Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-04-10

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 10
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
50 vs last sale 200 7 vs year ago 243 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
49 vs last sale 89 91 vs year ago 47 · +193.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Market not reported previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.27/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$220.27
23 head · 357 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.28
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1357220.2778723
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
220.27
FL average6 barns · 321 hd
201.99
+18.28
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
BullsAverage1,533110.121,68914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20596.261,1607thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11182.1991317

Every lot, as filed

19 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
SteersMedium and Large 1382278.19/cwt275.00–285.001,0633
HeifersMedium and Large 1532177.42/cwt175.00–182.509443
SteersMedium and Large 1328277.60/cwt275.00–280.009114
HeifersMedium and Large 1314234.31/cwt230.00–235.007367
SteersMedium and Large 1271297.18/cwt285.00–325.008056
HeifersMedium and Large 1220251.97/cwt245.00–265.005543
HeifersMedium and Large 1478186.69/cwt185.00–190.008923
HeifersMedium and Large 1270237.59/cwt235.00–240.006414
SteersMedium and Large 1467226.57/cwt220.00–230.001,0583
Bulls1,636110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8008
Bulls1,835129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,3671
Bulls1,309106.54/cwt104.00–108.001,3955
CowsLean 85-90%1,05086.65/cwt83.00–90.0091011
CowsLean 85-90%1,22374.00/cwt74.00–74.009056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20596.26/cwt93.00–99.001,1607
BullsMedium and Large 1468218.45/cwt215.00–225.001,0223
BullsMedium and Large 1313277.02/cwt260.00–285.008673
BullsMedium and Large 1267277.17/cwt265.00–295.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1415209.13/cwt207.50–210.008683

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.