Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2024-01-15

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 463▲ 57 vs year ago 319 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 111▼ 3 vs year ago 79 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 80▲ 5 vs year ago 46 · +10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $279.37/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$279.37
90 head · 329 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.29
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1339287.2097227
Medium and Large 2323277.8789852
Medium and Large 3330267.2888111thin
One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $91 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 sale90 hd
279.37
—
FL average7 barns · 497 hd
258.09
+21.29
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—High1,947115.702,2524thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19195.501,13712
CowsLean 85-90%Average75680.306074thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3273338.23/cwt335.00–340.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 2290352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 2319330.77/cwt330.00–335.001,0557
Steers—Medium and Large 3330322.54/cwt320.00–325.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1337341.58/cwt340.00–345.001,1513
Steers—Medium and Large 2380311.71/cwt310.00–315.001,1846
Steers—Medium and Large 1386323.03/cwt320.00–325.001,24710
Steers—Medium and Large 1424308.92/cwt305.00–315.001,3105
Steers—Medium and Large 1478298.03/cwt290.00–300.001,4255
Steers—Medium and Large 1523274.93/cwt270.00–280.001,4384
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215324.88/cwt320.00–330.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238302.00/cwt300.00–310.007199
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273277.43/cwt275.00–280.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280298.82/cwt295.00–300.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281287.90/cwt285.00–290.008097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321277.95/cwt275.00–280.0089224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325268.38/cwt265.00–270.008726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335287.46/cwt285.00–290.0096312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373269.14/cwt265.00–270.001,0046
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377258.32/cwt255.00–260.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420246.29/cwt245.00–250.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437263.05/cwt260.00–265.001,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478247.46/cwt245.00–250.001,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538222.53/cwt220.00–225.001,1972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3213337.41/cwt330.00–340.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235351.17/cwt350.00–355.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273338.96/cwt335.00–340.009255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280351.61/cwt350.00–355.009859
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318323.30/cwt320.00–325.001,0283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340337.46/cwt335.00–340.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366324.39/cwt320.00–330.001,1877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378301.70/cwt300.00–305.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382311.02/cwt310.00–315.001,1885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423297.94/cwt290.00–300.001,2605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435306.21/cwt305.00–310.001,3324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467288.94/cwt285.00–290.001,3495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537271.61/cwt270.00–275.001,4593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,755118.99/cwt118.00–120.002,0882
Bulls——2,138112.41/cwt110.00–115.002,4032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75384.56/cwt82.00–87.006372
Cows—Lean 85-90%75876.04/cwt75.00–77.005762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00383.65/cwt80.00–87.008392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19093.41/cwt88.00–98.001,1126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285104.57/cwt100.00–109.001,3444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945119.78/cwt118.00–121.001,1322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045112.77/cwt110.00–116.001,1782

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.