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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 15

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Jul 8Jul 15Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 369▼ 227 vs year ago 478 · −47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 120▼ 9 vs year ago 59 · −15.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

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 $264.59/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$264.59

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.52

vs FL average

−26.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	264.59	1,403	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

264.59

—

FL average7 barns · 139 hd

270.11

−5.52

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−26.50

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	1,465	155.79	2,282	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	149.68	1,965	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	142.18	1,702	12

Every lot

27 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	441.24/cwt	440.00–445.00	997	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	863	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	397.41/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,085	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	395.90/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,303	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	310.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,023	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	374.93/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,391	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	348.10/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,438	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	304.90/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,274	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	306.19/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,412	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	268.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,242	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	269.41/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,387	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	255.91/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,428	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	240.04/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,579	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	335.26/cwt	320.00–345.00	748	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	342.34/cwt	335.00–355.00	900	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	284.40/cwt	265.00–300.00	768	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	338.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,088	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	327.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,179	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	272.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	989	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	301.17/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,298	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	282.20/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,343	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	244.81/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,293	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	241.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,373	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	155.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,282	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	142.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,702	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	146.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,878	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	157.13/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,176	3

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 369Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 120Year ago 59

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	138.00–145.00	142.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	140.00–152.00	146.48
3	—	1,385	155.00–158.00	157.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	150.00–160.00	155.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	440.00–445.00	441.24
4	250–300	273	360.00–435.00	397.41
10	300–350	329	360.00–420.00	395.90
12	350–400	371	345.00–390.00	374.93
6	400–450	413	335.00–365.00	348.10
7	450–500	461	275.00–340.00	306.19
9	500–550	515	255.00–280.00	269.41
5	550–600	558	245.00–260.00	255.91
2	650–700	658	230.00–250.00	240.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	350.00–360.00	355.05
2	300–350	330	300.00–320.00	310.15
7	400–450	418	275.00–325.00	304.90
6	450–500	463	260.00–275.00	268.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	320.00–345.00	335.26
5	250–300	263	335.00–355.00	342.34
5	300–350	322	330.00–345.00	338.01
6	350–400	360	320.00–345.00	327.47
8	400–450	431	290.00–315.00	301.17
6	450–500	476	265.00–305.00	282.20
5	500–550	528	230.00–260.00	244.81
3	550–600	568	235.00–250.00	241.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	265.00–300.00	284.40
2	350–400	363	265.00–280.00	272.45

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.