Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.45/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$247.45

4 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs FL average

−21.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	252.44	1,320	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	242.45	1,261	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

247.45

—

FL average1 barns · 4 hd

247.45

+0.00

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−21.44

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	1,557	123.30	1,920	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	108.35	1,309	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	89.58	798	6thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	117.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	92.17/cwt	90.00–94.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.50	828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,958	132.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	398.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	266.23/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	372.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	358.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,290	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	321.21/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	363.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	413.40/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	343.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	358.39/cwt	355.00–360.00	986	3
Bulls	—	—	1,358	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	82.47/cwt	80.00–84.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	401.71/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,330	3

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 197Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 95Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 43Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	100.00–110.00	106.80
4	—	1,331	113.00–122.00	117.99
2	—	998	90.00–94.00	92.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	100.00–107.50	103.81
4	—	938	80.00–84.00	82.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	130.00–134.00	132.08
2	—	1,355	112.00–115.00	113.61
2	—	1,358	120.00–128.00	124.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	410.00–420.00	413.40
5	350–400	369	395.00–400.00	398.05
4	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	377.46
2	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	284.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	390.00–395.00	392.54
2	500–550	515	300.00–305.00	302.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	400.00–405.00	401.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	355.00–360.00	358.39
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	343.44
4	350–400	376	320.00–325.00	321.21
4	450–500	463	265.00–270.00	266.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	372.44
6	350–400	360	355.00–360.00	358.29
3	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	316.63
2	500–550	523	250.00–255.00	252.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	375.00–380.00	377.46
5	300–350	326	360.00–365.00	363.04
2	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	342.55
2	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	302.47
2	500–550	520	240.00–245.00	242.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	240.00–245.00	242.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	110.00–113.00	111.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	130.00	130.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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