Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2024-01-08

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 8
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 392▼ 203 vs year ago 666 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 104▲ 7 vs year ago 104 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 6 vs year ago 74 · +8.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed for the Christmas holiday and New year holiday. No trends to report.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $260.44/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$260.44
62 head · 363 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.68
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1367268.6398727
Medium and Large 2356259.3392222
Medium and Large 3368245.3290313thin
One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $84 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 sale62 hd
260.44
—
FL average4 barns · 335 hd
250.77
+9.68
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—Low1,361109.691,4928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17790.451,06516
CowsLean 85-90%Average81766.855466thin

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)1,033$8762thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3318321.28/cwt320.00–325.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 3378302.45/cwt300.00–305.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 1467278.29/cwt275.00–285.001,3003
Steers—Medium and Large 2477266.71/cwt260.00–270.001,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 1523265.07/cwt260.00–270.001,3862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275281.32/cwt280.00–285.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285291.18/cwt290.00–295.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314281.18/cwt275.00–285.008838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316257.94/cwt255.00–260.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324267.18/cwt265.00–270.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373242.42/cwt240.00–245.009044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375253.29/cwt250.00–255.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381265.55/cwt260.00–270.001,0127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425252.44/cwt250.00–255.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428232.46/cwt230.00–235.009954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465232.47/cwt230.00–235.001,0812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,1524
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268321.71/cwt320.00–325.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369291.29/cwt290.00–295.001,0758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428280.98/cwt280.00–285.001,2035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428272.54/cwt270.00–275.001,1662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475262.58/cwt260.00–270.001,2474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480251.70/cwt250.00–255.001,2083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,2682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588222.47/cwt220.00–225.001,3082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263104.95/cwt102.00–109.001,3264
Bulls——1,458114.43/cwt110.00–120.001,6684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76073.38/cwt70.00–77.005582
Cows—Lean 85-90%84563.58/cwt60.00–68.005374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08381.12/cwt77.00–84.008794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19689.20/cwt84.00–94.001,0676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22197.93/cwt95.00–102.001,1966
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850143.18/cwt138.00–148.001,2172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2858115.02/cwt114.00–116.009872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860123.84/cwt120.00–128.001,0652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,033876.27/head850.00–900.008762

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.