Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-11-06

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 6
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 577▼ 334 vs year ago 689 · −48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 192▲ 16 vs year ago 82 · +19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 43▲ 23 vs year ago 39 · +59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.58/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$240.58
66 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.73
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1400258.601,03522
Medium and Large 2399252.491,00822
Medium and Large 3488210.651,02722
One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $8 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 sale66 hd
240.58
—
FL average8 barns · 670 hd
230.85
+9.73
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—Low1,734116.652,02310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18790.211,07116
CowsLean 85-90%Low92567.536252thin

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)1,200$1,3722thin

Every lot

44 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 2265332.55/cwt330.00–335.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 3325311.72/cwt310.00–315.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 3425275.06/cwt270.00–280.001,1692
Steers—Medium and Large 3473247.46/cwt245.00–250.001,1704
Steers—Medium and Large 2478263.97/cwt260.00–265.001,26210
Steers—Medium and Large 1480272.45/cwt270.00–275.001,3084
Steers—Medium and Large 1521252.18/cwt250.00–255.001,3147
Steers—Medium and Large 2526241.22/cwt240.00–245.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 3570256.02/cwt220.00–275.001,4593
Steers—Medium and Large 1578242.42/cwt240.00–245.001,4012
Steers—Medium and Large 3693195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,3512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277271.63/cwt270.00–275.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336276.21/cwt275.00–280.009284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371266.97/cwt265.00–270.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374248.71/cwt245.00–250.009308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378258.73/cwt255.00–260.009788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,05510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424236.96/cwt235.00–240.001,0055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431248.61/cwt245.00–250.001,0727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475241.63/cwt240.00–245.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,1114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624162.21/cwt160.00–170.001,0129
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332292.80/cwt290.00–300.009727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374291.29/cwt290.00–295.001,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,0886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423250.80/cwt205.00–295.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424273.72/cwt270.00–275.001,1614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465270.05/cwt265.00–275.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513231.69/cwt230.00–235.001,1893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,3212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530241.21/cwt240.00–245.001,2784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575231.70/cwt230.00–235.001,3323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576216.94/cwt215.00–220.001,2508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,3242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3631201.26/cwt200.00–205.001,2704
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300100.78/cwt98.00–104.001,3102
Bulls——1,747119.28/cwt115.00–122.002,0846
Bulls——2,130124.62/cwt123.00–126.002,6542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92567.53/cwt65.00–70.006252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06080.42/cwt77.00–84.008524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21589.60/cwt85.00–94.001,0896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24497.34/cwt95.00–100.001,2116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,371.98/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963123.95/cwt120.00–128.001,1942

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.