Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-01-16

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 347 vs last sale 666▼ 30 vs year ago 349 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 104▼ 21 vs year ago 100 · −21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 74▼ 1 vs year ago 47 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 6 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.26/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$166.26
103 head · 388 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409170.9769938
Medium and Large 2396165.5165528
Medium and Large 3361161.9958637
One grade step is worth $8.98/cwt here — about $113 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 sale103 hd
166.26
—
FL average8 barns · 723 hd
165.57
+0.69
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—Low1,58089.951,4214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19572.7686914
CowsLean 85-90%Low82548.023962thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230267.45/cwt265.00–270.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2283241.31/cwt240.00–242.506832
Steers—Medium and Large 3318210.88/cwt210.00–212.506713
Steers—Medium and Large 1340231.88/cwt230.00–240.0078810
Steers—Medium and Large 3366203.03/cwt200.00–205.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1370221.62/cwt220.00–225.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 2373212.58/cwt210.00–215.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1415213.29/cwt210.00–215.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 3423183.39/cwt180.00–185.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 2427195.84/cwt195.00–197.508363
Steers—Medium and Large 1478193.97/cwt190.00–195.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1538181.20/cwt177.50–185.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1580167.46/cwt165.00–172.509713
Steers—Medium and Large 3622131.68/cwt130.00–135.008193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3163209.92/cwt205.00–215.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218209.94/cwt205.00–215.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2232199.05/cwt195.00–200.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263197.44/cwt192.50–200.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275178.73/cwt177.50–180.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328185.98/cwt185.00–190.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333178.96/cwt175.00–180.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337169.15/cwt165.00–170.0057012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371178.79/cwt175.00–180.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375160.55/cwt155.00–162.506024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377167.59/cwt165.00–172.506326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418167.46/cwt165.00–170.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423159.02/cwt155.00–160.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431142.43/cwt140.00–150.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468148.81/cwt145.00–152.506962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480134.20/cwt132.50–135.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517136.68/cwt135.00–140.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528148.73/cwt145.00–152.507856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535124.95/cwt120.00–130.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588139.38/cwt137.50–140.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693117.99/cwt116.00–120.008182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223251.72/cwt250.00–255.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266229.27/cwt225.00–230.006107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268242.52/cwt240.00–245.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278216.59/cwt210.00–220.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321231.92/cwt227.50–235.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325211.23/cwt210.00–212.506862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374193.71/cwt190.00–195.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380218.84/cwt215.00–225.008325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425211.24/cwt210.00–212.508986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428178.31/cwt175.00–180.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480185.05/cwt182.50–187.508884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520153.79/cwt150.00–157.508002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535175.05/cwt170.00–180.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663142.51/cwt140.00–145.009452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30088.03/cwt87.00–89.001,1442
Bulls——1,86091.86/cwt90.00–94.001,7092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82548.02/cwt46.00–50.003962
Cows—Boner 80-85%94061.03/cwt60.00–62.005742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22669.11/cwt64.00–74.008476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24880.31/cwt75.00–85.001,0026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293593.26/cwt90.00–96.008722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17881.20/cwt76.00–86.009572

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.