Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to next week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers and feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.55/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$137.55

38 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	146.79	603	8thin
Medium and Large 1	486	143.17	695	14thin
Medium and Large 3	443	128.01	567	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $37 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 sale38 hd

137.55

—

FL average9 barns · 610 hd

149.18

−11.63

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	69.57	728	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	53.54	454	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	373	192.90/cwt	190.00–196.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.27/cwt	182.50–184.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.27/cwt	122.50–128.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.57/cwt	162.00–171.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	194.39/cwt	190.00–199.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	161.30/cwt	158.00–163.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	142.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.71/cwt	164.00–172.50	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.37/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.77/cwt	152.00–155.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	131.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	161.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	121.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	66.51/cwt	63.00–70.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	76.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	69.01/cwt	66.00–72.00	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	78.68/cwt	76.00–81.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	53.54/cwt	52.00–55.00	454	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 69Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 34Year ago 54

Compared to next week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers and feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	190.00–196.00	192.90
2	—	423	182.50–184.00	183.27
2	—	473	162.00–171.00	166.57
2	—	525	152.00–155.00	153.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	122.50–128.00	125.27
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.53
7	—	414	160.00–168.00	161.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	190.00–199.00	194.39
2	—	423	170.00–176.00	172.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	158.00–163.00	161.30
3	—	467	164.00–172.50	169.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	120.00–125.00	123.73
2	—	633	115.00–117.50	116.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	110.00–114.00	112.01
4	—	429	152.00–155.00	152.77
4	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.92
2	—	370	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	523	130.00–137.50	133.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	160.00–168.00	162.72
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	420	146.00–150.00	147.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	110.00–117.00	112.36
4	—	374	140.00–148.00	142.06
5	—	430	130.00–136.00	131.14
4	—	464	120.00–127.00	121.79

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	—	933	63.00–70.00	66.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	74.00–80.00	76.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	66.00–72.00	69.01
2	—	1,015	76.00–81.00	78.68
2	—	960	60.00–63.00	61.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	52.00–55.00	53.54

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