Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-11-13

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 13
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 355▲ 34 vs year ago 396 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 98▼ 23 vs year ago 112 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 62▲ 36 vs year ago 39 · +92.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.12/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$254.12
63 head · 389 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.16
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1368266.4898030
Medium and Large 2401250.961,00610thin
Medium and Large 3413239.3698823
One grade step is worth $27.13/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 sale63 hd
254.12
—
FL average8 barns · 620 hd
237.96
+16.16
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—Low1,493111.941,67110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13690.031,02216
CowsLean 85-90%Average82273.406034thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323331.28/cwt330.00–335.001,0704
Steers—Medium and Large 3370298.29/cwt295.00–300.001,1043
Steers—Medium and Large 1425306.75/cwt300.00–310.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1482273.29/cwt270.00–275.001,3173
Steers—Medium and Large 2523242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 1528251.62/cwt250.00–255.001,3293
Steers—Medium and Large 1582241.62/cwt240.00–245.001,4063
Steers—Medium and Large 3642213.32/cwt210.00–215.001,3703
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215282.44/cwt280.00–285.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230297.39/cwt295.00–300.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272286.91/cwt285.00–290.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321276.21/cwt275.00–280.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328268.96/cwt265.00–270.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337258.98/cwt255.00–260.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369268.05/cwt265.00–270.0098910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387248.36/cwt245.00–250.009616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420251.63/cwt250.00–255.001,0573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470241.63/cwt240.00–245.001,1363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473220.86/cwt220.00–225.001,0456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474232.97/cwt230.00–235.001,1045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522233.35/cwt230.00–235.001,2183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,1262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578202.53/cwt200.00–205.001,1712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277321.91/cwt320.00–325.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320312.54/cwt310.00–315.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325302.58/cwt300.00–305.009834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333322.41/cwt320.00–325.001,0744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372291.94/cwt290.00–295.001,0865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378301.27/cwt300.00–305.001,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427283.06/cwt280.00–285.001,2095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468267.46/cwt265.00–270.001,2524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468242.46/cwt240.00–250.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473258.31/cwt255.00–260.001,2223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,2682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,3332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,286103.87/cwt102.00–108.001,3364
Bulls——1,490111.43/cwt110.00–113.001,6604
Bulls——1,913129.10/cwt128.00–130.002,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80882.07/cwt80.00–84.006632
Cows—Lean 85-90%83564.73/cwt60.00–70.005402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07480.51/cwt76.00–84.008654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15389.00/cwt85.00–94.001,0266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15997.41/cwt96.00–99.001,1296
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,068105.13/cwt100.00–110.001,1232

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.