Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.12/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$254.12

63 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$27.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	266.48	980	30
Medium and Large 2	401	250.96	1,006	10thin
Medium and Large 3	413	239.36	988	23

One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale63 hd

254.12

—

FL average8 barns · 620 hd

237.96

+16.16

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	1,493	111.94	1,671	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	90.03	1,022	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	822	73.40	603	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	301.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	297.39/cwt	295.00–300.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	268.96/cwt	265.00–270.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	321.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	220.86/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,286	103.87/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,336	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,660	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	129.10/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	64.73/cwt	60.00–70.00	540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	97.41/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,129	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	80.51/cwt	76.00–84.00	865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	89.00/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	268.05/cwt	265.00–270.00	989	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	232.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	258.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	286.91/cwt	285.00–290.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	276.21/cwt	275.00–280.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	241.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	306.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	298.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	331.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	241.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	251.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	273.29/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	242.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	291.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	283.06/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,209	5

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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 355Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 98Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 62Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	230.00–235.00	233.35
2	—	230	295.00–300.00	297.39
3	—	420	250.00–255.00	251.63
10	—	369	265.00–270.00	268.05
5	—	272	285.00–290.00	286.91
4	—	321	275.00–280.00	276.21
3	—	470	240.00–245.00	241.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	265.00–270.00	268.96
5	—	474	230.00–235.00	232.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	—	215	280.00–285.00	282.44
6	—	387	245.00–250.00	248.36
6	—	473	220.00–225.00	220.86
2	—	578	200.00–205.00	202.53
5	—	337	255.00–260.00	258.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	255.00–260.00	258.31
4	—	378	300.00–305.00	301.27
2	—	320	310.00–315.00	312.54
2	—	523	240.00–245.00	242.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	265.00–270.00	267.46
4	—	333	320.00–325.00	322.41
2	—	528	250.00–255.00	252.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	320.00–325.00	321.91
4	—	468	240.00–250.00	242.46
4	—	325	300.00–305.00	302.58
5	—	372	290.00–295.00	291.94
5	—	427	280.00–285.00	283.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	210.00–215.00	213.32
3	—	370	295.00–300.00	298.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	300.00–310.00	306.75
4	—	323	330.00–335.00	331.28
3	—	582	240.00–245.00	241.62
3	—	528	250.00–255.00	251.62
3	—	482	270.00–275.00	273.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	240.00–245.00	242.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	100.00–110.00	105.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	102.00–108.00	103.87
4	—	1,490	110.00–113.00	111.43
2	—	1,913	128.00–130.00	129.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	80.00–84.00	82.07
2	—	835	60.00–70.00	64.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	96.00–99.00	97.41
4	—	1,074	76.00–84.00	80.51
6	—	1,153	85.00–94.00	89.00

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