Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steer steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifer steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.77/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$162.77

51 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	408	165.32	674	13thin
Medium and Large 2	465	164.60	765	29
Medium and Large 1	562	153.20	861	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale51 hd

162.77

—

FL average9 barns · 332 hd

157.08

+5.69

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	1,216	92.68	1,127	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	71.32	763	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	478	175.52/cwt	174.00–177.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.25/cwt	152.00–162.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	139.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	183.24/cwt	182.50–184.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	174.83/cwt	170.00–176.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.46/cwt	162.00–167.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	156.90/cwt	154.00–164.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	162.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	122.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	161.94/cwt	160.00–167.50	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	153.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.72/cwt	170.00–177.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	202.07/cwt	200.00–205.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	828	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	72.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	811	4
Bulls	—	—	1,216	92.68/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,127	4

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 184Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steer steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifer 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	—	478	174.00–177.00	175.52
3	—	523	152.00–162.00	155.25
4	—	634	140.00–142.00	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	146.00–147.00	146.51
6	—	588	138.00–140.00	139.67
2	—	378	182.50–184.00	183.24
6	—	418	170.00–178.00	173.93
4	—	470	164.00–166.00	165.02
2	—	693	130.00–139.00	134.48
5	—	271	200.00–205.00	202.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	420	162.00–167.00	164.47
5	—	464	150.00–159.00	153.65
4	—	378	170.00–177.00	171.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	110.00–118.00	115.28
3	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.30
2	—	428	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	693	93.00–97.00	95.01
3	—	467	120.00–128.00	122.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	124.00–128.00	125.37
4	—	426	140.00–147.50	141.83
2	—	578	110.00–114.00	111.97
3	—	377	150.00–155.00	151.64
4	—	319	160.00–167.50	161.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	122.00–127.00	124.47
4	—	520	130.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	693	118.00–121.00	119.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	170.00–176.00	174.83
4	—	473	162.00–167.00	164.46
3	—	375	180.00–185.00	181.62
2	—	693	130.00–138.00	133.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	154.00–164.00	156.90
3	—	563	148.00–154.00	151.98
5	—	663	140.00–149.00	145.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	160.00–168.00	162.05
2	—	275	190.00–195.00	192.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	100.00–110.00	105.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	69.00–70.00	69.50
4	—	1,123	70.00–76.00	72.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	91.00–96.00	92.68

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle