Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-08-21

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 21
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 355▲ 174 vs year ago 342 · +50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 83▲ 47 vs year ago 103 · +45.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 43▲ 0 vs year ago 54 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, 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 $242.51/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$242.51
71 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2397255.601,01416thin
Medium and Large 1426241.171,02725
Medium and Large 3381236.6490330
One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $111 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 sale71 hd
242.51
—
FL average8 barns · 651 hd
233.73
+8.77
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—Average1,384121.221,6776thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523122.111,8602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171105.661,23716
CowsLean 85-90%Average82488.007254thin

Every lot

45 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 1280351.18/cwt350.00–355.009834
Steers—Medium and Large 3318317.56/cwt315.00–320.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1323345.61/cwt345.00–347.501,1164
Steers—Medium and Large 3378301.27/cwt300.00–305.001,1394
Steers—Medium and Large 3427279.03/cwt275.00–280.001,1915
Steers—Medium and Large 3472251.08/cwt250.00–255.001,1859
Steers—Medium and Large 2473259.15/cwt257.50–260.001,2263
Steers—Medium and Large 1475267.53/cwt265.00–270.001,2712
Steers—Medium and Large 1535247.48/cwt245.00–250.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 1581238.98/cwt237.50–240.001,3885
Steers—Medium and Large 1633225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,4242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3227281.76/cwt280.00–285.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275261.73/cwt260.00–265.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317251.03/cwt250.00–255.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325243.23/cwt240.00–250.007909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338268.30/cwt265.00–275.009073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383314.26/cwt235.00–340.001,2044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383246.38/cwt245.00–255.009447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424237.97/cwt235.00–240.001,00910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425231.28/cwt230.00–232.509832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427221.60/cwt220.00–225.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476222.96/cwt220.00–225.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525228.30/cwt225.00–230.001,1993
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535206.21/cwt202.50–210.001,1036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565197.46/cwt192.50–200.001,1163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568217.53/cwt215.00–220.001,2362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270333.68/cwt330.00–335.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270322.59/cwt320.00–325.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288343.41/cwt340.00–345.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321322.06/cwt320.00–325.001,0345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326333.74/cwt330.00–335.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430273.37/cwt270.00–275.001,1753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477258.36/cwt255.00–260.001,2323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,1594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518224.93/cwt220.00–230.001,1654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,234117.57/cwt112.00–122.001,4514
Bulls——1,683128.52/cwt126.00–131.002,1632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81894.04/cwt90.00–98.007692
Cows—Lean 85-90%83081.96/cwt80.00–84.006802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04992.53/cwt90.00–99.009714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181105.46/cwt100.00–109.001,2456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241114.61/cwt110.00–119.001,4226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523122.11/cwt120.00–124.001,8602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930114.89/cwt111.00–119.001,0682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008103.60/cwt100.00–107.001,0442

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.