Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-10-09

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 9
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 567▲ 5 vs year ago 584 · +0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 114▲ 64 vs year ago 83 · +77.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 94▲ 51 vs year ago 68 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.73/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$252.73
46 head · 387 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.90
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407258.231,05117thin
Medium and Large 2371256.1295114thin
Medium and Large 3379243.3292315thin
One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $128 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 sale46 hd
252.73
—
FL average8 barns · 628 hd
242.83
+9.90
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—Low1,435103.511,4852thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20489.171,07312
CowsLean 85-90%Average90277.587008thin

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)1,030$1,4022thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325337.42/cwt335.00–340.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 3330317.46/cwt315.00–320.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1370333.29/cwt330.00–335.001,2333
Steers—Medium and Large 3380300.07/cwt295.00–305.001,1404
Steers—Medium and Large 3419277.43/cwt270.00–280.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 1469266.28/cwt265.00–270.001,2494
Steers—Medium and Large 1526256.22/cwt255.00–260.001,3484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276277.07/cwt275.00–280.007655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318259.12/cwt255.00–260.008246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328268.40/cwt265.00–270.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331278.04/cwt275.00–280.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373241.70/cwt240.00–245.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380263.38/cwt260.00–265.001,0013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423243.31/cwt240.00–245.001,0293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429231.28/cwt230.00–235.009924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430251.93/cwt250.00–255.001,0835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470242.47/cwt240.00–245.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522221.71/cwt220.00–225.001,1573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225332.44/cwt330.00–335.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275322.45/cwt320.00–325.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318308.35/cwt305.00–310.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322328.26/cwt325.00–330.001,0573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382288.36/cwt285.00–290.001,1023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430266.21/cwt265.00–270.001,1454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465267.47/cwt265.00–270.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469247.93/cwt240.00–250.001,1635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527250.98/cwt250.00–255.001,3235
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,435103.51/cwt103.00–104.001,4852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88872.82/cwt70.00–76.006474
Cows—Lean 85-90%91682.34/cwt78.00–88.007544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12392.43/cwt89.00–96.001,0384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16082.93/cwt78.00–88.009626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495101.34/cwt98.00–104.001,5152
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,402.18/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845113.15/cwt110.00–118.009562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05592.43/cwt91.00–94.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175103.35/cwt100.00–107.001,2142

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.