Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.37/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$143.37

48 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	393	148.46	584	17thin
Medium and Large 1	480	142.16	683	7thin
Medium and Large 3	383	140.13	537	24

One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $47 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 sale48 hd

143.37

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

150.81

−7.43

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	1,295	95.05	1,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	70.65	810	14

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	430	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	182.18/cwt	180.00–189.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	160.98/cwt	160.00–163.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.03/cwt	190.00–192.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	161.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	114.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.77/cwt	157.50–162.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	186.02/cwt	185.00–188.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	141.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	161.46/cwt	157.50–167.50	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	174.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	184.36/cwt	180.00–189.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	142.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	804.55/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	82.54/cwt	80.00–86.00	702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	787	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	689.41/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	95.05/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	77.22/cwt	75.00–79.00	956	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	62.57/cwt	60.00–65.00	666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	68.89/cwt	67.00–74.00	753	4

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 279Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 37Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 60Year ago 58

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	180.00–185.00	183.29
3	—	538	160.00–163.00	160.98
2	—	380	190.00–192.00	191.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	190.00–195.00	191.63
3	—	425	170.00–175.00	173.37
4	—	381	180.00–189.00	182.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	273	195.00–200.00	197.57
2	—	330	180.00–189.00	184.36
3	—	367	170.00–175.00	171.64
3	—	570	120.00–125.00	123.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	160.00–165.00	161.03
4	—	376	140.00–147.50	141.89
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	314	150.00–155.00	151.29
6	—	423	130.00–137.50	133.68
3	—	520	110.00–118.00	112.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.47
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.53
7	—	421	140.00–149.00	142.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	140.00–145.00	141.71
2	—	428	150.00–153.00	151.53
2	—	538	130.00–137.00	133.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	111.00–117.00	114.59
2	—	428	170.00–179.00	174.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	157.50–162.00	159.77
3	—	373	185.00–188.00	186.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	157.50–167.50	161.46

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	750.00–850.00	804.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	650.00–725.00	689.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	80.00–86.00	82.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	733	110.00–116.00	113.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	100.00–108.00	103.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	93.00–97.00	95.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	75.00–79.00	77.22
4	—	1,064	60.00–65.00	62.57
4	—	1,093	67.00–74.00	68.89

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