Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 5.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $319.88/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$319.88

85 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+49.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	341	326.49	1,114	30
Medium and Large 1	377	325.61	1,227	32
Medium and Large 3	335	303.29	1,016	23

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $98 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 sale85 hd

319.88

—

FL average7 barns · 546 hd

270.78

+49.10

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	1,478	111.64	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,284	115.77	1,486	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	95.68	1,018	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	763	73.02	557	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	412.46/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	303.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	346.20/cwt	345.00–350.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	389.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	348.47/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	436.50/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	412.79/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	447.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	247.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	431.21/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	442.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	317.89/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	338.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	281.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	282.13/cwt	260.00–355.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	362.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	308.79/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	381.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	366.23/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	438.40/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	281.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	334.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,099	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,221	106.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	82.15/cwt	80.00–84.00	817	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	115.77/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,486	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	95.17/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,103	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 334Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 70Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	410.00–415.00	412.46
4	—	433	365.00–370.00	366.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	390.00–395.00	392.58
4	—	520	280.00–290.00	285.05
4	—	419	380.00–385.00	381.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	435.00–445.00	438.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	300.00–310.00	303.14
5	—	280	330.00–340.00	338.14
4	—	220	260.00–355.00	282.13
4	—	424	280.00–285.00	281.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	276	345.00–350.00	346.20
6	—	467	270.00–275.00	271.71
7	—	381	315.00–320.00	317.89
4	—	228	370.00–380.00	374.84
5	—	329	330.00–340.00	334.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	385.00–395.00	389.90
6	—	322	345.00–355.00	348.47
4	—	533	240.00–250.00	247.46
3	—	467	280.00–285.00	281.64
4	—	278	360.00–370.00	362.43
4	—	430	305.00–310.00	308.79
9	—	365	330.00–340.00	336.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	430.00–440.00	436.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	410.00–415.00	412.79
2	—	275	445.00–450.00	447.64
4	—	326	430.00–435.00	431.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	440.00–450.00	442.42
2	—	368	420.00–430.00	425.10

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	—	913	130.00–140.00	134.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	110.00–116.00	112.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	118.00–125.00	121.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	110.00–114.00	111.76
2	—	1,863	120.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	1,221	102.00–108.00	106.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	80.00–84.00	82.15
4	—	1,091	90.00–98.00	95.17
4	—	1,071	100.00–106.00	102.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	112.00–119.00	115.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	72.00–74.00	73.02

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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