Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

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 $212.97/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$212.97

54 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	228.11	874	12thin
Medium and Large 2	366	215.50	788	10thin
Medium and Large 3	365	206.51	753	32

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $122 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 sale54 hd

212.97

—

FL average8 barns · 438 hd

213.38

−0.40

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	1,528	108.69	1,661	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	91.65	1,055	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	808	62.19	502	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 3	—	325	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	203.83/cwt	200.00–207.50	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	263.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	241.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	273.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	183.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	203.77/cwt	202.50–205.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	213.11/cwt	210.00–217.50	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	191.23/cwt	190.00–195.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	171.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	190.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	193	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	215.04/cwt	210.00–217.50	940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	242.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	92.49/cwt	90.00–94.00	828	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.06/cwt	108.00–116.00	922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	101.11/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	117.41/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,005	4
Bulls	—	—	1,115	91.86/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	90.76/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,044	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	99.64/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,202	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	62.19/cwt	60.00–64.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	81.01/cwt	78.00–84.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	270.88/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	173	315.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	183	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	230.04/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,203	2

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 170Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 57Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 29

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	260.00–265.00	262.42
4	—	280	270.00–275.00	272.46
2	—	525	220.00–222.50	221.27
6	—	183	290.00–300.00	294.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	270.00–272.50	270.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	173	310.00–320.00	315.07
2	—	523	227.50–232.50	230.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	200.00–207.50	203.83
9	—	263	230.00–235.00	231.71
4	—	470	180.00–185.00	183.71
5	—	323	210.00–217.50	213.11
4	—	526	170.00–175.00	171.22
6	—	418	190.00–195.00	190.86
2	—	228	240.00–245.00	242.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	240.00–245.00	241.73
4	—	468	190.00–195.00	191.23
3	—	325	220.00–225.00	221.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	202.50–205.00	203.77
2	—	193	280.00–290.00	284.94
2	—	328	230.00–240.00	234.81
6	—	437	210.00–217.50	215.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	260.00–265.00	263.35
4	—	428	240.00–245.00	241.27
3	—	270	270.00–275.00	273.21
4	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.43

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	—	895	90.00–94.00	92.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	108.00–116.00	111.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	98.00–104.00	101.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	106.00–110.00	108.08
4	—	1,708	114.00–120.00	117.41
2	—	1,115	90.00–94.00	91.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	85.00–94.00	90.76
6	—	1,206	96.00–106.00	99.64
4	—	1,071	78.00–84.00	81.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	60.00–64.00	62.19

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