Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2025-01-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 27
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 1,128▼ 173 vs year ago 1,073 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 417▼ 107 vs year ago 290 · −36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.08/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −109.26 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$261.08
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,406
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.74
vs FL average
−43.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541265.741,43723
Medium and Large 2528239.661,2665thin
One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
261.08
—
FL average3 barns · 38 hd
260.34
+0.74
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−43.56
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−109.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,582172.452,72913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,268145.411,84428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125139.281,56783
CowsLean 85-90%Low912115.301,05116

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228572.80/cwt565.00–595.001,3064
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2284453.81/cwt445.00–485.001,2894
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288532.24/cwt530.00–545.001,53310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323459.23/cwt430.00–480.001,4835
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323396.63/cwt385.00–410.001,2812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379397.29/cwt380.00–425.001,50617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415331.06/cwt315.00–340.001,3743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416356.68/cwt345.00–375.001,4845
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479338.71/cwt330.00–365.001,6226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515294.71/cwt285.00–300.001,5183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517328.45/cwt310.00–340.001,69815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571296.23/cwt280.00–310.001,69115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623281.51/cwt275.00–295.001,7546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1176453.13/cwt435.00–480.007985
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217460.62/cwt430.00–480.001,00022
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223406.24/cwt395.00–420.009062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273396.06/cwt380.00–415.001,0812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277440.79/cwt420.00–470.001,22117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319379.32/cwt355.00–395.001,21038
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323333.95/cwt320.00–350.001,0792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368309.27/cwt295.00–320.001,1385
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372349.65/cwt330.00–370.001,30123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413293.84/cwt280.00–300.001,2147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418331.31/cwt310.00–345.001,38531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456272.68/cwt260.00–275.001,2437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477295.67/cwt285.00–315.001,41019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523244.57/cwt235.00–255.001,2794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527271.25/cwt260.00–290.001,42915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566255.41/cwt240.00–265.001,4468
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623221.14/cwt210.00–235.001,3787
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2173517.39/cwt500.00–540.008952
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1177572.37/cwt550.00–610.001,0139
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223523.48/cwt510.00–540.001,1672
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229582.04/cwt560.00–620.001,33321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2259479.75/cwt445.00–490.001,2435
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271525.13/cwt495.00–550.001,42319
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315407.22/cwt385.00–420.001,2833
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329449.73/cwt435.00–480.001,48017
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365365.98/cwt350.00–375.001,3363
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374393.91/cwt380.00–410.001,47320
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421366.57/cwt345.00–385.001,54318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423326.83/cwt315.00–340.001,3822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475341.73/cwt325.00–362.001,62318
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477307.55/cwt300.00–320.001,4675
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527306.61/cwt295.00–325.001,61611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571292.61/cwt280.00–310.001,67114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4702
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613286.90/cwt270.00–295.001,75913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490165.68/cwt163.00–168.002,4693
Bulls——1,564158.65/cwt156.00–160.002,4815
Bulls——1,656190.30/cwt183.00–199.003,1515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%810109.33/cwt108.00–111.008862
Cows—Lean 85-90%926116.15/cwt112.00–120.001,07614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076127.00/cwt123.00–131.001,36717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088137.22/cwt133.00–140.001,49320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159144.71/cwt141.00–151.001,67746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,233138.96/cwt138.00–140.001,7134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,274146.48/cwt141.00–151.001,86624

This sale against other markets

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.