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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Nov 13Nov 27Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 430▼ 64 vs year ago 537 · −11.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 89▼ 59 vs year ago 92 · −64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 75▼ 18 vs year ago 58 · −31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend from this market, this market was closed last week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.46/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$241.46

73 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	253.43	1,055	16thin
Medium and Large 2	397	249.06	990	21
Medium and Large 3	427	231.70	989	36

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $66 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 sale73 hd

241.46

—

FL average3 barns · 240 hd

236.39

+5.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,388	107.52	1,492	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	83.92	931	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	72.76	649	4thin

Every lot

37 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	261.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,215	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	250.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,209	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,313	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,274	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	561	223.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,251	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	240.87/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,361	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,344	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,425	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	266.70/cwt	265.00–270.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	257.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	861	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	257.97/cwt	255.00–260.00	952	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	241.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	265.98/cwt	265.00–270.00	992	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,014	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	250.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,050	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	230.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,001	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	220.85/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,020	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,128	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,107	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	197.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,136	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	281.02/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,172	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	271.90/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	256.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,195	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	265.98/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	252.90/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,186	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	232.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	643	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,302	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	76.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	635	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	68.57/cwt	64.00–73.00	658	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	81.07/cwt	77.00–84.00	858	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	89.62/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,087	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	130.11/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,136	2

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Nov 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 430Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 89Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 75Year ago 58

Compared to last week: No trend from this market, this market was closed last week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	230.00–235.00	230.54
4	—	568	190.00–200.00	194.93
5	—	369	240.00–245.00	241.04
3	—	522	210.00–215.00	211.65
9	—	334	250.00–260.00	257.91
6	—	462	220.00–225.00	220.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	240.00–245.00	242.53
5	—	373	265.00–270.00	265.98
7	—	419	250.00–255.00	250.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	265.00–270.00	266.70
6	—	418	240.00–245.00	242.54
10	—	369	255.00–260.00	257.97
2	—	575	190.00–205.00	197.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	260.00–265.00	261.29
3	—	643	220.00–225.00	221.66
8	—	578	230.00–235.00	232.45
12	—	527	240.00–245.00	241.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	220.00–225.00	223.02
6	—	482	250.00–255.00	250.85
2	—	373	290.00–295.00	292.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	250.00–255.00	252.48
6	—	565	240.00–245.00	240.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	220.00–225.00	221.22
5	—	524	230.00–235.00	232.02
7	—	469	250.00–255.00	252.90
8	—	419	270.00–275.00	271.90
6	—	323	300.00–305.00	302.60
2	—	643	200.00–205.00	202.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	280.00–285.00	281.02
7	—	466	255.00–260.00	256.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	265.00–270.00	265.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	128.00–132.00	130.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	107.00–108.00	107.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	64.00–73.00	68.57
2	—	825	74.00–80.00	76.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	77.00–84.00	81.07
2	—	1,213	85.00–94.00	89.62

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.