Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.62/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$148.62

87 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	349	158.58	553	33
Medium and Large 1	445	150.03	667	25
Medium and Large 3	409	136.06	557	29

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about −$3 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

148.62

—

FL average9 barns · 798 hd

157.92

−9.30

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	—	High	1,588	97.01	1,540	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	88.79	1,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,049	72.26	758	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	53.41	460	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	583	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	131.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	228.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.06/cwt	170.00–176.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	172.62/cwt	170.00–177.50	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	219.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	241.74/cwt	235.00–245.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.54/cwt	167.00–174.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	150.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	219.02/cwt	217.00–220.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.48/cwt	189.00–192.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	229.31/cwt	228.00–230.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	145.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	242.45/cwt	238.00–245.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	163.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	200.43/cwt	197.00–204.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	80.31/cwt	75.00–84.00	874	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	69.80/cwt	65.00–74.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	53.41/cwt	50.00–57.00	460	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	88.79/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	107.48/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	61.10/cwt	58.00–64.00	577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	901.50/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,015	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	784.63/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	88.43/cwt	86.00–91.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	70.10/cwt	68.00–72.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	223.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.95/cwt	179.00–183.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	181.40/cwt	180.00–187.50	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.46/cwt	189.00–194.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.35/cwt	168.00–174.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	239.36/cwt	237.00–244.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.32/cwt	140.00–149.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.45/cwt	110.00–117.50	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	124.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	163.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	153.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.36/cwt	119.00–128.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	243.67/cwt	242.50–245.00	548	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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 411Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 139Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 125Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	100.00–104.00	102.03
4	—	421	130.00–136.00	131.57
4	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.50
3	—	330	150.00–157.00	152.40
8	—	376	140.00–149.00	143.32
3	—	525	110.00–117.50	112.45
5	—	472	120.00–128.00	124.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	150.00–158.00	153.89
2	—	468	132.00–137.00	134.54
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.53
8	—	326	160.00–168.00	162.86
2	—	588	110.00–115.00	112.51
6	—	272	170.00–177.50	172.62
5	—	236	180.00–187.50	181.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	170.00–176.00	172.06
3	—	535	131.00–139.00	133.62
3	—	488	140.00–148.00	142.65
7	—	371	160.00–168.00	163.51
5	—	436	150.00–159.00	153.55
4	—	578	119.00–128.00	123.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	224.00–230.00	228.97
3	—	287	235.00–245.00	241.74
2	—	475	167.00–174.00	170.54
3	—	587	149.00–155.00	150.94
2	—	223	247.50–250.00	248.71
3	—	372	217.00–220.00	219.02
2	—	425	189.00–192.00	190.48
3	—	692	140.00–148.00	145.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	218.00–220.00	219.51
6	—	275	228.00–230.00	229.31
4	—	225	242.50–245.00	243.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	210.00–220.00	215.19
2	—	425	160.00–169.00	164.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	220	238.00–245.00	242.45
2	—	173	250.00–255.00	252.46
3	—	537	162.00–167.00	163.61
4	—	383	197.00–204.00	200.43
2	—	320	227.50–230.00	228.73
2	—	423	189.00–194.00	191.46
5	—	479	168.00–174.00	170.35
3	—	292	237.00–244.00	239.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	200.00–205.00	201.63
3	—	220	220.00–230.00	223.48
2	—	478	154.00–155.00	154.49
2	—	423	160.00–161.00	160.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00–195.00	192.42
2	—	420	179.00–183.00	180.95
4	—	315	210.00–220.00	215.08
2	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	75.00–84.00	80.31
4	—	1,063	65.00–74.00	69.80
2	—	945	58.00–64.00	61.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	50.00–57.00	53.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	87.00–90.00	88.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	103.00–112.00	107.48
2	—	1,630	98.00–100.00	99.03
2	—	1,365	84.00–85.00	84.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	850.00–950.00	901.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	750.00–825.00	784.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	86.00–91.00	88.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	68.00–72.00	70.10

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle