Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.77/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$243.77

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.77

vs FL average

−30.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	243.77	1,304	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

243.77

—

FL average6 barns · 140 hd

249.54

−5.77

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−30.52

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	1,445	137.07	1,981	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	114.75	1,509	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	112.29	1,263	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	108.59	1,044	28

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1	500–550	523	244.37/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,278	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	239.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	269.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,134	5
Bulls	—	—	1,529	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,044	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	113.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,281	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	106.07/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,045	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	224.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	317.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	334.15/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,240	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	322.95/cwt	305.00–340.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	352.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	319.19/cwt	305.00–335.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	348.94/cwt	320.00–370.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	285.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	340.09/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	293.37/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	324.06/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,066	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,349	140.97/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,902	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	115.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,527	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	108.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,217	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	110.77/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,042	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,414	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 400Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 80Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	340.00–370.00	352.31
12	250–300	274	320.00–370.00	348.94
11	300–350	320	310.00–360.00	340.09
9	350–400	371	310.00–360.00	334.15
5	400–450	418	300.00–335.00	317.15
7	450–500	464	270.00–320.00	293.37
15	500–550	523	230.00–275.00	244.37
5	550–600	571	240.00–245.00	241.98
3	600–650	615	240.00–245.00	241.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	305.00–335.00	319.19
5	250–300	283	305.00–340.00	322.95
17	300–350	329	290.00–345.00	324.06
7	350–400	376	270.00–300.00	285.38
5	400–450	420	260.00–280.00	269.98
7	450–500	482	235.00–245.00	239.47
5	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	224.06
5	550–600	558	220.00–225.00	221.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	131.00–137.00	133.65
7	—	1,349	138.00–147.00	140.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,127	110.00–119.00	113.64
8	—	1,119	107.00–112.00	108.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	985	103.00–108.00	106.07
15	—	941	109.00–115.00	110.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	124.00	124.00
13	—	1,326	112.00–120.00	115.13
3	—	1,285	109.00–111.00	110.01

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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