Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.90/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$268.90

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$29.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs FL average

−30.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	279.20	1,523	6thin
Medium and Large 2	515	257.45	1,326	2thin
Medium and Large 3	523	249.44	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.76/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale10 hd

268.90

—

FL average6 barns · 128 hd

278.44

−9.54

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−30.36

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	—	Low	1,406	148.54	2,088	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	143.06	1,977	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	140.60	1,591	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	133.29	1,205	27

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	249.44/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	276.61/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	281.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	275.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	336.77/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	299.28/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	317.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	323.66/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	293.90/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	340.57/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	208.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	317.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	315.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,306	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	143.40/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,976	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	135.25/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,829	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	151.96/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,172	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	129.87/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,486	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	124.65/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,223	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	133.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,209	18
Bulls	—	—	1,050	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,376	144.62/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,990	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	160.45/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,601	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	150.84/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	140.84/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,169	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	141.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,595	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	346.34/cwt	330.00–360.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	202.68/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	303.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	265.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	247.66/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	287.19/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	276.94/cwt	260.00–290.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	290.44/cwt	280.00–300.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	276.26/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	301.72/cwt	300.00–305.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	310.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	317.69/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	281.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,223	8

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 Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 439Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 51Year ago 74

Market trend not available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	320.00–335.00	327.50
6	250–300	273	310.00–325.00	317.47
5	300–350	321	300.00–325.00	310.06
4	350–400	371	305.00–325.00	317.69
5	400–450	428	280.00–300.00	293.90
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	515	255.00–260.00	257.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	280.00–295.00	287.19
8	400–450	434	270.00–295.00	281.83
2	500–550	523	245.00–254.00	249.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	360.00	360.00
8	250–300	282	330.00–360.00	346.34
7	300–350	317	330.00–355.00	340.57
5	350–400	372	320.00–345.00	336.77
9	400–450	414	310.00–325.00	315.54
3	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	303.20
3	500–550	536	275.00–290.00	281.79
3	550–600	555	260.00–290.00	276.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	270.00–280.00	275.19
2	250–300	283	280.00–300.00	290.44
3	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	301.72
4	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	281.23
4	400–450	420	260.00–300.00	276.26
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
8	300–350	328	310.00–330.00	323.66
8	350–400	370	300.00–335.00	317.42
3	400–450	415	280.00–330.00	299.28
2	450–500	468	260.00–265.00	262.46
2	500–550	505	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	619	205.00–215.00	208.73
2	650–700	655	200.00–210.00	204.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00–260.00	255.17
2	250–300	268	260.00–270.00	265.23
4	300–350	323	260.00–290.00	276.94
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	465	240.00–255.00	247.66
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	197.50	197.50
2	650–700	680	190.00–215.00	202.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	139.00–147.50	143.40
5	—	1,352	132.00–140.00	135.25
4	—	1,429	149.00–157.00	151.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	120.00–134.00	129.87
4	—	1,164	148.00–155.00	150.84
43	—	1,126	135.00–147.00	141.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	118.00–127.00	124.65
18	—	908	128.00–138.00	133.11
5	—	830	139.00–143.00	140.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	133.00–136.00	134.51
5	—	1,376	142.00–148.00	144.62
4	—	1,621	158.00–165.00	160.45

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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