Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-03-27

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 27
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
71 vs last sale 129 17 vs year ago 183 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
8 vs last sale 97 16 vs year ago 73 · +21.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.80/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$197.80
23 head · 324 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.02
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1324197.8064123
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
197.80
FL average7 barns · 531 hd
201.82
−4.02
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
BullsLow1,254100.351,2596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19594.901,13414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06888.889499thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 1322203.68/cwt190.00–210.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1218218.44/cwt210.00–230.004765
HeifersMedium and Large 1417184.38/cwt182.00–190.007697
SteersMedium and Large 1528180.51/cwt180.00–181.009532
SteersMedium and Large 1379219.38/cwt195.00–225.008315
SteersMedium and Large 1225243.93/cwt230.00–270.005493
SteersMedium and Large 1278260.48/cwt240.00–270.007243
SteersMedium and Large 1323246.55/cwt230.00–265.007964
SteersMedium and Large 1425210.35/cwt200.00–220.008944
HeifersMedium and Large 1256203.80/cwt200.00–215.005224
HeifersMedium and Large 1363185.10/cwt180.00–190.006724
Bulls1,16096.72/cwt94.00–99.001,1224
Bulls1,443107.60/cwt106.00–109.001,5532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18192.41/cwt88.00–96.001,09111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245104.01/cwt103.00–106.001,2953
CowsLean 85-90%1,06888.88/cwt85.00–93.009499

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.