Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-07-24

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 24
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 478▲ 327 vs year ago 184 · +177.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 59▲ 90 vs year ago 35 · +257.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 51▲ 4 vs year ago 47 · +8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $260.09/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$260.09
57 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.44
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424296.421,25614thin
Medium and Large 3480257.071,23423
Medium and Large 2554238.121,32020
One grade step is worth $58.30/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale57 hd
260.09
—
FL average7 barns · 557 hd
253.64
+6.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,326120.821,6028thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,327117.741,5626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,165105.711,23216
CowsLean 85-90%High89483.627488thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$9282thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473211.62/cwt210.00–215.001,0013
SteersMedium and Large 1—335340.86/cwt340.00–342.501,1423
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320245.08/cwt240.00–250.007842
SteersMedium and Large 2—643224.51/cwt220.00–227.501,4445
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465223.71/cwt220.00–227.501,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565193.78/cwt190.00–197.501,0954
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425224.94/cwt220.00–227.509563
SteersMedium and Large 3—631212.26/cwt210.00–219.001,3394
SteersMedium and Large 3—325322.58/cwt320.00–325.001,0484
SteersMedium and Large 2—575232.95/cwt230.00–235.001,3395
SteersMedium and Large 3—425262.38/cwt257.50–267.501,1152
SteersMedium and Large 1—582239.15/cwt237.50–240.001,3923
SteersMedium and Large 1—471262.44/cwt260.00–270.001,2364
SteersMedium and Large 2—423277.46/cwt275.00–280.001,1742
SteersMedium and Large 3—368303.39/cwt300.00–310.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 1—370332.47/cwt330.00–335.001,2302
SteersMedium and Large 3—471243.06/cwt240.00–247.501,1455
SteersMedium and Large 2—519240.03/cwt236.00–242.501,2468
SteersMedium and Large 1—278347.57/cwt345.00–350.009662
BullsMedium and Large 3—478243.77/cwt242.50–245.001,1652
BullsMedium and Large 3—573220.78/cwt220.00–223.001,2654
BullsMedium and Large 1—334332.36/cwt330.00–340.001,1104
BullsMedium and Large 1—274347.92/cwt345.00–350.009537
BullsMedium and Large 3—420248.29/cwt245.00–250.001,0433
BullsMedium and Large 3—537226.68/cwt225.00–227.501,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285282.59/cwt280.00–285.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 3—273261.47/cwt260.00–265.007147
SteersMedium and Large 3—581224.61/cwt220.00–227.501,3055
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430236.71/cwt235.00–240.001,0186
HeifersMedium and Large 3—517201.02/cwt200.00–205.001,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332266.58/cwt265.00–270.008853
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518220.84/cwt220.00–222.501,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371249.43/cwt245.00–252.509255
BullsMedium and Large 2—375303.42/cwt300.00–310.001,1383
BullsMedium and Large 1—528242.56/cwt240.00–245.001,2812
BullsMedium and Large 3—693206.25/cwt205.00–207.501,4292
BullsMedium and Large 2—421262.04/cwt260.00–265.001,1035
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583211.69/cwt210.00–215.001,2343
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473231.27/cwt230.00–232.501,0942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—805927.80/head900.00–950.009282
Bulls——1,163114.50/cwt114.00–115.001,3322
Bulls——1,380122.93/cwt120.00–126.001,6966
CowsLean 85-90%—79093.08/cwt90.00–96.007352
CowsLean 85-90%—83073.27/cwt68.00–78.006082
CowsLean 85-90%—97884.07/cwt79.00–88.008224
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06694.95/cwt90.00–97.001,0124
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,323114.84/cwt110.00–119.001,5194
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,335123.55/cwt120.00–127.001,6492
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,205105.14/cwt100.00–109.001,2676
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,191113.45/cwt110.00–119.001,3516

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.