Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

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 $190.58/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$190.58

25 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	198.10	904	4thin
Medium and Large 3	441	189.15	835	21

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $70 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 sale25 hd

190.58

—

FL average8 barns · 454 hd

204.75

−14.16

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	—	Low	1,248	97.73	1,220	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	108.07	1,540	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	92.50	1,057	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	69.58	628	6thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	323	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	283.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	263.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.50	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	271.28/cwt	270.00–272.50	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	293.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	192.96/cwt	190.00–195.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	163	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	175.04/cwt	172.50–177.50	907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	98.47/cwt	94.00–102.00	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	97.73/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,220	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	100.30/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,196	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	82.34/cwt	77.00–86.00	908	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	108.07/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	75.97/cwt	72.00–80.00	697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	66.38/cwt	64.00–70.00	594	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 235Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 114Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 97

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
2	—	323	285.00–290.00	287.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	270.00–275.00	272.54
3	—	278	280.00–285.00	283.29
3	—	228	290.00–295.00	293.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	260.00–265.00	263.71
3	—	662	160.00–165.00	161.68
2	—	215	280.00–285.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	180.00–182.50	180.85
4	—	575	160.00–165.00	161.22
10	—	421	190.00–195.00	192.96
2	—	163	250.00–255.00	252.54
2	—	518	172.50–177.50	175.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	220.00–225.00	222.42
2	—	588	172.50–175.00	173.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	270.00–272.50	271.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	250.00–257.50	252.47

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	—	918	94.00–102.00	98.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	92.00–102.00	97.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	89.00–93.00	90.97
6	—	1,192	96.00–106.00	100.30
4	—	1,103	77.00–86.00	82.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	107.00–109.00	108.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	72.00–80.00	75.97
4	—	895	64.00–70.00	66.38

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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