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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 13

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 311▼ 157 vs year ago 356 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 73▼ 57 vs year ago 105 · −54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All trends in limited test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.29/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$190.29

41 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$50.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.20

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	209.84	957	25
Medium and Large 2	459	159.75	734	16thin

One grade step is worth $50.09/cwt here — about $223 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 sale41 hd

190.29

—

FL average8 barns · 337 hd

212.50

−22.20

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	1,578	100.89	1,592	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	85.32	1,210	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	84.96	1,009	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	75.58	855	8thin

Every lot

23 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	280.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	244.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	172.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	209.96/cwt	208.00–218.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	191.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	143.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	990	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	170.65/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,063	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	188.08/cwt	185.00–194.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	184.53/cwt	182.00–190.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	161.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	182.59/cwt	180.00–188.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.94/cwt	181.00–187.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	834	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	151.39/cwt	146.00–154.00	943	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	100.89/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,592	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.00	855	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	84.96/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,009	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	85.32/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,210	3

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 311Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 73Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All trends in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	150.00–157.00	154.13
6	—	538	150.00–160.00	154.93
3	—	365	180.00–188.00	182.59
3	—	263	185.00–194.00	188.08
3	—	322	182.00–190.00	184.53
3	—	623	146.00–154.00	151.39
3	—	433	181.00–187.00	182.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	155.00–165.00	161.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	170.00–175.00	172.43
2	—	315	275.00–285.00	280.08
2	—	355	235.00–255.00	244.86
3	—	272	285.00	285.00
3	—	467	185.00–195.00	191.57
3	—	623	170.00–172.00	170.65
5	—	428	208.00–218.00	209.96
3	—	577	170.00–175.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	165.00–175.00	172.45
7	—	531	140.00–147.00	143.08
5	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	96.00–105.00	100.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,188	83.00–87.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	84.00–88.00	85.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	74.00–78.00	75.58

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.