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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 6

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 559▲ 505 vs year ago 391 · +129.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 262▲ 48 vs year ago 213 · +22.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 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 unevenly steady.

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 $346.82/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −23.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$346.82

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$49.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs FL average

−37.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	355.46	1,913	33
Medium and Large 2	568	306.10	1,739	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.37/cwt here — about $175 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

346.82

—

FL average4 barns · 144 hd

357.00

−10.17

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−37.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−23.52

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	—	High	1,529	191.94	2,934	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	157.38	2,171	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	151.67	1,777	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	126.59	1,263	13

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,430	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,463	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	662.48/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,828	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	625.41/cwt	585.00–650.00	2,051	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	550.29/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,042	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	491.44/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,833	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	431.88/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,775	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	467.07/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,990	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	392.36/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,817	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	435.05/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,032	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	401.71/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,125	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	372.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,154	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	354.69/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,231	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	517.01/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,370	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	588.70/cwt	565.00–610.00	1,601	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	448.95/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,450	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	496.26/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,633	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	410.57/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,499	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	454.50/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,695	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	396.06/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,644	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	446.58/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,880	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	397.80/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,913	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	311.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	357.12/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,871	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	351.65/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,008	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	303.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,780	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	316.79/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,980	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 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	174	710.14/cwt	680.00–740.00	1,236	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	699.10/cwt	680.00–715.00	1,559	11
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	585.80/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,347	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	678.31/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,811	15
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	600.64/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,640	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	550.58/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,778	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	620.44/cwt	595.00–650.00	2,016	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	491.44/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,833	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	550.83/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,060	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	435.53/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,790	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	473.13/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,011	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	389.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,812	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	432.40/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,045	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	373.96/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,952	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	334.49/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,763	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	363.00/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,073	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	331.84/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,104	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	168.12/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	187.08/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,834	11
Bulls	—	—	1,594	200.57/cwt	192.00–210.00	3,197	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	128.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,275	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	117.15/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,195	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	138.38/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,501	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	148.36/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,731	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	157.08/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,877	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,918	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	158.83/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,214	18

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 559Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 262Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	250	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	491.44
4	400–450	411	410.00–440.00	431.88
7	450–500	463	375.00–400.00	392.36
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	715.00	715.00
6	250–300	276	640.00–690.00	662.48
9	300–350	328	585.00–650.00	625.41
27	350–400	371	530.00–565.00	550.29
34	400–450	426	450.00–500.00	467.07
13	450–500	467	410.00–450.00	435.05
7	500–550	529	385.00–425.00	401.71
9	550–600	578	360.00–395.00	372.58
6	600–650	629	345.00–380.00	354.69

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
3	200–250	230	580.00–600.00	585.80
2	250–300	273	580.00–625.00	600.64
2	300–350	323	525.00–580.00	550.58
2	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	491.44
4	400–450	411	410.00–445.00	435.53
3	450–500	465	380.00–395.00	389.68
5	500–550	527	325.00–350.00	334.49
3	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	174	680.00–740.00	710.14
11	200–250	223	680.00–715.00	699.10
15	250–300	267	630.00–700.00	678.31
10	300–350	325	595.00–650.00	620.44
7	350–400	374	535.00–575.00	550.83
23	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	473.13
11	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	432.40
13	500–550	522	360.00–395.00	373.96
6	550–600	571	345.00–380.00	363.00
9	600–650	634	320.00–360.00	331.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	272	565.00–610.00	588.70
20	300–350	329	480.00–535.00	496.26
15	350–400	373	430.00–480.00	454.50
29	400–450	421	420.00–470.00	446.58
17	450–500	481	385.00–425.00	397.80
23	500–550	524	335.00–375.00	357.12
10	550–600	571	330.00–370.00	351.65
13	600–650	625	300.00–335.00	316.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	495.00–530.00	517.01
2	300–350	323	435.00–465.00	448.95
3	350–400	365	385.00–425.00	410.57
3	400–450	415	380.00–405.00	396.06
9	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	300.00–325.00	311.96
5	550–600	586	300.00–320.00	303.75
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,195	152.00–165.00	157.08
11	—	1,085	134.00–142.00	138.38
31	—	1,167	143.00–151.00	148.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	994	124.00–134.00	128.31
2	—	1,020	115.00–119.00	117.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,394	152.00–164.00	158.83
3	—	1,290	147.00–150.00	148.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,594	192.00–210.00	200.57
11	—	1,515	182.00–191.00	187.08
5	—	1,298	164.00–175.00	168.12

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.