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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Sep 16Sep 23latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

542 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 400▲ 75 vs year ago 467 · +16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 80▼ 62 vs year ago 157 · −39.5%

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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 $243.77/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$243.77

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.77

vs FL average

−30.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	243.77	1,304	20

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 sale20 hd

243.77

—

FL average6 barns · 140 hd

249.54

−5.77

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−30.52

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	—	Low	1,445	137.07	1,981	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	114.75	1,509	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	112.29	1,263	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	108.59	1,044	28

Every lot

26 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	352.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	821	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	348.94/cwt	320.00–370.00	956	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	340.09/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,088	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	334.15/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,240	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	317.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,326	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	293.37/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,361	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	244.37/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,278	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,486	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	319.19/cwt	305.00–335.00	744	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	322.95/cwt	305.00–340.00	914	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	324.06/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,066	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	285.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,073	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	269.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,134	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	239.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,154	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	224.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,154	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,239	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,349	140.97/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,902	7
Bulls	—	—	1,529	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,044	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	110.77/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,042	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	106.07/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,045	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	108.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,217	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	113.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,281	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,569	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,414	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	115.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,527	13

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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 400Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 80Year ago 157

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	233	340.00–370.00	352.31
12	250–300	274	320.00–370.00	348.94
11	300–350	320	310.00–360.00	340.09
9	350–400	371	310.00–360.00	334.15
5	400–450	418	300.00–335.00	317.15
7	450–500	464	270.00–320.00	293.37
15	500–550	523	230.00–275.00	244.37
5	550–600	571	240.00–245.00	241.98
3	600–650	615	240.00–245.00	241.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	305.00–335.00	319.19
5	250–300	283	305.00–340.00	322.95
17	300–350	329	290.00–345.00	324.06
7	350–400	376	270.00–300.00	285.38
5	400–450	420	260.00–280.00	269.98
7	450–500	482	235.00–245.00	239.47
5	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	224.06
5	550–600	558	220.00–225.00	221.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	131.00–137.00	133.65
7	—	1,349	138.00–147.00	140.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,127	110.00–119.00	113.64
8	—	1,119	107.00–112.00	108.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	985	103.00–108.00	106.07
15	—	941	109.00–115.00	110.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	124.00	124.00
13	—	1,326	112.00–120.00	115.13
3	—	1,285	109.00–111.00	110.01

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.