Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $253.12/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$253.12

57 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	267.48	995	18thin
Medium and Large 2	407	248.22	1,009	20
Medium and Large 3	371	244.68	909	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $87 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 sale57 hd

253.12

—

FL average8 barns · 712 hd

240.40

+12.72

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	1,557	118.70	1,848	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	97.27	1,179	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	84.38	772	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	378	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	343.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	345.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	331.68/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	269.25/cwt	265.00–270.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	279.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	231.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	326.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	233.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	256.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	281.61/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	279.15/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	277.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	253.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	264.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,013.01/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	118.55/cwt	118.00–119.00	982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	121.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,037	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	101.57/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,258	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	92.97/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,102	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	84.38/cwt	80.00–88.00	772	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 467Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 157Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 114Year ago 50

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	300.00–305.00	302.55
3	—	288	340.00–345.00	343.41
3	—	572	230.00–235.00	231.71
3	—	317	330.00–335.00	331.68
6	—	427	275.00–280.00	279.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	340.00–350.00	345.19
2	—	373	310.00–315.00	312.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	315.00–325.00	320.12
6	—	383	280.00–290.00	281.61
7	—	464	250.00–255.00	253.54
4	—	425	260.00–270.00	264.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	310.00–315.00	312.53
2	—	320	345.00–350.00	347.46
3	—	372	320.00–330.00	326.73
4	—	528	255.00–260.00	257.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	310.00–315.00	312.55
2	—	520	240.00–245.00	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	275.00–280.00	279.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	265.00–270.00	269.25
3	—	528	220.00–225.00	221.62
3	—	432	240.00–245.00	241.64
4	—	474	230.00–235.00	233.72
3	—	377	250.00–255.00	251.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	240.00–245.00	241.64
2	—	425	250.00–255.00	252.53
2	—	370	260.00–270.00	264.93
11	—	337	275.00–280.00	277.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	240.00–245.00	242.45
4	—	424	230.00–235.00	231.28
3	—	468	220.00–225.00	223.31
10	—	320	250.00–260.00	256.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	118.00–119.00	118.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	110.00–117.00	113.63
4	—	1,680	118.00–125.00	121.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	99.00–105.00	101.57
6	—	1,185	89.00–98.00	92.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	80.00–88.00	84.38

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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