Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.25/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$137.25

87 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	140.12	616	32
Medium and Large 3	413	138.15	571	39
Medium and Large 1	526	129.30	680	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale87 hd

137.25

—

FL average9 barns · 756 hd

151.24

−13.99

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	1,368	86.16	1,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,033	65.55	677	6thin

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 2	—	364	154.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	181.92/cwt	180.00–185.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.70/cwt	167.00–175.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	171.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	154.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	116.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	136.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	194.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	125.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.52/cwt	114.00–120.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.54/cwt	181.00–188.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	160.97/cwt	157.00–163.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	194.05/cwt	190.00–196.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	223.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	103.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	191.45/cwt	190.00–196.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	143.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	222.28/cwt	217.50–227.50	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	73.49/cwt	71.00–76.00	612	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.04/cwt	80.00–89.00	777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	98.63/cwt	94.00–103.00	777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	86.16/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	59.54/cwt	56.00–63.00	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	68.55/cwt	64.00–74.00	747	4

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	150.00–157.50	154.45
4	—	269	170.00–175.00	171.30
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.70
7	—	467	130.00–138.00	131.17
3	—	583	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	220	190.00–192.50	191.22
3	—	652	100.00–109.00	103.02
5	—	439	140.00–149.00	143.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	229	180.00–185.00	181.92
7	—	379	140.00–148.00	144.52
5	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.31
5	—	321	150.00–157.00	154.12
8	—	512	110.00–118.00	116.97
3	—	487	120.00–128.00	125.37
2	—	575	102.00–108.00	104.97
2	—	663	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	273	160.00–162.50	161.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	140.00–146.00	142.62
2	—	633	110.00–112.50	111.25
3	—	522	127.00–132.00	128.65
4	—	563	114.00–120.00	115.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	167.00–175.00	169.70
3	—	683	134.00–138.00	136.67
3	—	367	190.00–196.00	194.04
2	—	273	224.00–225.00	224.51
2	—	425	181.00–188.00	184.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	157.00–163.00	160.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	190.00–196.00	194.05
6	—	243	230.00–240.00	234.95
3	—	277	220.00–225.00	223.25
2	—	663	129.00–134.00	131.49
2	—	485	160.00–162.00	161.01
4	—	435	180.00–184.00	181.98
3	—	527	154.00–157.00	154.99
3	—	323	200.00–205.00	201.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00–158.00	152.70
4	—	336	190.00–196.00	191.45
3	—	520	144.00–145.00	144.34
2	—	230	217.50–227.50	222.28
2	—	375	184.00–185.00	184.49
3	—	417	170.00–175.00	171.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	200.00–210.00	206.56
3	—	425	150.00–158.00	152.60
2	—	580	120.00–129.00	124.58

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	—	833	71.00–76.00	73.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	80.00–89.00	84.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	94.00–103.00	98.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	84.00–88.00	86.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	56.00–63.00	59.54
4	—	1,089	64.00–74.00	68.55

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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Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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