Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-01-09

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 262▲ 353 vs year ago 313 · +112.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 68▼ 10 vs year ago 114 · −8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 73▲ 22 vs year ago 52 · +42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.89/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$155.89
66 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.74
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438163.7071625
Medium and Large 2418159.8966818thin
Medium and Large 3450144.2864923
One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $68 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
155.89
—
FL average8 barns · 737 hd
165.64
−9.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60392.361,4816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16074.4886416
CowsLean 85-90%Low76754.544186thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$8512thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223262.64/cwt260.00–265.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 1283242.43/cwt240.00–250.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 2284233.83/cwt230.00–235.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 1320231.31/cwt227.50–235.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 3324211.29/cwt210.00–215.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2328221.28/cwt220.00–222.507262
Steers—Medium and Large 2368211.22/cwt210.00–215.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1383223.16/cwt217.50–225.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 3385202.47/cwt200.00–205.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 2423193.73/cwt192.50–195.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 3423182.46/cwt180.00–185.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1524174.42/cwt172.50–180.009144
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1188232.53/cwt230.00–235.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235204.79/cwt200.00–210.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275186.73/cwt185.00–190.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317169.16/cwt167.50–170.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326177.06/cwt172.50–180.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365158.70/cwt155.00–160.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375178.70/cwt175.00–182.506702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383168.77/cwt165.00–170.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428166.61/cwt165.00–170.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430153.19/cwt147.50–155.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465148.76/cwt147.50–150.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470142.55/cwt140.00–145.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480158.37/cwt155.00–160.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520141.97/cwt139.00–145.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570136.27/cwt135.00–137.507772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578115.86/cwt115.00–117.506703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632114.99/cwt110.00–117.507273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644121.24/cwt120.00–125.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 369398.67/cwt96.00–100.006843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1183302.47/cwt300.00–305.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215251.74/cwt250.00–255.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280223.39/cwt220.00–225.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284239.08/cwt235.00–245.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333228.63/cwt225.00–232.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378191.87/cwt190.00–195.507253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423195.09/cwt190.00–200.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428183.82/cwt180.00–187.507872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523162.56/cwt160.00–165.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583153.70/cwt150.00–157.508964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632141.68/cwt140.00–145.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663133.49/cwt130.00–137.008852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47089.27/cwt87.00–92.001,3124
Bulls——1,87098.54/cwt97.00–100.001,8432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75362.64/cwt60.00–65.004722
Cows—Lean 85-90%75346.23/cwt42.00–50.003482
Cows—Lean 85-90%79554.75/cwt52.00–57.004352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10363.35/cwt60.00–66.006994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14873.27/cwt67.00–77.008416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21083.12/cwt78.00–88.001,0066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294575.79/cwt70.00–80.007162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11098.05/cwt94.00–102.001,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11386.43/cwt82.00–91.009622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910850.55/head825.00–875.008512

This sale against other markets

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.