Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. 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 $252.73/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$252.73

46 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	258.23	1,051	17thin
Medium and Large 2	371	256.12	951	14thin
Medium and Large 3	379	243.32	923	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $128 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 sale46 hd

252.73

—

FL average8 barns · 628 hd

242.83

+9.90

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	—	Low	1,435	103.51	1,485	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	89.17	1,073	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	77.58	700	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,402	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	527	250.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	266.21/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	247.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	288.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	256.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	277.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	300.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	268.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	337.42/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	231.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	277.07/cwt	275.00–280.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	278.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	259.12/cwt	255.00–260.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	266.28/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	251.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	328.26/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,402.18/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	92.43/cwt	91.00–94.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	103.35/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	113.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	92.43/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	101.34/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	82.93/cwt	78.00–88.00	962	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	82.34/cwt	78.00–88.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	72.82/cwt	70.00–76.00	647	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 567Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 114Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 94Year ago 68

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	250.00–255.00	250.98
2	—	465	265.00–270.00	267.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	305.00–310.00	308.35
4	—	430	265.00–270.00	266.21
5	—	469	240.00–250.00	247.93
3	—	382	285.00–290.00	288.36
4	—	225	330.00–335.00	332.44
4	—	275	320.00–325.00	322.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	325.00–330.00	328.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	240.00–245.00	242.47
3	—	380	260.00–265.00	263.38
5	—	331	275.00–280.00	278.04
5	—	430	250.00–255.00	251.93
2	—	518	230.00–235.00	232.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	220.00–225.00	222.46
3	—	373	240.00–245.00	241.70
4	—	429	230.00–235.00	231.28
6	—	318	255.00–260.00	259.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	265.00–270.00	268.40
3	—	423	240.00–245.00	243.31
5	—	276	275.00–280.00	277.07
3	—	522	220.00–225.00	221.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	255.00–260.00	256.22
3	—	370	330.00–335.00	333.29
4	—	469	265.00–270.00	266.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	270.00–280.00	277.43
4	—	380	295.00–305.00	300.07
2	—	330	315.00–320.00	317.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	335.00–340.00	337.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,402.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	91.00–94.00	92.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	100.00–107.00	103.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	110.00–118.00	113.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	103.00–104.00	103.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	89.00–96.00	92.43
2	—	1,495	98.00–104.00	101.34
6	—	1,160	78.00–88.00	82.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	78.00–88.00	82.34
4	—	888	70.00–76.00	72.82

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

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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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