Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 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 $140.12/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$140.12

53 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	161.02	632	10thin
Medium and Large 3	409	135.67	555	27
Medium and Large 2	467	134.55	628	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $4 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 sale53 hd

140.12

—

FL average9 barns · 727 hd

150.54

−10.42

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	1,620	100.56	1,629	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	72.26	830	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	55.99	602	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	135.06/cwt	132.00–141.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	192.98/cwt	192.00–194.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.40/cwt	170.00–177.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.03/cwt	167.00–171.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	150.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.16/cwt	120.00–127.50	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.15/cwt	140.00–149.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	170.55/cwt	167.50–175.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	128.78/cwt	127.50–135.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	73.17/cwt	70.00–76.00	710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	100.56/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	67.93/cwt	65.00–71.00	794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	76.58/cwt	74.00–80.00	865	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.07/cwt	182.00–188.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	146.96/cwt	141.00–150.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.40/cwt	180.00–188.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	243.78/cwt	242.50–245.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	185.95/cwt	184.00–188.00	800	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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 289Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 97Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	132.00–141.00	135.06
2	—	370	170.00–172.50	171.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	192.00–194.00	192.98
3	—	380	180.00–188.00	185.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	167.00–171.00	169.03
4	—	365	190.00–195.00	192.47
2	—	235	242.50–245.00	243.78
2	—	430	184.00–188.00	185.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	146.00–149.00	147.52
2	—	420	150.00–158.00	154.05
3	—	333	170.00–177.50	172.40
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	113.00–118.00	115.48
6	—	420	130.00–138.00	133.95
6	—	328	150.00–155.00	150.81
6	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.59
7	—	469	120.00–127.50	123.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.68
4	—	429	140.00–149.00	142.15
5	—	373	150.00–152.00	150.41
2	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.05
2	—	693	100.00–104.00	102.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.46
5	—	379	167.50–175.00	170.55
6	—	513	127.50–135.00	128.78
2	—	265	192.50–195.00	193.73
2	—	573	120.00–127.50	123.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	182.00–188.00	185.07
4	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	141.00–150.00	146.96
3	—	375	180.00–187.50	182.57

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	—	970	70.00–76.00	73.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	99.00–102.00	100.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	65.00–71.00	67.93
4	—	1,129	74.00–80.00	76.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	55.00–57.00	55.99

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