Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.54/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$246.54

52 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	254.75	1,002	19thin
Medium and Large 2	382	246.37	940	18thin
Medium and Large 3	356	236.35	843	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $160 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 sale52 hd

246.54

—

FL average8 barns · 696 hd

236.47

+10.07

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	—	High	1,516	126.78	1,922	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	106.68	1,301	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	93.93	753	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	583	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	314.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	310.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	236.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	258.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	241.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	262.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	221.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	259.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	341.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	247.93/cwt	245.00–250.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	338.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	104.11/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,476	131.86/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,946	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	94.04/cwt	91.00–97.00	915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	105.60/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,295	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	83.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	121.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	93.72/cwt	90.00–97.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	104.60/cwt	103.00–106.00	826	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 516Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 150Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 54Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	230.00–240.00	235.06
2	—	373	310.00–320.00	314.83
6	—	313	330.00–340.00	338.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	320.00–325.00	322.44
2	—	275	330.00–335.00	332.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	280.00–285.00	281.63
6	—	332	310.00–315.00	310.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	270.00–275.00	273.26
3	—	483	230.00–235.00	233.38
10	—	375	255.00–260.00	257.53
3	—	437	245.00–250.00	248.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	230.00–235.00	232.53
6	—	327	240.00–250.00	241.71
2	—	275	260.00–265.00	262.36
5	—	419	220.00–225.00	221.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	230.00–240.00	236.62
7	—	332	255.00–260.00	259.32
5	—	368	245.00–250.00	247.93
3	—	468	220.00–225.00	223.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	250.00–255.00	251.69
2	—	288	370.00–380.00	374.87
4	—	321	340.00–345.00	341.32
4	—	470	265.00–270.00	267.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	255.00–260.00	258.37
2	—	418	290.00–295.00	292.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	99.00–109.00	104.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	130.00–134.00	131.86
4	—	1,556	118.00–126.00	121.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	110.00–116.00	111.98
2	—	973	91.00–97.00	94.04
6	—	1,226	100.00–109.00	105.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	80.00–87.00	83.47
2	—	763	90.00–97.00	93.72
2	—	790	103.00–106.00	104.60

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle