Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $148.44/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$148.44

50 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	152.95	657	23
Medium and Large 2	393	149.64	588	10thin
Medium and Large 3	374	141.63	530	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $127 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 sale50 hd

148.44

—

FL average9 barns · 601 hd

147.12

+1.32

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	2,198	101.56	2,232	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,252	94.03	1,177	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	76.06	854	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	55.89	439	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,139	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$924	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	161.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.48/cwt	170.00–173.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.08/cwt	170.00–177.50	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.15/cwt	140.00–149.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	123.39/cwt	118.00–126.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	150.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.50	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	212.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,139.33/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	84.88/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	924.27/head	900.00–950.00	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	52.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	407	2
Bulls	—	—	2,198	101.56/cwt	99.00–104.00	2,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	59.30/cwt	57.00–62.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	230.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	175.77/cwt	174.00–177.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.52/cwt	166.00–169.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	172.47/cwt	171.00–174.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	73.57/cwt	70.00–77.00	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	82.93/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	63.84/cwt	60.00–68.00	608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	94.03/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,177	5

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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 335Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 48Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 42Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.55
4	—	273	160.00–165.00	161.28
2	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.56
5	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	132.30
5	—	334	160.00–167.50	162.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	170.00–177.50	173.08
3	—	472	140.00–149.00	143.15
3	—	583	118.00–126.00	123.39
4	—	438	150.00–153.00	150.74
2	—	530	130.00–137.00	133.53
6	—	375	160.00–167.50	163.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	170.00–173.00	171.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	174.00–177.50	175.77
2	—	470	166.00–169.00	167.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	171.00–174.00	172.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	170.00–172.00	171.02
6	—	528	150.00–158.00	156.64
2	—	273	210.00–215.00	212.57
2	—	653	140.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	218	225.00–235.00	230.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	150.00–155.00	151.71
2	—	425	160.00–166.00	163.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	210.00–215.00	212.41
2	—	428	170.00–178.00	174.07
2	—	470	160.00–166.00	163.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,139.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	900.00–950.00	924.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	83.00–88.00	84.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	50.00–55.00	52.47
2	—	795	57.00–62.00	59.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	70.00–77.00	73.57
5	—	1,218	79.00–89.00	82.93
2	—	953	60.00–68.00	63.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	89.00–99.00	94.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,198	99.00–104.00	101.56

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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