Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed for the Christmas holiday and New year holiday. No trends to report.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $260.44/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$260.44

62 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$23.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	268.63	987	27
Medium and Large 2	356	259.33	922	22
Medium and Large 3	368	245.32	903	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $84 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 sale62 hd

260.44

—

FL average4 barns · 335 hd

250.77

+9.68

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	1,361	109.69	1,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	90.45	1,065	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	66.85	546	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$876	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	281.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	280.98/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	262.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	267.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	866	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	143.18/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,065	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	876.27/head	850.00–900.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	104.95/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	114.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	73.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	81.12/cwt	77.00–84.00	879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.20/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,067	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	97.93/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,196	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	63.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	291.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	321.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	265.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	291.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	281.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	265.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	278.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 392Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 104Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 74

Compared to last week: This market was closed for the Christmas holiday and New year holiday. No trends to report.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	275.00–285.00	281.18
4	—	285	290.00–295.00	291.18
4	—	425	250.00–255.00	252.44
4	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.53
7	—	381	260.00–270.00	265.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.46
5	—	316	255.00–260.00	257.94
4	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	240.00–245.00	241.71
7	—	324	265.00–270.00	267.18
4	—	275	280.00–285.00	281.32
6	—	375	250.00–255.00	253.29
2	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	250.00–255.00	251.70
5	—	428	280.00–285.00	280.98
2	—	523	240.00–245.00	242.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	260.00–270.00	262.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	270.00–275.00	272.54
3	—	268	320.00–325.00	321.71
8	—	369	290.00–295.00	291.29
2	—	588	220.00–225.00	222.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	300.00–305.00	302.45
4	—	318	320.00–325.00	321.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	260.00–270.00	266.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	260.00–270.00	265.07
3	—	467	275.00–285.00	278.29

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	138.00–148.00	143.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	120.00–128.00	123.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	114.00–116.00	115.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	850.00–900.00	876.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	102.00–109.00	104.95
4	—	1,458	110.00–120.00	114.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	70.00–77.00	73.38
4	—	845	60.00–68.00	63.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	77.00–84.00	81.12
6	—	1,196	84.00–94.00	89.20
6	—	1,221	95.00–102.00	97.93

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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