Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.77/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$193.77

76 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	200.62	984	25
Medium and Large 2	444	194.90	865	24
Medium and Large 3	420	186.42	782	27

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $202 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 sale76 hd

193.77

—

FL average8 barns · 521 hd

209.89

−16.12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	108.98	1,700	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	94.76	1,102	14

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)	983	$1,090	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 1	—	415	240.85/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	263.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	231.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	240.85/cwt	240.00–242.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	170.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	211.27/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	222.59/cwt	220.00–227.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	193.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,039	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	182.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	222.19/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	201.32/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	211.54/cwt	210.00–217.50	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	201.90/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	201.67/cwt	197.50–202.50	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	183.82/cwt	180.00–187.50	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	201.03/cwt	200.00–202.50	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	193.26/cwt	190.00–197.50	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	189.40/cwt	187.50–190.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	196.83/cwt	195.00–200.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	205.86/cwt	205.00–207.50	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	180.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,089.50/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	94.56/cwt	90.00–99.00	892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.30/cwt	122.50–124.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	102.34/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,240	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	78.51/cwt	76.00–81.00	717	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	92.60/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,109	6

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 348Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 50Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	240.00–242.50	240.85
4	—	328	260.00–265.00	263.72
2	—	273	280.00–285.00	282.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	230.00–235.00	231.74
3	—	323	240.00–242.50	240.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	250.00–252.50	251.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	170.00–175.00	170.98
4	—	433	180.00–187.50	183.82
5	—	316	200.00–202.50	201.03
7	—	379	190.00–197.50	193.26
6	—	463	180.00–185.00	180.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	220.00–227.50	222.59
5	—	528	180.00–185.00	182.05
4	—	484	187.50–190.00	189.40
8	—	429	195.00–200.00	196.83
2	—	590	170.00–172.50	171.26
2	—	320	210.00–215.00	212.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	187.50–195.00	193.15
6	—	485	197.50–202.50	201.67
3	—	427	205.00–207.50	205.86
2	—	230	250.00–255.00	252.55
2	—	580	180.00–185.00	182.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	210.00–217.50	211.27
4	—	583	200.00–207.50	201.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	220.00–227.50	222.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	197.50–205.00	201.32
5	—	468	210.00–217.50	211.54

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	—	983	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	90.00–99.00	94.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	663	122.50–124.00	123.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	110.00–117.00	113.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	97.00–107.00	102.34
2	—	913	76.00–81.00	78.51
6	—	1,198	86.00–96.00	92.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	108.00–110.00	108.98

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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