Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.11/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$178.11

52 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	187.65	755	28
Medium and Large 2	413	174.72	722	10thin
Medium and Large 3	424	161.46	685	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $69 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 sale52 hd

178.11

—

FL average9 barns · 391 hd

160.19

+17.92

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	1,318	93.48	1,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	73.24	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	47.69	382	2thin

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	—	173	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	171.03/cwt	168.00–174.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	194.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	187.19/cwt	186.00–188.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	134.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	228.18/cwt	225.00–230.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	175.94/cwt	173.00–179.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	194.57/cwt	191.00–198.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	154.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.46/cwt	142.00–149.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.41/cwt	151.00–152.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.54/cwt	160.00–167.50	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	186.68/cwt	184.00–188.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	185.48/cwt	184.00–187.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	186.90/cwt	185.00–187.50	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.13/cwt	156.00–162.50	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	119.99/cwt	117.50–122.50	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	195.35/cwt	192.50–198.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	184.58/cwt	180.00–187.50	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	151.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	698	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	66.43/cwt	63.00–72.00	620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	93.48/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	58.55/cwt	54.00–63.00	542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	71.93/cwt	70.00–74.00	687	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	78.58/cwt	75.00–85.00	934	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	47.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	382	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 283Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 29Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	173	230.00–240.00	234.93
6	—	480	168.00–174.00	171.03
3	—	375	190.00–197.00	194.73
5	—	434	186.00–188.00	187.19
2	—	633	132.00–137.00	134.51
3	—	220	225.00–230.00	228.18
3	—	525	156.00–162.50	158.13
4	—	310	200.00–205.00	202.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	185.00–187.50	186.90
2	—	565	130.00–138.00	133.96
2	—	328	192.50–198.00	195.35
2	—	423	170.00–171.00	170.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	117.50–122.50	119.99
2	—	373	170.00–172.50	171.21
5	—	324	180.00–187.50	184.58
5	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	173.00–179.00	175.94
4	—	383	191.00–198.00	194.57
2	—	520	161.00–165.00	162.96
2	—	570	140.00–142.00	140.98
3	—	418	184.00–188.00	186.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	184.00–187.00	185.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–157.50	154.87
3	—	463	120.00–122.50	120.86
5	—	525	110.00–115.00	111.94
2	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–149.00	145.46
5	—	426	151.00–152.00	151.41
3	—	373	160.00–167.50	162.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00–156.00	154.04
2	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.47
3	—	320	160.00–168.00	162.75

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	63.00–72.00	66.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	93.00–94.00	93.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	54.00–63.00	58.55
2	—	955	70.00–74.00	71.93
6	—	1,188	75.00–85.00	78.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	45.00–50.00	47.69

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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Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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