Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

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 steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.59/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$234.59

83 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	242.87	1,041	32
Medium and Large 2	441	233.63	1,030	26
Medium and Large 3	427	225.00	960	25

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $81 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 sale83 hd

234.59

—

FL average8 barns · 772 hd

229.99

+4.60

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	1,254	119.06	1,493	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	106.83	1,235	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	811	88.55	718	4thin

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)	1,035	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	297.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	218.49/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	237.55/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	221.26/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	211.99/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	269.15/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	228.78/cwt	222.50–230.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	254.58/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	271.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	224.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	259.95/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	231.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	322.24/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	223.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	244.73/cwt	237.50–247.50	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	243.36/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	200.83/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	256.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	241.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	293.37/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,124	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	243.83/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	250.31/cwt	247.50–255.00	949	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	212.47/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	315.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	848	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.16/cwt	106.00–108.00	922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.27/cwt	113.00–116.00	914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,110	114.94/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	105.90/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,259	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	84.54/cwt	80.00–89.00	696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	113.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,373	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	93.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	225.81/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	246.92/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	202.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	7

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 439Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 64Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	290.00–300.00	297.40
4	—	335	320.00–325.00	322.46
3	—	663	210.00–216.00	211.99
6	—	472	252.50–255.00	254.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	230.00–235.00	231.70
2	—	330	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	—	520	235.00–242.50	237.55
4	—	681	220.00–225.00	221.26
4	—	473	257.50–260.00	258.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	267.50–270.00	269.15
2	—	375	320.00–325.00	322.57
4	—	519	245.00–252.50	246.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	217.50–220.00	218.49
3	—	693	200.00–202.50	200.83
4	—	328	255.00–260.00	256.22
11	—	379	235.00–245.00	241.30
3	—	423	230.00–235.00	233.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	220.00–222.50	221.27
9	—	428	237.50–245.00	243.36
13	—	379	247.50–255.00	250.31
2	—	320	260.00–270.00	265.08
6	—	527	225.00–230.00	225.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	222.50–230.00	228.78
5	—	465	220.00–225.00	223.96
7	—	336	237.50–247.50	244.73
7	—	528	200.00–210.00	202.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	265.00–275.00	271.99
2	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.46
6	—	383	285.00–295.00	293.37
4	—	475	240.00–247.50	243.83
3	—	567	210.00–217.50	212.47
4	—	273	310.00–320.00	315.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	222.50–227.50	224.97
3	—	465	255.00–262.50	259.95
7	—	326	320.00–325.00	322.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	230.00–235.00	231.20

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	106.00–108.00	107.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	113.00–116.00	114.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	114.00–116.00	114.94
2	—	1,398	120.00–126.00	123.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	101.00–109.00	105.90
5	—	1,212	110.00–117.00	113.30
2	—	918	90.00–97.00	93.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	90.00–95.00	92.55
2	—	823	80.00–89.00	84.54

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

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