Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-06-19

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 19
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 509▲ 115 vs year ago 177 · +65.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 94▼ 30 vs year ago 92 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 60▲ 8 vs year ago 36 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and 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 $226.80/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$226.80
61 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.32
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405233.1194436
Medium and Large 2380223.2284711thin
Medium and Large 3414213.3788314thin
One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $61 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 sale61 hd
226.80
—
FL average8 barns · 614 hd
226.47
+0.32
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—Average1,380112.501,5524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,408113.721,6014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04295.8099810

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 (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,3792thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,2402thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263313.71/cwt310.00–315.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1328298.78/cwt297.50–300.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 2370261.62/cwt260.00–265.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 3380253.38/cwt250.00–255.009636
Steers—Medium and Large 2417251.72/cwt250.00–255.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1483254.37/cwt252.50–255.001,2294
Steers—Medium and Large 1528246.75/cwt240.00–250.001,3033
Steers—Medium and Large 1663217.48/cwt212.50–222.501,4422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268243.29/cwt240.00–245.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283256.31/cwt255.00–257.507252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331236.07/cwt230.00–240.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339248.21/cwt247.50–252.508417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378220.40/cwt220.00–222.508336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381239.10/cwt235.00–245.0091112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421231.44/cwt230.00–232.509747
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421211.97/cwt210.00–215.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463223.35/cwt222.50–225.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473201.62/cwt200.00–205.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523199.14/cwt197.50–200.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572181.73/cwt180.00–185.001,0393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578192.58/cwt190.00–195.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1286300.94/cwt300.00–305.008615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330273.23/cwt270.00–280.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333262.56/cwt260.00–265.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375267.43/cwt262.50–270.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470222.55/cwt220.00–225.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478243.69/cwt240.00–247.501,1652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340107.06/cwt106.00–108.001,4352
Bulls——1,420117.93/cwt115.00–121.001,6752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92382.46/cwt78.00–87.007612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06993.22/cwt88.00–98.009974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074105.04/cwt101.00–109.001,1284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408113.72/cwt110.00–119.001,6014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29581,239.95/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,378.62/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298394.86/cwt90.00–100.009322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045107.19/cwt104.00–110.001,1202

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.