Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $324.25/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$324.25

66 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	341.42	1,238	28
Medium and Large 3	360	312.33	1,124	17thin
Medium and Large 2	379	311.03	1,179	21

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $59 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 sale66 hd

324.25

—

FL average7 barns · 545 hd

285.79

+38.46

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	1,689	122.27	2,066	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	107.02	1,227	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	83.49	736	4thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,247	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	222	403.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	296.70/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	338.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	381.06/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	336.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	263.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	273.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	238.38/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	360.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	271.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	472.36/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	451.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	391.22/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	401.28/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	363.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	343.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	937	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	93.83/cwt	91.00–97.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	112.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,393	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	83.49/cwt	80.00–88.00	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	104.69/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,123	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	119.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.24/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	124.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	442.36/cwt	440.00–445.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	421.62/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	380.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	392.08/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	216	451.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	352.90/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	436.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	361.91/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,212	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,247.23/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,247	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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 275Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 44Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 31Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	400.00–405.00	403.46
4	—	374	335.00–340.00	338.71
5	—	269	380.00–385.00	381.06
3	—	530	250.00–255.00	251.70
3	—	568	235.00–240.00	238.31
10	—	335	360.00–365.00	361.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	330.00–340.00	336.07
2	—	533	225.00–230.00	227.54
4	—	478	260.00–265.00	263.73
3	—	222	360.00–370.00	363.23
3	—	273	340.00–350.00	343.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	270.00–280.00	273.43
3	—	523	235.00–240.00	238.38
4	—	273	355.00–365.00	360.14
4	—	413	270.00–275.00	271.32
7	—	321	350.00–355.00	352.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	295.00–300.00	296.70
4	—	519	320.00–325.00	323.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	430.00–440.00	436.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	470.00–475.00	472.36
2	—	473	360.00–365.00	362.46
3	—	277	450.00–455.00	451.57
4	—	424	400.00–405.00	401.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	390.00–395.00	391.22
2	—	530	295.00–300.00	297.52
3	—	330	420.00–425.00	421.62
4	—	216	450.00–455.00	451.36
2	—	473	340.00–350.00	344.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	440.00–445.00	442.36
6	—	418	380.00–385.00	380.86
7	—	376	390.00–395.00	392.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	91.00–97.00	93.83
6	—	1,233	110.00–120.00	112.98
4	—	1,073	99.00–109.00	104.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	80.00–88.00	83.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	127.00–130.00	128.68
4	—	1,554	115.00–122.00	119.07

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	—	920	117.00–119.00	118.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	120.00–130.00	124.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,247.23

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle