Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.03/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −47.93 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$335.03

30 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$36.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

vs FL average

−35.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	339.90	1,821	26
Medium and Large 2	548	303.40	1,663	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about $158 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

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 sale30 hd

335.03

—

FL average2 barns · 70 hd

328.24

+6.79

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−35.42

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−47.93

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	1,489	188.67	2,809	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	155.19	2,103	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	147.89	1,739	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	127.65	1,280	9thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	400–450	418	440.75/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	304.46/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	365.13/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,946	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	472.33/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	320.31/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	356.67/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	361.92/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	462.58/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,485	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	302.75/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	485.61/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	359.21/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	588.99/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,331	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	337.60/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	314.66/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	400.07/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,896	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	544.79/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	514.73/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	384.47/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,642	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	280.69/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,926	5
Bulls	—	—	1,557	195.09/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,038	6
Bulls	—	—	2,119	214.38/cwt	206.00–219.00	4,543	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	141.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,595	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	150.27/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,790	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	156.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,158	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	147.04/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	341.65/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,780	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	428.01/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	681.13/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,206	9
Bulls	—	—	1,266	178.23/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,256	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	123.36/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	128.87/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	341.57/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	411.83/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,524	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	564.85/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,486	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	394.18/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	307.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	466.06/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.57/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	411.84/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	362.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	491.28/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	524.72/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	389.28/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	346.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	335.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	370.10/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,780	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	527.03/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,629	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	439.07/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	299.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	639.56/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,458	10

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 959Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 221Year ago 357

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	177	650.00–720.00	681.13
10	200–250	228	610.00–680.00	639.56
29	250–300	263	530.00–580.00	564.85
18	300–350	326	530.00–575.00	544.79
9	350–400	384	460.00–510.00	472.33
13	400–450	418	410.00–455.00	440.75
10	450–500	477	380.00–410.00	394.18
7	500–550	530	355.00–380.00	361.92
7	550–600	579	305.00–340.00	320.31
5	600–650	624	285.00–315.00	302.75
5	650–700	686	275.00–305.00	280.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	550.00–590.00	570.00
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	323	475.00–510.00	491.28
4	350–400	361	410.00–450.00	439.07
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	473	340.00–375.00	356.67
2	500–550	523	320.00–345.00	331.96
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	226	570.00–620.00	588.99
6	250–300	275	500.00–545.00	514.73
24	300–350	321	435.00–485.00	462.58
15	350–400	370	385.00–430.00	411.83
26	400–450	427	365.00–405.00	384.47
24	450–500	481	355.00–395.00	370.10
18	500–550	521	320.00–360.00	341.65
8	550–600	569	320.00–350.00	335.96
2	600–650	623	290.00–320.00	304.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–555.00	524.72
2	250–300	273	450.00–485.00	466.06
7	300–350	326	400.00–430.00	411.84
3	350–400	380	350.00–380.00	359.21
2	400–450	423	325.00–360.00	341.57
7	450–500	456	325.00–350.00	346.13
2	500–550	523	300.00–315.00	307.18
2	550–600	573	290.00–310.00	299.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
11	300–350	309	515.00–530.00	527.03
7	350–400	374	465.00–510.00	485.61
6	400–450	422	410.00–440.00	428.01
28	450–500	474	385.00–420.00	400.07
18	500–550	533	355.00–390.00	365.13
5	550–600	577	325.00–355.00	337.60
7	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	335.44
4	650–700	674	295.00–330.00	314.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	410.00–450.00	435.57
3	400–450	415	370.00–400.00	389.28
3	450–500	465	340.00–375.00	362.58
2	500–550	523	320.00–345.00	331.96
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	188.00–200.00	195.09
5	—	2,119	206.00–219.00	214.38
16	—	1,266	172.00–183.00	178.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,131	138.00–144.00	141.06
69	—	1,191	145.00–158.00	150.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	150.00–164.00	156.94
3	—	1,263	146.00–148.00	147.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	123.00–124.00	123.36
7	—	1,001	122.00–135.00	128.87

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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