Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to slightly lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.79/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$132.79

92 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$2.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	432	133.98	579	40
Medium and Large 2	480	132.09	634	30
Medium and Large 1	556	131.59	732	22

One grade step is worth $2.39/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale92 hd

132.79

—

FL average9 barns · 961 hd

142.78

−9.99

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	1,445	103.58	1,497	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	74.11	844	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	52.06	435	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	533	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	134.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.41/cwt	171.00–173.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	155.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	116.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	88.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	161.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	167.05/cwt	161.00–169.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.58/cwt	160.00–167.50	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.69/cwt	171.00–176.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	184.68/cwt	182.00–186.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.74/cwt	142.00–149.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	150.30/cwt	148.00–155.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.27/cwt	153.00–158.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	131.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.46/cwt	143.00–152.00	848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	52.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	62.25/cwt	58.00–66.00	604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	79.98/cwt	78.00–84.00	917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	72.19/cwt	67.00–77.00	858	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	73.45/cwt	68.00–78.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	85.83/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	153.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	162.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	149.30/cwt	147.00–154.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	182.34/cwt	180.00–188.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.78/cwt	182.00–187.50	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	164.70/cwt	163.00–168.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	144.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	144.49/cwt	143.00–146.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.07/cwt	120.00–127.50	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	134.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	115.38/cwt	110.00–119.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.50	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.92/cwt	191.00–195.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	720	8

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 413Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 80Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	423	180.00–186.00	182.95
3	—	683	140.00–143.00	141.00
4	—	575	143.00–152.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	130.00–137.00	134.19
5	—	418	171.00–173.00	171.41
3	—	517	147.00–154.00	149.30
3	—	370	182.00–187.50	183.78
2	—	580	133.00–137.00	135.02
3	—	470	163.00–168.00	164.70
2	—	328	191.00–195.00	192.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	170.00–178.00	171.57
8	—	466	150.00–159.00	153.33
4	—	424	160.00–168.00	162.05
2	—	673	121.00–122.00	121.48
7	—	318	180.00–188.00	182.34
2	—	520	143.00–146.00	144.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	150.00–157.50	155.05
4	—	531	110.00–119.00	116.80
3	—	693	86.00–90.00	88.67
3	—	267	160.00–163.00	161.05
10	—	383	140.00–149.00	144.41
6	—	473	120.00–127.50	125.07
11	—	422	130.00–139.00	134.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	160.00–167.50	162.58
7	—	524	120.00–128.00	122.22
4	—	573	110.00–119.00	114.44
5	—	429	142.00–149.00	144.74
3	—	378	150.00–152.50	150.85
2	—	693	96.00–100.00	97.99
6	—	468	130.00–139.00	131.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	131.00–137.00	132.95
2	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.56
4	—	474	140.00–149.00	146.70
5	—	687	110.00–119.00	115.38
8	—	583	120.00–127.00	123.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	120.00–129.00	124.48
4	—	530	140.00–146.00	142.97
3	—	482	150.00–155.00	151.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	161.00–169.00	167.05
3	—	428	171.00–176.00	172.69
3	—	388	182.00–186.00	184.68
3	—	527	148.00–155.00	150.30
4	—	694	130.00–136.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	140.00–145.00	141.68
6	—	533	159.00–165.00	161.96
4	—	583	153.00–158.00	154.27
2	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	465	170.00–174.00	172.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	50.00–54.00	52.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	58.00–66.00	62.25
6	—	1,146	78.00–84.00	79.98
6	—	1,188	67.00–77.00	72.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	100.00–107.00	103.58

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	—	1,138	68.00–78.00	73.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	84.00–88.00	85.83

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle