Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.87/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$251.87

72 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

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	261.20	1,026	25
Medium and Large 2	390	251.08	978	27
Medium and Large 3	396	241.27	954	20

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $72 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 sale72 hd

251.87

—

FL average7 barns · 595 hd

241.22

+10.65

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	1,333	114.24	1,523	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	100.91	1,241	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	87.87	801	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	243.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	253.08/cwt	250.00–255.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	278.70/cwt	275.00–280.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	290.22/cwt	285.00–295.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	258.04/cwt	255.00–260.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	267.04/cwt	265.00–270.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	290.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	276.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	242.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,129	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	113.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,333	114.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,523	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	103.27/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,263	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	112.44/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	92.62/cwt	91.00–94.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	84.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	772	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	94.31/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,103	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	355.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	320.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	289.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	307.44/cwt	305.00–315.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	266.28/cwt	265.00–270.00	727	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 663Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 128Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 74Year ago 56

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	240.00–245.00	243.73
3	—	475	220.00–225.00	223.37
5	—	341	255.00–260.00	258.04
2	—	570	195.00–205.00	200.04
2	—	518	210.00–215.00	212.49
4	—	273	265.00–270.00	266.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	260.00–265.00	262.43
4	—	480	240.00–245.00	242.53
2	—	283	285.00–295.00	290.22
5	—	332	275.00–285.00	276.93
8	—	428	250.00–255.00	252.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	250.00–255.00	253.08
2	—	573	210.00–215.00	212.47
4	—	274	275.00–280.00	278.70
5	—	324	265.00–270.00	267.04
5	—	429	240.00–245.00	242.97
3	—	528	220.00–225.00	221.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	290.00–295.00	290.86
2	—	470	250.00–255.00	252.45
4	—	323	305.00–315.00	307.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	265.00–270.00	266.69
2	—	280	350.00–360.00	355.27
7	—	427	285.00–290.00	289.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.55
3	—	530	235.00–240.00	236.64
5	—	330	320.00–325.00	320.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	290.00–295.00	292.54

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	—	920	104.00–107.00	105.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	110.00–118.00	113.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	110.00–116.00	114.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	90.00–109.00	103.27
2	—	1,435	111.00–114.00	112.44
6	—	1,170	90.00–99.00	94.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	91.00–94.00	92.62
4	—	916	80.00–89.00	84.30

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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