Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.44/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$173.44

42 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	178.66	782	26
Medium and Large 2	390	175.95	686	10thin
Medium and Large 3	447	146.67	655	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale42 hd

173.44

—

FL average8 barns · 569 hd

182.92

−9.47

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	1,343	105.03	1,411	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	107.43	1,464	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	83.78	872	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	61.16	509	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	577	172.56/cwt	170.00–177.50	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	253.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.18/cwt	232.50–240.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	244.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	218.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	178.71/cwt	175.00–182.50	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	202.08/cwt	197.50–205.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	270.89/cwt	270.00–272.50	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	158.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	189.97/cwt	185.00–195.00	737	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.21/cwt	89.00–95.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	114.23/cwt	111.00–117.00	908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	66.73/cwt	64.00–70.00	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	55.59/cwt	51.00–60.00	483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	111.11/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	103.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,235	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	90.96/cwt	88.00–98.00	941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	69.20/cwt	64.00–74.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	83.88/cwt	77.00–87.00	921	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 312Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 64Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 61Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	170.00–177.50	172.56
3	—	322	250.00–260.00	253.47
2	—	378	232.50–240.00	236.18
2	—	470	200.00–202.50	201.28
3	—	268	270.00–272.50	270.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	240.00–250.00	244.77
3	—	370	215.00–220.00	218.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	175.00–182.50	178.71
5	—	319	197.50–205.00	202.08
2	—	575	147.50–150.00	148.78
2	—	290	212.50–215.00	213.73
3	—	643	130.00–137.50	132.49
4	—	540	155.00–162.50	158.78
8	—	388	185.00–195.00	189.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	185.00–195.00	189.92
2	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.93
2	—	435	160.00–170.00	165.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	151.71
3	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	230.00–232.50	231.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	150.00–155.00	152.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	89.00–95.00	92.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	111.00–117.00	114.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	100.00–103.00	101.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	64.00–70.00	66.73
2	—	868	51.00–60.00	55.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	108.00–114.00	111.11
2	—	1,190	100.00–107.00	103.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	88.00–98.00	90.96
2	—	943	64.00–74.00	69.20
4	—	1,098	77.00–87.00	83.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	103.00–107.00	105.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle