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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 27

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

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Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 129▲ 17 vs year ago 183 · +9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 97▲ 16 vs year ago 73 · +21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.80/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$197.80

23 head · 324 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.02

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	324	197.80	641	23

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

197.80

—

FL average7 barns · 531 hd

201.82

−4.02

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	1,254	100.35	1,259	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	94.90	1,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	88.88	949	9thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	243.93/cwt	230.00–270.00	549	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	260.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	246.55/cwt	230.00–265.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	219.38/cwt	195.00–225.00	831	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	210.35/cwt	200.00–220.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	953	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	218	218.44/cwt	210.00–230.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	256	203.80/cwt	200.00–215.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	203.68/cwt	190.00–210.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	184.38/cwt	182.00–190.00	769	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	96.72/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	107.60/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	88.88/cwt	85.00–93.00	949	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	92.41/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,091	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	104.01/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,295	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 129Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 97Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	190.00–210.00	203.68
5	—	218	210.00–230.00	218.44
7	—	417	182.00–190.00	184.38
4	—	256	200.00–215.00	203.80
4	—	363	180.00–190.00	185.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	180.00–181.00	180.51
5	—	379	195.00–225.00	219.38
3	—	225	230.00–270.00	243.93
3	—	278	240.00–270.00	260.48
4	—	323	230.00–265.00	246.55
4	—	425	200.00–220.00	210.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	94.00–99.00	96.72
2	—	1,443	106.00–109.00	107.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,181	88.00–96.00	92.41
3	—	1,245	103.00–106.00	104.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	85.00–93.00	88.88

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.