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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 19

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 413▼ 115 vs year ago 312 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 83▲ 31 vs year ago 64 · +48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 69▼ 18 vs year ago 61 · −29.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

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 $319.53/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$319.53

21 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$88.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.08

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	333	362.41	1,207	2thin
Medium and Large 1	372	345.02	1,282	11thin
Medium and Large 3	443	273.77	1,212	8thin

One grade step is worth $88.65/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale21 hd

319.53

—

FL average7 barns · 353 hd

289.45

+30.08

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	—	High	1,803	125.19	2,257	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	125.51	1,711	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	106.47	1,189	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	91.01	753	8thin

Every lot

23 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,122	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	371.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,238	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	362.41/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,207	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,271	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	315.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	262.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,221	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	429.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	432.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,482	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,635	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	—	2,083	137.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	786	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	94.15/cwt	90.00–98.00	748	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	84.23/cwt	80.00–89.00	732	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	92.81/cwt	90.00–96.00	953	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	104.13/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,084	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,393	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,711	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,131	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 Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 413Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 83Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 69Year ago 61

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	340.00–345.00	341.64
2	—	428	310.00–320.00	315.15
3	—	333	370.00–375.00	371.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	260.00–270.00	262.58
2	—	323	345.00–350.00	347.44
2	—	518	220.00–225.00	222.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	360.00–365.00	362.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	425.00–435.00	429.86
3	—	513	290.00–295.00	293.31
8	—	373	395.00–400.00	397.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	315.00–320.00	317.52
2	—	323	430.00–435.00	432.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	110.00–115.00	112.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,083	133.00–140.00	137.06
2	—	1,570	113.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	1,755	120.00–129.00	124.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	124.00–127.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	90.00–98.00	94.15
2	—	775	100.00–103.00	101.43
4	—	869	80.00–89.00	84.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	110.00–120.00	114.86
3	—	1,027	90.00–96.00	92.81
4	—	1,041	100.00–108.00	104.13

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.