Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, 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 $140.99/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$140.99

29 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	144.47	675	11thin
Medium and Large 3	395	139.37	550	12thin
Medium and Large 2	445	137.87	613	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $61 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 sale29 hd

140.99

—

FL average9 barns · 587 hd

146.93

−5.94

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	1,675	99.99	1,675	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	72.68	839	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	52.00	466	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	223	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.52/cwt	158.00–161.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	216.69/cwt	215.00–217.50	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.42/cwt	130.00–137.50	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–157.50	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.28/cwt	152.50–156.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	234.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.01/cwt	131.00–134.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.96/cwt	165.00–174.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.50	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	173.05/cwt	170.00–176.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	973.30/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	12,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,373	70.56/cwt	68.00–73.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	79.62/cwt	75.00–84.00	951	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	59.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	70.16/cwt	66.00–74.00	831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	48.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	447	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 217Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 39Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	225.00–230.00	227.42
2	—	533	158.00–161.00	159.52
3	—	277	215.00–217.50	216.69
3	—	372	190.00–195.00	191.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	117.50–120.00	119.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	200.00–205.00	202.41
2	—	423	170.00–176.00	173.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	130.00–137.50	132.42
5	—	268	165.00–167.50	166.04
4	—	528	110.00–115.00	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	150.00–157.50	152.43
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	152.50–156.00	154.28
3	—	517	131.00–134.00	133.01
4	—	578	120.00–126.00	122.96
2	—	215	190.00–200.00	194.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	230.00–240.00	234.62
2	—	643	142.00–148.00	144.99
3	—	473	165.00–174.00	170.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–167.00	163.56

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	—	1,253	925.00–1,025.00	973.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	68.00–73.00	70.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	75.00–84.00	79.62
2	—	945	57.00–62.00	59.42
6	—	1,184	66.00–74.00	70.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	55.00–57.00	55.97
2	—	930	46.00–50.00	48.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	99.00–101.00	99.99

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