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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 22

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

915 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 1,045▼ 90 vs year ago 1,005 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 287▲ 4 vs year ago 162 · +2.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.33/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −2.01 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$368.33

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$41.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs FL average

+2.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	372.60	2,020	26
Medium and Large 2	532	331.31	1,763	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.30/cwt here — about $257 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

368.33

—

FL average4 barns · 151 hd

369.75

−1.42

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

+2.48

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−2.01

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,250	185.26	2,316	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	167.76	2,325	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	152.46	1,750	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	128.09	1,217	9thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	653.72/cwt	630.00–685.00	1,791	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	518.26/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,674	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	573.55/cwt	555.00–605.00	1,881	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	527.28/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,961	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	466.44/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,740	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	471.53/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,028	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	420.81/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,957	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	467.13/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,200	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	414.83/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,190	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	401.07/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,250	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	373.88/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,340	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	368.50/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,484	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	336.27/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,448	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	581.47/cwt	560.00–600.00	988	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	173	508.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	880	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	581.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,256	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	515.51/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,397	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	458.35/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	474.28/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,541	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	417.12/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,376	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	376.44/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,404	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	422.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,579	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	393.47/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,609	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	442.62/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,855	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	334.43/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,595	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	374.13/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,796	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	376.47/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,954	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	331.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,736	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	368.09/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,094	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	338.53/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,102	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	304.64/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,898	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	333.87/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,224	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	291.13/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,108	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	678.93/cwt	650.00–695.00	1,494	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	573.48/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,279	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	664.89/cwt	625.00–695.00	1,795	30
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	582.94/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,591	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	518.26/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,674	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	579.76/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,890	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	478.75/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,676	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	520.21/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,956	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	483.36/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,020	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	381.13/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,772	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	423.87/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,979	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	372.18/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,947	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	408.56/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,145	5
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	566	378.23/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,141	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	349.67/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,182	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	174.74/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,957	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	203.48/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	193.35/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	134.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	124.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,264	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,056	138.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,467	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	149.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,612	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	158.89/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,953	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	167.76/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,325	13

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 1,045Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 287Year ago 162

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	500.00–520.00	508.70
4	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	440.00–480.00	458.35
3	300–350	330	405.00–445.00	417.12
2	350–400	373	360.00–395.00	376.44
5	400–450	409	370.00–400.00	393.47
5	450–500	477	325.00–350.00	334.43
2	500–550	523	320.00–345.00	331.96
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	304.64
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	170	560.00–600.00	581.47
12	200–250	216	550.00–600.00	581.47
11	250–300	271	485.00–540.00	515.51
18	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	474.28
33	350–400	374	400.00–450.00	422.19
28	400–450	419	420.00–460.00	442.62
23	450–500	480	360.00–400.00	374.13
14	500–550	519	360.00–390.00	376.47
12	550–600	569	350.00–380.00	368.09
9	600–650	621	320.00–355.00	338.53
5	650–700	666	325.00–345.00	333.87
4	700–750	724	285.00–300.00	291.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	323	495.00–545.00	518.26
2	350–400	373	450.00–485.00	466.44
5	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	465	395.00–435.00	420.81
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	630.00–685.00	653.72
9	300–350	328	555.00–605.00	573.55
7	350–400	372	510.00–550.00	527.28
6	400–450	430	450.00–505.00	471.53
19	450–500	471	440.00–490.00	467.13
26	500–550	528	400.00–440.00	414.83
27	550–600	561	380.00–410.00	401.07
29	600–650	626	360.00–395.00	373.88
15	650–700	674	345.00–385.00	368.50
17	700–750	728	325.00–360.00	336.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	220	650.00–695.00	678.93
30	250–300	270	625.00–695.00	664.89
19	300–350	326	550.00–610.00	579.76
17	350–400	376	495.00–550.00	520.21
26	400–450	418	450.00–500.00	483.36
21	450–500	467	395.00–440.00	423.87
5	500–550	525	395.00–430.00	408.56
4	550–600	566	350.00–390.00	378.23
4	600–650	624	330.00–365.00	349.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	560.00–590.00	573.48
2	250–300	273	560.00–610.00	582.94
2	300–350	323	495.00–545.00	518.26
4	350–400	350	445.00–490.00	478.75
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	465	365.00–390.00	381.13
2	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.18
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	120.00–128.00	124.94
3	—	827	130.00–139.00	134.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,386	161.00–172.00	167.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	135.00–140.00	138.92
16	—	1,229	153.00–166.00	158.89
12	—	1,078	145.00–152.00	149.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	189.00–198.00	193.35
5	—	1,120	169.00–181.00	174.74
2	—	1,363	201.00–205.00	203.48

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.