Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $227.26/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$227.26

78 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

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	240.38	1,069	20
Medium and Large 2	473	224.03	1,060	23
Medium and Large 3	428	221.88	949	35

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $120 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 sale78 hd

227.26

—

FL average8 barns · 639 hd

229.18

−1.92

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	—	Low	1,505	124.35	1,871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	120.92	1,745	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	104.84	1,142	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	84.73	822	2thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$849	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	210.97/cwt	210.00–217.50	998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	292.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	304.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	211.27/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.11/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.50	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	211.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	226.16/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	241.28/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	251.22/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	193.74/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	188.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	202.57/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	233.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	244.61/cwt	240.00–247.50	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	221.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	266.31/cwt	262.50–270.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	252.54/cwt	247.50–255.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	232.49/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	266.64/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	244.98/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	249.85/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	245.30/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	326.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	285.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	271.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	112.61/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	103.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	84.73/cwt	80.00–89.00	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	120.92/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	117.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,370	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	94.59/cwt	92.00–97.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	132.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,258	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	105.07/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	848.50/head	825.00–875.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	114.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 390Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 0Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	230.00–235.00	232.47
5	—	373	240.00–242.50	241.03
5	—	526	210.00–215.00	211.98
2	—	663	190.00–197.50	193.74
3	—	573	200.00–207.50	202.57
2	—	468	225.00–227.50	226.27
2	—	335	250.00–260.00	255.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	210.00–217.50	210.97
5	—	580	185.00–190.00	188.05
5	—	367	230.00–235.00	233.98
2	—	275	260.00–265.00	262.55
5	—	332	240.00–247.50	244.61
10	—	424	220.00–225.00	221.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	232.50–235.00	233.11
2	—	533	222.50–230.00	226.16
4	—	426	237.50–242.50	241.28
3	—	583	210.00–215.00	211.60
4	—	340	262.50–270.00	266.31
3	—	372	247.50–255.00	252.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	230.00–240.00	236.71
3	—	278	320.00–330.00	326.59
2	—	473	250.00–255.00	252.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	290.00–295.00	292.21
5	—	321	300.00–310.00	304.11
6	—	572	210.00–217.50	211.27
4	—	473	240.00–247.50	243.81
6	—	425	280.00–287.50	285.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	245.00–250.00	248.38
3	—	458	265.00–275.00	271.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	250.00–252.50	251.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	235.00–237.50	236.27
2	—	278	330.00–335.00	332.57
7	—	521	242.50–247.50	245.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	230.00–237.50	232.49
3	—	467	265.00–270.00	266.64
9	—	582	242.50–248.00	244.98
7	—	521	249.00–251.00	249.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	108.00–119.00	112.61
3	—	1,128	100.00–109.00	103.91
2	—	960	92.00–97.00	94.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	80.00–89.00	84.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	120.00–122.00	120.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	114.00–120.00	117.11
2	—	1,765	122.00–125.00	123.46
4	—	1,710	128.00–138.00	132.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	103.00–107.00	105.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	110.00–118.00	114.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	680	120.00–125.00	122.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	825.00–875.00	848.50

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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