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Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
70 vs last sale 514 1 vs year ago 585 · 0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
54 vs last sale 137 13 vs year ago 96 · 13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
18 vs last sale 50 55 vs year ago 123 · 44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.42/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$144.42
105 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.17
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388166.1564521
Medium and Large 2427145.8462230
Medium and Large 3420135.1956754
One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale105 hd
144.42
FL average9 barns · 986 hd
138.25
+6.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,58490.301,4318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23069.2785212
CowsLean 85-90%Average96054.735252thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$7892thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00063.76/cwt60.00–68.006382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22873.22/cwt70.00–77.008996
HeifersMedium and Large 3421132.96/cwt130.00–137.505605
HeifersMedium and Large 3173196.73/cwt190.00–200.003403
HeifersMedium and Large 1420155.56/cwt150.00–157.506534
HeifersMedium and Large 1478143.77/cwt140.00–145.006874
SteersMedium and Large 1420183.95/cwt180.00–188.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 2233183.87/cwt180.00–187.504282
HeifersMedium and Large 3273162.56/cwt160.00–167.504443
HeifersMedium and Large 3317151.54/cwt150.00–159.004806
HeifersMedium and Large 2532121.65/cwt120.00–125.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 1520133.02/cwt131.00–135.006922
SteersMedium and Large 3570132.46/cwt130.00–137.507553
SteersMedium and Large 3480153.71/cwt150.00–157.507382
HeifersMedium and Large 3579102.89/cwt100.00–105.005967
HeifersMedium and Large 2420142.56/cwt140.00–145.0059912
SteersMedium and Large 3530141.89/cwt140.00–142.507524
SteersMedium and Large 1580153.30/cwt150.00–155.008893
SteersMedium and Large 3315192.50/cwt190.00–195.006062
SteersMedium and Large 2375184.28/cwt182.50–188.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 2475133.79/cwt130.00–137.506362
HeifersMedium and Large 2373151.28/cwt150.00–155.005644
SteersMedium and Large 2570143.53/cwt140.00–147.008182
SteersMedium and Large 2428172.54/cwt170.00–175.007382
SteersMedium and Large 3423163.68/cwt160.00–167.506924
BullsMedium and Large 3375172.57/cwt170.00–175.006472
BullsMedium and Large 2320203.28/cwt200.00–205.006503
BullsMedium and Large 2368181.22/cwt180.00–185.006674
BullsMedium and Large 2425172.56/cwt170.00–175.007334
BullsMedium and Large 1370192.53/cwt190.00–195.007122
BullsMedium and Large 1218242.47/cwt240.00–245.005292
CowsLean 85-90%96054.73/cwt50.00–59.005252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34966.10/cwt60.00–69.008924
Bulls1,58895.49/cwt95.00–96.001,5162
Bulls1,58388.57/cwt82.00–91.001,4026
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,00571.16/cwt69.00–73.007152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19879.33/cwt78.00–81.009502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,030788.65/head775.00–800.007892
BullsMedium and Large 3313193.78/cwt187.50–195.006076
BullsMedium and Large 3520141.70/cwt140.00–145.007376
BullsMedium and Large 3564130.99/cwt130.00–135.007395
BullsMedium and Large 3633121.66/cwt120.00–125.007703
BullsMedium and Large 3469150.64/cwt150.00–152.507074
BullsMedium and Large 3268202.57/cwt200.00–205.005434
BullsMedium and Large 3418163.82/cwt160.00–167.506852
BullsMedium and Large 2563141.87/cwt140.00–142.507994
HeifersMedium and Large 1330172.46/cwt170.00–175.005692
HeifersMedium and Large 1208196.56/cwt190.00–200.004093
HeifersMedium and Large 1578123.01/cwt120.00–126.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 1163257.46/cwt255.00–260.004202
HeifersMedium and Large 3470123.71/cwt120.00–127.505814
HeifersMedium and Large 2577114.78/cwt110.00–116.006625
HeifersMedium and Large 3220171.34/cwt170.00–175.003774
HeifersMedium and Large 3527113.22/cwt110.00–118.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 3368143.67/cwt140.00–147.5052912
HeifersMedium and Large 369191.51/cwt90.00–97.506325
HeifersMedium and Large 1375165.10/cwt162.50–167.506192
HeifersMedium and Large 2183242.53/cwt240.00–245.004442

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.