Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.10/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$242.10

108 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	260.63	1,036	24
Medium and Large 2	429	242.95	1,043	36
Medium and Large 3	435	232.19	1,009	48

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $27 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 sale108 hd

242.10

—

FL average8 barns · 663 hd

231.27

+10.83

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	1,565	109.35	1,711	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	958	80.05	767	934
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	765	72.03	551	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	72.03/cwt	70.00–74.00	551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	89.84/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,112	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	956	79.99/cwt	76.00–82.00	765	928
Bulls	—	—	1,565	109.35/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,711	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	115.90/cwt	112.00–120.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	281.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	331.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	271.11/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	311.06/cwt	310.00–315.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	251.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	222.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	266.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	244.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	221.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,140	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	234.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	241.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	212.18/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	258.07/cwt	255.00–260.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	257.08/cwt	255.00–260.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	267.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	281.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	270.97/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	248.77/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	253.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	311.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	221.90/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	245.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,209	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 473Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 33Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	70.00–74.00	72.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	86.00–94.00	89.84
928	—	956	76.00–82.00	79.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	104.00–112.00	109.35

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	112.00–120.00	115.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	230.00–235.00	232.48
8	—	421	250.00–255.00	251.92
4	—	328	275.00–280.00	277.56
6	—	380	265.00–270.00	267.43
2	—	478	240.00–245.00	242.46
2	—	293	285.00–290.00	287.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	220.00–225.00	222.88
4	—	573	200.00–205.00	202.45
3	—	275	265.00–270.00	266.73
2	—	683	180.00–186.00	183.01
9	—	376	240.00–250.00	244.31
8	—	430	230.00–235.00	232.53
7	—	521	210.00–215.00	212.18
8	—	331	255.00–260.00	258.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	220.00–225.00	221.84
6	—	473	230.00–235.00	234.19
5	—	429	240.00–245.00	241.96
5	—	370	255.00–260.00	257.08
9	—	329	265.00–270.00	267.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	280.00–285.00	281.97
4	—	218	330.00–335.00	331.21
3	—	525	240.00–245.00	241.70
3	—	308	310.00–315.00	311.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	265.00–275.00	271.11
5	—	274	310.00–315.00	311.06
2	—	373	290.00–295.00	292.45
8	—	579	220.00–225.00	221.90
7	—	479	240.00–250.00	245.79
3	—	522	230.00–235.00	231.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	260.00–265.00	262.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	235.00–240.00	237.51
8	—	424	275.00–285.00	281.19
3	—	478	250.00–255.00	253.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	245.00–250.00	248.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	255.00–265.00	260.02
5	—	472	270.00–275.00	270.97
4	—	568	245.00–250.00	248.77

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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