Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.21/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$159.21

91 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	174.82	672	30
Medium and Large 2	431	155.61	671	31
Medium and Large 3	421	147.34	620	30

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $52 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 sale91 hd

159.21

—

FL average3 barns · 300 hd

159.27

−0.05

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,904	106.60	2,030	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	72.00	844	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	52.90	458	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	168.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	180.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	112.12/cwt	111.00–112.50	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	178.39/cwt	177.50–180.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.46/cwt	162.00–172.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	177.71/cwt	175.50–180.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	176.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	167.41/cwt	162.00–170.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	194.96/cwt	190.00–197.50	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	187.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	67.28/cwt	63.00–72.00	587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	52.90/cwt	50.00–57.00	458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	100.56/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	69.01/cwt	64.00–73.00	820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	78.84/cwt	76.00–86.00	976	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	60.48/cwt	58.00–63.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	189.10/cwt	185.00–193.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	213.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	203.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	166.68/cwt	165.00–167.50	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	159.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.12/cwt	137.50–147.50	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	183.98/cwt	182.50–185.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	155.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	201.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	202.03/cwt	199.00–205.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	248.71/cwt	245.00–252.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	219.14/cwt	217.50–220.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	221.70/cwt	220.00–222.50	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	211.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	696	2

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.

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 389Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 157Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 58Year ago 52

Compared to last week: This market was closed to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	165.00–170.00	168.98
4	—	691	111.00–112.50	112.12
3	—	322	177.50–180.00	178.39
3	—	480	140.00–142.50	140.82
2	—	225	185.00–190.00	187.39
7	—	424	150.00–160.00	155.80
2	—	530	130.00–132.50	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	183	220.00–230.00	223.27
4	—	433	162.00–172.00	169.46
4	—	383	175.50–180.00	177.71
8	—	486	150.00–160.00	153.63
3	—	523	137.50–147.50	144.12
5	—	319	182.50–185.00	183.98
3	—	220	200.00–205.00	201.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	693	100.00–108.00	104.01
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	176.75
5	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.03
3	—	330	162.00–170.00	167.41
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.47
11	—	372	155.00–160.00	159.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	175.00–182.00	180.62
2	—	483	185.00–193.00	189.10
3	—	565	156.00–166.00	162.61
4	—	371	210.00–215.00	213.79
4	—	418	200.00–207.50	203.82
2	—	325	220.00–230.00	225.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	165.00–167.50	166.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	220.00–225.00	222.42
3	—	378	190.00–197.50	194.96
3	—	275	210.00–215.00	211.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	199.00–205.00	202.03
2	—	238	245.00–252.50	248.71
3	—	320	217.50–220.00	219.14
3	—	478	170.00–175.00	171.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	220.00–222.50	221.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	63.00–72.00	67.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	50.00–57.00	52.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	64.00–73.00	69.01
6	—	1,238	76.00–86.00	78.84
2	—	923	58.00–63.00	60.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	97.00–104.00	100.56
2	—	1,953	110.00–115.00	112.63

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle