Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-10-23

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 478▼ 27 vs year ago 620 · −4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 131▼ 21 vs year ago 167 · −12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 16 vs year ago 85 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.80/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$246.80
53 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.73
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441248.411,09516thin
Medium and Large 2409247.761,01220
Medium and Large 3386244.1694317thin
One grade step is worth $4.24/cwt here — about $152 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 sale53 hd
246.80
—
FL average8 barns · 664 hd
234.07
+12.73
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—Low1,563114.171,78411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22487.591,07214
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00371.837202thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$9892thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3418281.27/cwt280.00–285.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 1465269.95/cwt265.00–275.001,2552
Steers—Medium and Large 1530251.70/cwt250.00–255.001,3343
Steers—Medium and Large 3570223.36/cwt220.00–225.001,2733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283268.72/cwt265.00–270.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331258.10/cwt250.00–260.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333267.44/cwt265.00–270.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377253.36/cwt250.00–255.009559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381260.79/cwt260.00–265.009946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422231.64/cwt230.00–235.009783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429243.72/cwt240.00–245.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464243.72/cwt240.00–245.001,1314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479233.04/cwt230.00–235.001,1165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,2094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522215.13/cwt210.00–225.001,1233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328311.28/cwt310.00–315.001,0214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381297.57/cwt290.00–300.001,1344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419276.90/cwt275.00–280.001,1608
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430262.59/cwt255.00–265.001,1294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466246.97/cwt245.00–250.001,1515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474258.72/cwt255.00–260.001,2264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525252.55/cwt250.00–255.001,3262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568231.27/cwt230.00–235.001,3144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568221.69/cwt220.00–225.001,2596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,3833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390107.36/cwt103.00–110.001,4925
Bulls——1,413115.14/cwt112.00–118.001,6272
Bulls——1,854122.19/cwt120.00–125.002,2654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00371.83/cwt68.00–76.007202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19897.50/cwt97.00–98.001,1682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19981.27/cwt77.00–86.009746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25890.61/cwt87.00–96.001,1406
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990988.70/head975.00–1,000.009892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938113.15/cwt110.00–116.001,0612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998120.74/cwt118.00–124.001,2052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043129.86/cwt128.00–132.001,3542

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.