Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.87/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$155.87

64 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	359	167.67	603	28
Medium and Large 2	363	157.01	570	15thin
Medium and Large 3	382	139.34	533	21

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $70 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 sale64 hd

155.87

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

155.57

+0.31

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	1,612	99.59	1,605	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,240	94.70	1,174	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	78.76	876	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	52.93	455	2thin

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	—	465	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	219.79/cwt	217.00–222.50	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	234.25/cwt	227.50–237.50	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	190.82/cwt	190.00–192.50	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	161.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	218.49/cwt	218.00–219.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	183.78/cwt	182.00–187.50	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	131.24/cwt	130.00–137.50	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	163.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	185.95/cwt	182.00–189.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	220.35/cwt	217.50–222.50	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	210.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	199.15/cwt	197.50–200.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.08/cwt	150.00–158.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	191.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	182.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	172.48/cwt	170.00–177.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	64.99/cwt	60.00–70.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	66.09/cwt	64.00–68.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	75.89/cwt	72.00–79.00	813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	103.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	95.91/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,276	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	94.70/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	52.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	455	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 163Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 57Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 20Year ago 50

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	170.00–171.00	170.51
2	—	530	156.00–158.00	157.02
3	—	417	190.00–192.50	190.82
3	—	373	197.50–200.00	199.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	180.00–188.00	184.09
4	—	325	217.00–222.50	219.79
3	—	267	227.50–237.50	234.25
3	—	468	160.00–165.00	161.69
5	—	362	190.00–195.00	191.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	268	217.50–222.50	220.35
7	—	319	210.00–215.00	210.70
3	—	382	180.00–187.50	182.46
3	—	428	170.00–177.50	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	150.00–154.00	151.12
2	—	365	160.00–168.00	163.95
9	—	286	182.00–189.00	185.95
6	—	320	170.00–180.00	174.92
4	—	480	145.00–148.00	146.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	170.00–172.50	171.21
4	—	265	160.00–165.00	161.32
4	—	373	140.00–148.00	142.04
6	—	414	130.00–137.50	131.24
2	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.43
3	—	463	120.00–129.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	170.00–180.00	175.14
3	—	237	182.00–187.50	183.78
2	—	428	140.00–148.00	144.07
4	—	329	160.00–165.00	163.82
2	—	368	150.00–158.00	154.08
2	—	633	100.00–102.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	218.00–219.00	218.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	60.00–70.00	64.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	64.00–68.00	66.09
4	—	1,071	72.00–79.00	75.89
6	—	1,185	80.00–90.00	84.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	91.00–100.00	94.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	50.00–56.00	52.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	100.00–106.00	103.26
2	—	1,330	94.00–98.00	95.91

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle