Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, 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 $243.75/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$243.75

48 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

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

$53.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	358	269.50	966	20
Medium and Large 2	455	237.53	1,081	12thin
Medium and Large 3	502	216.22	1,085	16thin

One grade step is worth $53.28/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale48 hd

243.75

—

FL average8 barns · 641 hd

234.26

+9.49

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	1,529	118.51	1,812	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	91.00	1,060	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	76.97	681	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	425	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	297.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	232.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	258.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	231.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	278.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	278.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	211.84/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	231.94/cwt	230.00–235.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	267.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	256.69/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	287.60/cwt	285.00–295.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	268.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	115.28/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,037	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	95.07/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,164	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	84.90/cwt	80.00–89.00	913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	83.22/cwt	80.00–87.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	73.84/cwt	70.00–78.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,191	3

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 589Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 147Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 119Year ago 98

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	285.00–290.00	287.53
2	—	465	265.00–270.00	267.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	240.00–250.00	246.71
3	—	582	210.00–215.00	211.65
4	—	375	290.00–300.00	297.40
4	—	420	260.00–270.00	267.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	275.00–280.00	278.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	240.00–245.00	241.70
2	—	420	290.00–295.00	292.53
3	—	470	255.00–260.00	258.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	240.00–250.00	244.98
5	—	469	265.00–275.00	270.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	240.00–250.00	244.92
2	—	565	220.00–225.00	222.52
3	—	528	230.00–235.00	231.69
7	—	428	275.00–280.00	278.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	230.00–235.00	232.05
2	—	325	265.00–270.00	267.58
3	—	433	240.00–245.00	243.31
2	—	573	210.00–215.00	212.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	275.00–280.00	278.27
3	—	418	255.00–260.00	256.69
3	—	468	240.00–245.00	241.69
4	—	274	285.00–295.00	287.60
4	—	363	265.00–270.00	268.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	210.00–215.00	211.84
3	—	568	200.00–205.00	201.72
5	—	427	230.00–235.00	231.94

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	—	1,090	100.00–108.00	104.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	110.00–116.00	112.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	114.00–116.00	115.28
2	—	1,630	124.00–126.00	124.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	90.00–98.00	95.07
4	—	1,075	80.00–89.00	84.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	80.00–87.00	83.22
4	—	938	70.00–78.00	73.84

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