Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, and feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers no trend. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.13/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$124.13

17 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$47.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	152.32	647	3thin
Medium and Large 2	492	131.47	647	7thin
Medium and Large 3	584	104.70	611	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.62/cwt here — about $36 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 sale17 hd

124.13

—

FL average9 barns · 605 hd

156.95

−32.82

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	1,858	106.43	1,977	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	73.61	830	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	790	50.72	401	4thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	475	165.45/cwt	161.00–170.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	123.48/cwt	119.00–128.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	194.73/cwt	192.00–197.50	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.32/cwt	151.00–153.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.08/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	187.05/cwt	185.00–189.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	181.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	848.95/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	82.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	106.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,977	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	64.55/cwt	60.00–69.00	636	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	45.06/cwt	40.00–50.00	372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	56.38/cwt	54.00–59.00	426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	74.56/cwt	70.00–79.00	923	6

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 183Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 37Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, and feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers no trend. 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	—	475	161.00–170.00	165.45
3	—	370	194.00–200.00	198.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	119.00–128.00	123.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	192.00–197.50	194.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	151.00–153.00	152.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	150.00–158.00	154.08
3	—	645	100.00–102.00	101.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–118.00	112.63
2	—	683	90.00–98.00	93.99
2	—	585	102.00–105.00	103.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	185.00–189.00	187.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	180.00–185.00	181.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	825.00–875.00	848.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	80.00–85.00	82.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,858	101.00–110.00	106.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	80.00–84.00	81.24
4	—	985	60.00–69.00	64.55
6	—	1,238	70.00–79.00	74.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	40.00–50.00	45.06
2	—	755	54.00–59.00	56.38

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