Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-06-26

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 26
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 292▲ 45 vs year ago 350 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 62▲ 32 vs year ago 42 · +76.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 44▲ 20 vs year ago 38 · +52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and 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 $231.68/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$231.68
82 head · 390 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.49
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385239.8992545
Medium and Large 2387229.2588719thin
Medium and Large 3404213.7386318thin
One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $62 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 sale82 hd
231.68
—
FL average8 barns · 544 hd
226.19
+5.49
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—Low1,33899.831,3362thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,313112.621,4794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17695.771,1268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77371.205502thin

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)1,095$1,2262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,0542thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275289.91/cwt285.00–295.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 3325274.96/cwt272.50–277.508942
Steers—Medium and Large 3372263.36/cwt260.00–265.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 2378272.45/cwt270.00–275.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1385285.06/cwt280.00–290.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 2418262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 2475241.70/cwt240.00–245.001,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 3478232.54/cwt230.00–235.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 2585221.24/cwt220.00–222.501,2942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273237.39/cwt235.00–240.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274251.95/cwt250.00–257.506904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275260.98/cwt260.00–265.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323228.72/cwt227.50–230.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334250.46/cwt247.50–252.5083710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340242.46/cwt240.00–245.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364221.04/cwt220.00–225.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373232.58/cwt230.00–235.008686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382243.55/cwt237.50–245.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417231.40/cwt230.00–235.009657
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420212.47/cwt210.00–215.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422221.72/cwt220.00–225.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474201.96/cwt200.00–205.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480224.95/cwt220.00–227.501,0806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518200.60/cwt195.00–202.501,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523187.46/cwt185.00–190.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531211.84/cwt210.00–217.501,1254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573192.45/cwt190.00–195.001,1032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270288.21/cwt285.00–290.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285298.77/cwt297.50–300.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319298.76/cwt295.00–300.009534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3319280.53/cwt280.00–282.508955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332288.42/cwt285.00–290.009586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377276.89/cwt275.00–280.001,0448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380286.20/cwt282.50–290.001,0888
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380262.53/cwt260.00–265.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435251.26/cwt250.00–252.501,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470242.45/cwt240.00–245.001,1404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523246.62/cwt245.00–250.001,2906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525233.27/cwt230.00–240.001,2253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526220.61/cwt220.00–222.501,1604
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,33899.83/cwt97.00–103.001,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77371.20/cwt68.00–74.005502
Cows—Boner 80-85%96084.59/cwt83.00–86.008122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16091.48/cwt87.00–97.001,0612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291103.50/cwt98.00–108.001,3364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313112.62/cwt110.00–115.001,4794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970100.42/cwt98.00–102.009742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095114.09/cwt113.00–115.001,2492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,053.67/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,225.57/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2262

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.