Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-06-12

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 312▲ 174 vs year ago 335 · +51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 92▲ 46 vs year ago 48 · +95.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 18 vs year ago 42 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.63/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$224.63
73 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402239.7196325
Medium and Large 2378221.6283824
Medium and Large 3413211.9187524
One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $88 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 sale73 hd
224.63
—
FL average8 barns · 714 hd
223.37
+1.25
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—High1,418113.131,6046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12794.071,06114

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)1,058$1,3242thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1213347.53/cwt345.00–350.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 3275291.73/cwt290.00–295.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1365271.27/cwt270.00–272.509902
Steers—Medium and Large 2377263.36/cwt260.00–265.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 2428251.65/cwt250.00–255.001,0773
Steers—Medium and Large 3473232.54/cwt230.00–237.501,1003
Steers—Medium and Large 2487244.18/cwt242.50–245.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 2522233.29/cwt230.00–235.001,2183
Steers—Medium and Large 3523219.96/cwt217.50–222.501,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 1525242.55/cwt240.00–245.001,2734
Steers—Medium and Large 1578232.53/cwt230.00–235.001,3442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1192328.30/cwt325.00–330.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238262.47/cwt260.00–265.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273257.71/cwt255.00–265.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275236.32/cwt232.50–240.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277244.31/cwt232.50–250.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318232.44/cwt230.00–235.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322241.74/cwt240.00–245.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325221.72/cwt220.00–225.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368222.61/cwt220.00–227.508196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418210.65/cwt210.00–215.008818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439232.94/cwt230.00–237.501,0235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467222.46/cwt220.00–227.501,0396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468201.31/cwt197.50–205.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527191.71/cwt190.00–195.001,0103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572182.56/cwt180.00–187.501,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573192.47/cwt190.00–195.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585176.70/cwt175.00–177.501,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633183.74/cwt180.00–187.501,1632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3163275.69/cwt230.00–320.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233297.58/cwt295.00–300.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263289.94/cwt285.00–292.507636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266298.06/cwt295.00–300.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273276.59/cwt275.00–280.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320268.77/cwt265.50–275.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325253.63/cwt250.00–257.508242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330285.15/cwt280.00–290.009414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368262.45/cwt260.00–265.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380243.80/cwt240.00–245.009264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418231.54/cwt230.00–237.509685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423246.27/cwt245.00–247.501,0422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428253.68/cwt250.00–257.501,0862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527221.71/cwt220.00–225.001,1683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,188106.12/cwt102.00–110.001,2614
Bulls——1,878127.15/cwt125.00–129.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06390.96/cwt87.00–97.009674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09580.55/cwt76.00–86.008824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192105.15/cwt99.00–109.001,2536
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279094.05/cwt90.00–97.007432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070109.35/cwt107.00–112.001,1702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,324.23/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3242

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.