Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly 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 $133.88/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$133.88

57 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	161.70	595	3thin
Medium and Large 2	447	137.08	613	19thin
Medium and Large 3	444	129.77	576	35

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $19 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 sale57 hd

133.88

—

FL average9 barns · 636 hd

153.13

−19.24

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	1,356	96.20	1,304	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,160	90.49	1,050	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	74.71	850	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	760	56.47	429	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.91/cwt	160.00–169.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	154.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.46/cwt	142.00–149.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	136.57/cwt	133.00–140.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	131.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	212.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.87/cwt	145.00–153.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	171.70/cwt	167.50–176.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.50	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	193.78/cwt	190.00–195.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	145.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	551	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	74.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	70.75/cwt	67.00–74.00	782	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	90.49/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,356	96.20/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,304	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	61.60/cwt	57.00–66.00	573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	56.47/cwt	56.00–57.00	429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	81.71/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.98/cwt	182.00–186.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.53/cwt	153.00–160.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.97/cwt	168.00–174.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.02/cwt	158.00–162.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	205.05/cwt	200.00–207.50	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	127.34/cwt	124.00–129.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	113.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	96.49/cwt	94.00–99.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	162.73/cwt	160.00–168.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	197.45/cwt	195.00–202.50	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	598	3

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 251Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 169Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 127Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly 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
3	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.28
3	—	325	160.00–169.00	162.91
3	—	520	120.00–128.00	122.72
4	—	368	150.00–155.00	151.22
3	—	613	102.00–104.00	103.34
3	—	420	139.00–144.00	142.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	161.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	150.00–158.00	154.71
4	—	565	102.00–106.00	103.98
7	—	412	130.00–138.00	131.18
3	—	473	120.00–128.00	125.30
4	—	378	140.00–147.50	145.66
7	—	521	110.00–118.00	113.48
2	—	693	94.00–99.00	96.49
3	—	273	160.00–168.00	162.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00–149.00	145.46
3	—	367	195.00–202.50	197.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	133.00–140.00	136.57
2	—	588	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	693	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	275	210.00–215.00	212.59
2	—	475	145.00–153.00	148.87
4	—	425	167.50–176.00	171.70
4	—	223	220.00–227.50	223.62
4	—	373	190.00–195.00	193.78
3	—	317	200.00–207.50	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	182.00–186.00	182.98
2	—	465	158.00–162.00	160.02
3	—	643	124.00–129.00	127.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	153.00–160.00	156.53
2	—	465	168.00–174.00	170.97

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	70.00–79.00	74.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	67.00–74.00	70.75
2	—	930	57.00–66.00	61.60
6	—	1,228	76.00–86.00	81.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	89.00–92.00	90.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	56.00–57.00	56.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	93.00–100.00	96.20

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