Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-01-09

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
404 vs last sale 262 353 vs year ago 313 · +112.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
36 vs last sale 68 10 vs year ago 114 · 8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
1 vs last sale 73 22 vs year ago 52 · +42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.89/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$155.89
66 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.74
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438163.7071625
Medium and Large 2418159.8966818thin
Medium and Large 3450144.2864923
One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $68 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 sale66 hd
155.89
FL average8 barns · 737 hd
165.64
−9.74
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
BullsAverage1,60392.361,4816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16074.4886416
CowsLean 85-90%Low76754.544186thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$8512thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3317169.16/cwt167.50–170.005363
HeifersMedium and Large 2465148.76/cwt147.50–150.006922
SteersMedium and Large 1383223.16/cwt217.50–225.008554
HeifersMedium and Large 1188232.53/cwt230.00–235.004372
HeifersMedium and Large 1275186.73/cwt185.00–190.005143
HeifersMedium and Large 2383168.77/cwt165.00–170.006468
HeifersMedium and Large 2632114.99/cwt110.00–117.507273
HeifersMedium and Large 369398.67/cwt96.00–100.006843
SteersMedium and Large 2328221.28/cwt220.00–222.507262
SteersMedium and Large 1320231.31/cwt227.50–235.007404
SteersMedium and Large 1283242.43/cwt240.00–250.006864
HeifersMedium and Large 1570136.27/cwt135.00–137.507772
HeifersMedium and Large 1375178.70/cwt175.00–182.506702
HeifersMedium and Large 1235204.79/cwt200.00–210.004812
SteersMedium and Large 1223262.64/cwt260.00–265.005864
SteersMedium and Large 3324211.29/cwt210.00–215.006854
SteersMedium and Large 2368211.22/cwt210.00–215.007774
SteersMedium and Large 2284233.83/cwt230.00–235.006644
SteersMedium and Large 3385202.47/cwt200.00–205.007802
SteersMedium and Large 3423182.46/cwt180.00–185.007722
SteersMedium and Large 1524174.42/cwt172.50–180.009144
BullsMedium and Large 2428183.82/cwt180.00–187.507872
BullsMedium and Large 1632141.68/cwt140.00–145.008953
BullsMedium and Large 1215251.74/cwt250.00–255.005413
BullsMedium and Large 1333228.63/cwt225.00–232.007612
BullsMedium and Large 1183302.47/cwt300.00–305.005542
BullsMedium and Large 1523162.56/cwt160.00–165.008502
CowsLean 85-90%75346.23/cwt42.00–50.003482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10363.35/cwt60.00–66.006994
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21083.12/cwt78.00–88.001,0066
CowsLean 85-90%75362.64/cwt60.00–65.004722
CowsLean 85-90%79554.75/cwt52.00–57.004352
Bulls1,87098.54/cwt97.00–100.001,8432
Bulls1,47089.27/cwt87.00–92.001,3124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14873.27/cwt67.00–77.008416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294575.79/cwt70.00–80.007162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2910850.55/head825.00–875.008512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11386.43/cwt82.00–91.009622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11098.05/cwt94.00–102.001,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 2326177.06/cwt172.50–180.005775
BullsMedium and Large 1423195.09/cwt190.00–200.008252
BullsMedium and Large 2280223.39/cwt220.00–225.006253
BullsMedium and Large 1284239.08/cwt235.00–245.006795
BullsMedium and Large 3378191.87/cwt190.00–195.507253
BullsMedium and Large 2663133.49/cwt130.00–137.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 1644121.24/cwt120.00–125.007814
HeifersMedium and Large 1428166.61/cwt165.00–170.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 1520141.97/cwt139.00–145.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 1480158.37/cwt155.00–160.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 3470142.55/cwt140.00–145.006702
BullsMedium and Large 1583153.70/cwt150.00–157.508964
SteersMedium and Large 2423193.73/cwt192.50–195.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 3365158.70/cwt155.00–160.005798
HeifersMedium and Large 3430153.19/cwt147.50–155.006594
HeifersMedium and Large 3578115.86/cwt115.00–117.506703

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.