Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

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 no trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.70/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$230.70

100 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	247.17	1,018	32
Medium and Large 2	488	223.85	1,092	41
Medium and Large 3	451	221.58	999	27

One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $19 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 sale100 hd

230.70

—

FL average8 barns · 675 hd

226.48

+4.22

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	1,370	115.33	1,580	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	107.98	1,216	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	88.58	759	4thin

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 1	—	468	263.69/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	232.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	331.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	254.91/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	312.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	244.96/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	242.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	243.83/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	213.77/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	227.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	251.04/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	231.47/cwt	230.00–232.50	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	281.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	224.56/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	252.78/cwt	248.50–255.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	691	185.61/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	240.74/cwt	240.00–242.50	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	216.45/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	192.80/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	203.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	230.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	231.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	222.89/cwt	220.00–227.50	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	261.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	248.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	191.86/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	331.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	319.36/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	223.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	253.16/cwt	247.50–255.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	241.94/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	266.21/cwt	265.00–270.00	894	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	115.33/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	103.80/cwt	99.00–109.00	989	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	114.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,408	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	93.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	786	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 511Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 125Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	260.00–267.50	263.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	230.00–235.00	232.98
2	—	320	330.00–332.50	331.27
3	—	468	250.00–257.50	254.91
5	—	374	310.00–315.00	312.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	240.00–247.50	244.96
4	—	223	330.00–335.00	331.21
4	—	333	317.50–320.00	319.36
5	—	514	220.00–225.00	223.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	240.00–245.00	242.93
6	—	527	248.50–255.00	252.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	240.00–247.50	243.83
2	—	623	210.00–217.50	213.77
8	—	526	220.00–230.00	227.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	220.00–225.00	222.42
7	—	478	250.00–257.50	251.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	230.00–232.50	231.47
5	—	479	220.00–227.50	224.56
6	—	330	255.00–260.00	257.46
7	—	364	240.00–242.50	240.74
7	—	524	210.00–217.50	216.45
8	—	693	190.00–197.50	192.80
3	—	577	200.00–205.00	203.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	220.00–222.50	221.28
2	—	580	210.00–215.00	212.44
3	—	277	280.00–285.00	281.57
8	—	481	230.00–235.00	230.64
4	—	373	247.50–255.00	253.16
5	—	421	237.50–245.00	241.94
8	—	336	265.00–270.00	266.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	180.00–187.50	185.61
5	—	366	230.00–235.00	231.97
8	—	428	220.00–227.50	222.89
3	—	278	260.00–265.00	261.59
3	—	320	245.00–250.00	248.39
4	—	589	190.00–197.50	191.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	112.00–119.00	115.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	99.00–109.00	103.80
6	—	1,232	110.00–118.00	114.27
2	—	983	90.00–97.00	93.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	80.00–87.00	83.57
2	—	840	92.00–95.00	93.59

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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