Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and 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 $226.80/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$226.80

61 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	233.11	944	36
Medium and Large 2	380	223.22	847	11thin
Medium and Large 3	414	213.37	883	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $61 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 sale61 hd

226.80

—

FL average8 barns · 614 hd

226.47

+0.32

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	1,380	112.50	1,552	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	113.72	1,601	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	95.80	998	10

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)	1,003	$1,379	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,240	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	428	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.43/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	273.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	298.78/cwt	297.50–300.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	217.48/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	253.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	248.21/cwt	247.50–252.50	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	256.31/cwt	255.00–257.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	236.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	201.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	313.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	223.35/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	231.44/cwt	230.00–232.50	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	254.37/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	211.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.50	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	300.94/cwt	300.00–305.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	239.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	199.14/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,378.62/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,239.95/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	94.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	932	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	107.19/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	93.22/cwt	88.00–98.00	997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	105.04/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,128	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	107.06/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	82.46/cwt	78.00–87.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	113.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,601	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 Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 509Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 94Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and 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	—	428	250.00–255.00	252.54
2	—	478	240.00–247.50	243.69
3	—	375	262.50–270.00	267.43
5	—	286	300.00–305.00	300.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	270.00–280.00	273.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	260.00–265.00	262.56
2	—	470	220.00–225.00	222.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	297.50–300.00	298.78
2	—	663	212.50–222.50	217.48
3	—	528	240.00–250.00	246.75
4	—	263	310.00–315.00	313.71
4	—	483	252.50–255.00	254.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	260.00–265.00	261.62
3	—	417	250.00–255.00	251.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	250.00–255.00	253.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	247.50–252.50	248.21
2	—	283	255.00–257.50	256.31
3	—	463	222.50–225.00	223.35
7	—	421	230.00–232.50	231.44
12	—	381	235.00–245.00	239.10
3	—	523	197.50–200.00	199.14
2	—	578	190.00–195.00	192.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	230.00–240.00	236.07
3	—	268	240.00–245.00	243.29
3	—	572	180.00–185.00	181.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	200.00–205.00	201.62
5	—	421	210.00–215.00	211.97
6	—	378	220.00–222.50	220.40

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	—	1,003	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	90.00–100.00	94.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	104.00–110.00	107.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	88.00–98.00	93.22
4	—	1,074	101.00–109.00	105.04
2	—	923	78.00–87.00	82.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	110.00–119.00	113.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	115.00–121.00	117.93
2	—	1,340	106.00–108.00	107.06

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle