Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.76/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$198.76

40 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$62.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	286	246.49	705	7thin
Medium and Large 2	446	197.02	879	11thin
Medium and Large 3	451	184.44	832	22

One grade step is worth $62.04/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale40 hd

198.76

—

FL average8 barns · 606 hd

209.69

−10.94

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	1,688	115.99	1,958	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	107.09	1,422	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	91.68	1,030	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,101	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	378	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	162.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	246.28/cwt	245.00–247.50	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	271.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	261.29/cwt	260.00–262.50	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	203.70/cwt	200.00–207.50	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	173.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	193.46/cwt	187.50–195.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	178.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	193.11/cwt	192.50–195.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	161.27/cwt	160.00–167.50	914	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,100.86/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	92.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	104.41/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	115.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	97.74/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,170	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	81.73/cwt	79.00–84.00	873	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	104.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,324	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	89.52/cwt	84.00–94.00	925	3

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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 250Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 138Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 34

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	260.00–265.00	261.70
3	—	692	160.00–166.00	162.01
3	—	318	270.00–275.00	271.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	270.00–275.00	272.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	245.00–247.50	246.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	210.00–215.00	211.61
2	—	425	200.00–205.00	202.44
2	—	518	175.00–180.00	177.54
4	—	476	192.50–195.00	193.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	200.00–207.50	203.70
5	—	413	187.50–195.00	193.46
7	—	471	175.00–180.00	178.60
2	—	218	230.00–235.00	232.59
6	—	567	160.00–167.50	161.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	230.00–235.00	231.72
2	—	230	260.00–265.00	262.55
2	—	283	250.00–255.00	252.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	260.00–262.50	261.29
3	—	682	160.00–161.00	160.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	170.00–175.00	173.76

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	90.00–95.00	92.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	101.00–110.00	104.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	112.00–120.00	115.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	95.00–105.00	97.74
3	—	1,068	79.00–84.00	81.73
3	—	1,033	84.00–94.00	89.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	100.00–108.00	104.44
2	—	1,448	110.00–115.00	112.40

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle