Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 high, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.82/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$147.82

74 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$17.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	156.70	644	18thin
Medium and Large 2	375	152.71	572	25
Medium and Large 3	394	138.72	546	31

One grade step is worth $17.98/cwt here — about $98 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 sale74 hd

147.82

—

FL average9 barns · 728 hd

157.50

−9.68

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	2,050	107.82	2,210	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	72.85	857	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	48.70	391	4thin

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 1	—	372	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	162.64/cwt	160.00–169.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.87/cwt	205.00–215.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	218.78/cwt	217.50–220.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	163.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	223.03/cwt	220.00–224.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	224.57/cwt	222.00–230.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	251.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	231.47/cwt	225.00–235.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	227.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	227.28/cwt	222.00–230.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	241.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	250.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	199.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	244.40/cwt	240.00–247.50	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	243.92/cwt	240.00–247.50	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	122.46/cwt	120.00–127.50	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	171.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	74.52/cwt	70.00–78.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	83.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	69.86/cwt	66.00–74.00	851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	79.41/cwt	76.00–84.00	957	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	53.89/cwt	50.00–58.00	435	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	62.15/cwt	59.00–65.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	43.51/cwt	42.00–45.00	347	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 356Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 105Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 70Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 high, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	165.00–167.00	165.65
8	—	430	150.00–158.00	153.91
4	—	465	140.00–148.00	144.04
3	—	328	170.00–176.00	172.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	160.00–169.00	162.64
6	—	378	140.00–148.00	144.13
2	—	228	170.00–175.00	172.42
3	—	467	120.00–127.50	122.46
2	—	623	90.00–95.00	92.49
9	—	433	130.00–135.00	130.54
2	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	150.00–157.00	154.27
5	—	334	160.00–169.00	163.50
2	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.06
6	—	425	140.00–146.00	143.07
5	—	264	170.00–177.00	171.48
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	205.00–215.00	210.87
2	—	323	217.50–220.00	218.78
3	—	270	222.00–230.00	224.57
4	—	225	240.00–247.50	243.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	200.00–205.00	201.67
4	—	426	170.00–175.00	173.78
3	—	222	225.00–235.00	231.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	220.00–224.00	223.03
2	—	323	230.00–232.50	231.28
2	—	578	150.00–154.00	151.96
10	—	225	250.00–255.00	251.57
2	—	413	195.00–205.00	199.97
5	—	276	240.00–247.50	244.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	190.00–195.00	192.53
6	—	333	222.00–230.00	227.28
4	—	273	240.00–245.00	241.28
10	—	238	250.00–255.00	250.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	220.00–230.00	227.94
2	—	328	210.00–215.00	212.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	180.00–185.00	183.29

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	—	823	70.00–78.00	74.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	80.00–87.00	83.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	66.00–74.00	69.86
6	—	1,205	76.00–84.00	79.41
2	—	963	59.00–65.00	62.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	50.00–58.00	53.89
2	—	798	42.00–45.00	43.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	105.00–110.00	107.82

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