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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 24

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 322▼ 44 vs year ago 279 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 103▲ 77 vs year ago 37 · +208.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 53▼ 4 vs year ago 60 · −6.7%

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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 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 $205.78/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$205.78

42 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	218.21	826	7thin
Medium and Large 2	370	214.66	793	14thin
Medium and Large 3	417	195.71	815	21

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $11 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 sale42 hd

205.78

—

FL average8 barns · 563 hd

205.44

+0.34

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	—	High	1,461	109.57	1,600	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	110.99	1,587	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	91.91	1,074	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	729	70.01	510	4thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	284.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	220.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,143	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	223.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	230.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	192.44/cwt	190.00–197.50	818	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	185.04/cwt	180.00–187.50	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	905	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	965	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	941	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	168.77/cwt	167.50–170.00	894	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	249.14/cwt	247.50–250.00	934	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	229.20/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,066	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	117.08/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	72.99/cwt	72.00–74.00	526	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	738	67.03/cwt	64.00–70.00	495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	923	78.46/cwt	74.00–83.00	724	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	88.46/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,049	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	99.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,231	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,587	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	92.40/cwt	90.00–95.00	910	2

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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 322Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 103Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 60

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	227.50–232.50	229.20
3	—	375	247.50–250.00	249.14
3	—	418	240.00–245.00	243.31
4	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.54
4	—	230	280.00–285.00	282.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	185.00–187.50	186.27
5	—	323	230.00–235.00	230.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	180.00–187.50	185.04
4	—	265	230.00–235.00	232.55
9	—	425	190.00–197.50	192.44
2	—	530	167.50–170.00	168.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	220.00–225.00	223.39
3	—	468	190.00–195.00	193.31
3	—	263	240.00–245.00	243.29
2	—	530	175.00–180.00	177.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	220.00–224.00	220.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	280.00–290.00	284.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	90.00–95.00	92.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	115.00–119.00	117.08
2	—	1,293	100.00–104.00	102.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	64.00–70.00	67.03
2	—	720	72.00–74.00	72.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	84.00–94.00	88.46
2	—	923	74.00–83.00	78.46
6	—	1,233	95.00–105.00	99.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	110.00–112.00	110.99

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.