Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.43/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −46.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$336.43

36 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$39.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs FL average

−20.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	339.74	1,845	33
Medium and Large 2	500	300.00	1,500	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.74/cwt here — about $345 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 sale36 hd

336.43

—

FL average3 barns · 147 hd

340.21

−3.78

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−20.46

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−46.54

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	1,475	188.31	2,778	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	161.15	2,110	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	149.01	1,666	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	128.85	1,213	26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	369.29/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	482.82/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	376.85/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	354.88/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,211	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	339.65/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.48/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	616.29/cwt	600.00–645.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	520.22/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	543.60/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	380.42/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,963	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	368.98/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,096	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	339.89/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,978	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	593.27/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	321.62/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	549.81/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,765	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	512.23/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	457.38/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,468	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	421.82/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,974	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	475.24/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.01/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	418.70/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,578	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	408.70/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,970	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,565	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	131.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,275	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	121.43/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,050	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	164.59/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,192	9
Bulls	—	—	1,420	187.96/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,669	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	139.49/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,466	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	602.24/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	622.96/cwt	595.00–640.00	1,358	6
Bulls	—	—	1,857	203.49/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,779	6
Bulls	—	—	1,278	174.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,228	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	153.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,932	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	156.18/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,871	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	322.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	457.94/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	337.29/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.34/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,799	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	171	668.24/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	400.76/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	374.09/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	424.09/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	467.01/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	341.18/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	491.28/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	326.98/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	485.93/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	369.29/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	401.28/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	541.40/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	341.18/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	356.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	530.23/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.47/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,905	11

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 959Last week 1,246Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 484Year ago 196

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	580.00	580.00
3	200–250	215	530.00–560.00	541.40
2	250–300	273	505.00–560.00	530.23
2	300–350	323	465.00–510.00	485.93
2	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	424.09
4	400–450	434	395.00–420.00	400.76
2	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	369.29
3	500–550	515	325.00–350.00	341.18
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	171	620.00–690.00	668.24
6	200–250	218	595.00–640.00	622.96
16	250–300	272	580.00–630.00	602.24
17	300–350	321	525.00–575.00	549.81
13	350–400	372	450.00–500.00	475.24
7	400–450	416	430.00–475.00	457.94
15	450–500	482	395.00–440.00	408.70
14	500–550	516	360.00–395.00	380.42
8	550–600	574	325.00–360.00	346.01
6	600–650	617	325.00–345.00	337.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	570.00–630.00	593.27
7	300–350	320	520.00–560.00	543.60
8	350–400	368	450.00–500.00	482.82
11	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	450.47
16	450–500	468	395.00–440.00	421.82
7	500–550	516	355.00–395.00	376.85
12	550–600	568	355.00–380.00	368.98
13	600–650	623	335.00–375.00	354.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	475.00–510.00	491.28
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	369.29
3	500–550	515	325.00–350.00	341.18
4	600–650	611	300.00–330.00	322.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	555.00	555.00
3	250–300	265	445.00–480.00	467.01
2	300–350	323	385.00–420.00	401.28
2	350–400	373	360.00–390.00	374.09
7	400–450	432	350.00–375.00	356.61
4	450–500	484	320.00–350.00	326.98
3	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	175	600.00–645.00	616.29
8	200–250	229	500.00–555.00	520.22
12	250–300	273	485.00–540.00	512.23
21	300–350	321	430.00–480.00	457.38
27	350–400	377	400.00–445.00	418.70
15	400–450	423	380.00–425.00	403.48
16	450–500	473	365.00–400.00	380.34
21	500–550	521	325.00–355.00	339.65
12	550–600	582	335.00–350.00	339.89
8	600–650	617	310.00–330.00	321.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,070	142.00–150.00	146.24
14	—	1,051	137.00–141.00	139.49
31	—	1,198	151.00–165.00	156.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	969	126.00–136.00	131.59
7	—	865	117.00–125.00	121.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,332	158.00–172.00	164.59
4	—	1,259	150.00–155.00	153.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,420	181.00–193.00	187.96
6	—	1,857	199.00–210.00	203.49
6	—	1,278	170.00–178.00	174.30

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