	452.26
18	450–500	474	395.00–440.00	418.49
9	500–550	516	355.00–395.00	379.61
3	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	550.00–600.00	578.11
12	200–250	230	495.00–550.00	511.04
25	250–300	277	450.00–500.00	472.52
26	300–350	330	395.00–440.00	409.51
16	350–400	373	365.00–400.00	382.91
5	400–450	426	370.00–400.00	384.48
9	450–500	475	340.00–380.00	360.23
13	500–550	519	310.00–345.00	334.27
9	550–600	566	305.00–340.00	327.41
4	600–650	621	295.00–330.00	315.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	180	500.00–520.00	505.56
3	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	273	420.00–430.00	424.59
3	300–350	330	360.00–390.00	369.09
9	350–400	370	325.00–350.00	338.14
3	400–450	415	325.00–350.00	341.06
5	450–500	459	310.00–325.00	321.76
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,165	147.00–160.00	151.68
1	—	1,295	137.00	137.00
22	—	1,070	138.00–146.00	143.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	120.00–127.00	124.66
18	—	976	128.00–138.00	132.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,336	156.00–169.00	162.56
1	—	1,230	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	164.00–174.00	167.59
10	—	1,688	189.00–202.00	193.81
22	—	1,384	175.00–189.00	182.58

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)