Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend last week, market closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $172.45/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$172.45

58 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	179.82	731	30
Medium and Large 2	382	171.74	656	17thin
Medium and Large 3	408	153.46	626	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $105 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 sale58 hd

172.45

—

FL average4 barns · 219 hd

163.70

+8.75

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	1,554	89.49	1,391	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	59.51	692	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.61/cwt	131.00–138.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	233.88/cwt	232.50–240.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	162.55/cwt	160.00–167.50	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	178.14/cwt	177.50–180.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	139.30/cwt	134.00–142.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.49/cwt	128.00–134.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	175.24/cwt	170.00–178.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	174.54/cwt	172.00–177.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	192.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	165.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	163.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.50	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.69/cwt	195.00–202.50	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	185.91/cwt	178.00–188.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	161.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.44/cwt	180.00–189.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	70.04/cwt	65.00–75.00	629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	82.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	89.49/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,391	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.85/cwt	61.00–68.00	788	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	48.97/cwt	46.00–52.00	451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	57.69/cwt	53.00–60.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.95/cwt	158.00–168.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	198.01/cwt	197.00–199.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	151.46/cwt	149.00–154.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	166.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	211.85/cwt	210.00–217.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.25/cwt	141.00–149.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.29/cwt	162.50–166.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	207.75/cwt	207.50–208.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	237.42/cwt	232.50–240.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.36/cwt	160.00–162.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	177.63/cwt	174.00–180.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.11/cwt	154.00–164.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	221.17/cwt	217.50–225.00	498	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 594Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 98Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 69

Compared to last week: No trend last week, market closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	175.00–178.00	176.48
3	—	415	131.00–138.00	135.61
4	—	335	150.00–157.50	153.69
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.45
5	—	470	122.00–129.00	126.11
4	—	570	102.00–105.00	103.51
5	—	276	160.00–168.00	163.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	150.00–154.00	151.36
3	—	275	170.00–178.00	175.24
3	—	317	160.00–169.00	165.97
6	—	422	141.00–149.00	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	128.00–134.00	132.49
4	—	465	137.00–145.00	141.00
2	—	373	162.50–166.00	164.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	140.00–148.00	142.59
5	—	240	232.50–240.00	233.88
4	—	374	177.50–180.00	178.14
4	—	438	172.00–177.00	174.54
4	—	480	158.00–168.00	162.95
2	—	335	197.00–199.00	198.01
2	—	513	149.00–154.00	151.46
4	—	289	210.00–217.50	211.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	160.00–167.50	162.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	470	145.00–147.50	146.24
3	—	433	165.00–168.00	166.02
2	—	225	217.50–225.00	221.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	134.00–142.00	139.30
4	—	330	195.00–202.50	198.69
5	—	364	178.00–188.00	185.91
2	—	275	207.50–208.00	207.75
3	—	213	232.50–240.00	237.42
5	—	426	174.00–180.00	177.63
4	—	470	154.00–164.00	159.11
4	—	528	147.00–151.00	150.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	261	190.00–200.00	192.54
2	—	693	110.00–118.00	113.99
5	—	330	180.00–189.00	183.44
3	—	377	170.00–175.00	173.36
3	—	427	160.00–162.00	161.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	170.00–172.50	170.82
4	—	378	160.00–168.00	161.96
2	—	465	137.50–140.00	138.74
2	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.14

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	—	898	65.00–75.00	70.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	80.00–87.00	82.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	86.00–94.00	89.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	61.00–68.00	64.85
2	—	920	46.00–52.00	48.97
6	—	1,190	53.00–60.00	57.69

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle