Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Ocala Livestock closed last week for observance of July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.54/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$278.54

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs FL average

−24.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	281.63	1,518	25
Medium and Large 2	570	239.91	1,367	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about $150 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 sale27 hd

278.54

—

FL average3 barns · 59 hd

282.27

−3.73

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−24.37

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	1,948	157.02	3,059	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	145.58	1,861	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	143.62	1,556	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	134.55	1,331	12

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%	—	1,310	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	141.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	157.02/cwt	153.00–160.00	3,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	149.22/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,901	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	134.55/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,331	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	142.09/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,499	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	376.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	337.67/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	376.08/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	274.71/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	293.22/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,375	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	329.43/cwt	270.00–345.00	922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	318.26/cwt	315.00–320.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	377.54/cwt	350.00–400.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	368.79/cwt	350.00–380.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	280.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	334.66/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	324.31/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	316.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	239.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	293.58/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.86/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	282.23/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,476	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	260.03/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	312.48/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	287.71/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,226	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	781	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 373Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 187Year ago 91

Ocala Livestock closed last week for observance of July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	152.00–160.00	155.89
16	—	1,055	137.00–146.00	142.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,283	136.00–146.00	141.42
8	—	1,274	147.00–153.00	149.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	989	131.00–141.00	134.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	153.00–160.00	157.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	350.00–400.00	377.54
6	250–300	269	350.00–380.00	368.79
8	300–350	323	350.00–400.00	376.94
16	350–400	375	350.00–420.00	376.08
9	400–450	429	315.00–375.00	337.67
19	450–500	469	265.00–330.00	293.22
16	500–550	523	250.00–305.00	282.23
9	550–600	567	270.00–290.00	280.56
2	650–700	665	260.00–265.00	262.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–330.00	325.05
3	250–300	278	315.00–320.00	318.26
3	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	316.52
3	350–400	372	315.00–350.00	334.66
8	400–450	429	275.00–305.00	293.58
2	450–500	480	235.00–270.00	252.86
2	550–600	570	230.00–250.00	239.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	340.00–345.00	342.47
12	250–300	280	270.00–345.00	329.43
11	300–350	324	300.00–350.00	312.48
14	350–400	372	295.00–345.00	324.31
18	400–450	426	255.00–325.00	287.71
14	450–500	469	250.00–320.00	274.71
9	500–550	532	240.00–275.00	260.03
3	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	241.65
2	600–650	600	230.00–235.00	232.50

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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