Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.88/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$246.88

67 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	256.15	1,035	13thin
Medium and Large 2	386	253.05	976	28
Medium and Large 3	405	235.61	954	26

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $80 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 sale67 hd

246.88

—

FL average8 barns · 726 hd

229.06

+17.82

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	1,343	107.77	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	88.77	1,063	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	74.63	659	6thin

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)	993	$1,052	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	418	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	222.11/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	298.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	253.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	243.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	211.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	273.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	243.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	260.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	255.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	196.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	241.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	252.05/cwt	250.00–255.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	268.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	248.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	268.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	256.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,197	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,398	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	949.94/head	925.00–975.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,271	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,051.64/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	107.77/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	71.63/cwt	67.00–75.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	80.62/cwt	77.00–84.00	635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	90.67/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,082	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	98.27/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	80.54/cwt	77.00–85.00	964	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 593Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 146Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 69Year ago 106

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. 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
3	—	418	285.00–290.00	286.69
3	—	470	265.00–275.00	268.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	275.00–280.00	277.46
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	—	633	210.00–220.00	214.98
7	—	467	255.00–260.00	256.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	265.00–270.00	267.53
7	—	578	215.00–225.00	222.11
3	—	380	295.00–300.00	298.42
3	—	477	245.00–250.00	248.32
6	—	693	200.00–205.00	201.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	240.00–245.00	242.47
4	—	475	230.00–235.00	232.53
5	—	366	250.00–255.00	252.05
11	—	337	265.00–270.00	268.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	210.00–215.00	211.22
3	—	220	270.00–275.00	273.41
4	—	364	240.00–245.00	243.71
7	—	321	250.00–260.00	255.79
5	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.03
3	—	567	190.00–200.00	196.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	260.00–265.00	260.97
4	—	474	240.00–245.00	241.28
2	—	325	275.00–280.00	277.42
2	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	250.00–255.00	253.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	240.00–245.00	243.71

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	—	1,028	925.00–975.00	949.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	118.00–120.00	119.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	104.00–111.00	107.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	67.00–75.00	71.63
2	—	788	77.00–84.00	80.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	86.00–95.00	90.67
4	—	1,205	96.00–102.00	98.27
6	—	1,197	77.00–85.00	80.54

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

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