Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, heifer steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.70/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$176.70

23 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$28.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	193.39	750	8thin
Medium and Large 2	428	184.47	790	2thin
Medium and Large 3	458	165.24	757	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.14/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale23 hd

176.70

—

FL average9 barns · 339 hd

163.73

+12.97

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	1,555	105.78	1,645	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	78.34	875	12

Every lot, as filed

21 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 3	—	467	153.09/cwt	150.00–159.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	194.41/cwt	194.00–195.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.68/cwt	190.00–192.50	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	184.47/cwt	180.00–189.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	164.40/cwt	160.00–167.50	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	200.58/cwt	200.00–203.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	78.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	105.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	75.19/cwt	70.00–79.00	818	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	84.23/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,013	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	97.44/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	66.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	613	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 211Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 61Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, heifer steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	150.00–159.00	153.09
3	—	692	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	420	176.00–178.00	176.98
5	—	327	200.00–203.00	200.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	194.00–195.00	194.41
3	—	427	190.00–192.50	191.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	180.00–189.00	184.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	130.00–136.00	132.95
2	—	273	170.00–172.50	171.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	91.00–92.00	91.50
5	—	276	160.00–167.50	164.40
5	—	423	130.00–138.00	133.29
4	—	375	140.00–146.00	143.08
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.42

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	—	1,050	75.00–80.00	78.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	101.00–110.00	105.43
2	—	1,768	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	1,340	96.00–99.00	97.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	70.00–79.00	75.19
6	—	1,203	80.00–88.00	84.23
2	—	915	65.00–69.00	66.99

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle