Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.92/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$254.92

47 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	258.16	1,042	24
Medium and Large 2	375	255.01	956	14thin
Medium and Large 3	373	246.17	918	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $124 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 sale47 hd

254.92

—

FL average8 barns · 636 hd

242.02

+12.90

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	1,611	119.55	1,926	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	100.30	1,167	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	83.17	741	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	378	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	291.72/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	262.94/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	302.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	323.24/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.62/cwt	275.00–280.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	257.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	253.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	301.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	241.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	267.82/cwt	265.00–270.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	291.78/cwt	285.00–295.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	251.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,078	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	272.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	333.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	261.02/cwt	260.00–265.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	107.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,296	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	122.88/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,123	4
Bulls	—	—	1,378	112.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	103.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,249	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	83.17/cwt	80.00–88.00	741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	96.22/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,050	4

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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 614Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 118Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 96Year ago 56

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	—	437	285.00–295.00	291.72
2	—	523	245.00–250.00	247.46
5	—	573	240.00–245.00	241.02
3	—	322	330.00–335.00	333.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.94
2	—	275	320.00–330.00	325.09
6	—	370	290.00–295.00	292.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	270.00–280.00	272.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	300.00–305.00	302.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	255.00–260.00	257.47
2	—	375	310.00–315.00	312.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	320.00–325.00	323.24
5	—	533	250.00–255.00	253.07
3	—	433	300.00–305.00	301.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	275.00–280.00	276.62
3	—	290	285.00–295.00	291.78
8	—	428	250.00–255.00	251.93
5	—	377	260.00–265.00	261.02
2	—	565	220.00–225.00	222.48
3	—	468	240.00–245.00	241.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	240.00–245.00	242.55
4	—	331	250.00–260.00	257.58
3	—	425	230.00–235.00	233.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	230.00–235.00	232.55
7	—	329	265.00–270.00	267.82
3	—	420	240.00–245.00	241.71
2	—	373	250.00–255.00	252.55

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	—	1,113	106.00–110.00	107.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	117.00–120.00	118.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	119.00–125.00	122.88
2	—	1,378	110.00–116.00	112.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	100.00–108.00	103.02
4	—	1,091	92.00–99.00	96.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	80.00–88.00	83.17

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