Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $204.36/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$204.36

41 head · 346 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$259

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	266	212.68	566	12thin
Medium and Large 2	354	203.01	719	18thin
Medium and Large 1	418	197.50	825	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about −$259 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 sale41 hd

204.36

—

FL average9 barns · 398 hd

176.04

+28.33

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	1,426	93.32	1,331	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	73.32	861	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	785	48.50	381	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	151.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	221.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	193.63/cwt	190.00–197.50	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	243.63/cwt	240.00–247.50	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,426	93.32/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	44.29/cwt	40.00–49.00	330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	72.30/cwt	68.00–76.00	857	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	82.08/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,014	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	61.70/cwt	57.00–66.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	224.11/cwt	222.50–225.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	122.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	188.90/cwt	186.00–192.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	201.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	161.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.38/cwt	121.00–128.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	153.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	231.18/cwt	230.00–232.50	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	231.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.88/cwt	180.00–186.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	221.89/cwt	220.00–222.50	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	210.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	227.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	209.10/cwt	205.00–210.00	573	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	899.45/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	73.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	80.10/cwt	79.00–82.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	90.17/cwt	86.00–94.00	674	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 345Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 179Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 67Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	190.00–196.00	192.93
3	—	592	145.00–155.00	151.65
6	—	330	220.00–226.00	221.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	190.00–197.50	193.63
4	—	228	220.00–230.00	227.58
6	—	274	205.00–210.00	209.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	240.00–247.50	243.63
2	—	580	140.00–143.00	141.51
4	—	428	180.00–186.00	182.88
4	—	278	220.00–222.50	221.89
6	—	323	210.00–215.00	210.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	110.00–112.50	111.26
3	—	467	120.00–128.00	122.74
4	—	266	160.00–166.00	161.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	130.00–137.00	131.72
2	—	375	154.00–158.00	155.97
3	—	273	170.00–177.50	172.38
3	—	520	121.00–128.00	123.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–168.00	164.05
2	—	418	152.00–158.00	154.95
3	—	475	140.00–144.00	141.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	145.00–150.00	147.52
3	—	320	222.50–225.00	224.11
3	—	273	230.00–235.00	231.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	240.00–247.50	243.64
3	—	583	150.00–159.00	153.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	186.00–192.00	188.90
3	—	322	195.00–205.00	201.74
2	—	228	230.00–232.50	231.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	92.00–96.00	93.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	50.00–55.00	52.70
2	—	745	40.00–49.00	44.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,185	68.00–76.00	72.30
6	—	1,235	78.00–88.00	82.08
4	—	1,065	57.00–66.00	61.70

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	—	910	875.00–925.00	899.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	70.00–76.00	73.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	79.00–82.00	80.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	86.00–94.00	90.17

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle