Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.80/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$246.80

53 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$4.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	248.41	1,095	16thin
Medium and Large 2	409	247.76	1,012	20
Medium and Large 3	386	244.16	943	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.24/cwt here — about $152 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 sale53 hd

246.80

—

FL average8 barns · 664 hd

234.07

+12.73

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	1,563	114.17	1,784	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	87.59	1,072	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	71.83	720	2thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$989	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 3	—	430	262.59/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	258.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	243.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	253.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	260.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	243.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	281.27/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	268.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	258.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	233.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	311.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,259	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	215.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	978	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	988.70/head	975.00–1,000.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	276.90/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	246.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	297.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,134	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	113.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	129.86/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	120.74/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,205	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	81.27/cwt	77.00–86.00	974	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	71.83/cwt	68.00–76.00	720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	107.36/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	115.14/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,265	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	90.61/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,140	6

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 478Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 131Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 56Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	262.59
4	—	328	310.00–315.00	311.28
6	—	568	220.00–225.00	221.69
5	—	466	245.00–250.00	246.97
4	—	381	290.00–300.00	297.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	255.00–260.00	258.72
4	—	568	230.00–235.00	231.27
8	—	419	275.00–280.00	276.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	240.00–245.00	241.71
2	—	525	250.00–255.00	252.55
2	—	318	330.00–335.00	332.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	240.00–245.00	243.72
9	—	377	250.00–255.00	253.36
2	—	333	265.00–270.00	267.44
5	—	479	230.00–235.00	233.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	260.00–265.00	260.79
4	—	464	240.00–245.00	243.72
2	—	415	250.00–255.00	252.47
4	—	520	230.00–235.00	232.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	265.00–270.00	268.72
2	—	473	220.00–225.00	222.54
5	—	331	250.00–260.00	258.10
3	—	522	210.00–225.00	215.13
3	—	422	230.00–235.00	231.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	265.00–275.00	269.95
3	—	530	250.00–255.00	251.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	220.00–225.00	223.36
4	—	418	280.00–285.00	281.27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	975.00–1,000.00	988.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	110.00–116.00	113.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	128.00–132.00	129.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	118.00–124.00	120.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	97.00–98.00	97.50
6	—	1,199	77.00–86.00	81.27
6	—	1,258	87.00–96.00	90.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	68.00–76.00	71.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	103.00–110.00	107.36
2	—	1,413	112.00–118.00	115.14
4	—	1,854	120.00–125.00	122.19

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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Replacement Cattle

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