Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 7.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $270.11/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$270.11

99 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	278.60	1,147	46
Medium and Large 2	408	269.03	1,099	25
Medium and Large 3	404	257.12	1,039	28

One grade step is worth $21.47/cwt here — about $108 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 sale99 hd

270.11

—

FL average7 barns · 506 hd

261.02

+9.09

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	1,568	116.72	1,831	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	95.28	1,070	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	80.46	664	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	433	278.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	240.02/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	281.91/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	371.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	362.42/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	290.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	247.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	228.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	196.34/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	396.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	217.01/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	307.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,296	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	344.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	282.20/cwt	280.00–285.00	920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	300.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	290.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	257.03/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	314.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	292.03/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	147.08/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	125.74/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	117.22/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	123.01/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,099	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	109.94/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	92.06/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,017	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	80.46/cwt	77.00–84.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	83.41/cwt	81.00–86.00	853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	102.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 376Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 76Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	275.00–280.00	278.77
6	—	538	235.00–245.00	240.02
10	—	341	300.00–305.00	300.51
13	—	367	290.00–295.00	290.40
5	—	469	255.00–260.00	257.03
2	—	288	310.00–320.00	314.87
2	—	575	220.00–230.00	225.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	260.00–265.00	262.57
8	—	369	280.00–285.00	281.91
6	—	337	290.00–295.00	290.85
4	—	478	240.00–250.00	247.54
3	—	537	225.00–230.00	228.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	230.00–235.00	233.37
4	—	510	215.00–220.00	217.52
3	—	375	270.00–275.00	271.71
11	—	326	280.00–285.00	282.20
4	—	428	250.00–255.00	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	360.00–365.00	361.62
2	—	623	214.00–220.00	217.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	370.00–380.00	371.38
3	—	513	295.00–300.00	296.69
3	—	270	395.00–400.00	396.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	340.00–350.00	344.94
4	—	331	360.00–370.00	362.42
5	—	678	194.00–200.00	196.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	250.00–255.00	252.53
7	—	422	300.00–310.00	307.19
6	—	375	340.00–350.00	344.87
4	—	273	360.00–370.00	365.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	290.00–295.00	292.46
2	—	285	390.00–395.00	392.54
2	—	380	370.00–375.00	372.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	320.00–325.00	322.46
5	—	464	290.00–295.00	292.03

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	—	758	146.00–148.00	147.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	122.00–130.00	125.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	115.00–119.00	117.22
4	—	1,706	120.00–127.00	123.01
4	—	1,518	107.00–114.00	109.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	87.00–97.00	92.06
2	—	1,023	81.00–86.00	83.41
5	—	1,178	98.00–106.00	102.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	77.00–84.00	80.46

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