Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$146.07

52 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	163.24	596	2thin
Medium and Large 2	410	148.92	610	20
Medium and Large 3	373	143.03	534	30

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $62 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 sale52 hd

146.07

—

FL average9 barns · 917 hd

155.03

−8.96

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	1,149	86.01	988	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	82.92	1,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	69.31	756	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	808	43.05	348	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	465	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	163.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.24/cwt	162.50–164.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	173.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.98/cwt	147.50–152.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.26/cwt	152.50–154.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	174.91/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	188.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	198.72/cwt	195.00–200.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	140.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	132.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	216.58/cwt	214.00–217.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	213.96/cwt	210.00–217.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	203.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	81.30/cwt	80.00–83.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	75.34/cwt	70.00–79.00	723	2
Bulls	—	—	1,278	89.50/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,020	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	74.67/cwt	72.00–78.00	884	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	82.92/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,072	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	43.05/cwt	40.00–46.00	348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	57.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	65.10/cwt	61.00–69.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.32/cwt	210.00–214.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	225.55/cwt	220.00–227.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.41/cwt	161.00–170.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	184.97/cwt	184.00–187.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.39/cwt	181.00–188.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	163.73/cwt	162.00–169.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	102.99/cwt	100.00–109.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	582	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	136.00–138.00	137.01
4	—	378	152.50–154.00	153.26
4	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.43
3	—	425	140.00–149.00	145.93
4	—	329	162.00–169.00	163.73
3	—	683	100.00–109.00	102.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	110.00–117.50	112.42
7	—	269	160.00–168.00	163.32
3	—	228	170.00–175.00	173.43
2	—	663	96.00–99.00	97.51
4	—	373	140.00–144.00	140.98
4	—	414	130.00–138.00	132.05
5	—	321	150.00–155.00	152.06
2	—	480	120.00–122.50	121.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	162.50–164.00	163.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	159.00–162.00	160.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–172.50	171.27
2	—	693	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	420	160.00–165.00	161.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	147.50–152.00	148.98
4	—	693	130.00–138.00	133.99
3	—	313	210.00–214.00	211.32
4	—	269	220.00–227.50	225.55
2	—	475	161.00–170.00	165.41
2	—	523	156.00–158.00	156.99
3	—	425	181.00–188.00	183.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	170.00–177.50	174.91
4	—	321	185.00–190.00	188.79
2	—	223	210.00–217.50	213.96
2	—	265	200.00–207.50	203.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	195.00–200.00	198.72
2	—	218	220.00–230.00	225.17
2	—	433	170.00–178.00	174.07
3	—	528	140.00–149.00	143.04
4	—	275	214.00–217.50	216.58
3	—	380	184.00–187.00	184.97

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	80.00–83.00	81.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	70.00–79.00	75.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	87.00–92.00	89.50
2	—	1,020	80.00–85.00	82.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	72.00–78.00	74.67
2	—	945	55.00–60.00	57.43
2	—	955	61.00–69.00	65.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	80.00–88.00	82.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	40.00–46.00	43.05

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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