Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $279.37/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$279.37

90 head · 329 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	339	287.20	972	27
Medium and Large 2	323	277.87	898	52
Medium and Large 3	330	267.28	881	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $91 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 sale90 hd

279.37

—

FL average7 barns · 497 hd

258.09

+21.29

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	—	High	1,947	115.70	2,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	95.50	1,137	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	756	80.30	607	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	273	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	263.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	323.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	330.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	338.23/cwt	335.00–340.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	298.82/cwt	295.00–300.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	269.14/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	341.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	311.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	308.92/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	298.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	288.94/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	338.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	311.02/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	337.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	93.41/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,112	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	84.56/cwt	82.00–87.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.00	839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	104.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	2,138	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	119.78/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	112.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	324.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	306.21/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	351.17/cwt	350.00–355.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	297.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	287.90/cwt	285.00–290.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	302.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	268.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	246.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	277.95/cwt	275.00–280.00	892	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,183	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 463Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 111Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	275.00–280.00	277.43
3	—	377	255.00–260.00	258.32
6	—	325	265.00–270.00	268.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	335	285.00–290.00	287.46
5	—	437	260.00–265.00	263.05
4	—	280	295.00–300.00	298.82
4	—	215	320.00–330.00	324.88
2	—	478	245.00–250.00	247.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	265.00–270.00	269.14
2	—	538	220.00–225.00	222.53
7	—	281	285.00–290.00	287.90
9	—	238	300.00–310.00	302.00
4	—	420	245.00–250.00	246.29
24	—	321	275.00–280.00	277.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	320.00–325.00	323.03
4	—	523	270.00–280.00	274.93
3	—	337	340.00–345.00	341.58
5	—	424	305.00–315.00	308.92
5	—	478	290.00–300.00	298.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	330.00–335.00	330.77
2	—	290	350.00–355.00	352.46
6	—	380	310.00–315.00	311.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	335.00–340.00	338.23
2	—	330	320.00–325.00	322.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	285.00–290.00	288.94
7	—	366	320.00–330.00	324.39
4	—	435	305.00–310.00	306.21
3	—	537	270.00–275.00	271.61
2	—	340	335.00–340.00	337.46
9	—	280	350.00–355.00	351.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	335.00–340.00	338.96
5	—	382	310.00–315.00	311.02
3	—	318	320.00–325.00	323.30
4	—	235	350.00–355.00	351.17
5	—	423	290.00–300.00	297.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	280.00–285.00	282.56
4	—	213	330.00–340.00	337.41
3	—	378	300.00–305.00	301.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	75.00–77.00	76.04
2	—	753	82.00–87.00	84.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	88.00–98.00	93.41
2	—	1,003	80.00–87.00	83.65
4	—	1,285	100.00–109.00	104.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	2,138	110.00–115.00	112.41

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	—	945	118.00–121.00	119.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	110.00–116.00	112.77

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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