Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.01/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$197.01

92 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	206.25	917	42
Medium and Large 3	396	190.43	755	18thin
Medium and Large 2	494	188.59	932	32

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale92 hd

197.01

—

FL average8 barns · 594 hd

210.66

−13.65

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	1,459	111.51	1,627	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	110.58	1,496	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	92.51	1,058	16

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)	1,093	$1,187	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$974	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	478	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	262.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	223.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	181.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	283.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	246.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	181.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	193.80/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	162.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	211.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	267.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	192.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	203.82/cwt	200.00–205.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	184.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	192.09/cwt	190.00–195.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	235.49/cwt	230.00–237.50	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.28/cwt	205.00–207.50	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	222.21/cwt	220.00–227.50	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	173.67/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	201.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,187.13/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	974.49/head	950.00–1,000.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	95.20/cwt	90.00–100.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	106.93/cwt	104.00–111.00	907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	104.46/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	115.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	101.88/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,193	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	80.36/cwt	76.00–84.00	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	91.25/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,075	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	110.58/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,496	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 407Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 54Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 44

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	220.00–225.00	222.54
3	—	430	230.00–235.00	231.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	240.00–245.00	241.71
7	—	336	260.00–270.00	262.77
3	—	287	280.00–290.00	283.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	210.00–215.00	212.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	230.00–235.00	231.70
5	—	524	220.00–225.00	223.03
3	—	283	280.00–290.00	283.41
3	—	420	240.00–245.00	241.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.43
2	—	478	220.00–225.00	222.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	210.00–215.00	211.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	180.00–185.00	181.63
4	—	518	190.00–197.50	193.80
10	—	382	210.00–215.00	211.02
2	—	235	265.00–270.00	267.39
4	—	266	230.00–237.50	235.49
4	—	425	205.00–207.50	206.28
7	—	324	220.00–227.50	222.21
8	—	693	170.00–175.00	171.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	240.00–250.00	246.57
4	—	528	180.00–185.00	181.27
9	—	682	160.00–165.00	162.77
2	—	290	220.00–225.00	222.54
5	—	427	190.00–200.00	192.04
4	—	583	170.00–177.50	173.67
5	—	363	200.00–205.00	201.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	170.00–177.50	173.82
4	—	334	200.00–205.00	203.82
5	—	433	180.00–185.00	184.02
7	—	369	190.00–195.00	192.09

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	—	1,093	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	950.00–1,000.00	974.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	90.00–100.00	95.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	104.00–111.00	106.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	102.00–107.00	104.46
4	—	1,491	112.00–120.00	115.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	97.00–107.00	101.88
4	—	1,051	76.00–84.00	80.36
6	—	1,178	86.00–96.00	91.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	108.00–113.00	110.58

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

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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