Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $146.33/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$146.33

56 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	151.41	575	22
Medium and Large 3	366	144.03	526	18thin
Medium and Large 1	480	141.91	681	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale56 hd

146.33

—

FL average9 barns · 1,030 hd

141.27

+5.05

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	1,415	93.38	1,321	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	65.07	723	12

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	—	515	160.47/cwt	157.00–164.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	163.68/cwt	162.00–164.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	183.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	180.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	131.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.38/cwt	140.00–144.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	174.56/cwt	170.00–179.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	143.48/cwt	141.00–146.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	155.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	173.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	180.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.50	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	157.66/cwt	157.00–159.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.50	643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	85.44/cwt	81.00–91.00	814	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	74.09/cwt	70.00–78.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,085	87.74/cwt	84.00–91.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	54.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.30/cwt	61.00–68.00	761	6

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 463Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 82Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 83

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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	—	515	157.00–164.00	160.47
2	—	570	145.00–147.00	145.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	145.00–148.00	145.98
6	—	473	162.00–164.00	163.68
2	—	380	180.00–186.00	183.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	180.00–185.00	180.80
2	—	590	127.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	477	157.00–159.00	157.66
6	—	420	160.00–168.00	165.40
4	—	370	170.00–177.50	173.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	180.00–184.00	182.04
4	—	475	162.00–167.00	164.47
2	—	423	170.00–177.00	173.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–179.00	174.56
2	—	520	141.00–146.00	143.48
6	—	327	180.00–185.00	180.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	170.00–177.00	173.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	140.00–147.50	142.43
3	—	427	130.00–133.00	131.03
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	161.71
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	121.71
6	—	328	150.00–157.50	153.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	140.00–144.00	142.38
6	—	367	150.00–157.50	155.05
8	—	328	160.00–166.00	161.47
3	—	463	130.00–137.00	132.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	140.00–144.00	142.65
2	—	368	160.00–165.00	162.55
2	—	643	110.00–118.00	113.98
3	—	572	122.00–125.00	123.98
6	—	425	150.00–156.00	152.93

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	81.00–91.00	85.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	70.00–78.00	74.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	84.00–91.00	87.74
2	—	1,745	98.00–100.00	99.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	70.00–73.00	71.49
2	—	925	50.00–59.00	54.57
6	—	1,183	61.00–68.00	64.30

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle