Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-02-20

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 199▼ 33 vs year ago 345 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 48▼ 115 vs year ago 179 · −64.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 67 · −9.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.13/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$177.13
70 head · 384 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2341179.9861427
Medium and Large 1413176.3772940
Medium and Large 3375161.716063thin
One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $7 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 sale70 hd
177.13
—
FL average7 barns · 483 hd
181.20
−4.06
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—High1,478103.541,5316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17777.4491214
CowsLean 85-90%Average81361.645012thin

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)980$7882thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3277246.75/cwt245.00–250.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 2316248.09/cwt245.00–252.507845
Steers—Medium and Large 3326231.90/cwt230.00–240.007565
Steers—Medium and Large 1330261.19/cwt260.00–265.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1373248.71/cwt247.50–250.009284
Steers—Medium and Large 2388233.39/cwt230.00–240.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 2418205.03/cwt200.00–210.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1430217.44/cwt215.00–222.509353
Steers—Medium and Large 1475202.47/cwt200.00–205.009622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283190.55/cwt190.00–194.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319192.18/cwt190.00–195.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330182.58/cwt180.00–187.5060312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375161.71/cwt160.00–165.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377173.32/cwt170.00–175.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378184.58/cwt180.00–190.0069813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427162.92/cwt160.00–167.506965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430173.79/cwt170.00–177.5074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473163.27/cwt160.00–165.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535152.48/cwt150.00–155.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588143.70/cwt140.00–147.508452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277251.69/cwt250.00–252.506973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280242.41/cwt240.00–245.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285261.27/cwt260.00–262.507452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320221.61/cwt220.00–225.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326251.96/cwt250.00–255.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378195.10/cwt190.00–200.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425216.71/cwt215.00–220.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427202.30/cwt200.00–207.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470171.22/cwt170.00–172.508052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475193.71/cwt190.00–197.509202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479180.64/cwt180.00–182.508654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525173.86/cwt170.00–177.509132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528187.46/cwt185.00–190.009904
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573138.72/cwt137.50–140.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575147.54/cwt145.00–150.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580172.46/cwt170.00–175.001,0002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240101.52/cwt100.00–103.001,2592
Bulls——1,31593.02/cwt92.00–94.001,2232
Bulls——1,880116.07/cwt115.00–117.002,1822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81361.64/cwt60.00–63.005012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09367.49/cwt64.00–72.007384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18975.90/cwt73.00–80.009024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22685.10/cwt82.00–90.001,0436
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980788.07/head750.00–825.007882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282586.25/cwt84.00–90.007122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283068.14/cwt65.00–72.005662

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.