Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 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 $143.55/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$143.55

82 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	310	155.56	482	38
Medium and Large 2	434	141.54	615	16thin
Medium and Large 1	535	128.40	686	28

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale82 hd

143.55

—

FL average8 barns · 697 hd

155.75

−12.20

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	1,370	93.96	1,287	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	67.90	791	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	773	52.62	407	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	578	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	163.90/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.68/cwt	100.00–107.50	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	192.94/cwt	190.00–199.00	621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	74.55/cwt	72.00–78.00	887	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	58.43/cwt	56.00–60.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.20/cwt	192.50–200.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	161.38/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.71/cwt	180.00–188.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	104.99/cwt	101.00–109.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.21/cwt	152.50–158.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	183.05/cwt	180.00–187.50	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	151.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.04/cwt	170.00–173.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	153.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	111.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	161.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	75.15/cwt	71.00–79.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	93.45/cwt	90.00–97.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	85.68/cwt	83.00–88.00	817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	93.96/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	67.56/cwt	63.00–70.00	792	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 154Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 82Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 38Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 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
4	—	578	110.00–114.00	110.99
2	—	478	130.00–138.00	134.06
3	—	380	152.50–158.00	156.21
3	—	413	145.00–149.00	146.35
4	—	326	160.00–165.00	161.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	272	160.00–165.00	163.90
4	—	570	100.00–107.50	103.68
6	—	314	150.00–157.00	151.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	140.00–148.00	142.70
2	—	365	160.00–166.00	163.04
10	—	567	115.00–120.00	118.52
5	—	436	150.00–159.00	153.55
8	—	621	110.00–114.00	111.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00–162.50	161.25
5	—	364	180.00–187.50	183.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	157.00–160.00	158.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	180.00–186.00	183.05
2	—	365	192.50–200.00	196.20
2	—	528	158.00–164.00	160.96
2	—	475	167.50–170.00	168.76
2	—	578	154.00–156.00	155.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	190.00–199.00	192.94
3	—	417	160.00–164.00	161.38
2	—	693	101.00–109.00	104.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	180.00–188.00	182.71
3	—	418	170.00–173.00	171.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	50.00–55.00	52.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	72.00–78.00	74.55
4	—	1,115	56.00–60.00	58.43
6	—	1,173	63.00–70.00	67.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	91.00–97.00	93.96

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	—	1,028	71.00–79.00	75.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	90.00–97.00	93.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	83.00–88.00	85.68

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle