Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.13/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$177.13

70 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	341	179.98	614	27
Medium and Large 1	413	176.37	729	40
Medium and Large 3	375	161.71	606	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $7 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 sale70 hd

177.13

—

FL average7 barns · 483 hd

181.20

−4.06

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	—	High	1,478	103.54	1,531	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	77.44	912	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	813	61.64	501	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	261.27/cwt	260.00–262.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	251.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	251.69/cwt	250.00–252.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	180.64/cwt	180.00–182.50	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	246.75/cwt	245.00–250.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.58/cwt	180.00–187.50	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	190.55/cwt	190.00–194.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	248.09/cwt	245.00–252.50	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	261.19/cwt	260.00–265.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	231.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	233.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.50	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	217.44/cwt	215.00–222.50	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	195.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	171.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	192.18/cwt	190.00–195.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	216.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	143.70/cwt	140.00–147.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	202.30/cwt	200.00–207.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	193.71/cwt	190.00–197.50	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	173.86/cwt	170.00–177.50	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	788.07/head	750.00–825.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	68.14/cwt	65.00–72.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	86.25/cwt	84.00–90.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	116.07/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	85.10/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,043	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	67.49/cwt	64.00–72.00	738	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	61.64/cwt	60.00–63.00	501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	75.90/cwt	73.00–80.00	902	4

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

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 199Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 0Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	185.00–190.00	187.46
2	—	580	170.00–175.00	172.46
2	—	285	260.00–262.50	261.27
5	—	326	250.00–255.00	251.96
3	—	425	215.00–220.00	216.71
2	—	475	190.00–197.50	193.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	250.00–252.50	251.69
4	—	479	180.00–182.50	180.64
2	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	427	200.00–207.00	202.30
2	—	525	170.00–177.50	173.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00–200.00	195.10
2	—	470	170.00–172.50	171.22
4	—	280	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	—	573	137.50–140.00	138.72
3	—	320	220.00–225.00	221.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	245.00–250.00	246.75
5	—	326	230.00–240.00	231.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	245.00–252.50	248.09
2	—	418	200.00–210.00	205.03
3	—	388	230.00–240.00	233.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	247.50–250.00	248.71
2	—	475	200.00–205.00	202.47
4	—	330	260.00–265.00	261.19
3	—	430	215.00–222.50	217.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	330	180.00–187.50	182.58
7	—	283	190.00–194.00	190.55
3	—	377	170.00–175.00	173.32
5	—	427	160.00–167.50	162.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	160.00–165.00	163.27
10	—	430	170.00–177.50	173.79
2	—	535	150.00–155.00	152.48
13	—	378	180.00–190.00	184.58
7	—	319	190.00–195.00	192.18
2	—	588	140.00–147.50	143.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	750.00–825.00	788.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	65.00–72.00	68.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	84.00–90.00	86.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	115.00–117.00	116.07
2	—	1,315	92.00–94.00	93.02
2	—	1,240	100.00–103.00	101.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	82.00–90.00	85.10
4	—	1,093	64.00–72.00	67.49
4	—	1,189	73.00–80.00	75.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	60.00–63.00	61.64

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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