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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,077 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 899▼ 89 vs year ago 1,166 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 321▲ 189 vs year ago 234 · +80.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.21/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 13 of 22 comparable sales and sits +17.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.06.

Average price

$405.21

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs FL average

−8.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	406.10	2,210	71
Medium and Large 2	530	384.23	2,036	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $174 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 sale74 hd

405.21

—

FL average4 barns · 208 hd

405.39

−0.18

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−8.31

This barn, trailing median22 sales

388.06

+17.16

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $341.73, median $388.06 across 22 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,598	203.66	3,254	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	174.76	2,331	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	164.56	1,887	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	143.17	1,336	19

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,390	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	677.56/cwt	655.00–700.00	1,857	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	569.30/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,839	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	466.74/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,741	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	518.43/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,944	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	469.42/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,972	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	410.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,767	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	407.14/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,926	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	449.10/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,129	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	436.34/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,243	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	384.23/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,036	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	381.29/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,170	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	372.91/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,316	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	334.64/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,085	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	370.92/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,459	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	177	636.23/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,126	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	565.23/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,272	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	492.47/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,340	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	423.95/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,369	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	476.61/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,544	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	407.12/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,498	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	456.59/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,708	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	386.06/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,602	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	416.72/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,779	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	364.35/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,694	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	402.61/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,912	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	365.36/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,893	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	368.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,061	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	347.05/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,162	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	176	682.46/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,201	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	641.83/cwt	625.00–675.00	1,418	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	600.73/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,340	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	675.40/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,817	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	592.94/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,619	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	565.83/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,828	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	505.61/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,669	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	465.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,701	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	506.72/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,915	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	463.97/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,958	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	413.93/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,751	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	449.57/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,117	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	401.67/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,900	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	394.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,063	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	368.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,110	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	363.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,233	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	178.33/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,482	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	196.93/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,989	21
Bulls	—	—	1,712	214.52/cwt	203.00–223.00	3,673	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	145.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,360	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	133.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,249	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,695	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	157.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,803	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	167.81/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,928	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	165.06/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,085	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	176.42/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,362	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,106	1

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 899Year ago 1,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 321Year ago 234

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	176	640.00–710.00	682.46
5	200–250	221	625.00–675.00	641.83
9	250–300	269	630.00–700.00	675.40
12	300–350	323	540.00–595.00	565.83
21	350–400	378	485.00–540.00	506.72
11	400–450	422	440.00–490.00	463.97
7	450–500	471	425.00–465.00	449.57
6	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	394.54
5	550–600	572	360.00–380.00	368.82
3	600–650	615	350.00–370.00	363.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	223	585.00–620.00	600.73
2	250–300	273	570.00–620.00	592.94
3	300–350	330	495.00–530.00	505.61
3	350–400	365	450.00–475.00	465.98
2	400–450	423	395.00–435.00	413.93
2	450–500	473	385.00–420.00	401.67
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	177	600.00–670.00	636.23
10	200–250	225	540.00–595.00	565.23
7	250–300	272	485.00–500.00	492.47
15	300–350	324	450.00–500.00	476.61
21	350–400	374	430.00–480.00	456.59
34	400–450	427	400.00–445.00	416.72
19	450–500	475	380.00–425.00	402.61
15	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	365.36
9	550–600	559	350.00–375.00	368.65
2	600–650	623	335.00–360.00	347.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	423.95
5	350–400	368	390.00–420.00	407.12
3	400–450	415	370.00–395.00	386.06
3	450–500	465	345.00–375.00	364.35
3	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	455.00–480.00	466.74
3	400–450	430	400.00–435.00	410.85
2	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	407.14
3	500–550	530	377.00–400.00	384.23
2	600–650	623	325.00–345.00	334.64
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	695.00	695.00
4	250–300	274	655.00–700.00	677.56
2	300–350	323	560.00–580.00	569.30
11	350–400	375	500.00–540.00	518.43
41	400–450	420	445.00–490.00	469.42
31	450–500	474	425.00–475.00	449.10
32	500–550	514	405.00–450.00	436.34
39	550–600	569	365.00–395.00	381.29
29	600–650	621	350.00–390.00	372.91
21	650–700	663	355.00–380.00	370.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,143	153.00–160.00	157.74
2	—	1,130	150.00	150.00
51	—	1,149	161.00–176.00	167.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	130.00–138.00	133.54
15	—	933	140.00–149.00	145.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	164.00–166.00	165.06
1	—	1,350	156.00	156.00
23	—	1,339	168.00–182.00	176.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,712	203.00–223.00	214.52
21	—	1,518	190.00–202.00	196.93
3	—	1,392	172.00–185.00	178.33

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.