Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.94/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −28.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$354.94

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$42.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs FL average

−23.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	359.93	1,948	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	317.50	1,667	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.43/cwt here — about $282 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 sale17 hd

354.94

—

FL average3 barns · 54 hd

358.35

−3.42

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−23.02

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−28.03

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	1,512	193.61	2,928	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	169.22	2,185	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	155.60	1,814	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	131.28	1,179	14

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	400–450	424	471.61/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,000	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	573.79/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	368.56/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	660.65/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	392.30/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	432.54/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	542.59/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,997	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	613.55/cwt	585.00–640.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	353.34/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	516.28/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	559.17/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	382.66/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	312.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	346.75/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	481.44/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.53/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	578.81/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	618.25/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,638	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	330.47/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	345.51/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	383.69/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	467.73/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,988	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	153.21/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,725	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	126.62/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,014	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	134.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,309	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,613	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	164.23/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,099	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	169.83/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,206	20
Bulls	—	—	1,798	209.99/cwt	205.00–217.00	3,776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	191.47/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,861	6
Bulls	—	—	1,183	176.34/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	673.27/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,111	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	418.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	554.41/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	346.75/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	508.60/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	706.84/cwt	680.00–740.00	1,562	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	422.68/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,025	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	234	612.83/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	535.82/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	512.50/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	332.78/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	389.28/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	426.12/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,594	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	382.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	486.14/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	431.27/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.62/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	342.67/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	461.90/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	468.77/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	611.24/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,394	15

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 833Year ago 1,217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 478Last week 248Year ago 278

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	720.00	720.00
10	250–300	271	585.00–640.00	613.55
11	300–350	319	540.00–600.00	573.79
23	350–400	368	520.00–570.00	542.59
21	400–450	424	450.00–495.00	471.61
10	450–500	468	405.00–450.00	432.54
10	500–550	529	370.00–410.00	382.66
7	550–600	571	335.00–370.00	353.34
6	600–650	625	330.00–365.00	340.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	273	550.00–570.00	559.17
2	300–350	323	500.00–535.00	516.28
2	350–400	373	465.00–500.00	481.44
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	346.75
2	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	312.01
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	560.00	560.00
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	280	450.00–490.00	461.90
2	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	359	365.00–400.00	392.30
3	400–450	415	370.00–400.00	389.28
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	150–200	173	640.00–690.00	660.65
15	200–250	228	585.00–650.00	611.24
11	250–300	280	495.00–550.00	512.50
15	300–350	328	450.00–500.00	468.77
27	350–400	374	405.00–450.00	426.12
15	400–450	416	405.00–450.00	431.27
14	450–500	475	385.00–420.00	397.62
10	500–550	528	355.00–390.00	368.56
5	550–600	568	320.00–360.00	342.67
5	600–650	622	325.00–340.00	332.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	165	640.00–700.00	673.27
14	200–250	221	680.00–740.00	706.84
24	250–300	265	580.00–640.00	618.25
7	300–350	316	545.00–600.00	578.81
7	350–400	375	520.00–560.00	535.82
13	400–450	425	450.00–495.00	467.73
10	450–500	479	405.00–445.00	422.68
5	500–550	523	370.00–400.00	383.69
6	550–600	578	330.00–365.00	345.51
7	600–650	622	315.00–350.00	330.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
4	200–250	234	600.00–660.00	612.83
4	250–300	284	550.00–570.00	554.41
2	300–350	323	490.00–530.00	508.60
2	350–400	373	465.00–510.00	486.14
4	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	418.93
2	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	382.14
2	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	346.75
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,126	149.00–159.00	153.21
8	—	1,108	145.00–146.00	145.60
27	—	1,278	160.00–175.00	164.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	125.00–129.00	126.62
8	—	971	130.00–138.00	134.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	157.00	157.00
20	—	1,299	164.00–175.00	169.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,798	205.00–217.00	209.99
6	—	1,494	185.00–196.00	191.47
4	—	1,183	174.00–181.00	176.34

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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