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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 8

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 373▲ 0 vs year ago 369 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 187▲ 29 vs year ago 91 · +31.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Ocala Livestock closed last week for observance of July 4th holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.54/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$278.54

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs FL average

−24.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	281.63	1,518	25
Medium and Large 2	570	239.91	1,367	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

278.54

—

FL average3 barns · 59 hd

282.27

−3.73

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−24.37

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	—	Average	1,948	157.02	3,059	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	145.58	1,861	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	143.62	1,556	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	134.55	1,331	12

Every lot

31 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	377.54/cwt	350.00–400.00	819	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	774	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	368.79/cwt	350.00–380.00	992	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	318.26/cwt	315.00–320.00	885	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	376.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,218	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	316.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,045	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	334.66/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,245	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	376.08/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,410	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	337.67/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,449	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	293.58/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,259	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	293.22/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,375	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	252.86/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,214	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	282.23/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,476	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	280.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,591	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	239.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,367	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,746	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	781	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	329.43/cwt	270.00–345.00	922	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	312.48/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,012	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	324.31/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,206	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	287.71/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,226	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	274.71/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,288	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	260.03/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,383	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,377	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,395	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,948	157.02/cwt	153.00–160.00	3,059	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	134.55/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,331	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	142.09/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,499	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	149.22/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,901	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	141.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,814	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,042	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 373Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 187Year ago 91

Ocala Livestock closed last week for observance of July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	152.00–160.00	155.89
16	—	1,055	137.00–146.00	142.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,283	136.00–146.00	141.42
8	—	1,274	147.00–153.00	149.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	989	131.00–141.00	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	153.00–160.00	157.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	350.00–400.00	377.54
6	250–300	269	350.00–380.00	368.79
8	300–350	323	350.00–400.00	376.94
16	350–400	375	350.00–420.00	376.08
9	400–450	429	315.00–375.00	337.67
19	450–500	469	265.00–330.00	293.22
16	500–550	523	250.00–305.00	282.23
9	550–600	567	270.00–290.00	280.56
2	650–700	665	260.00–265.00	262.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–330.00	325.05
3	250–300	278	315.00–320.00	318.26
3	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	316.52
3	350–400	372	315.00–350.00	334.66
8	400–450	429	275.00–305.00	293.58
2	450–500	480	235.00–270.00	252.86
2	550–600	570	230.00–250.00	239.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	340.00–345.00	342.47
12	250–300	280	270.00–345.00	329.43
11	300–350	324	300.00–350.00	312.48
14	350–400	372	295.00–345.00	324.31
18	400–450	426	255.00–325.00	287.71
14	450–500	469	250.00–320.00	274.71
9	500–550	532	240.00–275.00	260.03
3	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	241.65
2	600–650	600	230.00–235.00	232.50

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.